Is that Siraga undergoes situational hazards

They are only two Europeans to live of bottling of liquid gas: Siraga French and Danish Kosan Crisplant. This duo shared an annual a little less biscuit of EUR 100 million. "We were a decade in the 1980s," remembers Benoit Collomb, CEO of the company located in Buzançais (Indre).

How Siraga has managed to maintain its positions on this industrial niche a priori transferable, as three-quarters of the production is exported "Building on absolute reliability", replied the engineer Arts and crafts, boss of the SMEs where soldering irons and sheet alongside measurement instruments tuned to the micron. "As security standards are draconian because of the risk of explosion, the customers expect optimal coverage, even pay a little more", summarizes. Example: berrichonne society installs centres fill of liquid gas in Algeria, India, Finland, where the industrial fabric could very well provide similar facilities. To achieve this control of the risk, Siraga sorts its suppliers and is based on three offices internally, at the headquarters of Buzançais in Gosselies in Belgium and Ingas Engineering at Arles (Bouches). "Our five branches dedicated to the export (Belgium, India, Malaysia, Algeria, Brazil) also work to design products", described Benoit Collomb. Workforce, around 250 employees, remains stable in production. On the other hand, that of research and development is progressing. Patent 15 illustrate this know-how. Is that Siraga undergoes situational hazards. "We have first received the oil crisis before the financial crisis." "Luckily we're not too indebted", said Benoît Collomb, prepares to unveil positive results after a year 2008-2009 deficit. "The past year, the loss of a large contract in Nigeria has leaded our profitability." This year, we've finally implemented a factory in Algeria, with Naftal, subsidiary of Sonatrach gas, an amount of EUR 10 million. It took more than a year for the contract to succeed. And several other contracts fell in Saudi Arabia, South America. "It was a great year," list - it. The middle classes in emerging countries, where the crisis was only to mitigate the growth without the stop, aspire to a higher comfort level. In the Brazil, 95 of the Cookware Cook on gas in the bottle. Idem in Malaysia, in Seychelles, the Morocco, where the renovation of networks cost a fortune. "Casablanca, for example, it would be too complicated to gas lines in the maze of housing." "LPG cylinders offer a solution to the people and public authorities," said Benoît Collomb. Net sales 2009-2010 has increased by 4 to EUR 48 million. It bodes well for Benedict Collomb, sixty-two years, thinking to his company. The stock exchange of Siraga course the values to one-fourth of the turnover. But Benoît Collomb, who holds more than 65 of the capital, will of course try to get more. So he launches a new distributor in France, Vendis, in replacement of the aging ranks that adorn the car parks of our gas stations. "Faced with problems of storage and security to the coffers of the stations, large distribution chains are investing in these vending machines." "The first tests are conclusive and we will be there when the 2,000 French superstores will take the decision to extend the experience", amused the CEO of Siraga, not have drawn a line on its domestic market.