Is that for power it must be raking offshore

A thousand young trees mark the perimeter of this 35-hectare site located in open countryside near the village of Rocquancourt, in the Calvados. Middle hangar of treatment of batteries which pass every year, 35,000 tons of these cubes of lead, a small greenhouse. Exotic flowers to flourish, watered by the water recycled permanently. Behind the administrative building, a flowery garden serves as gallery for beautiful sculptures that imagined Laurent Marie from metal recycled on site. With EDG, it plays at bottom card aesthetics and nature. But, behind the trees and green plants, lies a remarkable industrial logistics.

In 15 years, this company specializes in the recycling of scrap since four generations from 4 units in Basse-Normandie and 29 employees in 49 locations in France and 800 employees. Mobilizing for external growth between 20 and 30 million euros per year, EDG acquired last year 10 recycling sites, "one per month because our President took two months of vacation!", launches in laughing Bruce Monnier, the Director-General, to the address of the Jean-Paul season, President and CEO. Thus, small recovery of paper and scrap of the family firm Dauphin has become the number two of the profession, under the leadership of Claude Dauphin (), currently the main shareholder. Turnover in France, less than EUR 99 million in 2000, should exceed the EUR 700 million for the fiscal year 2005-2006, closed end of September.

Today, nearly 10,000 dumpsters, hundreds of cranes, trucks, trailers and that two small freighters "to export scrap to the Italy", says Jean-Paul Saison are the architecture of the means of supply and the first "secondary" produced by the company material flow. "One of our concerns, it is the transport", commented the President.

Certified facilities

Each acquisition of site leads implementation standards, like ISO 14.001 certified group units. "Our goal is to certify all our settlements," said Bruce Monnier. A dozen years ago, EDG has been one of the first to develop dumpsters stainless steel tank for the recovery of batteries and their effluent of acids. The path through the site of Rocquancourt illustrates the Directorate to operate in an environment clean, even careful concern. "The profession a custom to call the EDG"jewellery"building", says one of its competitors.

But the jewel of EDG Salaise-sur-Sanne, on a platform of 8 hectares along the canal from the Rhône. On the western fringes of the Isère, the Norman Group implemented in 2003, the most powerful Shredder of Europe with its 6,000 CV. Nail a total investment of almost EUR 30 million, this machine can handle 170 tons per hour while the ability of the tool of Rocquancourt, consistent with 1,250 HP machines commonly used in the trade, amounted to 40 tonnes. Is that for power it, must be raking offshore. EDG has already taken control of five other sites in the region, of Charvieu (Isère) Valence (Drôme), and it is present in Nimes and Marseille. Its location along a great road axis facilitates the arrival of the stream. "The tool is not yet 100, but it rises," acknowledges Bruce Monnier.

Investment abroad

This race to the equipment is not finite, because Alsatians company continues to see great. The installation of a shredder of the same type is underway in Montoir-de-Bretagne (Loire-Atlantique) and another is programmed to Lemay (Yvelines). "Taking into account the capacity of these machines, it can focus on some sites the shredding and streamline our operations," said the President. An approach contrary to the traditional methods of the profession, accustomed to locate sites and close to local rather than regional supply facilities.

Through his holding company Ecore, EDG has spread across borders. In Hungary, where it has already 15 sites gradually developed European standards, as well as Romania and Turkey, where it has 5 centres. "It is important to be present at the international". "This is part of the culture of the House", punctuates Jean-Paul Saison.