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PRESENTATION OF THE GROUP
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BUSINESS OVERVIEW AND GROUP STRATEGY
E&I is a well-established player in both infrastructure transformation
(new methods of producing and storing electrical energy) and digital
transformation (project development and providing secure solutions
for users).
Its engineering operations are structured around technical and project
departments and its business areas include project management
consultancy, engineering procurement and construction management,
design engineering, and systems integration.
Project Management Consultancy (PMC)
E&I’s PMC teams use project management methods put in place by
Assystem based on an international PMC model that is suitable for
complex installations. PMC services generally include assistance with
the construction and start-up phases as well as with commissioning
tests, with the design and performance of safety tests a particularly
important aspect.
Assystem’s main PMC projects are currently being carried out for (i) EDF
(assistance for power plant activities such as on-line maintenance and
outages, as well as for the construction of the European Pressurised
Reactor (EPR) at Flamanville, France), (ii) Société du Grand Paris
(concerning the creation of the new Grand Paris Express transport
network), (iii) CEA (in the areas of defence, decommissioning and waste
processing), and (iv) the ITER project based in Cadarache, France.
Engineering Procurement and Construction management (EPCm)
Assystem provides EPCm services across all project phases, from design
through to decommissioning. Assystem’s expertise in this area covers
new projects as well as decommissioning and waste recovery and
processing programmes.
The main EPCm projects it is currently working on concern (i) buildings
and electrical easements for ITER, (ii) the automation of lines and the
renewal of trains for the underground rail network in Marseille, (iii)
ancillary buildings for EPRs in the UK, and (iv) the nuclear portion of
the CIGEO radioactive waste storage project.
Design engineering
This business area covers design, assistance with configuration
management, logistical support, customisation and research into the
related risks. In the nuclear sector, the focus of our design engineering
work is on demonstrating how operators can meet their safety objectives,
which we do by analysing risks and verifying the resistance of systems
based on scenarios of attacks and internal failures.
For its operations and design support services, Assystem has in-depth
multi-sector expertise and its wealth of experience includes signalling
designs for SNCF Réseau, mechanical and fluids systems designs,
Balance of Plant analyses for the energy sector, detailed designs for the
conventional turbine islands of EDF s nuclear power plants, designs of
elementary and command/control systems, and materials classification
analyses.
Systems integration
Systems integration services are used for complex projects, for which
Assystem draws on its expertise in automation and the construction of
buildings intended for complex processes. These services not only cover
the installation phase but continue right through to the commissioning
tests for the processes themselves. They are provided in a wide range
of fields and Assystem’s experience in this area includes projects related
to the cybersecurity of an energy transmission network, the energy
efficiency of the Paris High Court and the command and control systems
for nuclear power plants.
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STAFFING
The
Staffing
division – which operates through the MPH Group –
provides specialist consultants to companies in the Oil & Gas and
other industrial sectors, primarily in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
MPH is a well-established player in the field of technical and engineering
recruitment services for the Oil & Gas, energy, aerospace, defence,
telecommunications, railway, mining, metallurgy, environmental and
nuclear industries.
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The Group’s Strategy
The Group expansion drive is focused on the GPS and E&I divisions,
for which the strategy is to:
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combine organic and external growth in a balanced way;
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consolidate the globalisation of their activities;
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develop new services for existing clients and enlarge the client
portfolio, in particular by gaining additional skills through hiring
employees and/or acquiring companies that possess those skills;
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ensure that client offerings remain competitive by using an appropriate
mix of resources based in Western Europe and elsewhere in the
world.
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