Diverse business expertise

Historical leader in agricultural spraying in France and Europe, the EXEL Industries group has diversified into countercyclical activities with a low risk profile. Since its creation in 1952, EXEL Industries has experienced significant internal and external growth, in all its activities. The Group is now present globally in 3 markets, through 6 activities.

Agricultural equipment

The agricultural equipment division manufactures and markets agricultural spraying solutions via a number of strong brands, as well as sugar beet harvesting and loading machinery supplied by leading manufacturer Holmer.

Industry

Through Sames, the EXEL Industries Group supplies industrial solutions for increasing productivity and improving quality while reducing product consumption and production costs. The offer is supplemented by a wide range of technical hoses from Tricoflex.

Leisure

Through its companies, EXEL Industries is one of the leaders in the consumer watering and plant protection market. In the nautical industry, EXEL Industries stands out with its range of sailboats and motorized fishing-leisure boats.

Recognized leadership

EXEL Industries is among the leaders in each of the markets in which it is present: agricultural equipment, industry and leisure. It relies on a network of brands with a global reach and recognized for their expertise in their profession, such as Tecnoma, Berthoud, Sames, Hozelock and many others.

A global proximity strategy

The Group stands out for its ability to be ever closer to its customers and to evolve its offering in order to adapt it to their needs. It therefore offers solutions in line with the requirements and specificities of the territories where it is present. To do this, EXEL Industries relies on a network of nearly 80 industrial and commercial locations around the world.

Our financial structure

EXEL Industries can count on a solid financial structure: a healthy balance sheet, controlled debt and self-financed growth.

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Our ability to constantly innovate

EXEL Industries has invested since its beginnings in research and development in order to develop technologies that meet environmental and societal challenges and, of course, the most demanding needs of its customers. To support these efforts, in addition to the R&D actions carried out in the Group’s companies, cross-functional skills centers have been set up in order to pool developments and design the technologies of the future. In 2019, EXEL Industries created EXXACT Robotics, a shared research center dedicated to agricultural equipment and specialized in precision agriculture solutions.

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