ABOUT NEXTER CANADA
Nexter Systems has been in the defence industry for over 400 years. It takes pride in its proven track record of delivering high-quality, proven equipment on time and on budget to customers around the world. Every year, Nexter invests 16% of its annual profits into research and development making it a technological leader in the defence industry.
In Canada, Nexter has significant experience working with the Canadian Forces. In 1994, the Canadian Forces acquired a fleet of 28 LG1 105 mm guns and a second generation ammunition system from Nexter (then Giat Industries). With the sale of these guns, the transfer of technology from Nexter to Canada was completely successful.
BUILDING CANADIAN PARTNERSHIPS
Nexter Canada has an experienced team with strong expertise integrated and augmented by key Canadian partners. The company is committed to ensuring a strong industrial and regional benefits (IRB) package as part of its involvement in the CCV competition.
Part of Nexter’s strength derives from strong strategic partnerships and experience at making these relationships successful and long-term. Consistent with Canada’s IRB Program, Nexter’s export philosophy encourages technology transfer through production in the customer country. In addition, Nexter is committed to ensuring that the lifecycle support for its products is provided in Canada by Canadians. And where there are opportunities to do so, Nexter will use Canadian suppliers to build and service Nexter products in other markets around the world as part of its global value chain.
For more information about Nexter Group, visit our international site.
CLOSING COMMENTS, SUPPLIERS MEETING
Philippe Burtin, Chairman and CEO of Nexter
Fairmont Chateau Laurier
January 31, 2012
We at Nexter are very pleased that so many Canadian companies responded positively to our invitation today. I know that many of you have travelled great distances to be here and I can say on behalf of the Nexter team that we deeply appreciate your presence and participation. I believe it was a very positive and constructive day and I trust you feel the same way. I also hope our answers to your questions helped you better understand our company and what we hope to achieve with our bids on the CCV program. We at Nexter are very enthusiastic and excited about our future prospects here in Canada and I hope we conveyed some of the optimism and confidence we are feeling.
As you all know, this is the first formal suppliers meeting. And as I’m sure most of you also know, in the last two years, our representatives have met one-on-one with companies from British Columbia to Quebec. We are talking to suppliers representing companies that produce everything from tires to batteries, suspension systems, drive lines, engines, metal cutting and machining companies – everything from electronics to braking systems. Today we are even more convinced that we have a winning team. This is based upon the people both what we have heard and what we have seen in terms of highly skilled workers, strong technical expertise, robust research and development, a great entrepreneurial spirit as well as creative and innovative management teams. All of this is evidence of a winning formula.
Nexter is also dedicated to creating jobs in Canada and to the transfer of technology. As part of our bid, we are fully committed to the Government of Canada’s Industrial and Regional Benefits policy. And we take our responsibilities in this regard very seriously. That is why we have actively sought partnerships and have tried to meet and spend time with as many of you as possible. Should we be successful, the VBCI will be built in Canada by Canadians working in small, medium and large companies from coast to coast. The project will build on the tremendous skills and talent that already exist in your companies and add new technologies to an already impressive defence industrial base.
Nexter is committed to providing value to Canadian taxpayers with a vehicle that has a very competitive purchase price combined with affordable life cycle support costs. Technical excellence is the foundation for success. But we also know that the winner will be the one who presents the best possible value and price. We strongly believe our bids combine both these elements.
I wish to say as well that Nexter is committed to future involvement in the Canadian market. We see future opportunities here and in the coming months, should our efforts be crowned with success, we will also be establishing a must larger presence than currently exists. We will be setting up a project management office which will create new jobs and with a view to keeping an eye on future business prospects. Back in the 1990’s, our predecessor Giat Industries sold to the Canadian Forces our 105 mm light howitzer which has performed extremely well and which is still in operation. We have some excellent products which include the ARAVIS and the CAESAR to name just a couple and we have a very strong program of Research and Development which will allow us to respond to the needs of the Canadian Forces well into the future.
This meeting has been about a potential commercial opportunity and the possibility of future partnerships between you and us. At the same time, however, we must never forget that this project involves the important task of protecting the lives of Canadian soldiers. We at Nexter are committed to bringing the very best we have to offer to this task and I know from our previous contacts with you and from your comments today that we share a similar commitment to excellence.
As you can appreciate, we are doing all we can to make this opportunity a reality so that together we can demonstrate what we can do on this very important project. Thank you again for being here today. We will be in touch as developments occur. Thank you for your attention.
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