Our vision for the economy

Productive economy

From food to plastics, technical textiles to green businesses, industrial companies are challenged by sustainable development and the emerging green economy. The productive sector reinvents itself in order to get back on track.

Businesses in the productive economy

The businesses belonging to the productive economy business unit are the industrial and/or industrial subcontracting sectors. These are areas with varying needs and issues focusing not just on production and manufacturing but also on related activities (transport, logistics, services).

How can we support these fast-developing activities?

If they are to adapt to the global economy of tomorrow, with its new demands, and to meet the challenges of growth and the new issues it raises, companies in the productive economy need to renew themselves. Some are in the transformation (process industry, plastics, food). Others are new entrants that both enrich and expand the existing value chain (green business, technical textiles).

To support the new and growing industries that create value, we have set ourselves the following missions:

Economic and strategic monitoring of industrial business lines.
Identification and support of development and set-up projects (regulatory constraints, energy needs, help with recruitment).
Help in defining the issues and objectives that go with a growth strategy.
Drawing up development projects based on the company's strategy.
Expert and personalised follow-up for development and set-up projects.
Regional networking to offer companies and their leaders the best and most appropriate advice (HR partners, recruitment, schools, competitiveness clusters).

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Industry 2.0 : Fabs, labs & services

The value chain approach seeks to understand a company in its global environment. From making the product or equipment to recycling, this approach involves close cooperation between production, research and service centres. We build on the business's existing position and advantages and identify missing links in the chain.

1 business unit, 4 business sectors

Green industries include technologies for renewable energy generation, energy saving and waste recycling.
Food is a mature and sustainable field, currently in the process of diversification. It attracts substantial investment and continues to generate jobs.
Technical textiles and innovative materials both represent considerable potential for development across all areas (medical, aerospace, construction, transport).
Plastics and packaging activities are needed across all industries but are particularly important to the pharmaceutical and cosmetics sectors.

Maxime Degand

BUSINESS UNIT MANAGER

Our approach: we get to industries with what we call a "2.0" approach, offering them a global vision, from supplier to end-user, of the local industrial base and its ecosystem.

Florian Castelain

PROJECT MANAGER

We recognise that a customer might know a lot about his business without understanding the ecosystem surrounding it. Our role is to get them look at a different angle.

Toymina Ali Mohamed

BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP EXECUTIVE

Our value: we feel at home in the world of industry. We speak the same language as our clients. We are able to listen and anticipate their needs, whether they are clearly expressed or not.