NTS

Sterzing has close to 7,000 inhabitants

and from here it is 15 km to the Austrian

border at the Brenner Pass and 50 km to

either Innsbruck or Bolzano. We stop in

the South-West of Italy’s Northern-

most town. Here, at the Milchhof Ster-

zing, 150,000 liters of milk flowtogether

daily from the surrounding areas, which

results in a huge challenge for produc-

tion, logistic, data handling and data

storage.

Thomas Larch, how do you collabo-

rate with NTS?

Thomas Larch:

NTS looks after the

storage technology. Since we introduced

FAST

AND

EFFECTIVE

“If NTS Italy were an animal,

it would be an eagle that

maintains an overview by

soaring freely in the skies”

– Matthias Ploner, Territory

Manager NTS Italy.

Words by:

Kunigunde Weissenegger

Photos by:

Matteo Vegetti

the new storage system with NTS, we

haven’t had a single problem. Themigra-

tion happened in only two days and we

weren’t off-line even for a millisecond.

What was the main reason that you

chose NTS?

TL:

To put it in a nutshell: it is the se-

curity of the system. Because we are in

good hands regarding the technology,

we, as a cooperative can focus on other

things besides our business and we are

able to support, for example ice hockey

teams, snowboarding, the European

Cup of horn sledding, horse riding com-

petitions, ski races and welfare projects.

What are the technical challenges for

the Milchhof Sterzing?

TL:

It is important that our systems

are functional around-the-clock and

that nothing stops. The Milchhof Ster-

zing operates in a 3-shift model. When

we have a system that runs stable then

we can sleep with a clear conscience,

though there is always someone on

stand-by. If we had less sophisticated

systems, problems would accumulate,

palettes would pile up in our production

and deliveries would fail. Each year we

produce 414 million, 125-gram contai-

ners of yoghurt.

A last wish for the future?

TL:

Faster internet!

The start is at the headquarter on the

ground inBolzano. The destination is high

up on one of the local mountains around

Bolzano. Today, the target is not the Ritten

or the Jenesien, but theKohlernMountain.

In our minds, we are on the go with the

Territory Manager

Matthias Ploner

. He

conducts his performance reviews with

hisNTS Italyteamawayfromoffice life. “It

is easier to talkwhen youwalk”, he tells us

and he adds thiswith awink, “Oncewe re-

ach the summit, possibly out of breath,

everyone is convinced of myviews.”

Matthias Ploner,

Territory Manager NTS Italy.

The tallest building in Bolzano is

the 42 meter high City Tower and

it is the headquarter of NTS Italy.

2011

NTS Italy was founded in

Bolzano, the capital of the

province of Trentino-Alto Adige.

employees work at the NTS

location Bolzano.

CISCO GOLD

stands for expertise, support and

customer satisfaction of the

highest quality. NTS Italy holds

this certification since 2016.

is the average age

of the employees of the

NTS team in Bolzano.

THE FAVORITE

PLACE

The coffee kitchen,

a favorite meeting

venue for employees

languages

are at least spoken by

each employee (German,

Italian, English).

“NTS AND THE

SYSTEM RUNS!”

facts

Name: Agricultural Coopera-

tive Milchhof Sterzing

Location: Sterzing, Italy

Year of foundation: 1884

Cooperative members: appro-

ximately 600 farmers from

the Wipptal region and from

Northern Tyrol

He is a technician to the core. That is why Thomas Larch, an IT

employee at the Milchhof (dairy plant) Sterzing, relies on the

expertise and the reliability of NTS.

Words by:

Kunigunde Weissenegger

Photos by:

Martina Jaider

1.500.000 yoghurt

containers daily leave the

Milchhof Sterzing.

BOZEN/BOLZANO

In 1989, at the age of 18, the decision of

Matthias Ploner

to study “Scienzedell’

Informazione” and to specialize in tele-

communication and internet was far-

sighted and visionary.

We stroll around the eighth story of the

City Tower. On one side, we can see the

famous Rosengarten group, on the other

the Penegal Mountain and at our feet the

town with almost 100,000 citizens. “We

put great emphasis on relationships and

the work atmosphere. Every now and

then we meet at the mocha coffee machi-

ne in the kitchen to exchange opinions

and ideas. At least once a week we have

lunch together, but all this is not a must.

Usually, there is bread, mortadella and

traditional ham on offer.” We learn from

Matthias Ploner

that it also became a

traditionwith the NTS team in Bolzano to

go for Törggelen (a traditional chestnut

meal) after a common mountain hike in

autumn.

RELAX,WE CARE! From the tallest buil-

ding in Bolzano, the Territory Manager

and his team take care of close to 70

customers. “We work internationally,

due to globalization, our customers ope-

rate globally.” In the province of Trenti-

no-Alto Adige, the NTS customers

include companies like Brennercom,

Loacker and GKN.

2000

METERS ABOVE SEA LE-

VEL, ONE FINDS THE ALPINE LAKES

OF THE ULTEN VALLEY, WHERE THE

EMPLOYEES SOMETIMES GET THEIR

INSPIRATION AFTER A COLD DIP.

» IT NEEDS TO WORK AND

WITH NTS IT DOES WORK! «

Thomas Larch, Milchhof Sterzing

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