GIFEC in brief
- 47 industrialists
- manufacturers of industrial products
- partners of a network of distributors
- whose objective is to discuss subjects relating to commercial relations and major current issues
Gifec, Groupement Interprofessionnel de Fabricants pour l'Etude de la Commercialisation, (Interprofessional Group of Manufacturers for the Study of Marketing) is an association under the French law of 1901, created in 1972, which brings together 45 members, SMEs and international groups.
These companies design, manufacture and market industrial products for a wide range of markets: automotive, aeronautics, railways, food processing, civil and military equipment, shipyards, chemicals and petroch
four main categories of products are represented:
- Machining (cutting tools, abrasives, metrology, etc.)
- Power transmission (mechanical, hydraulic, compressed air, sealing...)
- Assembly and tooling (welding, glues and adhesives, hand and portable tools, industrial gases, PPE, equipment...)
- Equipment and personal protection: hearing, breathing, gloves, shoes, fall protection, etc.
Gifec is a think tank on :
- The evolution of the industrial market
- Marketing methods
- LThe impact of brand image
- Analyse of the needs and purchasing behaviour of users customers
Missions :
- BE A RECOGNIZED PLAYER IN THE SUPPLIES FOR INDUSTRY MARKET
- FEDERATE MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS IN THE EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY MARKET
- REFLECT ON GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICES AND THEIR EVOLUTION (Digitization, AI, customer experience, management intergenerational sales force, sales channels distribution…)
- PRODUCE STUDIES AND INDICATORS TO UNDERSTAND AND ANTICIPATE MARKET TRENDS
How it works :
- one bimonthly meeting :
- Intervention of an expert on a current topic at the Maison de la Mécanique
- Intervention of the top management of a customer or a distributor in our premises or on their site
- Presentation of GIFEC member companies
- Board of directors
- a Club Export : monitoring export business opportunities, organising joint missions abroad, etc.
- Meetings : a major event that brings together all members and distributor clients. They bring together around 200 people, in an exceptional location, to discuss a current theme with expert speakers
- The Congress between members : to look in-depth at work themes and define Gifec's actions for the next two years
- The annual general meeting organised on a member's industrial site
- A bimonthly board meeting
Studies and indicators:
- Analysis of market trends by segment
- Short and medium term forecast
- Monthly economic indices
- Mapping of the different distribution markets
- Purchasing potential by region...
- Expectations and needs of end-customer buyers
- Analysis of the various costs: sales forces, marketing, logistics, trade fairs, etc.
