The Kiloutou Group has just acquired the companies Salmat and Jean-Bart Location specializing in the rental of equipment for Industry and Construction in the Normandy and Hauts-de-France regions. This transaction allows Kiloutou to complete the mesh of its network in France while strengthening itself in two very dynamic regions.
The group made up of the companies Salmat (Normandy) and Jean-Bart Location (Hauts de France) is a key player and very experienced in the rental of equipment for Industry and Construction, with a workforce of nearly 100 people and a network of 10 agencies located in Lille (Nieppe), Calais, Dunkirk, Le Havre (Oudalle), Rouen, Le Neubourg, Evreux, Caen (Carpiquet and Giberville) and Cherbourg. It has a fleet of nearly 3500 machines and equipment of all sizes that it makes available to a professional clientele made up of craftsmen, SMEs and national players in the industry and construction sector.
This operation aims to offer the respective customers of the two groups an ever higher level of service, with an extensive network in each of the two regions and an enriched material offer. The Kiloutou Group intends to rely on the experience and know-how of the Salmat and Jean-Bart Location teams to continue to develop their specific activities.
For Pierre Knoché, Managing Director of Kiloutou France: “This merger makes it possible to pool the strong levels of expertise of our two groups and to benefit from the presence of Salmat and Jean-Bart Location with an industrial clientele in very dynamic regions. I am very happy to welcome the 100 team members of Salmat and Jean-Bart Location who will be an essential engine for the further development of the Kiloutou Group in these two regions ”.
Jean-Luc Valcke, founder and manager of the group made up of the companies Salmat and Jean-Bart Location, said: “I am delighted that our companies are backing the Kiloutou group. The proposed integration project was an essential element in this decision. It will enable our teams to pursue development by combining their strengths as a regional rental company with those of a national brand while continuing to provide their customers with the excellent service that has made their reputation. I am confident in the ability of the teams from both groups to make this merger a real success ”.
The Salmat Nord company located in the Hauts-de-France region, which shares the same commercial name, is not part of the operation and remains completely independent from the Kiloutou Group.
