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 Innovating activities with a high added value |
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The industrial dynamism of the Haute Savoie dates back to the 18th century, which explains the quality and skills of the local labour force. The industrial tissue is dense, resilient and varied. Major international companies, leaders in their fields, work side by side with many high-performance SME/SMI.
The 2,576 companies of the Haute Savoie operate in the industrial sector in a variety of fields: micro-mechanics, electronics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, computing, sports and leisure, household and personal equipment.
All these companies benefit from the dynamism of the local economic organisations, which are available on the spot to give commercial support and assistance in company development.
> Haute-Savoie CCI : Commercial development
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| The three major industrial sectors of Haute Savoie are : |
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Sub-contracting and sub-assembly manufacturing, bar turning and cutting, precision mechanics, the plastics industry and electronics
Haute-Savoie CCI : industrial sub-contracting
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Machinery:
Special-purpose machines, robotics, electronic and industrial equipment.
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Consumer products:
Food processing, household equipment, sports industry. |
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| Bar turning and cutting: spearhead of local industry |
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Bar turning and cutting in Haute-Savoie represents 65% of the turnover in this activity in France.
The principal activity in the Arve Valley, (Technical Valley) this mechanical engineering industry, traditionally linked to clock making, has become very specialised and now works in the fields of state-of-the-art technology, particularly electronics. The range of its clients' activities is very wide: the automobile industry, electronics, household appliances, electricity and telecommunications, etc.
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Organisations serving the industry : the Technical Centre for the Bar turning and cutting Industry, Thésame Mechano-tronics and Management, the Strategic Sub-Contracting Observatory, the Centre for Skills in Design of Integrated Circuits. The Conseil Général on the recommendation of the Economùic Agency supports all these organisations.
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Trade Fairs: Simodec (La Roche sur Foron), Midest (Paris).
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Operation 1 500 technicians (CTDEC)
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| Technology with great potential |
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With the synergy between companies and university departments and the existence of specialised research centres, Haute Savoie has tremendous potential insofar as concerns technology.
The technical background and know-how within companies, combined with networking among specialised organisations in technology development, is the foundation for the success and the boom in the industrial tissue of the Haute Savoie.
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| International |
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Industries in the Haute Savoie export a significant percentage of their production; more than one third of the 58,794 employees work directly for foreign markets.
Principal markets:
Exports:
Germany, the United States, Switzerland, Italy, the United Kingdom
Imports:
Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the United States |
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