Success stories

Bruggen

Brüggen products: processed cereals. Its customers: the supermarkets.

In 2006, the German group decided to create the second largest site outside Germany in Thiers in Puy de Dome.

The choice of Auvergne was not easy because Brueggen looking for a site somewhere between Orleans and Barcelona. Brueggen chose the Auvergne for five main reasons: its location best to approach customers in southern Europe (Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece ...), the presence of local resources cereal (plain Limagne), a skilled workforce, the presence of large groups in the region (Michelin, Limagrain), support for local economic actors.

Today Bruggen created 170 jobs and generates Thiers 20 000 tonnes of grain breakfast for a turnover of 35 million euros.

Dachser

In 2011, Dachser has opened its European hub for Combronde, at the crossroads of highways Paris-Bordeaux-Montpellier and Lyon.

The German giant-mail was the acquistion of land of 60,000 sqm, on the Aize Park, where any point in France is 12 hours away Go / Return. This is the great location that was the determining factor for choosing the Auvergne. This is also the weakness of traffic jams and the strong support of government (700 000 € of aid) have made the difference.

Results: 116 individuals recruited and a target of 200 employees within 5 years with the launch of européennnes lines.