Sotra Seperef becomes DYKA France

SOTRA SEPEREF, which is a plastic pipe systems producer located in Sainte-Austreberthe (France) and a subsidiary of Tessenderlo Group, today announced that the company will begin operating under a new trading name. To this end, it will be known as DYKA France with immediate effect. At the same time, the company has unveiled new growth investment plans which involve the expansion of its production hall and the purchase of a new extrusion line for plastic pipes. Both investments will enable DYKA France to upgrade its technology and manufacturing facilities in France, and in turn realize an increase in capacity. These investments, which in total amount to more than 1 million euros, perfectly fit into the growth plans of DYKA France, which remains committed to achieving further expansion in France.

For over 50 years, SOTRA SEPEREF has been designing, manufacturing and selling plastic pipe systems and solutions for the building & installation and the civil & infrastructure markets, as well as for potable water and storm water management. SOTRA SEPEREF forms part of the Plastic Pipes Systems business unit of Tessenderlo Group, which has manufacturing footprints located across Europe and is vertically integrated into distribution with more than 70 branches in the Benelux region, the UK, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary.

“Our operations in Sainte-Austreberthe play a central role in the growth plans for our Plastic Pipes Systems business unit. In this connection, our switch to the DYKA name will enable us to take advantage of our strengths more effectively and, along with the other DYKA entities, fully assert our powerful and clear position within the European plastic pipe systems market. Moreover, the adoption of a single name will enable us to clarify our ambitions for growth whilst at the same time further simplifying our marketing and communication initiatives,” commented Stefaan Haspeslagh (Chairman Tessenderlo Group).

DYKA France will now become part of the DYKA network, which has a leading position in the Netherlands and Belgium, as well as strategic footholds in both the Central and Eastern European growth markets. “SOTRA SEPEREF and DYKA are part of the same family and therefore share the same values: namely professionalism, intelligent solutions, a complete service, safety and sustainable development. By adopting a single name we will be in a position to more easily demonstrate and communicate these values to our clients and other partners. However, we would like to stress that the quality and extent of our operations in Sainte-Austreberthe will remain unchanged.”

Further growth investments in Sainte-Austreberthe
In order to deal with future growth in Sainte-Austreberthe, DYKA France is making additional investments in its plant. An initial investment is focused on the expansion of the current production hall by an additional 1,000m2. Construction works are expected to start in early 2018 and should be completed during the third quarter of the same year. In addition, DYKA France will invest in new state-of-the-art extrusion capacity for plastic sewer pipes that will come into operation in 2018. Both investments, which amount to more than 1 million euros, are part of a masterplan that aims at realizing a sustainable future for the site; not only in terms of increasing the capacity in Sainte-Austreberthe, but also by making the plant safer and more competitive.