The Imprimerie Solidaire in Martigné-sur-Mayenne (Pays de la Loire) is to emerge from its safeguard procedure on 30 September, the daily reveals West France . A procedure sought to protect the company following a dispute with former employees, the newspaper said.
In 2016, the Valpaco group, which owns Imprimerie Solidaire, bought Graphi-centre in Ille-et-Vilaine and asked its 12 employees to come and work in Martigné-sur-Mayenne. Only four of the eight accepted.
The latter, who had been dismissed, took their case to the industrial tribunal and obtained payment of damages from the company 700?000 euros. This sentence is contested by the printing company, which is requesting a safeguard plan. But an agreement has finally been reached that allows the company to move forward, the group's chairman told West France .
France's leading industrial printer of adapted products, Imprimerie Solidaire has 60 employees, 80% of whom are disabled in its production workforce. It is notably equipped with several Knig & Bauer offset presses (a 74x106 5-colour + varnish, and a 54x75 5-colour), a full range of finishing equipment, and has a storage capacity of 7,500 m2. In 2018, the company achieved a turnover of 2.6 million euros.
The Valpaco Group is one of the largest paper supply groups in Europe, active in the printing and writing market and in the packaging market. Founded in 1998 by Jean Valli, it has achieved a turnover of 124 million euros in 2018.
