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An award-winning manufacturer of fine enamels based in France, is looking to expand its business and international development through partnerships with companies in the fields of fashion, jewellery and watchmaking.

The French company is a family-run business specialised in miniatures of exceptional quality and detail which can be mounted on jewellery pieces. It benefits in this artisan craft from 65 years of experience and knowledge passed on from one generation to the next.

The company holds prestigious labels, mark of recognition of the French State, set up to reward French firms for the excellence of their traditional and industrial know-how.

Its clients include jewellery and watchmaking luxury houses located in Japan, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Italy as well as professionals and private individuals. Throughout the work provided, the company has demonstrated its capacity to meet clients'requirements , both at technical and artistic levels, in creating new pieces or restoring old ones.

In order to develop its client base abroad, the company is looking for establishing cooperation with companies involved in the luxury sector. The company proposes to realise custom-made pieces which can be unique showpieces or duplicates depending on the client's needs. These pieces are then incorporated as components of a finished product.

International partners for commercial agreements with technical assistance are sought and would be concluded with partners currently working in jewellery and watchmaking sectors willing to acquire this technology.

Advantages & innovations

- Experience: a history of 65 years of practice in a field that requires skilled expertise together with rare and specific know-how. 20 different steps- fired 11 times at 550 degrees- to achieve an enamel. -Versatility: in all different techniques of production of fine enamels, cloisonne, plique-à-jour, including a very rare technique locally used. -Diversity: in the nature of pieces produced in size as well as subject matters. -Flexibility: in responding to client's requirement

Stage of development

Already on the market

Partner sought

The company is looking for foreign partners in order to establish long-term collaborations under commercial agreement with technical assistance. Type of partners sought: potential partners would be luxury houses in the jewellery, silversmith and watchmaking sectors. Role of the partners: these luxury houses would provide their jewellery or watch support and the French company would manufacture custom-made enamels miniatures which will be incorporated as components of the finished products.