Maileva, a European leader in hybrid direct-mail solutions, and Selectabase, a supplier of marketing data, have joined forces to offer marketers in the UK a unique, easy-to-use and cost-effective direct-marketing solution.
The French Trade Commission UBIFRANCE in London will present 10 innovative companies on the French Pavilion at the Infosecurity trade show, which will take place at Earls Court, in London (UK), from 23 to 25 April 2013.
LINEON, a specialist in information security, has developed an economical and comprehensive Next-Generation Security Dashboard that synthesizes META-KPIs addressing fully the needs of complex client entities in the field of IT security and compliance.
Thanks to organisers Espace Textile, 10 family-run, high-end textile companies will exhibit at Proposte, showcasing the best of France's savoir faire in the furnishings-textiles industry.
Conscio Technologies, the software developer of Sensiwave, the turnkey awareness-raising solution in SaaS mode, is extending its service range by rolling out Rapid Awareness.
CRYO CONTROL is a world leader in the cold-hydrotherapy market. The company designs and manufactures regulated, portable cold-water baths for one or more persons, as well as fixed cold spas.
Following on the success of earlier events, Les Champagnes de Vignerons, the trade body that represents champagne producers and co-operatives of growers in that region, will present its members' know-how and production at an exclusive B2B event to be held in London on 27 March 2013.
CARTES America, the leading exhibition and conference for experts in smart cards, electronic payments and identification technologies in North America, will be held in Las Vegas (USA) from 23 to 25 April 2013.
La Forge de Style, which was founded in the USA, specialises in upmarket metalwork for the construction of railings, stairs, doors and gates, as well as high-quality furniture.
Fontaines Petrifiantes de Saint-Nectaire, a specialist in the traditional art of petrification since 1821, will bring its calcium-carbonate reliefs to the French Design Forum 2013.
VIRAGE Group, a specialist in Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) software, posted a rise in turnover of 40% in 2012. Project Monitor, the company's solution, is now used by 80 companies internationally.
The French Trade Commission UBIFRANCE in London will present four innovative packaging-technology companies on the French pavilion at Packaging Innovations 2013.
For the seventh consecutive year, UBIFRANCE, the French export-support agency, will host a French Pavilion at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona (Spain), from 25 to 28 February 2013.
EWEA will give 20 French-based companies an opportunity, under the Windustry France banner, to put their technology and innovations on display, thanks to a 300-m² national pavilion organised by UBIFRANCE, France's export-support agency, in partnership with France's Wind Energy Association (FEE) and Renewable Energy Association (SER).
Parentsaround has launched Parentsaround.com, a multi-device parental-control system that is managed via the internet. The system allows parents to supervise their children's usage of PCs, smartphones and Android tablets remotely, via a computer or smartphone. Parentsaround will be at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (Spain) in late February 2013.
PLASTIFORM has a range of environmentally friendly solutions that use polymer compounds to carry out non-destructive testing (NDT), surface protection and fixing in place, which can be carried out on most objects.
Bureau Veritas Certification France has released a comprehensive Guide on Offshore Wind Farm Project Certification, which allows industry players and experts to make sense of the complex rules applying to certification processes in the field of offshore wind farms.
IKOULA, a creator of web-hosting and application solutions, is launching the English version of its website, allowing companies to pay for services in pounds sterling.
INEVO Technologies, an engineering firm specialising in process engineering, has launched a new service: Process Care Solution™, provided by a team with cutting-edge technical skills, offers an operational response to the management of everyday problems in production plants. This outsourced, preventive or curative technical-assistance service is designed for SMEs as well as large corporations.
With over 19,000 visitors and 430 exhibitors from 45 countries at the 2012 trade show, CARTES has confirmed its leading position as an international event in the smart-technology and digital-security sector. The trade fair, which took place in November 2012, also succeeded in reaffirming the dynamism of the market.
SIVAL, the plant-production trade show of reference in Europe, will take place from 15 to 17 January 2013 at the Centre de Congrès et du Parc des Expositions d'Angers (Angers' Exhibition Centre), in western France.
French-based company UNOWHY has launched the English version of QOOQ, the first tablet computer that is made for the kitchen. The tablet is preloaded with 1,000 international multimedia recipes, ingredient fact sheets and useful meal-planning tools to help gastronomy lovers in the kitchen.
MATHIS, the European leader in glulam-timber construction, was chosen to supply the glulam elements of part of the new Doha International Airport, in the Qatari capital. The 80m x 25m structure, which has been completed, will make up the military-parade zone of the airport and is the first glulam construction to be erected in Qatar.
HELITE, an airbag-technology expert, will launch its cutting-edge range of high-performance airbag protective jackets in the UK at Motorcycle Live, which will take place from 24 November to 2 December 2012 at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham (UK).
Prince de Bretagne Roscoff pink onions from Brittany (western France) will sail to the UK in the Etoile du Roy, a 47 metre 1745 replica of a Nelson-age ship. The vessel will sail from France to Jersey and Portsmouth before being moored at Saint Katharine Docks, London, where both trade professionals and the public will be welcomed aboard from 6 to 17 December 2012.
TECALEMIT FLEXIBLES, a specialist in flexible hoses for industry, will launch the innovative BBIO Universal TECALEMIT® tube, which is made from plastics of 100% biological origin and has technical qualities superior to tubes fabricated using petrochemical-industry products.
Minasolve, a developer and manufacturer of innovative ingredients for the personal care and pharmaceutical ingredients markets, will exhibit its new ethyl hexyl glycerine - MinaCare Hexcine - at SCS Formulate. SCS Formulate, the trade show for the cosmetic industry, will take place from 13 to 14 November in Coventry (UK). Minasolve is also looking for a distributor in the UK.
In 2013, Millésime Bio, the organic-wine trade show, will celebrate its 20th anniversary. From 28 to 30 January, the trade fair will take place at the Exhibition Centre in Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon (southern France), France's leading region for organic-winegrowing. The trade show will have 700 exhibitors and is expected to attract 3,500 visitors.
EcoVadis and Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) have announced a partnership whereby the two companies offer an enhanced service to both EcoVadis and CDP Supply Chain's customers.
The Centre Européen des Textiles Innovants (or CETI, the European Centre for Innovative Textiles) opened on 10 October 2012 in the Lille region (northern France). The opening coincided with the start of the third FUTUROTEXTILES innovative-textiles exhibition, highlighting the development of the long-standing textile industry of Lille and its region.
The E-Commerce Paris trade show has again reinforced its reputation as a crucial event for the e-commerce sector through the 500 exhibitors, 30,000 visitors and 350 conferences that made up this year's event. E-Commerce Paris 2012 closed its doors on 20 September after three successful days focusing on changes in market trends and innovation. A special conference session focused on China.
THETIS MRE, the only annual convention devoted to marine renewable energy (MRE), will take place from 10 to 11 April 2013 in Brest, in Brittany (Western France). Made up of an exhibition and conference sessions, the convention will provide an opportunity for the major international players of the sector to gather and exchange ideas about the marine-based energies of the future.
CIVCORSE, the Corsican Wine Board, will represent seven estates from the French island of Corsica at The London Experience, which will take place at the Saatchi Gallery (in central London) from 26 to 27 October 2012. A wide range of organic and biodynamic wines will be available, and all the producers are seeking partners and distributors in the UK and Ireland.
The Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France will host a pavilion at SIAL 2012, the international trade show for the food industry, which will take place at the Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition centre (near Paris) from 21 to 25 October 2012. France's leading region for agri-food exports will focus on innovation and Agroé, its cluster of excellence within the sector.
CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES develops cutting-edge mini-size, yet high-performing, actuators and piezoelectric motors with a range of scientific, industrial and medical applications. One of the company's innovations is the Linear Stepping Piezo Actuator (LSPA) motor, a linear piezoelectric micromotor with nanoscale positioning and a long stroke (of several millimetres).
Conscio Technologies, a publisher of information-security solutions, has joined forces with Hapsis, a sensitive security information (SSI) specialist, to create the Information Security Awareness Meter (ISAM). The ISAM analyses the information-security culture of a company before providing an evaluation of findings and a detailed action plan aimed at security improvement.
UBIFRANCE, the French export-support agency, is organising a pavilion at the Brand Licensing Europe trade show, which will be held from 16 to 18 October 2012 in London (UK). The Pavilion, which is supported by the French Licensing Federation (F2D2), will feature 10 licensing specialists who work with The Jim Henson Company, Moulin Rouge® and Asterix, among others.
There will be 22 companies from France's overseas territories at SIAL 2012, which will take place from 21 to 25 October at the Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition centre (near Paris). The Pavilion at the international food trade show will display products such as Rhum Agricole, coffee, fruit-based items and seafood from Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion Island.
INEL of France, a specialist in X-ray diffraction (XRD) equipment, will release Xsolo, a portable residual-stress-measurement system, later in 2012. The company designs and manufactures a range of XRD equipment, used in both public- and private-sector R&D centres, as well as in industry. INEL, which is already present in the USA, is seeking distributors across Europe.
Involving both a trade show and a business convention, B.I.G. Talents is the only business event of its kind in France that is devoted to biotech, IT and greentech (B.I.G.). The event will take place from 14 to 15 November 2012 at the Rouen Exhibition Centre, in Rouen (North-Western France).
Henri Forest, an independent winemaker from South-Western France, has secured £50,000 worth of sales and privileged access to the British market further to winning the Zero to Hero competition organised by UK-based online wine retailer Naked Wines. Out of 240 wines, Le Clos de l'Olivier Minervois 2010, which is produced on the Villepeyroux-Forest estate (near Carcassonne), came out on top.
TECHNOMARK®, a specialist in permanent-marking equipment, is set to release two new product lines in 2012: the fully modular MULTI4® Third Generation and the Flexmark™ 2-in-1, the latter of which has been specially designed to meet the needs of SMEs.
EMBALLAGE 2012, the international packaging exhibition, will take place in Paris (France) from 19 to 22 November 2012. With 1,300 exhibitors (48% of whom are from outside France) and 89,000 visitors expected, the international trade event will highlight the innovative power of the packaging sector.
BORFLEX will unveil its new FLAMESTOP® rubber range at the INNOTRANS trade show, in Berlin (Germany), from 18 to 21 September 2012. The FLAMESTOP® range, designed for the rail industry, fulfils the requirements of the new EN 45545 European standard for fire and fumes safety, which will be mandatory from January 2014.
IFMAS, the R&D institute for bio-based materials headquartered in the Lille region, has recently been certified as an Institute of Excellence in its field, gaining a €30.8m grant from the French government in the process. The R&D excellence of Lille and its region has again been acknowledged by the authorities, opening up new perspectives in the energy field.
UBIFRANCE will host 10 optical-communications specialists on the French Pavilion at the ECOC trade show in Amsterdam (in The Netherlands), which will take place from 17 to 19 September 2012.
Under the supervision of port owner PNA, the first phase of the Ouistreham ferry terminal's extension and redevelopment has been completed successfully, at a cost of EUR16 million.
Pellenc Selective Technologies (Pellenc ST), a manufacturer of optical-sorting machines for industrial and household waste, will take part in the Recycling and Waste Management Exhibition (RWM).