14/04/2011
Inauguration of 2 new structures headed straight for the future
Last 7 April, the Group inaugurated two new structures at its facilities in Pompadour, marking a new stage in its development.
05/04/2011
AUSTRALIA
Disastrous weather in queensland, SICAME AUSTRALIA spared and mobilized to rebuild the power grid
13/12/2010
SEF: first deliveries for Brazil!
Salvi's Brazilian subsidiary has just made its first deliveries of power line accessories for its domestic market.
08/12/2010
The Argos Group (DUVAL MESSIEN) becomes a FRANKLIN France subsidiary
This summer, the entire ARGOS GROUP (DUVAL MESSIEN, FORTERRE, DUVAL MESSIEN FORTERRE and ARGOS NANNING CHINA) merged into the SICAME Group as a subsidiary of FRANKLIN France.
06/12/2010
Fernand GOUTH: appointment of an Industrial Manager and Subsidiaries General Manager for the SICAME Group
Fernand Gouth, 45, married with two children, has just joined the SICAME Group as Group Industrial Manager and Subsidiaries General Manager.
03/12/2010
Salvi: 90 years
Salvi, the Group's Italian subsidiary, celebrated its 90th anniversary in September. A ceremony was held in Milan's Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology, a former convent built in the early 16th century and now one of the largest scientific and technical museums in the world.
24/11/2010
The Group has just purchased WT. HENLEY
The SICAME Group announced its acquisition of WT Henley Ltd. (London, United Kingdom), a subsidiary of British group TT Electronics, and its subsidiary WT Henley Electrical Co. Ltd., based in Suzhou, China.
31/08/2010
SBI Connectors choosen by Spie for Tennet 380 kV substation in Netherlands
Tennet had found out that in an earlier equal design substation, the chosen solution used, could lead, under severe short circuit conditions, to a disconnected, extracted busbar which could result to a big potential problem.
26/08/2010
CICAME ENERGIE: An Active Member of the AIEQ
Franck WILLIER, Managing Director of CICAME ENERGIE, was appointed to the AIEQ's strategic committee (Economy).
25/08/2010
The Group's newly redesigned website www.sicame.com is Online!
Since 2002, the Group's website has had only a few updates, but its layout and navigability no longer met the standards of today's websites. A complete redesign was needed.
25/08/2010
LIAT: a new live voltage testing camera
Highly demanded by the TST teams, video testing and inspection systems are becoming increasingly more common.
10/06/2010
The New Pompadour test laboratoty
Started in July 2009, the new extension housing the new research centre at the Pompadour plant has been completed and with it the trials and tests installations...
09/06/2010
New T&D word magazine communication campaign
A new press publicity campaign in the T&D World magazine, alternating institutional visuals and product visuals, will start in July 2010.
09/06/2010
IEEE - New Orleans - USA - 20-23rd April 2010
An exhibition under volcanic influence
08/06/2010
SICAME India factory, the buildings rise from the earth
The construction site makes progress and the inauguration is planned for the current of the summer, 2010...
07/06/2010
For an intelligent and sustainable management of street lighting
The deployment of an intelligent remote management system for checking and controlling each light spot will reconcile respect for the environment and lighting for urban areas.
07/06/2010
Promoting the Group on international fairs
Since 2008, a new policy in relation to the presence of the Group at international fairs was gradually implemented through an effective export coordination headed up by Michel PETROVITCH.
07/06/2010
SBI CONNECTORS, the challenge of switchgear connectors
With the major electrical energy transport infrastructure projects that are being conducted throughout the world, the market for line and switchgear accessories is experiencing steady growth.
LET’S SAMBA WITH SEF!
SEF, the Brazilian subsidiary of SALVI, has been awarded a major contract for a nearly 2,400 km transmission line.
THE GROUP CREATES A TRAINING DEPARTMENT: "SICAME ACADEMY"
In response to fast-moving product development and an increasingly high demand among companies for training for their installation and service teams, the Group has created a department devoted purely to providing training services.
GENERIK ENERGETYKA BECOMES SICAME POLSKA
In order to continue to develop and to better reflect the Group at the local level, GENERIK ENERGETYKA is changing its name to SICAME POLSKA
CONNECTION PROTECTION ARRIVES ON IPHONE AS CP PRO
Like CATU, CONNECTION PROTECTION has just released an iPhone app specifically on NF C 17-200 installation standards and connection equipment for lighting columns and temporary lighting.
GROUP GRAPHIC CHARTER: validated, available soon…
Enforcement at end of first semester 2011. While searching for the strategy to improve the image of the SICAME Group, it became an absolute necessity to create a graphic charter.
CATU completely transforms its general catalogue
CATU has just published its new 2011/2012 general catalogue.
SALVI and SICAME INDIA on road for 1200 kv with PGCIL
SICAME INDIA has just delivered the 1st spacer dampers designed by SALVI for PGCIL as part of the experimental 1200 kV electrical energy transmission infrastructure project. These Hex Bundle spacers for ACSR conductors are the largest models ever executed and manufactured by SICAME INDIA.
Christophe DELMAS : new IT Director for the Group
Christophe DELMAS was appointed the IT Director last May after the departure of Stéphane ROSSI. He was the SAP and ERP logistics manager in the ANOVO BRIVE Group.
ARC FLASH protection, the new situation for safety business area
Protective equipment against thermal effects of electric arcing is part of the equipment commonly used by North American heavy industry in the case of operations on high power installations where there may be risk of short circuit arcing powerful enough to generate intense thermal effects.
MECATRACTION develops a photovoltaic range
With the commercial success in 2010 of "SOLFIL", the equipotential bonding connector, MECATRACTION is offering a range of products for photovoltaic installations available in a catalogue completely dedicated to this activity.
Packaging initiative at SBI CONNECTORS
SBI CONNECTORS under its development plan, wants to make its packaging recognisable using the same image branding strategy as the one used by the Group for its communication charter. SBI CONNECTORS has initiated this process more than a year ago and has gradually adapted all its wooden and cardboard packaging.
SICAME INDIA, the conquering spirit
The Indian subsidiary of the Group is in full swing hovering between commercial development and preparations for the final finishes of the new site to match its ambitions.
OVERHEAD SUPPLY LINES ARE HOLDING UP IN FRANCE
While the current trend is to bury LV and HV supply networks, the overhead solution remains a reliable and enduring Alternative.
THE INTER-GROUP TOURNAMENT - LONG LIVE SPORTS AND THE SICAMERS!
The Group's 9th friendly sports event took place under the Pompadour sky to the great delight of the participants. As was the case in 2010, 2 tournaments were organised; the traditional football tournament and the 2nd women's badminton tournament.
CONNECTION PROTECTION LAUNCHES ITS NEW COM TOOLS
In order to continue to show its innovative and decidedly dynamic side, CONNECTION PROTECTION is offering its customers and commercial partners new communication tools that are in tune with their times and designed to support their expectations for conquest.
NEW SM-CI COMMERCIAL WEBSITE
To continue investments with the goal of making its brand more visible and recognized, SM-CI is launching its own website. This medium, which is entirely business oriented, makes it possible to know SM-CI better and especially for it to present its standard offer specific to the ranges of connection and fittings for HV & LV networks, to specialised distributors in France.