HORIBA FRANCE SAS Opens New R&D and Production Site in Loos
Loos, 4 January 2021. On January 4, 2021, HORIBA FRANCE SAS inaugurated its new site in Loos, Hauts-de-France. The company was formerly located in Villeneuve d'Ascq. The site will enable the company to meet the increasing demand for Raman spectroscopy and its flagship product, LabRAM Soleil™, which was commercially launched in March 2020.
Designed to increase, rationalize, and modernize R&D and production, the new building will increase manufacturing capacity by 30% and will be a technological showcase for all of HORIBA's present and future customers. Work began in October 2019 and the move took place at the end of December 2020. HORIBA employees were involved throughout the project to best define the needs and the workspace areas.
The new site has a surface area of 6,764m², on a 14,500 m² parcel. It includes R&D and applications laboratories, large production areas (mechanical, optical, electronic) and sales and customer support areas. To prevent infection for COVID-19, the inauguration took place mainly by video conferencing under the chairmanship of Xavier Petit, Site Director, and Laurent Fullana, President of HORIBA FRANCE SAS.
Laurent Fullana said, "The project was delivered on time and budget, meeting the original objectives set before the COVID-19 crisis. I would like to thank all the employees who worked on the project to achieve this performance. These achievements demonstrate our resilience, commitment, and ability to adapt dynamically to a new environment. This should give us confidence for the future."
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