Definitions of filters for Business lines and expertise
Marketing and Supply
Activities, professions and expertise focused on the marketing, distribution and supply of products and equipment, for organizations whose core business is neither production nor installation.
Quality control
Activities, businesses and expertise related to the quality control of products or materials. Technological platforms dedicated to checking the conformity of products or raw materials against internal or external specifications. These facilities enable precise, repeatable and traceable measurements to be taken, guaranteeing the consistency of production or supplies.
Dismantling and Recycling
Activities, businesses and expertise related to dismantling and recycling. Platforms focused on the analysis and treatment of end-of-life products, with a circular economy approach. They incorporate equipment for the separation, recovery, sorting, degradation or recycling of materials, and are used to develop sustainable processes and assess the environmental performance of the solutions envisaged.
Distribution and Installation
Activities, trades and expertise linked to the installation of products and equipment or the carrying out of construction work on infrastructure projects (EPC: Engineering, Procurement and Construction).
Education, promotion and awareness
Activities, professions and expertise related to education, promotion and awareness-raising.
Studies and Design
Activities, professions and expertise linked to consulting missions, carrying out audits, carrying out studies, designing products or infrastructures, or even setting up projects.
Manufacturing and Production
Activities, professions and expertise linked to the manufacturing and production of products and equipment, to the operational performance of manufacturing processes.
Financing
Activities, business lines and expertise related to financing and supporting a company or project by providing funds.
Certifying training
Activities, professions and expertise linked to the offering of training and the delivery of certificates of success at the end of the training.
Logistic and supply chain
Activities, professions and expertise related to logistics and the supply chain within a company: procurement, storage, transport, etc.
Standards and certifications
Activities, businesses and expertise related to issuing, compliance support and other services related to regulatory standards and certifications required for sales. Platforms or services dedicated to helping products, processes or services comply with regulatory, technical or sectoral standards. These include standards monitoring, preparation for certification, interpretation of standards (ISO, CE, etc.), and coordination with accredited bodies to obtain the labels or markings required for marketing.
Operations and Maintenance
Activities, professions and expertise related to installation management, preventive and curative upkeep and maintenance operations.
R&D and innovation
Research and innovation activities, businesses and expertise relating to the design and development of new services or products. Technology platforms dedicated to fundamental or applied research activities aimed at exploring new concepts, materials or processes. These platforms are generally flexible, adaptable to different contexts, and used to validate scientific hypotheses, carry out feasibility studies or generate proof of concept (PoC). They are used upstream of industrial development.
Strategy and governance
Activities, professions and expertise related to strategy and governance within the company: control, decision-making processes, definition of objectives, image management, communication, etc.