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The Institut de Soudure group and its commercial subsidiary Institut de Soudure Industrie strengthen their position in Seine-Maritime, by bringing together their two branches, previously located in Gonfreville-l'Orcher and Montivilliers, in Gonfreville l'Orcher only. The first agency is currently dedicated to the provision of services to the industry and the second agency to vocational training.

The building is about 1900 square meters, is located on a 18,000 square meters plot of land and is almost completed: delivery is scheduled for November 30, 2010. It is built according to architectural plans already implemented for the center of Douai - Cuincy (Nord), launched in March 2010. The renovated facilities and new locations of the Institut de Soudure group will offer the same outlines and features.

The Institut de Soudure’s 4 fields of expertise will be centered in Gonfreville-l'Orcher, on the rue de Bévilliers, as from mid-January 2011.

The company’s activities include:
- Vocational training in welding and nondestructive controls. The center will have three classrooms and twenty-four welding booths for practical training;
- Inspection, testing and expertise of welded industrial equipment.

About a hundred employees will work on this site. The Institut de Soudure plans to reach 125 employee within two years.
This new center is equipped with a firing chamber to perform X-rays of industrial parts, using X-ray or gamma rays safely in only one step and with no need for night interventions. This is entirely consistent with the policy aiming at strengthening security around the use of ionizing radiation, advocated by the Autorité de sûreté nucléaire (ASN, the French Nuclear Safety Authority) for both radiologists and industrial workers in the vicinity and the public. Moreover, thanks to its large dimensions, commercial vehicles can be driven in and parts can be inspected without needing to unload them.

The Direccte (Regional Management for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment) of Haute-Normandie encourages companies to get information about external growth. From the simple group to answer a call tenders to the merger, the forms of business combinations is strongly linked to specific business issues. Often overlooked, this kind of growth should be better understood.

A round table called "Dare to Grow" is to be held on October 7, 2010 from from 2.30 pm to 6 pm at the Préfecture of Haute-Normandie in Rouen (Erignac lecture hall).

You will then be able to meet and interact with business leaders who have followed this path, speakers from State agencies, professional organizations and support structures for the resumption of businesses.

Free entrance upon registration

For more information, please call: 02 35890890 or visit www.osezlacroissance.fr

Led by the ICC of Dieppe in partnership with the RCCIs – Regional Chambers for Commerce and Industry – this event aims to increase the awareness of companies regarding the possibilities of innovative approaches to business, help them achieve their projects by making contact with experts and professionals easier, promote regional projects, tools and initiatives which are all factors for disseminating innovation.
In practical terms, the Meetings for Regional Innovation will enable attendees to take part in workshops and learn about growing markets, future consumer habits, sources for funding and tools to facilitate the innovation process. It is also possible to meet innovation experts or make appointments with project financing experts.
These meetings are set up in association with the State, the Region, the Seinari agency, the city and conurbation of Dieppe and many economic partners, among which Seine-Maritime Expansion can be found.

The building expansion which was conducted on the Mélamare site allows CARROCEAN to multiply its production capacity two-fold.  This 1500 sq. expansion will reinforce the company’s position in the development of containers and provide its partners with a tool for operational work. This investment is an important step for the company, as it keeps expanding its production of high value-added containers and takes part in an increasing number of large-scale projects.This expansion comes on top of an already significant investment program for which CARROCEAN has received the support of the local, departmental and regional authorities together with Seine-Maritime Expansion, which has advised and supported the company in elaborating applications for government-supported funding.

Specializing in the development and manufacturing of upscale frozen products to cater for restaurants, the company has decided to allocate EUR 1.5 million to its three production sites in Fécamp, Roanne and Guerche de Bretagne this year.
Traiteur de Paris, which has achieved a turnover of EUR 35 million in 2009, employs 400 people including 150 in Seine-Maritime.

Specializing in electricity, automation and thermography, the Jenelect company - located in Ourville-en-Caux- is entering a new development phase. With the help of PME Développement, it will expand its premises to meet the calls for tenders of local authorities. This advance will also allow the company to purchase a new vehicle as well as equipment.

Vert-Tiges, a Fecamp-based company specializing in selling tea, herbal tea and coffee via mail order has also enjoyed the assistance of PME Développement. The company has been able to buy a camera to make high-quality photos for its website and catalog. It also plans to relocate within a few months.

 

PME Développement grants repayable interest-free loans with no guarantees. In 2009 the fund has assisted 14 companies for a total amount of 350,000 euros, which helped create 55 jobs and generated over 2,800,000 euros in total funding. PME Développement is funded by the Département of Seine-Maritime (contact: Seine-Maritime Expansion +33 (0)235 82 20 20).

As a world leader on the market of acacia or arabic gum used in the agri-food and pharmaceutical industries, IRANEX will invest € 7M on the CNI site of Serqueux to strengthen its innovation, development and production capacity. Other investments are also planned: € 2.5 million are to be invested in the adjacent plant of CNI, which is called Nutriprocess and specializes in spray drying and powder treatment, to adapt its production facilities to new products. € 1.5 million are to be invested for the building and equipment of a technical center for both the entities in Serqueux and € 1M for the Iranex R&D in Rouen, where the head office is. The group, which showed a € 75M annual turnover with 230 employees, wants to maintain its leading position in its specialty area and achieve a turnover of € 100M in 2015.

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The 17th ProFood Business Convention on Industrial Process and Services for the food industry will take place in Nantes (France), on the 22 & 23 June 2010.

If you wish to meet suppliers specialised in Industrial Process and Services for the food industry, contact us (+33 (0)235 82 2020).

Seine-Maritime Expansion wishes you a happy new year 2010 : click here.