Amaris

Activity

Amaris is an international group of consulting in technologies and management, present through more than 60 establishments in the world.

Our job consists in accompanying our customers in the realization of their projects. We intervene within their organizations in order to help them to improve their effectiveness and to increase their performances. Our knowledge of their business sectors as well as our functional and technical expertise allow us to offer them the most appropriate advice for the realization of their projects. 

Amaris distinguishes itself on 4 main sectors of activity.

• IS & Digital
• Engineering
• Network & Telecommunications
• Lifesciences

Amaris

Evolution of the activity during the pandemic

Amaris' activities in the Czech Republic were mainly focused on the aeronautical sector, we were helping key players in the aviation and airport world. When the Covid crisis arrived in 2020, our company lost more than half of its staff and revenues, mainly due to the closure of projects entrusted to us. 

We had to redefine our added value in this new ecosystem, and turn to consulting for the digital industries, with a whole transformation of our recruitment, marketing and financial strategy. We had to relearn how to work with new consultants and experts, and build trust with new clients. 

Our strategy for social sustainability is based on supporting the three pillars of People, Planet and Progress, and is globally defined by the Edenred Group's headquarters in France. At present, ambitious goals are set with a long-term horizon of 2030. To achieve them, each country has its own action plan, responding to local conditions and the needs of customers and employees. As part of this strategy, control mechanisms are also set up to verify the fulfillment of the action plan every year.

The Jury's opinion

The Jury really appreciated the resilience of Amaris. The pandemic was a crash test for the company, and from this challenge, they came out with a different mentality, developed new sectors and expertises in the Czech Republic. As the Amaris Director said "we are no longer a start-up or an average company, we are a digital company, with a real ambition of success in Central Europe, and a real desire to accompany our customers on the challenges that we have just taken up internally.".

BlueLink International CZ

Activity

BlueLink is providing high level customer relationship services. The main activity is to manage the customers' services on behalf of various brand in different type of business. In native language, 24/7, any channel (call, email, chat, Social media). Other activities are in consulting and educational areas; helping clients to develop their activities, delight their customers or train better their teams.

Our focus is on high level and luxury services: thus we work for the best airlines and luxury brands in the world.

BlueLink International CZ

Evolution of the activity during the pandemic

As we are part of Air France group with 60% of our activities in airline business, the pandemic hit us strongly. But while airlines were not able to fly, we were receiving even more activities than before (customers had to cancel or change their flight tickets, requesting vouchers or reimbursement, in need to be reassured with the evolving rules and situation).

Before pandemic we had few customers out of airline industry and it was clear we needed more of them. So we developed our luxury services and we gain several new clients in this line of business. Our model was flexible before the pandemic (our centers around the world are inter-connected and we can switch from one to another instantly), it helped us to go through the difficult pandemic time and we kept and reinforced this model.

The main change the pandemic brought: new clients, more luxury clients, more flexibility and reactivity needed as the activity is even more hectic than before (activity can raise by 1000% from one day to another).

The Jury's opinion

The Jury really appreciated the solidarity that was established at BlueLink during the pandemic. In order to keep jobs, employees agreed to lower their salaries, they acted in a very responsible way for the business, for the colleagues, for the families. In addition, the Prague Center became the main driver and the main reference for the BlueLink Group: they developed their activities and expanded into new business areas in the Czech Republic. 

Oxymetal

Activity

OXYMETAL Group is the French leader in industrial metal cutting, at the cutting edge of technology for more than 30 years. OXYMETAL Group offers a wide range of manufacturing services, from prototypes to mass production, and from rough cut parts to complex finished assemblies, this thanks to its Laser Cutting, Flame Cutting, Secondary and Finishing expertise and equipment. OXYMETAL Group is a growing company currently developing its European settlement on such industrial sectors like Handling/Lifting, Construction, Railways and Agricultural. 

OXYMETAL CZ is at this point crucial, as the first footprint settled out of France.

Oxymetal

Evolution of the activity during the pandemic

OXYMETAL Group is a French company present in CR for 3 years. Despite an unfavourable background due to COVID crisis and the low unemployment rate; we have managed to grow our workforce on the quantitative aspect from 4 employees in 2019 to 49 currently and on the qualitative aspect to ensure the recruitment and training of the necessary high skilled positions (Production, HR, Quality, Finance, Logistics) this to insure a stand alone and local management of operations.

Within the last 3 years, OXYMETAL CZ has already succeeded in passing the long qualification process until the serial delivery for important companies. We have tripled our turnover and to support our activity, we will move next year to new offices where the surface will be doubled. 

The Jury's opinion

The Jury really appreciated the rapid development of this young French company on the Czech market. Despite its presence in a sector impacted by the pandemic, Oxymetal has recruited, tripled its turnover and achieved significant success. In addition, the company made a priority to work with French-Czech economic organisations for it development.