December 2011
Schertz Grillages diversifies its activities in Moselle
In Berthelming in Moselle, Schertz Grillages (72 employees), specialising in galvanised steel and plasticised fencing, is aiming to grow turnover (€18.5m in 2011). The Lorraine-based company... full article
Updated on 2011-12-31
PVC joinery: export prize for Lorraine Cintrage et Services
Lorraine Cintrage et Services (LCS – bending and outdoor PVC joinery), established in Morhange in Moselle has doubled its turnover and its staff (23 employees) in three years. It recently... full article
Updated on 2011-12-30
The National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine celebrates its 40th anniversary
In 40 years, the National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (INPL) in Nancy has trained 23,000 engineers, 3,700 doctors and awarded 9,500 DESS, DEA and masters diplomas. The INPL will be absorbed... full article
Updated on 2011-12-29
Lorraine steel industry: CMI moves into the nuclear market
Cockerill Maintenance & Ingénierie (CMI), based in Distroff, Moselle, is moving into nuclear to compensate for the shrinking steel market. To maintain the 58 reactors of EDF, it has... full article
Updated on 2011-12-28
Car industry: agreement signed between a Moselle training centre and Continental
The 20 apprentices at CFAI d’Henriville in Moselle now have a new 1,465m² building (€1.8m) funded through the apprenticeship tax paid by Lorraine businesses. Two sections have been... full article
Updated on 2011-12-27
New handling equipment training centre in Moselle
Based in Toul in Meurthe-en-Moselle, Go Formations (handling and construction equipment training, €2.5m turnover, 18 employees) is opening an agency in Woippy (Moselle) to better respond to... full article
Updated on 2011-12-26
Power plant: Lorraine Poweo recruiting in Meurthe-et-Moselle
In charge of recruiting the engineers to work on the planned Poweo gas and steam turbine power plant in Toul (Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine), Siemens is looking for around twenty workers who hold a... full article
Updated on 2011-12-23
Parapharmaceuticals: a clear success for solid shampoo from Lorraine in Asia
SME Lorraine Cosmétique (Lorcos) based in Lunéville in Meurthe-et-Moselle has developed a solid, 100% plant-based, paraben, colouring, silicon, petrochemical and... full article
Updated on 2011-12-22
Itelcom, the new regional maternity hospital call centre in Nancy
Itelcom, Qualiserv-certified client relationship centre based in Baccarat in Meurthe-et-Moselle (39 employees, €1.1m turnover) has provided call management for new arrivals at the Regional... full article
Updated on 2011-12-21
Venathec, Lorraine building research centre, is going international
A research centre specialising in acoustics, Venathec (26 employees in Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy in Meurthe-et-Moselle, €1.28m turnover in 2010) is carrying out a building study, in... full article
Updated on 2011-12-20
Economic development: a new business centre in the Vosges
The Epinal business centre beside the high-speed rail (TGV) station, is selling itself as a new type of business hosting for Lorraine and a contributor to economic development for the Vosges thanks... full article
Updated on 2011-12-19
R&D: Lorraine develops the lenses that will equip the robot on Mars
In Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle), three researchers from the Geology and Mineral Energy Resource Management laboratory (G2R - Université Henri-Poincaré et CNRS) have developed synthetic... full article
Updated on 2011-12-18
Wood industry in Meuse: Ober takes a gold medal at the Batimat fair
Specialising in stratified wood veneer, the Meuse business Ober of Longeville-en-Barrois (Lorraine) received a gold medal at the Batimat Fair for its tectonic Oberflex. Responding to the... full article
Updated on 2011-12-17
Pharmagest: green light for the TICs of the pharmaceutical industry
Pharmagest, company specialising in IT solutions for pharmacies and the pharmaceutical industry, made turnover of €72.64m over the firs nine months of 2011, up 8.6% on 2010. Present in... full article
Updated on 2011-12-16
Cristalleries de Baccarat: turnover growth
In the third quarter 2011, consolidated turnover at Cristalleries de Baccarat came in €30.1m representing an increase 10.5% in one year. In Europe, this figure is up 22% and 21% in the United... full article
Updated on 2011-12-15
PSA Trémery: 500 employees in Moselle for the new EB petrol engine
PSA group, which invested over €203m in its Trémery site in Moselle, has confirmed the creation of 500 jobs in the factory in the context of production of the new EB petrol engine. Over... full article
Updated on 2011-12-14
Renewable energy: a biomass power plant for the Electricity Factory in Metz
The Electricity Factory in Metz (UEM) will inaugurate in August 2012 in Chambière in Moselle (Lorraine) a biomass power plant (€50m invested) to replace the current coal plant. It will... full article
Updated on 2011-12-14
Regional products: initiative award for Clair de Lorraine
Based in Void-Vacon in Meuse, Clair de Lorraine, specialising in regional products, has been awarded a prize for diversifying its activities (grouping producers, boutiques En passant par la... full article
Updated on 2011-12-12
Plastics: opening a new training centre in Moselle
After investing €10m in Lorrain to modernise its production tool, Réhau (15,000 employees on 170 sites) specialising in the transformation of plastics, has opened a 400m² training... full article
Updated on 2011-12-11
A showroom in Lorraine for the 'métiers d'art'
Supported by the Lorrain Region, the industries grouped under the collective emblem Terre de Luxe have decided to optimise their public profile by installing a showcase near the château... full article
Updated on 2011-12-10
Vosges: Vittel's thermal baths return to financial equilibrium
Bought in 2008 by the town of Vittel (Vosges), the Lorrain-based thermal establishment benefited from investment of €10m to bring it up to standard and modernise. These changes allowed a rise... full article
Updated on 2011-12-09
New site in Moselle for Thomé, car parts distributor
Car and industrial parts distributor, Thomé (115 staff) inaugurated its new building in Manom in Moselle (13,800m² and €5.5m invested). It replaces a 6,500m² site the company... full article
Updated on 2011-12-08
Cirtes: innovation at the heart of the Vosges
Ten innovation platforms have been selected in the context of the second call for projects from the Unique Inter-ministerial Fund (FUI). Among these Cirtes (European prototyping and rapid tool... full article
Updated on 2011-12-07
Vosges: when the wood industry invites itself to a new treatment centre
A treatment centre for fibromyalgia will open at the end of 2012 in Martigny-les-Bains (Vosges, Lorraine) in the 8,000m² of the former Grand Hôtel International (€10m invested and... full article
Updated on 2011-12-06
Keyyo acquires the Meuse operator A-Tribu Telecom
Keyyo group (IP telephony operator) has bought 100% equity in Meuse company A-Tribu Telecom, specialising in fixed line and mobile telecoms for VSEs and SMEs. Based in Tannois, near Bar-le-Duc, the... full article
Updated on 2011-12-06
Chêne de l'Est, high-end parquet flooring in Moselle
Based in Hambach (Moselle), Chêne de l‘Est saw growth of 7% in 2011. The Lorraine-based business has set itself apart from the competition by perfecting quality finish parquet flooring,... full article
Updated on 2011-12-04
Managing director of Gris Découpage named entrepreneur of the year for the East region
Francis Gris, Managing Director of Gris Découpages (Pont-à-Mousson) received the title Entrepreneur of the Year award for the East Region. The Lorraine-based SME (€21.4m... full article
Updated on 2011-12-04
China present on Paul Verlaine University campus in Metz
The campus of the Paul Verlaine University of Metz (Lorraine university) in mid-November 2011 inaugurated the Confucius Institute, 15th Chinese establishment of this type in France, with the remit... full article
Updated on 2011-12-03
Plastifibre gives new life to the wood industry in Lorraine
Plastifibre (Granges-sur-Vologne, Vosges) produces a wood-composite material containing up to 80% wood (in granular form) and is made for building, transport and interior cladding. In 2010, the... full article
Updated on 2011-12-03
Hydro Leduc grows its industrial mechanics workshops in Meurthe-et-Moselle
Based in Azerailles (Meurthe-et-Moselle), Hydro Leduc (€24m turnover) makes piston pumps, hydraulic motors, hydro-pneumatic accumulators and hydraulic components for industrial vehicles,... full article
Updated on 2011-12-02
Clauss Pesage, a model of success in the mechanical sector in Lorraine
Clauss Pesage et Fils, based in Agincourt (Meurthe-et-Moselle), specialises in sales and maintenance of all kinds of weighing systems. Distributor of Loadrite branded equipment, the Lorraine-based... full article
Updated on 2011-12-02
Metz, second Lorraine town named City of Art and History
Metz (Moselle) is the second town in Lorraine after Bar-le-Duc (Meuse) to benefit from the label City of Art and History. Within five years, Metz will therefore receive a Centre of interpretation... full article
Updated on 2011-12-01
