News Archive - Groupe Lemoine

French Innovation Award - Institut Choiseul

Pride, that's what the Groupe Lemoine 's teams felt when they learned that the company was listed in the 2023 Choiseul Conquerants ranking of the Institut Choiseul as a winner in the "Fleuron de l'Innovation Award" category. 🏆 (Flagship of innovation)
This spotlight highlights the Lemoine Group's ability to make innovation and eco-design a lever for growth that respects the planet. 🌍

We are proud of this recognition by the Choiseul Institute of the commitment of the Group and its teams to offer innovative and eco-responsible products for 45 years in line with consumer expectations.
We are proud to be included in this ranking among 200 flagship companies of the French economy recognized for their active contribution to the dynamism of the French economy.🚀

Very warm congratulations from the Lemoine Group to all the other French companies distinguished this year 2023 by the Choiseul Institute.

by Abdel Bouchary

Innovation Trophy – Reusable Cotton Pads

Sustainable, organic and made in France innovation was highlighted during the 25th gold FEEF ceremony which took place few weeks ago at the Casino de Paris.

The FEEF is Federation of Businesses and Entrepreneurs of France represents local SMEs : food and non-food distribution suppliers.

Indeed, the duo Groupe Lemoine and Intermarché, more than 40 years of partnership, received the GOLD Innovation trophy from FEEF for co-designing washable and reusable organic makeup remover cottons.

This great award recognized a strong commitment to supporting French industry, in particular the textile and organic sectors, both symbols of French know-how and responsible purchasing.

by Abdel Bouchary

Groupe Lemoine 45th anniversary

Groupe Lemoine celebrated its 45th anniversary at Mont Saint Michel in Normandy (UNESCO World Heritage Monument), in this region where the Group was born in 1978.

With this territorial anchoring, the Group's European teams were able to come together to celebrate this event which marks longevity of the company thanks to the know-how and expertise of its people which is based not only on its capacity for innovation but also on its strong commitment to sustainable development.

by Abdel Bouchary

Surgical Masks - Alert on European production tools

In the French Newspaper « Les Echos », Jeanne Lemoine co-founder of Groupe Lemoine was interviewed about situation on masks productions in Europe and difficulties for local producer to compete against chinese producer not only on price biut also taking into account the planet.

Although a large number of French companies invested in production tools in France during the Covid pandemic to meet the needs for surgical masks, public markets are awarding new contracts to importers who bring their products from China.

The risked pointed out by Mrs Lemoine is the closing of production units and loss of knowledge that has been acquired to be able to respond to the high standards of those specific and technical products.

You can read the full french article on the link below:

https://www.lesechos.fr/industrie-services/pharmacie-sante/covid-le-cri-dalarme-des-fabricants-de-masques-made-in-france-2027939#:~:text=Industrie%20lourde-,Covid%20%3A%20le%20cri%20d'alarme%20des%20fabricants%20de%20masques%20made,pourrait%20dispara%C3%AEtre%20dans%20quelques%20mois

by Abdel Bouchary

French Industry Week from 27/11/23 – 03/12/23

On the 29th of November on the set of BFM Business a French TV news channel, Jeanne Lemoine, representing Groupe Lemoine, was received as part of industry week in France.

During the interview, she defended the importance of training young people in industrial professions to meet the needs of future talents and collaborators.

She spoke also about the interest in taking environmental impacts into account in decisions to award public contracts.

Today, although the public and private purchasing guide requires quality, traceability and environmental criteria to be taken into account, unfortunately some markets are still awarded to importers for only price reasons forgetting those other important criterias

You can find the entire podcast in French by clicking on the link below :

https://www.bfmtv.com/economie/replay-emissions/soixante-minutes-business/90-minutes-business-du-mercredi-29-novembre_EN-202311290505.html

by Abdel Bouchary

A Gold Award for our 100% carton box for buds

We are very proud to announce that our Ecobox has won the GOLD AWARD at the “European Carton Excellence Award 2020” competition. This competition is the most prestigious award for cardboard packaging. This 100% FSC® cardboard box (Forest Stewardship Council *) which comes in addition to our paper sticks, allows us to offer our customers a totally eco-responsible product with 0 plastic.

by Groupe Lemoine

The Group and Lemoine France in the newspaper

The great implication of Groupe Lemoine, and its reactivity to produce in a record time the rhino-pharyngeal swab a necessary material to face COVID-19 has led to several articles in newspaper and online news, see below 3 of them.

Les échos : https://www.lesechos.fr/pme-regions/normandie/coronavirus-lemoine-lance-les-ecouvillons-100-francais-1200781

Usine Nouvelle:

https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/commet-le-groupe-lemoine-est-devenu-le-seul-fabricant-d-ecouvillons-en-france-en-un-mois-seulement.N967561

https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/femmes-entrepreneures-jeanne-cluzel-lemoine-directrice-generale-du-groupe-lemoine.N1001734

La French Fab : https://www.lafrenchfab.fr/2020/05/25/groupe-lemoine-le-seul-fabricant-francais-decouvillons-est-normand/

Ouest France : https://www.ouest-france.fr/normandie/athis-val-de-rouvre-61430/dans-l-orne-lemoine-ouvre-une-ligne-de-production-de-masques-chirurgicaux-7022873

Le journal des Entreprises: https://www.lejournaldesentreprises.com/normandie/article/un-club-eti-pour-renforcer-la-competitivite-industrielle-en-normandie-658951

by Groupe Lemoine