Socotec accelerates in the industrial sector and launches its strategy 100% dedicated to this sector

Faced with an increase in constraints – technical, regulatory, environmental, social and economic – industrial companies face a series of complex challenges that arise at each phase of the project life cycle, and throughout the life of industrial buildings and their installations.

With 6.000 engineers and technicians in France, specialists in buildings and their equipment (control, inspection, certification and compliance), the group relies in particular on 1.500 industry experts throughout France.
After 8 years of organic and external growth, the SOCOTEC group offers a very comprehensive offer for manufacturers. From compliance to the performance of industrial assets, from their construction to their operation, SOCOTEC supports manufacturers throughout the life cycle of their projects, in complex and transitional environments.
The group wishes to accelerate its footprint in Industry and bring its Industry and Energy activities to exceed 30% of turnover in France by 2028.

SOCOTEC is launching #Industrie2028 to support manufacturers across all of these challenges. The group has a unique ability to assemble skills to serve industry on the French market.

For Delphine Villard, General Manager of SOCOTEC Equipment and Industry: "Our ambitions for the industrial sector in France are strong: we have 1.500 industry professionals who provide their clients with cutting-edge technical know-how in industrial sectors that they know perfectly, namely buildings, equipment (electrical networks, machines, pipelines, tanks), industrial and environmental risks, employee safety, CSR. Our ambitions are based on their knowledge of the industrial fabric, their ability to work in networks to serve an industrial challenge, whether it is project management, compliance, safety and risk management, performance, or transition issues from the construction project to the operation of the site and its machines. Our teams are mobile, flexible and positioned on site if the client so wishes. SOCOTEC's value proposition is unique, which explains why 80% of our customers praise the quality of our services and recommend us (1), allowing us to have an NPS score (2) of 75. Our #Industrie2028 ambitions aim to amplify our positioning at the heart of industry issues and to develop on-site technical assistance.

#Industrie2028 supports clients in the industrial sector throughout the life cycle of their projects:

Complex project management
Production optimization and maintenance
Reduction of the environmental impact
Risk and vulnerability management
Regulatory

For Hervé Montjotin, CEO of the SOCOTEC Group: "Supporting and securing those involved in reindustrialization are at the heart of our 2028 ambitions in France. This ambition is fueled by our commitment for over 70 years to the sustainability of buildings and their equipment, our territorial roots and our renewed expertise in the risk management profession."

SOCOTEC is also launching a white paper "Industrial performance: transitions and strategies" aimed at raising awareness and informing industry players about the challenges and strategies for optimizing an industrial site. Expert testimonials are offered at each stage of the industrial life cycle or a transformation, renovation, adaptation or optimization project. Download on www.socotec.fr.

(1) Survey conducted by SOCOTEC at the end of 2022: 80% of customers surveyed rated 9 or 10/10 to the question: “Following our last intervention, how likely are you to recommend SOCOTEC to those around you. 13.635 surveys sent, or 10.903 who recommend us.

(2) NPS: The Net Promoter Score or NPS is a tool for measuring customer experience to assess customer satisfaction and loyalty towards a company.