Your setting up involves logistics, upstream/downstream flow management, distribution on a national or European scale, or grouped shipment issues?

CADev's assistance in finding answers to your logistics issues is a solution that will slot into your Supply Chain. We provide "turnkey" solutions to match each specified requirement.

Identification of the best location

The competitive advantage of Champagne-Ardenne:

• Strategically located in the North-Western ¼ of Europe,
• Road infrastructures that make it easy to reach the major European towns,
• Development of new road links: The A304 providing a direct Antwerp-Lyon road link, and the RN19 providing a faster Geneva-Paris connection.

CADev solutions:

• Information on transport flows along the major road links,
• Assistance in calculating your centre of gravity.

Optimisation of upstream/downstream flows

The competitive advantage of Champagne-Ardenne:

• Location at a meeting point of major catchment areas and of the North-South (Benelux-UK / Lyon) and West-East solutions (Paris region / Germany-Eastern Europe),
• Numerous multimodal logistics platforms linked to the main North Sea ports.

CADev solutions:

• Introduction to Transport & Logistics service providers based in Champagne-Ardenne,
• Initiative organised by the "Logistics Challenges in Champagne-Ardenne" business club (advice in optimising and grouping of logistics flows,
• Appraisal for the use of multimodal platforms (rail/air/waterways/road).

Development of a logistics platform

The competitive advantage of Champagne-Ardenne:

• 11 logistics zones spread out over the region that can accommodate all types of logistics activities (large surface areas, multimodal solutions, SEVESO sites, height over 18m…),
• Highly competitive costs for the North-West European region for purchasing land or renting warehousing.

CADev solutions:

• Working alongside engineering companies that are well-known nationally and internationally, based in Champagne-Ardenne,
• Identification of land plots for building platforms (8-month lead time once planning permission is submitted), and warehousing available on the market.

Transport & Logistics service provider search

The competitive advantage of Champagne-Ardenne:

• Strong and well-organised Transport & Logistics sector (1,000 businesses for 17,000 employees), with a wide range of businesses in terms of size, structure and business activity.

CADev solutions:

• B2B space for the "Logistics in Champagne-Ardenne" collaborative web platform (directory of T&L service providers and market place).

Labour requirements / Recruitment

The competitive advantage of Champagne-Ardenne:

• Logistics zones located in the region's main agglomerations (Charleville-Mézières, Reims, Châlons-en-Champagne, Troyes, Saint-Dizier...), with an immediately available labour pool area,
• Many training courses covering the know-how required in Transport and Logistics jobs: over 80 courses from Level I (supply chain management) to Level V (BEP, CAP, CACES, Certificate, etc.).

CADev solutions:

• Identification of applicants according to the job profiles sent by the business and free publication of job offers for Middle and Top Management recruitment,
• Introduction to the main teaching and training establishments in Transport and Logistics jobs in Champagne-Ardenne.

Optimisation/Cost cutting

The competitive advantage of Champagne-Ardenne:

• Financial aid schemes that are unique in France (Corporation tax exemption for up to 7 years, etc.),
• Highly competitive labour quality/ cost ratio (qualifications, reliability and loyalty of employees),
• A selection from among the numerous Transport & Logistics providers present locally.

CADev solutions:

• Assistance in identifying and applying for aid schemes for which your project is eligible (tax breaks, public and private aid schemes, etc.)
• Estimation of labour costs generated by your project,
• Presentation of the land and property offer available on the market and introductions to owners and dealers.

Technological know-how/R&D

The competitive advantage of Champagne-Ardenne:

• 2 research laboratories (CReSTIC and LOSI) developing technologies in the onboard communications and flow optimisation sector.

CADev solutions:

• A study of your particular case with the research laboratories and a proposal to be submitted to the teachers-researchers and thereby benefit from the "Crédit d'Impôt Recherche" (CIR)-Research Tax Credit.

Relations with the administrative bodies & local authorities

The competitive advantage of Champagne-Ardenne:

• Institutional representatives of the State in Champagne-Ardenne are often involved prior to the projects being started to facilitate the administrative formalities,
• The regional authorities make significant contributions to the economic development of the region and will demonstrate a wide-ranging commitment in support of the Champagne-Ardenne's assets.

CADev solutions:

• Benefit from our network of private and public sector and expert partners, in order to identify your key contact in the administrative institutions, shorten lead times for the examination of your documents and optimise your customs formalities, etc.