From Disco to the lay by, interview with Salvatore of ESSE EMME Service

In the heart of Liguria, between Bordighera and Imperia, there is a reality that combines family tradition, entrepreneurial spirit and an incredible passion for road work. Salvatore, a young 25-year-old tire dealer, tells us this story. Salvatore introduces himself by saying: « I have been doing this job for nine years, I wasn’t good at studying, so I started working in a family friend’s garage. Initially only on cars, then I got passionate about it and never stopped ». Theirs is a real family business, they have a transport company and, a few years ago, they managed to find a larger space in Imperia and that’s where the idea for the garage was born. His father and sister started with a mechanic and a tire dealer, while Salvatore learned the trade elsewhere.

At the beginning it was all very improvised, but today the company can count on an equipped van and the VAI (Europ Assistance) authorization for highway assistance. Salvatore tells us that they have been operational for a year and a half and can intervene in motorway service stations and lay-bys. Their job is to get the vehicle moving again as soon as possible.

Salvatore has no intention of changing jobs, but rather of growing, he would like to extend the service to complete roadside assistance, even for heavy vehicles. They already have vans and drivers today, but they need organization and investment.

For Salvatore, safety comes first, and he tells us very simply: « a job must be done well, and it must be done only once. If it can’t be done in the right conditions, it doesn’t get done ».

At the end of the interview, we ask him what advice he would give to his peers who want to take up this job and Salvatore with a determined voice, answers us «It takes passion. You must be ready to go out even at night. Sometimes I go out on Saturdays, then they call me for an intervention, I change and go, when the job is finished, I go back to the disco. This is the life of a rescuer».

A sincere testimony, full of energy, that tells of an ancient profession with new eyes, those of someone who lives it as a daily mission.