Sophiane - 1998 annual report - Vinci

Main distribution
collectors in the
technical premises
of a sprinkler system.
Breakdown
of net sales
by sector
15%
Large-scale
retailing
In the case
of special risks,
TPI installs
foam-based
fire protection
systems.
25%
Logistics
facilities
60%
Industry (including
food processing
and automotive)
Outlook
The fire protection sector is
a major thrust of Sophiane’s
development strategy.
The Group has the ambition
of appearing, at the end of its
three-year strategic plan,
among Europe’s leaders in this
specialised sector, with a
business volume on the order
of 300 million euros.
The acquisition of Calanbau is
a touchstone of this strategy.
With this new company, the
Group intends to broaden its
position on the German market,
while continuing to develop its
The SPCI pharmaceutical production
plant in Beauvais, France, protected
against fire by sprinklers.
subsidiaries in Poland and
elsewhere in Central Europe.
In order to achieve its growth
objectives, Sophiane will seek
not only to broaden the range
of its line of fire protection
products (especially
extinguishers, fire plugs with
hoses and spouts, and fire
barrier devices), but also to take
advantage of all development
opportunities in services, such as
post-fire intervention, and in all
other fields related to the safety
of persons and property.
In addition, the maintenance
activities of Nickel Brandschutz
and Tunzini-Nickel Protiporzarni
are going to be developed.
As for TPI, it will offer a “network
and water treatment” service,
including the testing of
installations after ten years of
operation, with injection of
substances to inhibit, treat and
prevent continued corrosion of
piping, caused by the type of
steel used and the aggressively
corrosive properties of water.
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