Outlook for 2014: Six key sectors, six reasons to keep faith | usine-nouvelle (French version)

Outlook for 2014: Six key sectors, six reasons to keep faith | usine-nouvelle (French version)

ARaymond strengthens its position (extract from the third key sectors)

Yes, it is possible to be an automotive supplier and have a smile on your face. "January got off to a very strong start. We are working at full steam", summed up Frédéric Perrot, Managing Director, France at ARaymond. The family business, which sells 90% of its clip fastener systems to the automotive industry, boosted its turnover by 4% in 2013. It anticipates achieving its best ever sales this winter. The depressed state of the French market has not unduly affected the Grenoble-based company, which employs 700 of its 4,500 employees in France. ARaymond success is due not least to its strategy.

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