Recent blog posts
CME Chaudronnerie: Metal in every form
published on 12/16/2021
On the basis of its 20 years’ experience, the Ardennes company CME (CME stands for sheet metal work, mechanical welding and equipment) is developing to meet new requirements from its customers.
CME specialises in the production of mechanical assemblies in the sheet metal and mechanical welding ...
Amada Charleville: an alliance of Japanese and French know-how
published on 12/16/2021
For 50 years now, the Japanese group who specialises in machines for sheet metal working has regularly invested in its French Ardennes site which caters to its European customers.
Amada is one of the world's leading manufacturers of laser cutting, punching and bending machines for sheet metals. The ...
Agronutris: 100 million euros for development projects in French Ardennes
published on 12/16/2021
The leading French biotechnology company to specialise in the breeding and processing of insects into proteins, Agronutris, is due to open its first industrial unit in Rethel (Ardennes) by the end of 2022.
With 10 years of R&D in entomology and the agro-industry, Agronutris is one of the most ...
Hermès lays the foundations for Sormonne leather goods manufacture
published on 12/16/2021
Flanked by its local partners, including Ardennes Développement, Hermès officially started work on its second Ardennes site on 24 September, which will open in 2023 as part of the Tournes and Cliron business park.
After Bogny-sur-Meuse, inaugurated in 2004, Hermès is strengthening its foothold in ...
ACCIOME 08: expertise in concrete
published on 12/16/2021
Created in 2015 by Laurent Vélin, a professional in the concrete and sheet metal industry (over 25 years of experience), the Acciome 08 company is continuing to expand further in a new building in the heart of the Parc Naturel Régional des Ardennes, in the Bellevue aux Mazures business area. ...
Greenway: a new route soon available in French Ardennes!
published on 12/16/2021
The South Ardennes greenway will soon be launched to complete the 130 km of the Trans-Ardennes greenway. The work is due to start end of 2021.
Linking the tip of French Ardennes (Givet) to the “Portes du Luxembourg” (Mouzon), the Trans-Ardennes greenway already attracts over 240,000 users per year ...
“Face B”: summer cultural event in French Ardennes
published on 12/16/2021
Following a health crisis that led to the cancellation of the Cabaret Vert 2021, the FLaP association, organiser of the famous musical festival and the Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes have joined forces for over a month of festivities in the Ardennes. From 19 August to 26 September ...
Ardenne Ecotourism: 4 years of action already!
published on 12/16/2021
After action on both sides of the border, the INTERREG V "Ardenne Ecotourism" project is coming to an end. All the project partners presented their major achievements during the inauguration of the Revin bivouac area on Friday, 2 July, 2021.
Initiated in 2017 by the Ardennes Tourist Development ...
Alu Doncherois: a cooperative foundry
published on 12/16/2021
In 2020 ITC La Doncheroise, based in Donchery in French Ardennes, became Alu Doncherois, following a takeover by employees, and its conversion into a SCOP (a French cooperative and participatory company). A year later, it shows good growth prospects.
Even before ITC La Doncheroise was terminated, ...
HANON SYSTEMS, transitioning to future technology through innovation
published on 12/16/2021
A former FORD factory, which used to be VISTEON but is now HANON Systems, an Ardennes-based subsidiary of a Korean group specialising in automotive cooling and air conditioning equipment, has been undergoing a transformation since 2016.
Although the site with nearly 1,000 employees was scheduled to ...