Asti Servizi Pubblici

Asti Servizi Pubblici S.p.A. (commonly abbreviated ASP) is an Italian multi-utility company based in Asti, Piedmont. It was founded on 1 September 1974 by the municipal administration of Asti to create a single company to which the management of public transport and urban cleansing (nettezza urbana) could be delegated. Over the following decades ASP broadened its remit well beyond those two original services, becoming the principal local operator of networked and municipal services in the Asti area. ASP operates under a concession regime, meaning it delivers services on behalf of the public administration rather than in a fully open market. Its portfolio today covers the integrated water service (acqueduct, sewerage and water purification), urban hygiene and waste collection, public transport and mobility including bus services and paid parking management, cemetery services and votive lighting, and energy. The company also runs a crematorium temple and provides chauffeur-driven rental (noleggio con conducente). Ownership is shared between the public and private sectors: the Municipality of Asti holds 55% of the share capital and NOS Nord Ovest Servizi S.p.A. holds 45%. This mixed public-private shareholding structure is typical of Italian local multi-utilities. ASP is a società per azioni (joint-stock company) and is not listed on a stock exchange. The company's service area is centred on the city of Asti and its province. Its official website lists the main service lines as integrated water services, urban hygiene, transport, mobility and parking, and cemetery services and votive lighting. Alongside these core activities ASP offers ancillary services such as skip rental, bus rental, and a set of digital tools and apps for citizens, including Asti Smart City, AstiSmartBus, AstiParcheggi, EasyPark, MooneyGo, Telepass, ParkingMyCar, Urbi, Wetaxi, Junker, AstiH20 and CimiteriAsti. ASP communicates with the public through a news and press area on its website, publishing operational notices (for example limited parking at the via Natta/via Testa multi-storey car park, closures of the votive lighting desk, the inauguration of a new Ecocentro in Asti refurbished with PNRR funds, permanent job vacancy notices, and free ASP shuttle services during the Festival delle Sagre). The company also maintains a 'Società Trasparente' (transparent company) section, a standard Italian public-administration disclosure requirement. In short, Asti Servizi Pubblici is a locally rooted, publicly co-owned multi-utility whose brand is associated with the everyday civic services of the Asti community: water, waste, buses, parking, cemeteries and energy.

Asti Servizi Pubblici was founded on 1 September 1974 by the municipal administration of Asti. The purpose of the new company was to create a single entity to which the management of public transport and urban cleansing (nettezza urbana) could be delegated, replacing fragmented municipal arrangements with a dedicated operating company. For more than two decades ASP concentrated on those two founding services. A major expansion of its remit came in 1997, when the company took on the management of paid parking and vehicle removal (rimozione forzata). In the same year, the management of the city aqueduct of Asti was also entrusted to ASP. From 1 January 1999 the company additionally took over the management of the sewerage and water purification service, completing the core of what is now described as the integrated water service. Over time ASP's portfolio grew to include cemetery services and a crematorium temple, votive lighting, energy, and chauffeur-driven rental (noleggio con conducente), alongside the original transport and urban hygiene activities. The company operates in a concession regime, delivering these services on behalf of the public administration. ASP is organised as a società per azioni (joint-stock company). Its share capital is held by the Municipality of Asti (55%) and by NOS Nord Ovest Servizi S.p.A. (45%), a mixed public-private ownership structure. The company is not listed on a stock exchange. In the 2020s ASP has continued to modernise its services, including the inauguration of a new Ecocentro in Asti refurbished with PNRR (Italy's National Recovery and Resilience Plan) funds, and the promotion of digital citizen tools and apps such as Asti Smart City, AstiSmartBus, AstiParcheggi, AstiH20 and CimiteriAsti. It also maintains a 'Società Trasparente' disclosure section and a public news and press area on its website.

• 2026

  New Ecocentro in Asti, refurbished with PNRR funds, inaugurated.

• 1999

  ASP begins managing the sewerage and water purification service, completing the integrated water service.

• 1997

  ASP takes on management of paid parking and vehicle removal; management of the city aqueduct of Asti is also entrusted to ASP.

• 1974

  Asti Servizi Pubblici founded by the municipal administration of Asti to manage public transport and urban cleansing.

Local public-service multi-utility operating under concession for the Municipality of Asti and its province, combining water, waste, transport, parking, cemetery and energy services under one publicly co-owned brand.

• Integrated water service

  Aqueduct, sewerage and water purification services for the Asti area.

• Urban hygiene and waste collection

  Waste collection and urban cleansing in Asti and its province.

• Transport, mobility and parking

  Urban and extra-urban public transport, paid parking management and mobility services.

• Cemetery services and votive lighting

  Cemetery management, crematorium temple and votive lighting services.

• Energy services

  Energy-related services provided under concession.

• Digital citizen apps

  Apps and tools including Asti Smart City, AstiSmartBus, AstiParcheggi, AstiH20 and CimiteriAsti.

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2. 2Asti Servizi Pubblici – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Asti Servizi Pubblici – Wikipedia (Italian)it.wikipedia.org