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A flagship location also
for new markets
SCHERDEL plants in France make their
mark with a wide product range
S CHERDEL’s two manufacturing car manufacturers and system suppli- Contact PRODUCTION PROCESSES – MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT – NEWS AND INFORMATION
locations in France enable it to ers have likewise picked France for Scherdel France S.A.R.L.
produce a wide range of functional manufacturing operations and as their 56, Rue du Tilloy
components there. At the plant in the European base. Moreover, almost 60000 Beauvais
French town of Beauvais the Group every leading European supplier has France
produces, first and foremost, engine branch offices in France. Tel.: +33 344105203
and powertrain components, for exam- Email: info@scherdel.fr
ple valve springs or compression In order to provide domestic cus-
springs for applications in transmis- tomers with the best possible service, View of production at the plant
sions, clutches, oil and water pumps. SCHERDEL sales staff in France work in France.
The facility in L’Arbresle delivers in close cooperation with a team of
shaped wire components, large com- product development experts. This
pression springs, torsion springs, ten- helps deliver excellent customer sup-
sion springs and assembly compo- port during the development and design
nents. The parts from the plant in
southern France are used for interior fit- phase while guaranteeing technically Flagship location for the
tings, steering systems and locking sys- pharmaceutical industry
tems in the automotive sector as well
as for applications in the electrical in- feasible, individual solutions. When cul-
dustry. It should also be pointed out at
this stage that besides metal working tivating the home market, the sales and Although the focus of
the French companies additionally pro-
vide essential and technologically ad- development teams in France profit SCHERDEL activities in
vanced subsequent processes, such as
cleaning, 100% inspection and surface from the skills, competencies and France is clearly centred on
finishing. The story of the SCHERDEL-
Group in the French market can be knowledge that exist within the Group, the automotive industry, the
traced back to 1986. The two plants in
L’Arbresle and in Paris were the com- which ultimately means technological two French manufacturing
pany’s first engagement abroad, which
has resulted in a special relationship leadership, a wide range of services plants continue to make their
with the French market. In 1991, the
manufacturing facility in Paris was relo- that is unique to the industry and global mark in new markets. For in-
cated to a new building in Beauvais.
Unfortunately, car production has support for French customers. They stance, the plant in Beauvais
slumped somewhat in France over the
past two decades. At the beginning of has become a flagship loca-
the 1990s the number of new vehicles
being built in the country was roughly therefore benefit from a single source tion for the pharmaceutical in-
three million, but this figure dropped to
1.5 million units in 2014. However, ac- provider for their local and global dustry, designing and pro-
cording to recent figures, France is still
the third largest car manufacturer in Eu- needs. (vol) ducing highly intricate solu-
rope after Germany and Spain. Key
French car builders and suppliers still tions under laboratory and
operate plants in France and wield
power as global players. The central clean room conditions for ap-
buying and development teams, which
are so important for working the home plications in injection and in-
market, are also still located there. It is
also important to remember that Asian haler systems. This obviously
opens new perspectives for
the entire Group at the facility
in France. (vol)
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