Marais (company)

Marais

Type	Private
Industry	Heavy equipment
Founded	1962
Founder(s)	Jacques Marais
Headquarters	Durtal, France
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Etienne Dugas (CEO)
Products	Trencher (machine)
Subsidiaries	Marais Contracting Services, Marais Trenching, Marais-Lucas Technologies, Marais Tunisia, Marais Algeria
Website	samarais.com

Marais or Groupe Marais, founded in 1962 in France, is a manufacturer of trenchers. The head office and workshop buildings have been located in Durtal since 2001. Marais society via its founder, Jacques Marais is in 1962 behind the trenching wheel and the mechanized laying of cables or flexible pipes process.

At present, MARAIS line includes mainly wheel trenchers, chain trenchers, and micro trenchers.

History

Mechanical laying with a Marais wheel trencher

Created in 1962, Mr. Marais, a contractor located in the Sarthe French department, obtained a patent for a cutting wheel designed for drainage system (agriculture) : that is the beginning of the wheel trencher.

1974, the administration of Postes et Télécommunications chose to bury 40,000 km of networks. The company invented the lateral translation of the wheel and the laying box to facilitate work on the verge of the road.

Between 1974 and 1993, several trenchers were built and leased to civil engineering companies to bury cables and Telecommunications networks, electricity, gas and water.

1995, the company investigated new markets abroad : Morocco, Algeria, Senegal, Colombia, Mexico, United States, Canada, which will soon represent 30% of its turnover.

2000, Marais developed a patented micro-trencher named CLEANFAST for optical fiber cable laying in urban areas.^[1][2]

2001, by building the 12 000 km LDCOM network, now 9 telecom, the company acquired the skill and experience of a turnkey network solutions manufacturer.

2005, Marais company established its first subsidiary in Morocco "Marais Morocco".^[3]

2006, it is the European leader of mechanized laying in the field of power networks, telecommunications and water and gas supply burying.^[4]

2008, the policy of the company is to develop new machines in the field of micro trenching with the Side Cut^[5][6] for the FTTx market.^[7]

2009, creation of a joint venture Marais-Lucas Technologies in Sydney (Australia).

2009, acquisition of the Marais company by Qualium Inverstissement (Caisse des dépôts et consignations) and Ouest Croissance (Groupe Banque Populaire -People's Bank-), and Etienne Dugas^[8][9] succeeds to Daniel Rivard as the presidency of the Marais Group.

Marais Group

Marais or Groupe Marais manufactures trenchers for both rural and urban areas. The Marais Group is constituted of 5 entities :

• Marais Contracting Services (France);^[10][11]
• Marais Trenching (South Africa);^[12][13]
• Marais-Lucas Technologie (Australia);^[14][15][16]
• Marais Tunisie (Tunisie);^[17]
• Marais Algérie (Algeria);

Miscellaneous

• 2011 Member of the FTTH Council Europe;^[18]
• 2010 Gold Member of the FTTH Council Asia Pacific;^[19]
• 2006 French INPI Innovation Award.^[4]

References

1. ^ (Turkish) Haber Yayin Tarihi (11 October 2009). "Mobese Sisteminin Alt Yapı Çalışmaları Başladı". Sondakika.com (Turkey). http://www.sondakika.com/haber-mobese-sisteminin-alt-yapi-calismalari-basladi/. Retrieved 30 July 2009. 
2. ^ (English) Greg Keane (April 2009). "Cleanfast for Tassie NBN". Contractor (Australia). http://issuu.com/maraistrencher/docs/article_contractor. 
3. ^ (French) J.B (11 May 2009). "Marais Groupe porte le capital de sa filiale Finetis Maroc à 20 MDH". La Vie Eco (France). http://www.lavieeco.com/news/economie/Marais-Groupe-porte-le-capital-de-sa-filiale-Finetis-Maroc-a-20-MDH-13688.html. 
4. ^ ^{a b} (French)PDF Dossier de presse de l'INPI (16 November 2006). "Trophée INPI de l'innovation 2006". La vie des réseaux (France). http://www.inpi.fr/fileadmin/mediatheque/pdf/DP_trophees_PaysdelaLoire.pdf?PHPSESSID=743bc971ad7dcf22a81114c228064e91. 
5. ^ (English) J.B (April 2009). "Sidecut trencher from Marais developed with increased capacity". Intermat Daily News. http://archive.dailynews-online.com/intermat2009/news.asp?id=546. 
6. ^ (French) Frank Prades (26 June 2009). "Pour un déploiement rapide et discret". France BTP (France). http://issuu.com/maraistrencher/docs/r_seausidecut_toursetde. 
7. ^ (French) Frank Prades (26 January 2009). "La location tire l'activité de Marais". France BTP (France). http://www.francebtp.com/carrieres/article/2011/01/26/54035/la-location-tire-activite-marais.php. 
8. ^ (French) Frank Prades (March 2010). "L’expertise Marais se vend de mieux en mieux à l’étranger". France BTP (France). http://www.francebtp.com/reseaux/e-docs/00/00/95/B3/m_document_articles.php. 
9. ^ (French) La rédaction (March 2010). "Etienne Dugas, président de Marais". France BTP (France). http://www.francebtp.com/reseaux/article/2010/03/04/35515/etienne-dugas-president-marais.php. 
10. ^ (French) Dominique Gruson (13 September 2010). "Construction des réseaux de demain". Anjou ECO number 16 page 20 (France). http://issuu.com/maraistrencher/docs/article_presentation_marais_anjou_eco_sept_10. 
11. ^ (French) Frank Prades (20 March 2010). "L'expertise Marais, un vecteur d'exportation". Réseau VRD number 170 (France). http://issuu.com/maraistrencher/docs/article_interview_-_r_seau_vrd_f_v_mars_2010. 
12. ^ (English) Martin Zhuwakinyu (July 2007). "Automated trenching innovation seen as aligned to big fibre push". Engineering News (South Africa). http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/automated-trenching-innovation-seen-as-aligned-to-big-fibre-push-2007-07-27. 
13. ^ (English) David Poggioloni (September 2007). "Faster trenching know-how tested". The Civil Engineering Contractor (South Africa). http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/automated-trenching-innovation-seen-as-aligned-to-big-fibre-push-2007-07-27. 
14. ^ (English) "Telecom, Crown Fibre, MED team on Lower Hutt fibre trial". The National Business Review (New Zealand). 7 June 2011. http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/telecom-crown-fibre-med-team-lower-hutt-fibre-trial-ck-84426. 
15. ^ (English) "Deployment Standards Initiative (DSI) Fibre deployment trial". Ministry of Economic Development of New Zealand (New Zealand). 14 March 2011. http://www.med.govt.nz/templates/Page____45777.aspx. 
16. ^ (English) Simon Edwardsi (1 February 2011). "Kelson chosen for ultra-fast broadband trenching trial". The Hutt News (New Zealand). http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/hutt-news/4603637/Kelson-chosen-for-ultra-fast-broadband-trenching-trial. 
17. ^ (French) "Le Tunisien GTN construit pour Orange son réseau fibres optiques en utilisant des techniques innovantes". Tunisia IT (Tunisia). 13 September 2009. http://www.tunisiait.com/article.php?article=5681. 
18. ^ (French) "Groupe Marais membre du FTTH Council Europe". La vie des réseaux (France). 8 March 2011. http://www.laviedesreseaux.fr/Informez-vous/Actualite/Groupe-Marais-membre-du-FTTH-Council-Europe. 
19. ^ (English) "Membership companies". FTTH Asia pacific website. May2011. http://www.ftthcouncilap.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=41&Itemid=29. 

See also

• Heavy equipment (construction)
• Trencher (machine)
• Trench

External links

• Website
• Latest News Marais Lucas
• Marais Tunisia
• Marais Algeria
• Marais Lucas Technologies (Australia)
• France BTP - The different trencher manufacturers