Eighty jobs created to support major railroad and aerospace projects - Eurogiciel Group sets up in Greater Montréal with support from Montréal International

MONTREAL, Jan. 16, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Eurogiciel Group—a leading France-based project support service company—has announced it is opening a subsidiary in Greater Montréal. Having a presence in Québec will enable Eurogiciel to provide international project support services to Canadian and North American companies and their French clients. Eurogiciel will provide consulting services, equipment and testing methods to its new clients in partnership with Adetel Group.

"The decision to set up in Greater Montréal was a highly strategic move as it marks a new stage in our development process. After opening up several European locations and setting up bases of business in Morocco and India, we were ready to bring our expertise to North America," said Daniel Benchimol, President of Eurogiciel Group. "We chose Greater Montréal because we wanted to export our know-how to new aerospace and railroad markets. We have already had discussions about future joint projects with Bombardier, Aerolia, MDA, Safran and Thales," he added.

Working in conjunction with the Government of Québec, Montréal International has deployed every effort to attract this pioneering high added-value project support service company, which has long been a consulting and services leader on the European scene.

"We are very pleased that a world-class company has chosen to pursue its development in Greater Montréal and we are proud to have contributed to this success," said Dominique Anglade, President and CEO of Montréal International. "Eurogiciel Group is coming to a thriving and dynamic region featuring innovative industrial clusters which bring together all the players in a given sector so they can join forces to work together towards common goals," added Anglade. "Welcome to Montréal!"

Eurogiciel has operations in five countries: Germany, England, Canada, Spain and the United States.

About Eurogiciel (www.eurogiciel.fr)
Eurogiciel Group is THE leading project support service company. The Group was founded in 1989 in Toulouse, France, and comprises three business units which provide services throughout all project phases:

• ETOP International, project management consulting,
• EQUERT International, quality management consulting,
• ETIQ Engineering. This unit provides expertise in mission-critical real-time software and IT systems engineering expertise and governance.

About Montréal International (www.montrealinternational.com)
Created in 1996, Montréal International (MI) is the result of a private-public partnership. Its mission is to contribute to the economic development of Greater Montréal and enhance its international status. Its mandates include attracting foreign direct investments, international organizations and international strategic workers as well as promoting the competitive and international environment of Greater Montréal. Montréal International—a non-profit organization—is funded by the private sector, the governments of Canada and Québec, the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (Montréal Metropolitan Community) and the City of Montréal.

Since its creation, Montréal International has helped to attract $9.4 billion in foreign direct investments to Greater Montréal. From these investments, more than 49,000 jobs have been created or maintained. To date, MI's activities have also allowed almost half of some 60 international organizations to establish themselves in the city and attract and retain more than 8,000 international strategic workers.

SOURCE: Montréal International

Céline Clément
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Montréal International
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