Dear colleagues, agents and partners,
After this festive period spent with your loved ones, I would like to wish you all the very best for 2023.
Our goal in 2022 was to return to growth and we achieved it. Our group has recorded very good results, thanks in particular to the Products & Solutions business line, which has seen strong growth in all the countries. Also, the quality of our services, developed through many years of effort, is now widely recognised and has opened up opportunities for numerous long-term contracts. Finally, the financing business has seen renewed growth, with the arrival of new sales staff and the development of the Fast offer.
In 2022, we embodied the three central values of Econocom more than ever. While our responsiveness and our good faith aroused admiration and recognition among our clients during the Covid-19 pandemic, we have built on this in 2022 by proposing solutions and offers that are increasingly in line with their expectations.
Our boldness too has marked the past year. Firstly, we were lucky enough to experience two unique events: the christening of the two ships, Abeille Normandie and Abeille Méditerranée. Econocom takes great pride in contributing to the protection of part of the European coastline (Channel, Atlantic and Mediterranean) thanks to our company Les Abeilles International. Secondly, 2022 saw the creation of a new business for our Group, that of reconditioning, with the acquisition of a dedicated plant in France. This transaction is the first step in the development of this activity at European level and will soon be followed by two new facilities in Southern and Northern Europe.
For almost 50 years, Econocom has been putting all its energy and agility into being useful to its clients and partners, but also to society and the planet. In the coming year, I am counting on you to embody this mission, with passion!
Be assured that you have my gratitude.
I wish you all and your loved ones a very Happy New Year.
Jean-Louis Bouchard
Chairman