5 reasons why choosing Le Havre
- Strong industrial culture
- Broad range of skills associated with the industrial culture of Le Havre
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Expertise in industrial traffic
- Sites adapted for industrial activities
- Research and Development: towards an Industry 4.0
Strong industrial culture
- 295 factories – 12,700 employees
- International firms : Renault, Dresser-Rand (Siemens), Safran Nacelles, Sidel…
- Main sectors for metallurgy in the Le Havre region :
- Automotive
- Aeronautics and shipbuilding
- Mechanical
- Processing of metals
- Sheet metal work
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Pumps and compressors
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Repair of metal components
- Metal structures
Broad range of skills associated with the industrial culture of Le Havre
- A labour market of 350,000 residents
- Qualified workforce thanks to a wide range of initial and ongoing training from NVQ equivalent) to Master's, thanks to specialist organisation
- Pôle Formation des Industries Technologiques
- Lycée Lavoisier (automotive, metal structures, etc)
- Lycée Jules Siegfried (electronics, mechanics, etc)
- Lycée Perret – Schuman…
Expertise in industrial traffic
- Solid experience in exceptional loads and heavy lift logistics : 900 exceptional loads per year
- Adapted infrastructures : wide-gauge waterway (up to 3,000 tonnes), 13 berths and jacking tools
- A pan-European multimodal transport network
- Nearly 130 ports connected by shortsea
- More than 60 rail services a week, to 15 destinations in Europe
- More than 40 waterway services a week
Sites adapted for industrial activities
- Industrial Port Zone of Le Havre, eligible for Regional Development Grants (industry and services "PAT") and business tax exemptions
- Networks and utilities (depending on site) : Industrial water - Industrial gas - Extra High Voltage electricity (> 400 kV) - Steam - Industrial waste treatment plants - Very high speed
- Synergies between the industries (AUPAES association) and initiatives for circular economy in the Zone (waste-to-energy by Sedibex and Suez Environnement – Ecostu’Air)
- Parc d’activités Le Mesnil (district of Le Havre), a new business park with plots of up to 8 ha and fast access to Le Havre via the ring road
- Parc d’activités des Hautes Falaises (district of Fécamp): 3.5 ha extension to a business park of 85 ha, 20 mins away from the port of Fécamp
- A selection of properties for your setup: view those that meet your needs at www.implanteo-lehavre.com
Research and Development: towards an Industry 4.0
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Mov’eo, competitive cluster for Mobility and Automotive R&D
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GREAH, a laboratory of Le Havre University for research in electronics and automation systems
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LH3D, a local FabLab for producing prototypes of small parts
- Smart Industrie labels from Normandy FrenchTech,
an association for digital development in Normandy
They have chosen Le Havre
Renault, Dresser-Rand, Fouré Lagadec, Paganetti, Ponticelli, Safran Nacelles, TPI, Mallard, Sidel – Tetra Laval, CPM Industrie, Ateliers Maugars, iMetal…
Key figures
- 12,700 employees (12% of available workforce in Le Havre district)
- 295 factories
Your contact
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Michaël Hidrio Industrial business developper +33(0)2 76 40 23 26 – +33(0)6 59 68 09 62 |