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IT - Technology


Eurilogic
Eurilogic group specialises in industrial and technical information technology, providing expertise (outsourcing and third-party maintenance) and systems (products, turnkey projects and support) to major manufacturers. It is also involved in each stage of product design and manufacture, and its clients include PSA, Renault, EADS, DGA, Snecma and Lafarge.
Eurilogic's rapid organic expansion has been driven by manufacturers' outsourcing requirements and its external growth by consolidation in the industrial IT sector.
www.eurilogic.fr

Souriau
Souriau is the European market leader in connector solutions for industrial, aeronautical, aerospace and defence applications.
www.souriau.com
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Health - Cosmetics


Thalgo

Thalgo manufactures and distributes beauty and skin-care products made from natural marine extracts including products elaborated from tiny fragments of seaweed in a process patented by the company. Thalgo markets its products in over 65 countries to thalassotherapy centres, spas, health farms and beauty salons.

www.thalgo.fr

Valvital
ValVital Group was founded in 1989 and now has 8 thermal spas located in central and eastern France, including Divonne les Bains and Thonon les Bains. Besides offering traditional treatments for respiratory and rheumatoid complaints, the group has developed the concept of the spa as a leisure and fitness activity, a fast-growing market niche.
www.valvital.fr
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Construction & Building Materials


Altrad
Altrad group is one of the leading producers of cement mixers, aluminium scaffolding and lightweight frames. Altrad sells recognised brands such as Plettac, Arhnoldt and Lescha and is world leader in cement mixers and European leader in scaffolding. The group has manufacturing and distribution companies spread across France, the UK and Germany as well as Poland, Slovenia, Hungary and Tunisia.
www.altrad.com

Clips
Clips makes partitions that can be dismantled, moved and reassembled as required. It is a leading brand in its field throughout France and abroad. Its wide range of partitions of various types, plus associated interior fittings, is quick to set up, offers sound-damping for comfort, creates harmonious and flexible spaces and looks attractive. For more than thirty years, the products have been marketed through a nationwide network of partner companies.
www.cloisons-clips.com

Dirickx
Jacques Dirickx manufactures complete metal enclosures including wire fencing, posts, gates and attachment fittings for the general manufacturing market, high security applications, local authorities, sports complexes and agricultural uses.
www.dirickx.fr

 Groupe Invest
Groupe Invest is a holding company that controls a group of companies it acquired through build-up operations in the building finishing sector, which all use aluminium to manufacture their products. The companies produce and sell blinds, windows, handrails, insulation products and safety doors.


MFC group
MFC group, based in Alençon, is France's second-largest operator in the historically dynamic market for construction and sale of individual homes built-to-order on the client's plot.  MFC group sells nearly 4,000 houses a year through two strong brands (Maisons France Confort and Maisons Balency) and regional brands it has acquired (Maisons de l'avenir, OC résidences, Maisons Berval, Bruno Petit, etc.).
www.maisons-france-confort.com
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Textiles - Clothing


Orchestra
Orchestra was founded in 1995 and distributes own-brand children's clothes and products in 20 countries through a network of chain stores, franchises and multi-brand sales outlets. In 2001, Orchestra and Kazibao (the leading online chat forum for young French speakers) merged to form a major player in the children's market.
www.orchestra.fr
www.kazibao.net
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Distribution - Commerce


Coiff'idis
Coiff'idis is one of France's leading players in the distribution of equipment, consumables and products for hairdressing salons. The group sells a number of leading brands as well as its own "Coiff'idis" range through a network of 24 stores and a 65-strong sales team.
www.coiffidis.fr

Ital Express
Ital Express distributes spare parts for heavy goods vehicles, tractors and agricultural machinery to a clientele consiting of transport companies, dealerships, agents and spare parts resellers. The company now supplies parts for all trucks on the European market, with the recent additions of recences for Renault Trucks, DAF, Volvo and Scania.
www.ital-express.fr

Loisirs & Création
Loisirs & Création is a retail chain specialising in homecraft materials (for needlework, fine arts, painting, jewellery-making, picture framing etc). The company's product range encompasses 18,000 items and caters for beginners to experts.
Loisirs & Création offers two main types of products: art supplies and needlework materials. Its stores also stock rarer products such as activities for children and materials for decorative painting and jewellery-making.
The company has eight stores located in shopping centres and a sales outlet at the Samaritaine department store.
www.loisirsetcreation.fr

Office Log
Office Log is one of the leading operators in the direct sales of office equipment, supplies and furniture whose companies include Brevidex - distributors of office furniture - and Carpentras-Donarier - importers and distributors of office supplies.
www.brevidex.fr
www.carpentras-donarier.fr
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Agri-food


Charly Guennec
Charly Guennec imports and sells sea-food products and fishing equipment. The company's three core activities are fishing equipment, fish processing and fish wholesaling. Charly Guennec produces its own range, which is marketed under the "LA BARRE" name. It is one of France's leading players in the fish trade.
www.charlyguennec.com

Le Duff Group
Le Duff Group operates in France and abroad. It is one of France's leaders in commercial catering and the production of luxury bread and pastries through its French-style "fast food" chain, Brioche Dorée (291 sales outlets worldwide) and through its production of luxury frozen bread and pastries.
www.le-duff.com

Saint Amand group
Based in Saint Amand les Eaux (Northern France), the Eaux Minérales de Saint Amand group is France's number four producer of bottled water. It is market leader in the subsector of mountain waters. The group currently operates six springs of mineral water and three sources of mountain water. The best known are: le Clos de l'Abbaye, Prince Noir, Roche des Ecrins and Montclar.
www.saint-amand.com

The Salins group
The Salins group is one of Europe's leading salt suppliers. It is mainly active in Europe where it has a market share of approximately 20%. It also has a global commercial presence through subsidiary Marine Salt.
The Salins group has production plants in France, Spain, Italy and Africa with a combined annual capacity of 4.6 million tonnes. It is the only European producer to extract salt using all three production techniques: sea salt, industrial refined salt and rock salt.
Its business is completely integrated from production to distribution and widely diversified, ranging from a 125 gramme box of Camargue bath salts to a 30,000 tonne cargo of wholesale salt.
www.salins.com
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Transport - Logistics


Transco et Cie
Transco et Cie is France's market leader in container transport. The group serves the whole of France from offices located close to the main logistics platforms and major French ports.

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Services


ECT
ECT (Environnement Conseil Travaux) manages landfill sites for class 3 inert waste (earth, concrete, tiles, ceramics) and provides construction companies with related services such as treating polluted earth and waste transportation. Once the landfill sites have been filled, the group enhances their value by creating parks, gardens or anti-noise prevention screens. With fourteen sites under operation, the group has acquired a leading position in the Paris region.


Hermès-Métal Yudigar
Hermès-Métal Yudigar (HMY) group is European market leader and world number 2 in the design and installation of sales spaces. It offers a wide range of presentation and shelving systems (90% of sales) and checkouts (10%). Clients get a personalised response that includes specific studies, manufacture and custom installation. HMY group is well-known within its market for the high quality of its products and services.
www.hmy.fr

IRH Environnement group
The IRH Environnement group, located in Nancy, is an environmental engineering and analysis (water, air, soil, waste) company operating through its subsidiaries IRH Environnement and ICF Environnement (the leading French player in environmental audits and the treatment of polluted soils).
www.irh-environnement.com
www.icfenvironnement.com

Leasecom
Leasecom is a French company specialising in the leasing of IT equipment, software and telecoms systems. Its main differentiating feature is its focus on SMEs.
www.leasecom.fr

Ortec Expansion
Ortec Expansion specialises in co-ordinating the work required to close down refinery units. Since 1980 it has offered a full range of services in global industrial maintenance, carrying out advisory reports, land projects and waste treatment.
www.ortec-group.com

Runaworld
Runaworld is a travel agency that specialises in business travel. It offers online and offline services with high value-added technological content, enabling companies to optimise their travel budgets, facilitate business trips and maintain tight control over travel policies.
www.runaworld.com
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Industrial


SaverGlass
Founded in 1897, Saverglass designs, manufactures and distributes luxury glass bottles and decanters. Saverglass has two production plants in France. Over the past five years, Saverglass has achieved average annual revenue growth of 60% and has carved out a position as world leader in luxury bottles for spirits and fine wines.
www.saverglass.com

SFA group
SFA group operates a number of  subsidiaries in France and Poland specialised chiefly in subcontracting for the auto industry but also for mechanical and electromechanical industries (cutting, tooling, assembly) and the design of stamping tools. In July 2005 the group bought out a Spanish rival that also had activities in Eastern Europe. The takeover has doubled SFA's turnover.

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