APAVE: the ESSENTIALS

APAVE:
the ESSENTIALS
OUR MISSION,
YOUR CONFIDENCE
APAVE’S BUSINESS
KEY FIGURES
GLOBAL SERVICES
LOCATIONS
SPECIALIZED SUBSIDIARIES
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
OUR ONLINE SERVICES
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WHAT WE DO
APAVE’S BUSINESS
Apave helps businesses and local authorities with their need
to manage human, technical and environmental risks.
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Our business is risk management,
for which we offer a full range of
technical and consulting services.
These cover:
• inspection,
• building,
• training,
• tests and measurements,
• consultancy.
Every aspect of our business is
focused on increasing the safety
of people and property while
maximizing business performance.
Whether we help a nuclear plant
boost its safety levels, an industrial
company carry out a critical
environmental and security audit,
an airport train staff to new safety
requirements, or a hospital secure
its medical gas utilization, Apave
can provide thorough, professional
responses for each of these
situations, regardless of size
or sector, so that organizations
can stay focused on their core
business.
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FIGURES
KEY FIGURES
9,650
professionals, including 7,000 engineers and technicians
130
143
31
59
agencies
training sites
laboratories and test centers
subsidiaries and partly-owned operations
in France and abroad
TURNOVER
BY GEOGRAPHY
TURNOVER IN 2009
€672.5
million
14.8%
International
NET INCOME IN 2009
€12.6
million
85.2%
France
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GLOBAL
SERVICES
Five service lines
1 inspection
2 building
3 training
4 tests and
measurements
5 consultancy
GLOBAL SERVICES
1
INSPECTION
Apave evaluates compliance
with current regulations for
all technical installations,
equipment and processes,
both at commissioning and
when operating. Apave helps
operators improve the safety
of their facilities and equipment (by means of regulatory monitoring, processing
for non-conformities, diagnostics, audits, etc.). Before
manufacturers/distributors/
importers put their products
and equipment on the market in the EU, Apave can
provide tailored insight on
the relevant standards and
regulations (EC labeling, etc.).
_COVERAGE
_Electrical Installations
_Pressure Equipment
_Mechanical Equipment
_Waves and Rays
_Facility Fire Safety
_Systems: Energy and Fluids
_Transport of Hazardous Materials, etc.
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BUILDING
Apave acts in one of two
capacities: either as technical
inspector (sometimes acting
as health and safety coordinator as well) or as provider
of project management
consultancy services (PMC).
In the consultancy field,
Apave is dedicated to helping
clients make the right regulatory, technical, financial and
administrative decisions.
_COVERAGE
_Construction Inspection
_Health and Safety Protection
_Diagnostics and Technical Assistance
_Property Audits
_Fire and Heat Checks
_High Environmental Quality
_Project Management Consultancy
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TRAINING
Apave is the private sector
leader for training in prevention, health and safety in
the work place, and risk
management. Topics covered
include safety, professional
techniques to improve employee skills, boosting employability, and preparation
for vocational retraining. Each
year, 260,000 people are
trained by our 1,750 skilled
technical instructors.
_COVERAGE
_Safety
_Advanced Professional Training
_Professional Techniques
_E-learning
_Instructional Engineering
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GLOBAL SERVICES
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TESTS & MEASUREMENTS
Apave laboratories carry out
analyses, tests and measurements on human safety,
environmental protection and
the safety of products and
equipment.
_COVERAGE
_Sampling, Analysis, Environmental
Tests and Measurements of air, water,
noise, soil, and waste
_Work Station Hygiene: measurements
of exposure to chemical risk,
ventilation controls and site sanitation,
noise measurements
_Characterization and Audits of Metal
and Plastic Materials
_Product Tests (either for EC labeling
or specifications-based)
_Tests and Qualification of Equipment
(SOPEMEA subsidiary)
_Legal and Industrial Metrology
(through its A+ Métrologie subsidiary)
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CONSULTANCY
Apave helps balance stringent risk control against an
organization’s business performance, identifies ways to
improve strategies, and puts
forward practical solutions
that deliver visible results.
_COVERAGE
_Risk Management and Organizational
Exposure
_Human Health and Safety at Work
_Environmental Protection
_Organizational and Management
Performance
_Human Resources and Skills
Management
_Sustainable Development
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LOCATIONS
OPERATING ON
FIVE CONTINENTS
Through its
48 international sites,
Apave and its subsidiaries
operate in three major
geographies:
Africa/Middle East,
Southeast Asia,
and Southern Europe,
and in three key markets:
oil/gas, infrastructure,
and industrial projects.
CARIBBEAN
Guadeloupe
Martinique
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SOUTH AMERICA
Chile
French Guiana
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EUROPE
Belgium
France
Great Britain
Italy
Macedonia
Monaco
(Principality of)
Spain
Switzerland
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AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST
Algeria
Angola
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Chad
Congo
Gabon
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Lebanon
Libya
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INDIAN OCEAN
Madagascar
Mauritius
Reunion Island
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ASIA/PACIFIC
China
Japan
Malaysia
New Caledonia
Vietnam
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LOCATIONS
• Mali
• Morocco
• Mauritania
• Qatar
• Republic of Equatorial
Guinea
• Senegal
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• United Arab Emirates
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SUBSIDIARIES
SPECIALIZED SUBSIDIARIES
The Apave Group has 59 subsidiaries and partly-owned
operations in France and abroad. A spotlight on three of these:
SOPEMEA 1 A+ Métrologie 2 BVT 3 .
1
SOPEMEA, A UNIQUE
TEST CENTER
FOR EUROPE
SOPEMEA, together with
its subsidiaries Sopavib and
Sopaval, forms a special unit
of 130 people specializing
in environmental testing, test
engineering and consulting
services prior to official
equipment tests. Accredited
by the Cofrac, the three bodies
provide customers with:
- a full range of tests (climatic,
hydraulic, vibration, EMC,
earthquake simulation, etc.);
- on-site or on-board
measurements;
- digital simulations of tests;
- training sessions.
2
A+ MÉTROLOGIE, SECOND LARGEST
PLAYER IN EUROPE
A+ Métrologie and its subsidiaries
(Soméga and AQSE) provide service in all fields
of measurement: equipment management,
inspection, calibration, 3D measurements
with or without contact, consulting, assistance,
audits and training.
The company is active across all sectors, especially
aerospace, defense, food processing, transportation,
energy, and chemicals.
3
BVT, THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
TRANSPORT SPECIALIST
BVT, a subsidiary of Apave, offers three types
of services:
- approval of transport packaging, using laboratory tests
certified by the French Ministry of Transport, and on-site
production controls, irrespective of whether the products
are classified as hazardous;
- training for the entire supply chain: shippers, logistics
operators, packers, freight forwarders, and carriers,
covering road, air, rail, sea, and river transport;
- consulting and assistance: audit procedures,
aid to security consultants, etc.
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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APAVE, COMMITTED
TO SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
A+
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as responsible citizens, whether working in our
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STEPS TOWARDS OUR TARGETS
• Sort and recycle paper at
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development.
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ON THE WEB
OUR ONLINE SERVICES
Apave strives to provide clients with useful, efficient online
services and keep them regularly informed.
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@POGÉE, EFFECTIVE USE
OF ONLINE INSPECTION DATA
@pogée provides an online solution to
manage and check inspection reports. This
safety management and decision-making
tool enables users to run advanced searches,
display operations, view the inspection
reports, and benefit from a clear view of the
state of the equipment in question.
2
For risk management consulting, @visé
enables users to access personalized
comments tailored to a company’s circumstances on the basis of detailed analysis
of the regulations. This helps consultants
plan and prioritize compliance actions, and
schedule preventive action.
3
920,000
people visited
apave.com in 2009,
which is up 33%
on 2008
@VISÉ, A PERSONALIZED
REGULATIONS WATCH
APAVE.COM, THE PREFERRED
INFORMATION PORTAL
The site features three key sections, Vos
attentes, Commandes, and Nous découvrir.
Under Vos attentes, visitors can sign up for a
one day technical info session or learn more
about Apave’s solutions. Under Commandes,
users can sign up for training programs, and
under Nous découvrir, visitors can learn all
about Apave Group’s news and locations.
The apave.com gateway provides access to
the Group’s other Web sites: international,
training, recruitment and certification.
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36,536
sites connected to @pogée
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“APAVE MAG”, NEWS ABOUT
RISK MANAGEMENT
This open-access magazine provides
entry-level information for professionals
faced with environmental requirements,
safety issues about people and goods, business performance and more. It comes out
quarterly in print and online at apave.com
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“APAVISION”,
THE 2.0 NEWSLETTER ABOUT
RISK MANAGEMENT
Every six weeks, Apavision features video
reports on Apave’s assignments, with testimonials from customers and experts. A
"Regulations Flash" section covers the
basics on recent changes in regulatory
standards. Registration is free at apave.com
Apave Alsacienne
2, rue Thiers - BP 1347
68056 Mulhouse Cedex
France
Tel: (33) 3 89 46 43 11
Fax: (33) 3 89 66 31 76
www.apave.com
Apave Nord-Ouest
5, rue de la Johardière - BP 20289
44803 Saint-Herblain Cedex
France
Tel: (33) 2 40 38 80 00
Fax: (33) 2 40 92 08 52
www.apave.com
Apave Parisienne
13-17, rue Salneuve
75854 Paris Cedex 17
France
Tel: (33) 1 40 54 58 00
Fax: (33) 1 40 54 58 88
www.apave.com
Apave Sudeurope
ZI - avenue Gay-Lussac - BP 3
33370 Artigues-près-Bordeaux
France
Tel: (33) 5 56 77 27 27
Fax: (33) 5 56 77 27 00
www.apave.com
And its technical center:
8, rue Jean-Jacques-Vernazza
ZAC Saumaty-Séon BP 193
13322 Marseille Cedex 16
France
Tel: (33) 4 96 15 22 60
Fax: (33) 4 96 15 22 61
www.apave.com
Apave Groupe
191, rue de Vaugirard
75738 Paris Cedex 15
France
Tel: (33) 1 45 66 99 44
Fax: (33) 1 45 67 90 47
www.apave.com
Communications Department - Apave Groupe - 191, rue de Vaugirard - 75738 Paris Cedex 15 • Tel.: (33) 1 45 66 99 44 • Fax: (33) 1 45 67 90 47 • www.apave.com
Editorial team: Communications Department • Design and production:
www.specifique.com • Photos: Apave; Apave Sudeurope; Bruno de Hogues/Apave;
Sébastien Sindeu; Karen Linke/Picturetank; Kerstin Schomburg/Plainpicture.
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