1 july 2010 - Elections at Gifas Annual General Meeting
Mr Jean-Paul Herteman re-elected Gifas Chairman.
Mr François Lepinoy re-elected Chairman of GEAD.
Mr Thierry Voiriot elected as Chairman of the Aéro-PME Committee.
Changes to the Executive and Administration are as follows:
Treasurer:
- Mr Thierry Voiriot (CEO of RELLUMIX)
New member of the Board of Administrators:
- Mr François Desprairies ( Head of Political Affairs France, EADS)
- Mr Christian Gras ( Executive Vice President Customers, EUROCOPTER)
- Mr Maurice Hersant( President, INTERCONNEXIONS)
- Mr Emmanuel Viellard (President, LISI AEROSPACE)
- Mr Jean-Claude Volot( President, DEDIENNE AEROSPACE)
To find out more:
Download the press release
Biography (in French) of M. HERTEMAN
Biography (in French) of M. LEPINOY
july 2010 - seven new members join Gifas, which now totals 284 members
Hélices Halther, Maz'Air, Ocam, Ressorts Masselin and Sodimatel Fasteners become active members of the Aero-SME Committee.
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Hélices Halther, specialized in the development and manufacturing of UAV propellers. www.uav-propellers.com
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Maz'Air, specialized in the developement, production and stock managment of aeronautics sheet metal work elementary parts , aerostructure workpackage and composite mechanical machining. www.mazair.fr
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Ocam, specialized in cable and hyperfrequency wiring for the civil and Military aerospace field.
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Ressorts Masselin, specialized in design and manufacturing of springs and spring based mechanical assemblies.
Engineering solutions all the way from spring calculation to prototyping. Steel and alloy spring solutions for high and low temperature applications. inprecision engineering. www.masselin.com
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Sodimatel Fasteners, specialized in production, import, control and stock managment of fasteners, joints, bearings and electromechanical componants. www.sodimatel.fr
At last, Neopolia Aerospace Cluster and Normandie AeroSpace join Gifas as associated members.
- Neopolia Aerospace Cluster is a cluster of 50 SME and prime contractors of the Loire area, specialized in the aerospace sector. Development and production in four skills : aerostructure, industrial process, demonstrators and service. www.neopolia-aerospace-cluster.com
- Normandie AeroSpace is a cluster of 72 companies that aim to facilitate ansd optimize dealing of the aerospace supply chain companies at regional level. www.nae.fr
7 april 2010 - Assessement of the French Aerospace, Defence Electronics and Security Industry 2009
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In presenting the 2009 results of the French aerospace, defence electronics and security industry, Jean-Paul Herteman, Chairman of GIFAS, began by recalling that this sector is a centre of excellence within the national economy.
“We are the biggest exporter in France and raise the largest sales profit (€14 billion in 2009). Each year, we spend 15% of our turnover on R & D to keep at the forefront of progress and innovation. This heavy investment and our high performance requirements feed back into other sectors and influence the whole country, whether by job-creation or technological transfer. And, since 2006, we have taken on 38,000 workers and this recruitment drive continued uninterrupted in 2009 with some 7,000 new recruits.”
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In 2009 the profession, though not untouched by the crisis, nevertheless recorded a limited fall in turnover estimated at €35.8 billion (-2.2% adjusted for inflation). In a difficult economic environment, the French aerospace industry maintained its market share with 80% of the consolidated turnover exported. The balance of sales, extremely positive, is estimated at €14 billion (as in 2008).
Orders registered in the year are again greater than the annual turnover at €37.3 billion. The steep rise in orders in the space sector, and also in defence and security electronics, has made up for the fall in civil aeronautics orders.
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Read the 2009 Results press release
Read the 2009 Results presentation slides (in French only)
march 2010 - New Chairman for the Gifas Public Relations Commission
Mr Marwan Lahoud, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer of EADS, succeeds Mr François Quentin as Chairman of the Gifas Public Relations Commission.
21 April 2009 - Launch of "Club France Aéro"
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In Tianjin Binhai on 21 April, the French Embassy in China and Gifas launched "Club France Aéro", a forum to encourage networking between experts from the air transport and aerospace manufacturing sectors.
The generic Club France was created in 2008 on the initiative of the French Embassy with a view to forging personal and professional links between Chinese professionals who studied and graduated in France.
The aerospace subgroup "Club France Aéro" is aimed at the hundreds of Chinese students and interns who trained in France and who are now active in the air transport or aerospace sectors as well as students and professionals currently training in French institutions, in particular the Sino-European Institute of Aviation Engineering in Tianjin. All had the unique opportunity of meeting representatives of Gifas and its members at the launch ceremony.
"Club France Aéro" members will be able to take advantage, throughout the year, of the benefits and services offered by "Club France" as well as the expertise of Gifas professionals. To become a member, simply sign up on the community website www.clubfrancechine.org. Membership is voluntary and free of charge.
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