Veolia Environnement and DCNS create a joint venture, VEOLIA
Release Date: 2009-06-29
Veolia Environnement and DCNS are combining their expertise in a joint venture, Défense Environnement Services. This joint-venture will be a leading operator in services to military bases.
Veolia Environnement, the global benchmark in environmental solutions, and DCNS, the European leader in the naval defense sector, today announced the creation of the joint-venture company Défense Environnement Services, which will mainly specialize in military base management. This joint-venture is owned 51% by Veolia Environnement and 49% by DCNS.
The creation of Défense Environnement Services comes as a response to the growing demand to manage state support services, such as the operation and maintenance of infrastructure at military bases, under the French government’s General Review of Public Policies. Défense Environnement Services offers comprehensive, innovative solutions that cover a wide range of support services at military bases.
To provide these services, Défense Environnement Services will call on the complementary expertise of its two parent companies. DCNS specializes in particular in the monitoring and maintenance of sophisticated industrial infrastructure and in operating industrial facilities, as demonstrated by the services it provides for the Brest and Toulon naval bases. Veolia Environnement has expertise in industrial maintenance (utilities and energy production and distribution) and site management (corporate concierge services, cleaning, transportation, waste management, and so on).
Défense Environnement Services will be offering its services not only to army, naval and air force bases, but also to civil ports and other specific sites. Currently, Défense Environnement Services already offers management of technical infrastructure and general services at some sites.
Through this joint venture, DCNS wants to extend its services to new markets as part of its sustainable development approach. “Our unrivaled experience in high-technology services places us in a position to bring genuine added value to the armed forces in the operation of their bases,” said Bernard Planchais, Chief Operating Officer of the DCNS group.
For Veolia Environnement, the joint-venture combines its skills as an industrial service company specializing in environmental solutions with the specific expertise of a company specializing in the defense sector. This will reinforce Veolia Environnement’s capabilities for clients in this market. “Our experience with industrial sites and challenges will benefit military bases and guarantee efficient, top-quality support,” said Stéphane Caine, Executive Vice President, Industrial & Tertiary Markets for Veolia Environnement.
Défense Environnement Services is co-managed by DCNS and Veolia through a Management Board with an evenly distributed number of members. Its chairman will be put forward by Veolia Environnement and its chief Executive Officer by DCNS.
| Type: | NORMAL |
| Company: | VEOLIA |
| Country: | France |
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