Press release

Press release
Richel Group Plant
The RICHEL Group celebrates 50 years of business
Around 500 people (employees, customers, suppliers, service providers
and others) attended the RICHEL Group’s 50th birthday celebrations.
The day-long celebrations started with a tour of the covered manufacturing
site in Eygalières, which spreads over more than 35,000 sqm (the largest site
in Europe) followed by an afternoon visit to the Calanques coves in Marseille.
HISTORY
OF THE RICHEL GROUP
1964
Pierre RICHEL purchases
an agricultural products business
in Eygalières (Southern France).
1971
Launch of the first range
of RICHEL greenhouses.
1975
Launch of the double inflated
film over continuous vent bay
system.
2000
IPO.
2001
Purchase of MARCHEGAY (glass
greenhouses, garden centres).
2004
Sale of the 1st Venlo
greenhouse project.
2007
Acquisition of DIMAC renamed
RICHEL EQUIPMENTS.
2008
Launch of the 1st 12.80m
bay range made of HTS
(High Tensile Steel).
2011
Transfer of MARCHEGAY.
2014
The Group is 50 years old.
SEVERAL FIGURES
The RICHEL Group in 2013:
Headcount: 230 people - France Turnover: 34 % - Export Turnover: 66 %
Sales performance trends over 20 years
120
100 M€
100
80
73 M€
60
40
20
0
18 M€
1996
30 M€
2000
2013
2016
Share of France/Export turnover
europe
asia pacific
(excl. France)
25%
23%
16%
34%
2%
americas
france
middle east
ambitions
Now the leading European manufacturer of greenhouses,
the RICHEL Group built the foundations for its future strategy
by implementing 5 divisions:
The objective clearly stated by Christian RICHEL (Group CEO) over the course
of these days is to reach a target turnover of €100 M in 2016/2017,
with a share of 20 to 25% for the Venlo division.
The creation in 2013 of a distinct Work department within the Group
will facilitate the carrying out of turnkey projects associating greenhouses
and equipment (RICHEL Equipment providing all services: electricity – heating –
irrigation – greenhouse computer).
The Group stands by
its historic values:
Innovation
Winning spirit
Adherence to commitments
Attentive
Customer-focused.
GROUP NEWS
A number of significant projects
were carried out in 2014, notably:
1/
A turnkey 8-hectare
Venlo project with
one of the world leaders
in tomato production.
2/
Agi Serre = our 30th turnkey
Venlo project in France
was initiated at the start
of 2014.
3/
Turnkey projects
with our seed customers:
Gautier Semences, Clause,
Vilmorin.
4/
Since it was brought to market
5 years ago, the Group
has installed 400 hectares
of its OV90 12.80m bay
model, all over the world.
Richel Group
ZA des Grandes Terres - 13810 Eygalières - France
Tel.: +33 (0)4 90 95 14 68 - Fax: +33 (0)4 90 95 12 93
www.richel.fr