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CEO of iXBlue, Philippe Debaillon-Vesque

When asked what is important to iXBlue, CEO Philippe Debaillon-Vesque’s preferred reply is “Our aim is to work in France and remain independent.” Known as iXSea until 2010, iXBlue is a family-owned holding specialising in solutions and services for navigation, positioning and imaging. Starting with ten people in the early 2000s, the group now has more than 600 employees located throughout France serving clients around the world. “Our strategy to date has been to integrate innovative SMEs with know-how that fits in well with our core business.

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SLCE, firm believers in reverse osmosis

Although SLCE has remained relatively unknown, this Lorient-based company has been steering a steady course through the straits of naval subcontracting since 1989. Today, it ranks highly in reverse osmosis (RO), a technique that is wid… […]

Sibiril and Delion unveil new 14.5m, all-weather pilot boat

The Sibiril Technologies boatyard in Carentec, Brittany, and Pierre Delion, a Nantes-based naval architecture bureau, unveiled their new pilot boat at the Navexpo International trade fair in Lorient on 11 May 2016. With a length of 14.5 metres, a beam of 4.8 metres and a light displacement of around 14 tonnes, the new boat can carry up to ten people and features an all-weather design offering the sort of performance normally only expected of boats in the 15.5 to 16m range.

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