With FretBay, a web platform specialising in online reverse auctions for the transportation and delivery of goods by road, users are able to benefit from high standards of service at the lowest possible price, while reducing their carbon footprint. Transporters, removal companies and haulage firms registered on the web portal are exclusively professional in nature, with a proven track record that is duly rated by the users themselves, as part of the FretBay offering. FretBay has now entered the British market. As a price-comparison and reverse-auction online platform, FretBay simplifies and speeds up the often tiresome process of shipping parcels and large, heavy or bulky items. FretBay.com connects individuals and transport companies so that consumers can get the best delivery service in total confidence, safety and at the best price — and simultaneously help protect the environment. FretBay.com can be used by the general public as well as companies, on the client side. FretBay combines reverse-auction features with grouping tools for transporters, providing benefits to both individual users as well as transport companies. FretBay helps transporters to be more efficient by using partially filled loads and loads that are empty on the return journey, while providing competitive quotes and cheap shipment rates to end users. Today, FretBay is used by thousands of professional and legitimate European transporters in order to increase their profits. FretBay is the only company that has chosen, on the service-provider side, to open its online platform exclusively to professional operators: this ensures the required quality of service, while assisting in the fight against rogue and unlicensed trucking and removal companies. Professional transporters can sign up without any fee (subscription or otherwise) and without any obligation. FretBay provides an economical, environmentally friendly and reliable solution to transportation problems. People have used FretBay to have furniture delivered and all manner of bulky goods (including pianos, for instance), but also works of art and a wide range of other items such as motorcycles, cars, boats, livestock, industrial machinery, and fragile articles. FretBay is employed in house removals as well as for moving offices. Road haulage, which is the most popular way of transporting goods, is also a major source of nitrogen-oxide and carbon-monoxide emissions. An aggravating factor lies in the fact that vehicles often return to their logistical base with an empty load, after they have carried out a delivery. FretBay helps transporters and removal firms to consolidate their deliveries, thus curtailing the number of empty return journeys that their lorries have to make. By reducing the number of kilometres wasted by lorries that are empty, FretBay contributes to reducing CO2 emissions. FretBay’s system of online reverse auction means that there is direct competition among contractors, which results in lower prices being charged to consumers. This is how it works in practice: after the sender (who wants some goods shipped out) has posted his (or her) proposal on FretBay, an offer is received from various transporters (who, in effect, bid for the contract). The sender is then able to choose the offer of service that constitutes the best value without any obligations. An important feature of FretBay is that, after the goods have been sent and delivered, the sender rates the service provided by the transporter. Users can then consult the ratings of the different carriers featured on the web portal in order to get an idea of how professional they are, which, in turn, helps them make the right choice from among the bids they receive.  The ratings and testimonials left on a transporter’s profile enable the haulage company to increase its presence and enhance its reputation on the web. Transporters receive serious and specific requests that help them to extend and develop their core business. All the transporters registered on the website are professional businesses that observe a quality charter, which encourages them to comply with a qualitative approach. A transporter falling short of the requirements that are expected, in terms of service, is removed from the site — a feature that enables users to hand over their bulky items with total peace of mind. Signing up to FretBay and accessing the offers posted on the platform is totally free and without commitment. Originally developed in France, FretBay now offers its services across many countries, including the UK and Spain. Following the launch of the FretBay internet site in Britain and Spain, it is now possible to use the services of transporters and removal firms that are members of FretBay outside France. The levels of user satisfaction achieved prove that FretBay has become a reliable solution to transportation problems, points out the company. About FretBay Founded in January 2008, FretBay is headquartered in Créteil, in the Paris region (France). The company has been operating in France for several years, and is now expanding into other markets, including Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands and the UK. FretBay provides online services for the transportation of goods by road. The company’s internet portal offers a price-comparison and reverse-auction service that enables users to benefit from a quality service at a low cost, while benefiting the environment. FretBay has developed advanced grouping tools that help transport companies to optimise their vehicles and decrease the number of empty returns. In March 2012, FretBay was nominated as the most innovative transport and logistics company at SITL Europe — one of Europe’s largest transport and logistics events. Hundreds of thousands of users have benefited from FretBay’s services, and thousands of transport companies are members of FretBay’s website. For further information, please go to:  www.fretbay.com

FDI of France, a leader in the access-control market, has created a new generation of access-control systems. It is an access-control system supplied by FDI that has been installed in the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Athletes’ Village. The company will showcase its innovations in access control at IFSEC, due to take place in Birmingham (UK) between 14 and 17 May 2012.   FDI is a subsidiary of URMET Group, whose stand the company will be on at IFSEC, the commercial- and government-security trade show, in the middle of May of this year. The trade fair will take place at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham (England), giving FDI (Stand C70, Hall 4) the opportunity to present its access-control solutions, which are adapted to clients’ needs, as well as more secure and simpler to use than competitor systems currently on the market.   Through a strong collaboration with the various players in the sector, FDI has succeeded in developing new systems that respond to the technological challenges of our time. The company’s success is highlighted by the fact that its access-control system has been installed, in conjunction with an URMET Ipervoice door-entry system, at the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Athletes’ Village.   Focusing on efficiency, FDI has developed a range of products based on the principle of reading and writing. Thanks to this technology, it is no longer necessary to connect the controllers physically in order to manage access controls centrally.   With the help of the easydoorcontroller web software, developed by FDI, the user programmes his (or her) access keys directly via the internet, with an encoder connected to one of his (or her) computers. It is the keys themselves that will transmit information about access profiles and the programming of doors to the controllers. Therefore, there is no need for the installer to go on site in order to manage the proximity keys.   Today’s (and tomorrow’s) Internet Protocol (IP) is at the heart of FDI’s technology. The use of an IP network to manage lighting, heating, air conditioning, alarms, or surveillance cameras has been strongly expanded in recent years. Convinced of the future of this technology, FDI has developed this ‘full IP’ solution.   The IP Transit is a new generation of access systems integrating the most modern Technology Community Platforms (TCP) and IP technologies, such as Power over Ethernet (POE) or Wifi. This, in turn, saves time at the installation stage.   An integrated web server, based on a Linux kernel, authorises multi-user management while not requiring installation on the client’s computer. The system needs only a web browser to operate. Additionally, the large range of readers, — including readers with integrated keyboards, vocal messages, LEDs and buzzers — makes it possible to respond to each client’s specific needs.   FDI is a French-based company which has more than 20 years’ experience in the development and production of residential and industrial access-control systems. The company is ISO9001-certified and tests its products at each stage of the manufacturing process, focusing on quality throughout. FDI has become an influencing player in the sector, and now produces more than one million keys per year, controlling each project from R&D to the production stage. The R&D department employs 16 engineers.   About FDI   FDI has been a designer and manufacturer of access-control systems since 1989. Thanks to its technical capacities and to the expertise of its personnel, FDI is, today, a major player in the market for residential-, public- and tertiary-access control. Thanks to its range of products, FDI offers solutions adapted to each project: from single-site systems to integrated multi-site systems.   In 2000, FDI became a subsidiary of URMET Domus Group (part of URMET Group), and the company is now based in Vendée (Western France). Supported by URMET Group’s international network, FDI is constantly developing internationally. Between 2006 and 2011, the company’s turnover increased by over 70%, from €7.4 million to €12.8million.   Each year, FDI produces one million token or proximity keys, 70,000 remote controls and 20,000 access controllers. In order to sustain this development, notably in the UK, the company recently appointed a new commercial representative for the North of Europe.   In 2010, FDI acquired a majority stake in Castel, which manufactures intercom systems and access-control solutions for industrial and service-industry buildings. In 2011, FDI was awarded the ISO9001 certification for quality.   FDI will welcome visitors to its stand (Stand C70, Hall 4) at the IFSEC trade show from 14 to 17 May 2012, at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham (UK).   For further information about IFSEC, please go to: http://www.ifsec.co.uk/   For further information about URMET Group, please go to: http://www.urmetdomus.co.uk/   For further information about FDI MATELEC, please go to: http://www.fdiaccess.co.uk/ http://www.fdimatelec.com/en/   For further information, please contact :   Quote ref. : FTPB3734 Ms Katherine WOODS - Press Officer UBIFRANCE Press Office in London Tel: +44 (0) 207 024 3640 katherine.woods@ubifrance.fr   View other press releases at : http://www.ubifrance.com/uk/

Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA) will introduce itself as a major European port in the field of renewable marine energies at Multimodal 2012, in Birmingham (UK), from 1 to 3 May 2012. More particularly, Cherbourg is set to be used as the industry-and-assembly hub for the wind-farm consortium led by EDF and Alstom, which has won a major contract leading to the installation of 240 wind turbines both in the Channel and off the West coast of France. Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA), which owns and runs the ports of Caen-Ouistreham and Cherbourg, will participate in the 2012 Multimodal trade fair at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) from 1 to 3 May of this year, in Birmingham (England). The trade show is the UK and Ireland’s leading freight-transport and logistics exhibition. PNA aims to develop strategic partnerships with British players in the logistics sector through the economic development of its ports’ assets. PNA is a pivotal component of the West Normandy Marine Energy initiative, which groups together all the business players and political decision-makers within the Normandy region in respect of wind power and renewable energies (including marine-based energies). The port authority is set to benefit from the French government’s recent decision to choose the consortium integrating EDF and Alstom for the implementation of a major offshore wind-farm construction project involving PNA ports. Using PNA’s facilities, energy specialists Alstom, WPD, DONG Energy and Nass & Wind, together with EDF, are set to construct three wind farms off the north-western coast of France. This will result in 240 turbines being built, with much of the assembly taking place across facilities located in Cherbourg. As a result of this project, more specifically, Alstom will set up two industrial bases, one of which will be in Cherbourg. These bases will be involved in the manufacturing of masts and blades for the wind turbines, thanks to the construction of two factories within Cherbourg’s port area. About 500 jobs will be created in these factories. The port of Cherbourg will serve as the assembly hub for the wind-farm consortium led by EDF. Caen-Ouistreham will be the maintenance port for the wind-power project: the site of Courseulles-sur-mer, on the Normandy coast, has been chosen for this purpose. In order to strengthen the position of the port of Cherbourg, PNA is committed to lengthening the Quai des Flamands — a project set to cost €40 million and extend the quay to 580m. Consequently, the quay will be capable of receiving several ships of different configurations. This extension is necessary in order to respond to the expected production and logistical tempo of the marine-renewable-energy project. PNA is also considering the extension of other platforms in order to be able to receive a range of ships with different layouts. Regarding tidal power, Cherbourg possesses a major asset: its immediate proximity to the Raz Blanchard (or Race of Alderney), which represents half of France’s tidal-energy potential. There is no doubt that PNA’s ports, notably Cherbourg, have great potential in becoming major European ports in the field of renewable-marine energies, thanks to their natural characteristics. These characteristics include the ports’ location at the heart of the market for wind power in North-Western Europe, 44 hectares of land that is free of all activity, and an absence of sea- and road-access constraints. Regarding the land that is available, PNA is looking into a possible extension of the surface area by 35 hectares in order to house further developments. The offshore-wind-farm and tidal-energy sectors are set to grow in France, thanks also to the launch of a second call for tenders. Similar developments are taking place across Europe, and PNA ports are ideally located close to the sites where vast offshore wind farms are due to be built, on the British side of the Channel. Both Caen-Ouistreham and Cherbourg are on the French side of the English Channel, close to the south coast of the UK. Besides, both ports have cheap available land, as well as good ferry links to Ireland and England (with high-frequency crossings and an extended ferry terminal that is near completion): all these features add to PNA’s attractiveness as a prospective partner. Caen-Ouistreham and Cherbourg are ports with complementary advantages. Situated at the centre of the Channel and accessible 24 hours a day, Cherbourg is a deep-water port that constitutes a logistic hub for bulk carriers. Caen is situated closer to Paris and backs on to a large built-up area, thus offering an attractive hinterland. PNA’s ports and local players using them also have expertise in a range of fields:  they undertake many activities relating to cross-Channel logistics, while the transit of solid-bulk carriers, the handling of heavy cargo and shipping-related industries also characterize the region. About PNA The ports of Caen-Ouistreham and Cherbourg are owned and run by Ports Normands Associés, known in English as the Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA). PNA’s head office is in Caen (Normandy). The historic region of Normandy is currently made up of two separate regions: Lower Normandy (Basse-Normandie, in French) and Upper Normandy (Haute-Normandie). The ports of Caen-Ouistreham and Cherbourg are located on the north-west coast of France and face southern England, on the other side of the English Channel. They belong to the western, maritime part of Basse-Normandie. For further information about Multimodal 2012, please go to: http://www.multimodal.org.uk/ For further information about PNA, please go to: www.pna-ports.fr For further information, please contact :  Quote ref. : FTPB3730 Ms Katherine WOODS - Press Officer UBIFRANCE Press Office in London Tel: +44 (0) 207 024 3640 katherine.woods@ubifrance.fr   View other press releases at : http://www.ubifrance.com/uk/

With 15,000 units, France’s fleet of electric passenger and lightweight-utility vehicles is the largest in Europe. With pure electric cars set to account for 20% of new vehicles from 2020, France is one of the front-runners in the global low-carbon vehicle sector. David Appia, Chairman and CEO of the Invest in France Agency (IFA), states, “France offers a world-class platform for foreign industrial players who wish to develop low-carbon vehicles while taking advantage of an environment highly conducive to innovation and boasting top-tier training for engineers. France’s innovation clusters and government incentives dedicated to the automotive sector enhance France’s investment attractiveness in these technologies of the future. Pure electric cars (i.e. those that are battery-run) and hybrid rechargeable cars (which have extendable battery life or fuel cells) are at the heart of a market set to account for 30% (and potentially up to 40%) of new vehicles by 2025, and 20% from as early as 2020. These vehicles are receiving strong backing from France’s industrial players and government decision makers, who are keen to address environmental concerns, boost the sector’s competitiveness, and secure its energy independence. A charter signed with the French Ministry for Industry in September 2011 lists the 10 commitments that must be made when industry professionals (including highway companies, car-park operators, traders and dealers) offer low-carbon vehicles, products or services to consumers. The charter details requirements regarding performance, quality, ease of use and safety. With 15,000 units, France’s fleet of electric passenger and lightweight-utility vehicles is the largest in Europe and the third-largest in the world, after the USA and Japan. In 2011, Peugeot SA launched the Peugeot 3008: the world’s first mass-produced hybrid diesel car. The Citroen DS5, operating on the same technology, is due to arrive on the market during the spring of 2012, along with the Peugeot 508 RXH. In 2012, Toyota will produce a hybrid version of the Yaris III, in Northern France. For city use, Courb, Goupil G3, Lumeneo, MEGA, Micro Vett, Tracetel and Venturi are developing engine-powered tricycles and quadricycles. Gepebus (PVI), Gruau, Irisbus and Tecnobus are bringing out buses, while Renault-Trucks produces a line of lorries. Lithium-Ion batteries are produced in France by SAFT and Lithium Metal Polymer batteries by Batscap-Bolloré. Renault will start manufacturing electric engines in Cléon (northern France) in 2013, and batteries in Flins (in the Paris region) in 2014. Pivotal to BMW’s partnership with PSA is a hybrid-components plant in Mulhouse (eastern France), due to open in 2014. Parts manufacturers such as Valeo are involved in the electrification of the traction chain, power electronics and vehicle-weight reduction. The French government’s Automobile Bonus, in place since 2008, has channelled a total of €2.3 billion into the market, enabling the acquisition of 3.9 million new low-pollution vehicles in France. In 2012, there will also be generous support through incentives ranging from €2,000 to €5,000 per low-carbon vehicle. An incentive scheme from the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) also exists for quadricycles and certain heavy-duty vehicles. The French government has allocated €100 million for the development of low-carbon vehicles and emission reduction to four innovation clusters: Id4Car, Lyon Urban Truck & Bus, Mov’eo, and Vehicles for the Future. More broadly, R&D is supported through France’s Research Tax Credit and through the active role played by innovation agency OSEO. Initiated in 2009, France’s Plan for the Development of Rechargeable Electric and Hybrid Vehicles illustrates the French government’s commitment to promote low-carbon vehicles. Part of this plan, funded to the tune of €400million and known as the Multi-Year Land-Transport Programme, allocates an average of 50% of its funding to electric and hybrid vehicles. Two technological platforms are running today. The first is Steeve Grenoble & Amiens, which deals with energy storage; the project is run by the French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission (CEA), along with the French National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks (INERIS). The second platform is Movéo’DEGE Saclay — a project run by the French Institute of Petroleum (IFP). ADEME’s research funding for low greenhouse-gas road vehicles, amounting to €108 million, has been approved. The funding will also support experimental electronic-vehicle projects such as that of CROME, Kléber, SAVE, and VERT. BMW, meanwhile, experimented with a French fleet of Mini E-cars until June 2011, and will launch an operational fleet, with the ActiveE model, in 2012. Throughout, in order to guarantee safe electric-vehicle deployment — particularly in underground parking lots — tests have been carried out on electric-vehicle-battery safety, in conjunction with government authorities. The Recharging Infrastructures Working Group for Electric Vehicles (GT IRVE), placed under the supervision of France’s Ministry for Industry, is responsible for consultation and co-ordination with sector professionals such as DBT, EDF Sodretel, Hager, Legrand, Parkéon, Sagem.com, Saintronic and Schneider Electric. Consultation occurs on all national government issues, covering, for instance, sustainable development and recharging infrastructures accessible to the public. Support from CDC, the French government’s investment bank, and from ADEME has been available for R&D and for deploying the recharging infrastructure. In this respect, various eco-cities signed a charter in 2010. The French government’s National Investment Programme has boosted support for electrochemical storage, through the Low-carbon Energies segment of the programme. Meanwhile, the Vehicle of the Future segment has focused on advanced electric powertrain and hybrid technologies, as well as recharging stations. Already-published Multilateral Investment Agreements (AMIs) have been granted a budget of over €500 million. The French government has also announced an accreditation programme, with €54 million allocated to the VEDECOM Institute for Excellence in Low-Carbon Energies, specifically in the field of land transport and eco-mobility. This programme will include the set-up of a dedicated international cluster in the Paris region. Finally, in October 2011, the Grouped Orders Programme, driven by French postal service La Poste, and co-ordinated by public-sector procurement body UGAP, announced the outcome of a call for tenders regarding the acquisition of 2,000 vehicles for a four-year period. UGAP has also signed partnership agreements with various local authorities in France, and plans to launch a new call for tenders in 2012. About Invest in France Agency Invest in France Agency (IFA) is France’s national agency responsible for promoting and facilitating international investment in France. IFA also co-ordinates a range of initiatives in order to promote France’s economic attractiveness and stimulate inward investment. The IFA network operates worldwide, with offices within France as well as in North and South America, in Europe, in the Middle East, and in the rest of Asia. Within France, IFA works in partnership with regional development agencies to offer international investors outstanding business opportunities and customised services. For further information, please go to: www.investinfrance.org  

UBIFRANCE, the French export-support agency, will welcome 35 companies on the French pavilion at EWEA 2012, the leading European event of its kind, organised by the European Wind Energy Association. EWEA 2012 will take place at the Bella Center in Copenhagen (Denmark), from 16 to 19 April 2012. The 35 innovative companies on the French pavilion in Hall B, at EWEA 2012, in April of this year, will demonstrate their range of products and expertise. The pavilion has been organised by UBIFRANCE, in partnership with France Energie Eolienne, the wind-power branch of the Syndicat des Energies Renouvelables (i.e. France’s renewable-energy trade association) and Windustry France, which unites more than 300 French wind-energy industrial stakeholders. France has a number of significant natural advantages that are helping the country to establish itself as a major player in the wind-power industry: first of all, it has the second largest wind resource in Europe, after the UK; second, the French mainland has three coastlines; and, finally, the country boasts the world’s second largest maritime area (when overseas territories are taken into account). The country’s wind-energy sector is already worth over €2 billion. France’s R&D initiatives and industrial expertise mean that it is in a position to develop an innovative and powerful wind-energy sector. Its wind-energy sector currently employs 11,000 people — a number which is set to grow to 60,000 by 2020. As of the end of December 2011, France’s total onshore installed capacity stood at 6,600 MW. This should reach 19,000 MW by 2020, with offshore capacity, for its part, reaching 6,000 MW. In 2011, the French government issued an initial invitation to tender for 3,000 MW, to be distributed across 500 to 600 wind turbines that will be built off the coastline, in the Channel, in the North Sea, and in the Atlantic Ocean. French companies involved in the wind-energy sector are taking advantage of this favourable situation and are using the domestic market to develop expertise that has been acquired in other sectors, such as metallurgy, aerospace and shipbuilding. Also thanks to an array of initiatives being implemented by various regional bodies, France’s wind-power sector has been expanding fast. The following companies will be exhibiting on the French Pavilion. Further details are available on request. ASTRIUM — high-performance composites. www.astrium.eads.net B LUE WATER SHIPPING — logistics services for onshore and offshore projects. www.bws.dk BORDEAUX MARITIME PORT — logistics and industrial platform. www.bordeaux-port.fr BRETAGNE POLE NAVAL — cluster of companies in naval sector and marine renewable energies. www.bretagnepolenaval.org CEOLE — construction of towers for wind turbines. www.ceole.com DCNS — submarines, surface vessels and marine renewable-energy solutions. www.dcnsgroup.com DEF — fire safety systems. www.def-online.com   DELTA BOX — design and manufacturing of aircraft warning lights   www.delta-box.com     DOUCE HYDRO — small, medium-size and large hydraulic cylinders.   www.doucehydro.com     EPSILONE COMPOSITE — carbon-fibre pultruded profiles for various industrial sectors, including wind power.   www.epsilon-composite.com     ESI Group — virtual prototyping solutions for industry.   www.esi-group.com     FIXATOR — platforms for maintaining wind-turbine blades and shafts, and hoists for lifting people.   www.fixator.fr     FOURE LAGADEC — boiler works and essential components for wind turbines.   www.fourelagadec.com     G-TEC — geotechnical engineering services, as well as marine-geophysical and marine-environmental surveys.   www.g-tec.eu     H2AIR — onshore wind farms.   www.h2air.fr     IN VIVO — consultancy firm specialising in marine, coastal, and aquatic environments.   www.invivo-environnement.com     NAVALU — aluminium boats.   www.navalu.fr     NEOPOLIA — renewable marine-energy subcontractors.   www.neopolia.fr     NETWIND — maintenance solutions for wind farms.   www.net-wind.com     SIAG — towers, internal parts and steel-foundation components for onshore and offshore wind farms.   www.siag-group.com     STX FRANCE (EUROPE) — shipbuilding group involved in renewable energies.   www.stxeurope.com     STX FRANCE SOLUTIONS — design of offshore-wind-farm and electricity-substation foundations.   www.stxsolutions.fr     VALOREM — development to construction, technical studies, and maintenance operations for renewable energies.   www.valorem-energie.com     Win 1.0 (Wind Innovation in Normandy) — onshore and offshore test sites.   WIND FOR FUTURE — companies involved in the wind sector in Burgundy and centre-east region of France.   www.windforfuture.com     WIND INDUSTRY — the wind-energy cluster for the Aquitaine region (south-western France).   www.aquitainewindindustrycluster.com     YES (Your Energy Solution) — renewable-energy cluster in the Lorraine region (eastern France).   www.windenergy4lorraine.com   The Pays de la Loire regional agency, Bourgogne Développement, Bretagne Développement Innovation and Bretagne International, as well as representatives of the Picardie Regional Council, the Somme General Council and Havre Développement, will all be present at EWEA 2012, alongside companies from their respective regions.     About Syndicat des Energies Renouvelables   The Syndicat des Energies Renouvelables (i.e. France’s trade federation for renewable energies) is made up of more than 500 companies, employing over 80,000 people. The association is worth €10 billion and has companies from across the renewable-energy sector among its members.   France Energie Eolienne, the wind-power branch of the Syndicat des Energies Renouvelables, has more than 230 members.   About Windustry France   Windustry France is the brand under which companies involved in France’s wind-power sector operate. It currently includes nearly 300 companies throughout France, which are already working for the French (or European) wind-power industry.     About UBIFRANCE UBIFRANCE is the French export-support agency. As the partner of reference for French companies wishing to export, UBIFRANCE offers a complete range of services based on the provision of information on export markets, legal issues and regulations, as well as international finance and tenders, while also supplying sectorial data.   In addition, UBIFRANCE offers export advice and targeted support to companies’ commercial activities, such as exploratory visits, partnership meetings, foreign exhibitions and international press communication.   Finally, UBIFRANCE runs the International Postgraduate Programme (VIE) for employing qualified personnel and young graduates outside France.   UBIFRANCE is organising the French Pavilion in Hall B (Stands BD10, BE10 and BF10) at EWEA 2012, from 16 to 19 April 2012. The event will be held at the Bella Center, in Copenhagen (Denmark).   For further information about EWEA 2012, please go to: http://events.ewea.org/annual2012/  

For the third consecutive year, the French Trade Commission UBIFRANCE in London is organising a national pavilion at the Multimodal 2012 trade show. Multimodal, the key trade fair for transport and logistics in the UK, will be held in Birmingham from 1 to 3 May 2012. The French Pavilion will showcase dynamic French companies from across the transport and logistics sector. The French Pavilion at Multimodal 2012 will offer a unique environment for visitors to discover new products and services, and to find potential business partners. The participating companies are aiming to explore new business opportunities at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), in Birmingham (in England), from 1 to 3 May of this year. The companies due to attend (Stand 875) are listed below; a more comprehensive catalogue is available upon request. Haropa The ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris have recently created a joint entity, called Haropa. Haropa shares resources in order to develop a common and complementary offer to the three ports’ clients. As a major national and international player and the fifth-largest port authority in Europe, Haropa’s maritime traffic is expected to reach hundreds of millions of tons. www.rouen.port.fr France Line France Line is a French-based road-freight operator, which has specialised in road haulage between Britain and France since 1980. The company provides door-to-door services from the UK to any part of France, across a broad spectrum of markets. France Line’s experienced and dedicated team has a proven reputation for delivering reliable, cost-effective and personalised services. www.francelinetransport.co.uk     Jacques Pajot SARL Jacques Pajot SARL is part of AllianCeuropE Group. Based in France, AllianCeuropE specialises in transportation between mainland Europe and Ireland, dealing with containers and Tautliners, general and dangerous goods, as well as full and part loads. Jacques Pajot SARL provides transportation services between France and the UK every day, including Tautliner transhipment. www.allianceurope.com Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA) As the owner of the ports of Caen-Ouistreham and Cherbourg, Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA) is one of France’s leading port facilities. PNA ports are at the heart of Western Europe’s market for renewable marine energy, thanks to the region’s wind potential (with powerful, regular winds characterising that part of France). PNA ports give direct access to the Channel, which is one of Europe’s busiest maritime corridors. The ports offer quality multimodal connections to major European transport networks, together with port capacities that enable a wide range of traffic to be handled and activities to take place. www.pna-ports.fr About The French Trade Commission UBIFRANCE The French Trade Commission UBIFRANCE in London facilitates trade development between France and the UK. UBIFRANCE offers a wide range of services to French-based companies, so as to assist them in their business activities within the UK. As such, it organises B2B events in the form of conferences and networking opportunities. The French Trade Commission will present four companies on the French Pavilion (Stand 875) at Multimodal 2012. The trade show will be held from 1 to 3 May 2012 at the NEC, in Birmingham (England). Journalists wishing to attend should contact Ms Katherine Woods, Press Officer of the French Trade Commission UBIFRANCE in London. For further information about Multimodal 2012, please go to: http://www.multimodal.org.uk/  

The French Trade Commission UBIFRANCE in the UK will unveil the French Pavilion at Counter Terror Expo, to be held from 25 to 26 April 2012, in Central London (UK). Counter Terror Expo is the largest international event focusing on counter-terrorism and specialist security. The French Pavilion will showcase dynamic companies specialising in state security and counter-terrorism technology. The French Pavilion at Counter Terror Expo, at the Olympia exhibition centre, in London, will offer a unique environment in which professionals, manufacturers and distributors of counter-terrorism products and technologies will be able to discover cutting-edge solutions in the sector and find potential business partners. The trade show is taking place from 25 to 26 April of this year. The French companies will showcase such products and solutions as state-security technologies, surveillance solutions, military and police equipment, maintenance equipment, chemiluminescent products, advanced X-ray spectrometric detectors, decontamination solutions, demining systems, and CBRN detection technology. Participating French companies are listed below; a catalogue with further details on each of the exhibitors is available upon request. CEFA CEFA is an innovative company recognised by the French Ministry of Defence for the manufacture of military vehicles and specialist crossing equipment (for crossing rivers, for instance). The company will be presenting SECURICORB, its innovative bomb-proof rubbish bin designed to withstand explosions of up to 500g of plastic explosive, and used for the protection of people, property and urban sites. www.cefa.fr Cyalume® Technologies SAS Cyalume® Technologies SAS is a world leader in chemiluminescent products and non-pyrotechnic explosion simulators. For 40 years, military forces around the world have extensively used ChemLight® lightsticks, which are simple-to-use products for marking, signalling and illuminating. Cyalume® lightsticks also increase safety on industrial sites when used as maintenance and evacuation lights, or as personal protective equipment (PPE). www.european-lightstick.com Cofrexport Through its high degree of know-how, state-security specialist Cofrexport anticipates risks and offers innovative solutions to enable state-security services to combat criminal organisations effectively. Cofrexport offers highly advanced technical-surveillance measures, thanks to the company’s expertise in the latest listening-in, surveillance and interception technologies. www.cofrexport.com Co-decision Technology Co-Mining® is Co-decision Technology’s solution that mimics human behaviour when handling complex investigations, embedding the professional know-how of intelligence services. Users can launch cyber trackers, which detect and link ‘micro-risks’ from structured and unstructured data (such as social media, blogs and databases), travel between users to take into consideration multiple interpretations, and transform them into decisions for action. www.comining.com Deveryware Deveryware is a leading specialist in the provision of smart location-based solutions to fight crime. A 10-year experience in chronolocation and a close collaboration with tens of thousands of law-enforcement officials have allowed the company to conceive powerful web-based solutions that will be presented at the trade show. www.deveryware.com     ECT Industries   ECT Industries, a subsidiary of the NSE Group, is a European manufacturer of electronic systems for the aviation, naval, and transport industries. ECT Industries specialises in geolocalisation technologies and data transmission.   www.nse-groupe.com/en/data-transmission-system     GK Professional   Since 1984, GK Professional has created, manufactured and distributed law-enforcement, military and security equipment. With an emphasis on quality, the company has gained an excellent, global reputation within national and international institutions.   www.gkpro.fr   Milipol   Milipol is the worldwide exhibition for internal-security professionals. Constantly developing, Milipol is the major technological showcase for products and services in the public- and industrial-security sector. The next Milipol trade shows will be held in Qatar (in the Middle East) from 8 to 10 October 2012, and in Paris (in France) in November 2013.   www.milipolqatar.com   MultiX SA   A spin-off of Thales Electron Devices, MultiX is a technology start-up that designs, produces and sells advanced X-ray spectrometric detectors. These detectors are used for the identification of materials generally, and, more particularly, for the detection of explosives in luggage and packages. MultiX also provides solutions for food inspection and non-destructive testing (NDT) in industry.   www.multixdetection.com   Proengin   Present in over 40 countries, Proengin is the only company to have developed detection solutions for biological- and chemical-warfare agents that use flame-spectrometry technology. Proengin uses this technology to manufacture advanced chemical and biological detectors such as handheld chemical detector AP4C and biological detector MAB.   www.proengin.com   Verney-Carron   At Counter Terror Expo, Verney-Carron will present its Flash-Ball — a revolutionary defence weapon which generates the stopping power of a .38 Special (the rimmed cartridge designed by Smith & Wesson). Used in France by several specialist police units, the Flash-Ball has the major advantage of causing the target to suffer the equivalent of a technical knock-out (without penetrating a normally dressed person’s body).   www.flash-ball.com   About The French Trade Commission UBIFRANCE The French Trade Commission UBIFRANCE in London facilitates trade development between France and the UK. UBIFRANCE offers a wide range of services to French-based companies, so as to assist them in their business activities within the UK. As such, it organises B2B events in the form of conferences and networking opportunities, mainly in London.   The French Trade Commission UBIFRANCE in London will present companies at Counter Terror Expo 2012, in London (UK). The trade show will be held from 25 to 26 April 2012 in the Grand Hall, in the Olympia exhibition centre.   Journalists wishing to attend should contact Ms Katherine Woods, Press Officer of the French Trade Commission UBIFRANCE in London.   For further information about Counter Terror Expo, please go to: http://www.counterterrorexpo.com/