The Plattard Group and its chairman Jacques Plattard achieved a turnover of 100 million euros in 2006 and is thus one of the most important manufacturers of concrete products such as wall blocks, kerbstones, pipes and manholes etc. in the region. Plattard Industries, which is well known for its high quality products, concentrates particularly on development and innovation. Thus a new product called ‘Technibloc’ was recently brought onto the market in Villefranche Sur Saône.