Last May Barenbrug France has moved its headquarters. We have sold our historical site at Collégien which had been built 30 years ago and which no longer matched the current needs of our company. We have purchased new offices at Montévrain. We have taken a 270 sqm office platform, on the second floor of a new building, which we have arranged to suit our needs. It is located 10 km from Collégien, in a fast developing area 30 km West from Paris. We have chosen this place because it is easy to get there from everywhere. It is 3 km from the motorway A4, 5 min walk from the city train direct to the center of Paris and one station away from the Marne La Vallée Chessy TGV station. The move had been well prepared in order to minimize the impact on the business. Our connections were interrupted for a couple of hours only.

 

Everyone is now welcome at Montévrain, we also have purchased a new coffee machine!

Last September Barenbrug France celebrated its 40th anniversary. All the Barenbrug France and Barenbrug Tourneur Recherche employees were invited to the main research station, in Mas Grenier near Toulouse in the southern part of the country. On September 8^th afternoon a visit of the research station was organized with presentations of forage breeding, turf breeding, machinery, laboratory work and green houses. It was an opportunity to present the new strategic investments which are being made by Barenbrug. They will help us maintain and strengthen our worldwide leading position in the grass seed business. On September 9^th morning a competition was organized. Ten teams of six employees each were opposed in several games such as archery, rope pulling, skittles, handball, mimes, questions of general culture, etc. The competition was tough, there was a lot of animation but all went well, in a perfect fair play and the referees were respected. Each member of the winning team got a very coveted basket of local food and drink products.

 

Everyone enjoyed this celebration and all decided they wanted to attend the 40th anniversary !