Va Bene!
The Aosta Valley in northern Italy may be a paradise for skiers,
hikers and food connoisseurs, but it is too small for the visions
of Paolo Perrin. Through a series of clever investments, serious
dedication and a passion for printing, the head of Tipografia
Valdostana has succeeded in winning new customers throughout Italy
and beyond.
It is freezing cold on the snow-covered rugby field on the outskirts of Aosta. The thermometer is showing minus 7 degrees Celsius and the floodlights are glittering in the powdery snow.
Paolo Perrin is freezing. Wearing only a thin T-shirt and shorts under a green parka jacket, he has been waiting for half an hour while the photographer gets things ready to take a few photos of him for Heidelberg News. Paolo jumps up and down a few times to warm up, then takes a rugby ball and lines it up before kicking it in a wide arc over the H-shaped posts that stand a good 65 feet (20 m.) away. As easy as pie, with barely a run-up. At 42, it has been a long time since Paolo played rugby, but he trained here almost daily as a teenager and looks back fondly on his time as an active player: "It was great fun to receive the ball, start to run and then fight your way through the pack!" Commercial print shop with Catholic roots. Paolo has real fighting spirit and works hard to get results. However, he is also the heart and soul behind Tipografia Valdostana. Even as a young boy, he went to the print shop almost every day after school when his uncle was the boss. While his parents worked in a steel factory in Aosta, he sat and typed short texts into an old Linotype typesetting machine. He joined the print shop officially when he was just 20 years old. Originally owned by the Catholic church, the Perrin family has had a majority holding in the company since 1996. Even though he never trained as a printer, Paolo knows the job inside out and has in-depth knowledge of each and every machine in the print shop. "If you love your job, you learn quickly," says Paolo.
It is freezing cold on the snow-covered rugby field on the outskirts of Aosta. The thermometer is showing minus 7 degrees Celsius and the floodlights are glittering in the powdery snow.
Paolo Perrin is freezing. Wearing only a thin T-shirt and shorts under a green parka jacket, he has been waiting for half an hour while the photographer gets things ready to take a few photos of him for Heidelberg News. Paolo jumps up and down a few times to warm up, then takes a rugby ball and lines it up before kicking it in a wide arc over the H-shaped posts that stand a good 65 feet (20 m.) away. As easy as pie, with barely a run-up. At 42, it has been a long time since Paolo played rugby, but he trained here almost daily as a teenager and looks back fondly on his time as an active player: "It was great fun to receive the ball, start to run and then fight your way through the pack!" Commercial print shop with Catholic roots. Paolo has real fighting spirit and works hard to get results. However, he is also the heart and soul behind Tipografia Valdostana. Even as a young boy, he went to the print shop almost every day after school when his uncle was the boss. While his parents worked in a steel factory in Aosta, he sat and typed short texts into an old Linotype typesetting machine. He joined the print shop officially when he was just 20 years old. Originally owned by the Catholic church, the Perrin family has had a majority holding in the company since 1996. Even though he never trained as a printer, Paolo knows the job inside out and has in-depth knowledge of each and every machine in the print shop. "If you love your job, you learn quickly," says Paolo.
