Hamon, a hundred years engineering for nature (PDF 2Mo)

The importance
of the respect
of cultures
1992 1995
1997
Sale of Sobelco, and the
purchase of several smaller
companies as well as the start
of dry cooling systems
“Following several mergers in the turbine
business, the number of clients for Sobelco
was getting smaller and smaller, so did a deal
with the Alstom Group. We sold them Sobelco
and bought from them the company Scam,
who like us was focused on cooling. This move
consolidated our position as industry leader.”
Jean Gilbert
“At the same time, I wanted us to diversify even
more, so we entered into a joint venture with
ABB-Lummus, a specialist in dry cooling.”
Francis Lambilliotte
New ventures in China,
Malaysia, Japan and Indonesia
“The reputation of Hamon helps us in
our search for international business. Our
name is well known and associated with a
specific technological know-how. On top of
that we have considerable experience in the
management of international projects, both
on the business side of things as well as on
the relational aspects. When we arrive in a
country, while we do know what’s going on,
we never act as arrogant conquerors who
know it all!” Eric Binard, Sales Director
BU-Cooling Systems Hamon
Quoted on the
stock exchange
“It was an important year and
an exciting one too, in particular
because the operation was such a
success. We received 6 times more
requests for shares than we had
on offer. The result meant that
we were able to raise capital of
about 680 million BEF, (roughly
$17 million). Apart from giving us
more means at our disposal, it also
raised our profile considerably.”
Francis Lambilliotte
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