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Over 50 years of industrial progress to drive the healthcare sector Ever since it was founded in France back in 1962, private family-owned company Vygon has based its development on innovation and the distribution of single-use medical equipment by controlling every stage in the product lifecycle, from design through to distribution.
•D esign At our four development centres (the main centre is located in Ecouen, France, with the second in Aachen, Germany, the third in Chaponost near Lyon and the fourth in Les Aires near Béziers), 65 people are focused every day on creating the medical devices of tomorrow's world.
•M anufacturing Vygon's medical devices are produced in our 11 factories around the world: five in France, one in Belgium, one in Germany, one in Portugal, one in the United States, one in Colombia and one in Mauritius.
4
development centres in Europe
8
factories in Europe
• Distribution Once manufactured, most of our products are sterilised and stored at our logistics hub in Verneuilen-Halatte in France's Oise region before being distributed. In France, our 100-strong sales force serves more than 4,000 customers (hospitals, clinics, purchasing consortia and service providers). Vygon is currently active in over 120 countries, with 26 sales subsidiaries and 3 sales offices. Its network also comprises around 100 distributors who play their part in fuelling the Group's international development. The Group's revenue (€344.5 million in 2020) is constantly growing, just like the number of employees.
1
global logistics hub in France
83%
of revenue from exports
Our investments In 2020, the Group's investments amounted to over €17 million. In addition, nearly all investments are concentrated in France and Europe.
70%
of profits are reinvested in the company each year
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29%
of investments are made in France
86%
of investments are made in Europe
