Senate President honors 17 top-performing companies
On Thursday March 31, Mr. Gérard Larcher, President of the French Senate, presented awards to 17 French companies for the performance of their management approaches based on the EFQM excellence model. This important recognition came at the close of the first Senate Business Day.
The Senate Business Delegation organized the first Business Day on March 31, 2016, as a continuation of initiatives undertaken to encourage growth and employment in the territories. The end of the day, organized in partnership with the AFNOR group, provided an opportunity to share the success factors observed within several high-performance companies.
The President of the French Senate, Gérard Larcher, was on hand to award diplomas to 17 companies selected for their excellent management approach, already recognized according to the EFQM ( European Foundation for Quality Management) model.
Agility, leadership, the development of strategies that integrate their stakeholders, team involvement and the continuous improvement of products and services are all common to these companies.
THE 17 COMPANIES SINGLED OUT BY THE SENATE
The highest EFQM recognitions in France
- Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport
- CNIEG – Caisse nationale des industries électriques et gazières (National Fund for the Electricity and Gas Industries)
- SDEA – Syndicat des Eaux et de l’Assainissement Alsace-Moselle (Alsace-Moselle Water and Sanitation Syndicate)
- Valrhona – Chocolatier
- Weave – Strategy consulting
Companies awarded a European distinction
- Bosch France – Rodez plant
- La Poste, mail and parcel services branch
- SCLE SFE – Components for electrical transformers
The nine EFQM-recognized organizations in 2015
- AFNIC – French Association for Internet Naming
- ECAM-EPMI – Engineering school
- Endress + Hauser SAS France – Measurement and metrology
- Laboratoires Pierre Fabre (Pôle actifs végétaux) – Botanical Expertise Pierre Fabre
- Vignerons de Buzet
- Plastipolis – Competitiveness cluster
- RATP Line 14
- Régime Social des Indépendants (RSI) for the Pays de la Loire region
- SNCF Mobilités – Direction régionale Rhône-Alpes TER Rhône-Alpes
> Read the press kit to find out more about the award-winning organizations…
Contact AFNOR :
Olivier Gibert – Tél : 01.41.62.85.55 – Contact – @AFNOR_RP
Senate press contact :
Karine Rahuel – 01.42.34.25.13 – Contact
EFQM at a glance
The EFQM excellence model, represented in France by AFNOR, is one of the most popular management tools in Europe. Useful for bringing coherence to a number of strategic projects and instilling a corporate dynamic, it is used by over 30,000 organizations to improve their performance. Through benchmarking and internal and external assessments, it encourages them to become agile structures, better adapted to the rigors of today’s global economic context. From regional clubs to French and European awards, EFQM is creating a strong momentum among companies.
About AFNOR
At the service of the general interest and economic development, the AFNOR Group designs and deploys solutions based on voluntary standards, a source of progress and confidence. The association’s general-interest missions are defined by decree, which entrusts it with coordinating the French standardization system, representing French interests in European and international standardization bodies, and drawing up and distributing voluntary standards. Our training, assessment and certification activities are carried out in a competitive environment, in strict compliance with the rules. Olivier Peyrat is in charge of the group’s general management. More information at www.afnor.org
About the Senate Business Delegation
Created at the end of 2014 at the initiative of Senate President Gérard LARCHER, this delegation, made up of 42 senators appointed by proportional representation of political groups, is responsible for informing the Senate about the situation of businesses, identifying obstacles to their development and proposing measures to encourage entrepreneurship and simplify regulatory standards applicable to economic activity, with a view to encouraging growth and employment in the territories.
Photo: ©Sénat/Sonia.Kerlidou
