French Industrial Group GYS Was Nominated on Monday by the French-German Chamber of Industry & Commerce for the “Prix Franco-Allemand 2011 de l’Economie”

SAINT BERTHEVIN, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GYS the French industrial group was nominated on Monday by the French-German Chamber of Industry & Commerce for the “Prix Franco-Allemand 2011 de l’Economie”. The awards were held and presented at the Pavillon Gabriel in Paris under the patronage of Monsieur Francois Baroin, French Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry and Dr. Philipp Rösler, German Minister of Industry & Technology. The award was presented by Mr. Jacques Richier, the President of Allianz France. This award acknowledged French German « Best Practice » and co-operation between French and German companies. GYS CEO Bruno Bouygues said: “We feel very privileged to have received this award and we will, across all of the GYS group, continue to do our utmost to continue to build – at our level - stronger relationships between France and Germany.”

“We feel very privileged to have received this award and we will, across all of the GYS group, continue to do our utmost to continue to build – at our level - stronger relationships between France and Germany.”

Headquartered in Laval (53), GYS is an industrial group which manufactures arc welding products, spot welding machines and battery chargers. GYS has ISO9001/2000, TÜV and Thatcham certifications. The group employs 450 employees in four countries (France, UK, Germany & China).