cranes on oil platforms in the Gulf of Guinea

For a non-knowledgeable eye, a crane Seram resembles any other crane! And yet, a crane Seram is unique. In its new plant in Northern polygon in Perpignan, from a patent filed in the world, the company designs and manufactures cranes balanced arrow used in steel mills, pulp paper, recycling, the dock industries, etc., in short, in all sectors of activity where the weight lifting is paramount.

What is this particular design of crane "When the crane takes charge, with the counterweight, the mass of the body of the crane is negated by the counterweight." "Thus, the crane does throw that load, which allows to lift huge loads with smaller structures", says Alain Ghiretti its CEO. Seram, for example, developed c crawler cranes (sector and engine) that can move in full load (up to 100 tons) without tip! Mounted on barge or rail, Seram cranes can travel 1,000 tonnes and beyond!

When he buys, April 1, 2000, the Seram - date snatches a small smile-, Alain Ghiretti has thirty-seven years, the desire to conquer the world and prove that the grandson of Olinto Ghiretti still had much to prove. This grandfather today mythical, refugee policy Italian which he said "from any SAP", has developed the polybennes system which allows to load trucks waste containers. To exploit its patent, it creates Montauban company Guima, whose strength is mounted up to 500 people. Grandfather too quickly disappeared, the family is forced to surrender the company in July 1999 to the Austrian group Palfringer. Alain Ghiretti was Director-General and obviously unfavourable to the surrender...

In January 2000, during a business trip to the United States, the surprise: "I see a huge, beautiful crane and I have a Word, these Americans are really too strong." This judgment will be rapidly revised when he learned that this "magnificent" crane was built by a family business, the Seram, based in Perpignan. He met the owner who is willing to cede its business. There constantly to convince bankers!

Since his arrival at Perpignan, Alain Ghiretti firing any wood in bourlinguant at the four corners of the planet to win markets, because "the handshake of the pattern" has reference value! But all is not rosy in the world of the crane, especially after years of crisis. The company put an end to an unfortunate diversification in the recycling chain. Today, in addition to its activity of handling, Seram merely making conveyors and conveyor belts, but steel because they are used to transport of abrasive contents of clinker, for scrap metal in a word any material that provides resistance! "Our priority, says Alain Ghiretti, is reposition us on the port activity for our cranes, a sector that we had neglected in view of the development of our activity in scrap metal. "With our cranes, it unloads a boat three times less time than a cable crane," he said.

To date, 600 cranes Seram are active around the world. "The problem, says Alain Ghiretti with a smile, is that they have few problems with a lifespan of 15 to 20 years!" Maintenance of the Park - cranes are sold with maintenance contract - represents nearly a quarter of net sales. The Office (10 people on a workforce of 50) continues to work on further improvements. The business manager is optimistic, as he said: "The bulk develops greatly while ten years ago it was all about the container."

Another area during prospecting: renewable energy, with the manufacture of wind turbines. The company even diversified by creating Seram Off Shore, created in February, which, following an international tender, started a maintenance activity... cranes on oil platforms in the Gulf of Guinea. The subsidiary employs 30 people. Seram has posted last year a turnover of EUR 21 million, more than 65 export.