Our local presence in France 1. Vernon • Production and sales of solutions for distribution of electricity, voice, data and image • Personnel of 40 2. Vanves (Paris) • Sales of utility network automation solutions, OHL and UG products • Personnel of 3 3. Bagneux (Paris) • Sales of electrification solutions and accessories: EV charging, workpoint, heating and lighting • Personnel of 23 4. Villefranche-sur-Saône • Sales, marketing, R&D and production of utility network automation solutions, OHL and UG products • Personnel of 112 5. Lyon • Sales and marketing of electrification solutions and accessories: EV charging, workpoint, heating and lighting • Personnel of 2 6. Bagnères-de-Bigorre • R&D and production of utility network automation solutions • Personnel of 30 7. Toulouse • Sales and marketing of electrification solutions and accessories: EV charging, workpoint, heating and lighting • Personnel of 2 8. Nefiach • Production of prefabricated electrification systems and cable management systems • Personnel of 60 France is an important product development center for Ensto. They lead the company with their expertise in network automa-tion, and the electric vehicle charging business will continue to be developed in France. “France is a real base for strategic know-how,” 13 says Luukkainen. France’s number one fan “One of the great strengths of France is its engineering base,” adds Luukkainen, who easily rattles off a list of some of France’s tech-nological achievements. “They have the best fast trains, the Mini-tel was ahead of the internet. In 1957, the Citröen DS was the first to have power brakes and hydraulic suspension and steer-ing. They had the Concorde, the construction genius of Gustave Eiffel.” Luukkainen is no ordinary Francophile. He’s also a fran-cophone. Having studied French at school at a young age and having lived and worked in France for 15 years, he is fluent in the language and maintains a home there. The absence of a cultural barrier, notes Luukkainen, also gave confidence to Ensto’s board to decide on expansion in France. “The reason Ensto went to France is not because I love oys-ters and France in general,” he says. “But it helped.” Paris V Lyon Marseille 4. 2. 3. 1. 8. 5. 7.
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