Activity to resume gradually Michelin is gradually resuming its industrial activities amidst the COVID-19 crisis. What challenges lie ahead and what are the Group’s plans to ensure a smooth transition? April 21 2020 Imprimer “Staff safety is our priority,” Groupe Michelin CEO Florent Menegaux has repeated speaking of the Group’s position. From the start of the epidemic, the Group’s number one concern has been to protect the health and safety of its employees and those close to them. That is why, very early on, Michelin announced the suspension of its industrial activities at most of its plants. Resuming activities responsibly Today, the Group believes the time has come to gradually resume activity while implementing reinforced health measures adapted to each site. “It is our duty to show our employees that we are providing them with a safe work environment,” stated Florent Menegaux. “All sites must be capable of supplying their staff with masks, hand sanitizer, soap and medical thermometers while regularly disinfecting the premises and work spaces.” From the onset, the Group became involved in developing personal protective equipment solutions for both health workers and its own personnel. In doing so, it made sure it would be ready to provide masks to all its employees when business resumed. “It is our duty to show our employees that we are providing them with a safe work environment” Florent Menegaux, CEO of the Michelin Group Further reading: https://www.michelin.com/en/news/how-michelin-contributes-to-the-fight-against-covid-19/ Addressing priority needs and helping to get the economy moving again For Michelin, the challenge is not only to meet the foremost needs of public service entities and populations, but also to continue serving its markets and contribute, with others, to reopening the economy, “without ever trading off economic activity against the absolute priority of our employees’ health,” said Mr. Menegaux. Michelin’s plant in Troyes, France, which specialises in the production of tyres for farm machinery, is one of the sites whose activity helps to maintain the agricultural machinery used to grow and harvest the cereals, fruit and vegetables we consume every day. Other Group plants that manufacture tyres for public service vehicles (ambulances, fire fighters, police and army) and transport fleets are in a similar position, , while home delivery services also need tyres and associated servicing facilities. “We have a further commitment to the customers who use our products as original equipment, so they, too, can continue to operate,” added Mr. Menegaux. Thanks to reinforced on-site health measures, and depending on local government legislation, the Group is consequently in a position where it can gradually ramp its activities back up. “The successful re-launch of our activities in China, combined with Michelin’s extremely strong culture of work safety, form a solid foundation for this to happen,” concluded Mr. Menegaux. “The successful re-launch of our activities in China, combined with Michelin’s extremely strong culture of work safety, form a solid foundation for this to happen” Florent Menegaux, CEO of the Michelin Group 2020 First Quarter Sales Publication Read more Michelin introduces health protocol as the Group resumes activity Read more
