In March 2020, we began the construction of Symbiose, Electronics activity factory of the future in Beaupréau-en-Mauges (north west of France). A year and a half on, the works on the factory 4.0 have been completed. Since February 2022, our teams have taken possession of the new production areas.
#3 SYMBIOSE, A FACTORY FOR THE FUTURE
Chapter 2
Construction of SYMBIOSE project
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450
employees
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6
SMC lines
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€100 millions
revenue (medium-term forecast)
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19,000 m2
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€25 millions
investment
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18-month
project
From a pragmatic point of view, there is now an economic benefit to relocating: digitisation and automation are helping to deliver greater competitiveness, alongside the acceleration of new technologies, which are creating a demand among our customers for ever shorter times to market. To that end, relocating closer to end markets helps optimise the responsiveness of logistics chains.
Vincent BedouinLACROIX CEO ![Vincent Bedouin](https://2021-activity-report.lacroix-group.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/VBED_quote.png)
In EY special edition “Baromètre de l’attractivité 2021: La France dans la Course”, June 2021
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