Institutional
interactive
brochure CDVI, AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF FRENCH ORIGIN

1 - The CDVI group and its subsidiaries

With its important share of the French market and its international influence, CDVI is a leader in the access control and locking industries. With a continuous growth since its establishing in 1985, CDVI recorded in 2005 a 38 M€ turnover, of which 18 M€ were made in France, a 14% increase over the previous year. For 20 years CDVI has been growing steadily and significantly. To date CDVI has 20 subsidiaries worldwide, as in Canada and China, with a total of 240 employees, half of them in France.

Headquartered in Pantin (Paris, France), the CDV group consolidates all its manufacturing (L.E.O, Alliance Plastique, GMS, Elpro Innotek, Bergdata, Digit, Elite Electronic Locks, Elpro Innotek, Procofi, Préciméto, TECHNO EM, La Gâche Electrique) and distribution (CDV Americas, CDV Italia, CDV Ireland Ltd, CDV Maroc, CDV CH, CDV Sweden, CDV UK, CDV China) subsidiaries around brands with a reputation (DIGICODE®, DIGIPROX®, DIGITAG®, ORPHEE®, DIAX®, DIGITIME®, GALEO®, MOTOVERROU®, DIGICLE®, NAVY®, CLEPROX® et MULTITECHNOLOGIES®) and a strong identity.

Locations of distribution subsidiaries

2 - Its trade

Our aim is to offer a wide range of high-performance and high-tech products in the field of access control and locking equipments, with the scope of providing people and goods with the level of protection needed today, in residential housings as well as in tertiary and industrial premises.

An example of active involvements of manufacturing subsidiaries in the making of a product

In the present situation, CDVI based their strategy on the control of the entire process, from design to distribution:

Design:
Every year, CDVI invests in R&D, which accounts for 20% of the workforce, in order to innovate and keep their technological advance. As a consequence, the company holds a large number of patents (2500 references). Run from the headquarters, the design phase is made concrete in collaboration with the subsidiaries and renowned research centers (e.g.: Perre & Marie Curie Institute).
Manufacturing:
It is carried out by the L.E.O. subsidiary, which includes a logistics center and a new factory with ultra-modern machines, over a 10,000 m² site. Giving priority to just-in-time production, the company is permanently listening to the needs and wishes of customers, and avoiding storage constraints.
Salesmen presence on the French territory

Distribution:
Products, equipments and accessories are marketed by CDVI’s own sales force towards regional distributors, and by international subsidiaries.