RIVES: ECONOMY

ALAIN DEZEMPTE, MAYOR OF RIVES & FRANCK RETTMEYER, CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF ALLIMAND, ANNOUNCE THE START OF A SERIES OF “BREAKFAST MEETINGS” FOR THE BUSINESS OWNERS IN RIVES

On the 9th of June, Franck RETTMEYER, Chairman and CEO of the company ALLIMAND in Rives, designer and manufacturer of paper machines for the papermaking industry since 1850, met with Alain DEZEMPTE, Mayor of Rives. The aim of this informal meeting was to discuss ALLIMAND’s situation and the economic development of the town. A particularly pleasant and slightly atypical meeting as Franck RETTMEYER’s father, Christian, was the town mayor for Rives more than 20 years ago before Alain DEZEMPTE started his mandates…

An awareness of the economic world since 2001

“Since my first mandate, I wanted to meet the different companies in my town” declared Alain DEZEMPTE, Mayor of Rives. “At the time, I only received three positive responses, one of which from ALLIMAND. We have always maintained a courteous relationship and we therefore set in motion our idea or organising “breakfast meetings” with the companies located in Rives, but without much success. Since then, Rives has joined the greater local economic community which has the economic capacity”. This integration has accelerated investment, for example the renovation of the train station, the Rives secondary school, the residence “le temps des cerises” and the motorway interchange area where more than 73 ha are dedicated to the economy. “It’s a significant improvement” emphasises the Mayor.

Break the solitude by the “network” effect and meetings with the companies of the town

Franck RETTMEYER highlights that when a business owner wishes to set up a business in the town, one of the first steps is to get in contact with the mayor. Generally, business owners deplore the solitude of their position which is why the “network” provides the ideal opportunity to exchange and present their ideas and draw on their colleagues’ “good practice”. The CEO of ALLIMAND is disappointed that the companies in Rives know very little about each other.

September, the beginning of meetings between the businesses in Rives

The Mayor of Rives feels strongly about town independence and is firmly committed to making his town ever more attractive. Alain DEZEMPTE sets in motion the local business “breakfast meetings”, the first one after the summer holidays in September and naturally on Allimand’s premises.

“I would like to highlight the high performance of the ALLIMAND group whose growth perspectives are looking particularly positive for the months to come and its strong social policy” concludes the Mayor. “We continue to support the ALLIMAND group and work for the greater Voiron area, beyond the town of Rives, and its economic development!”