Saur (company)

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Saur
Company type Public
Industry Environmental services
Founded1933
Key people
Patrick Blethon [1]
(Chairman & CEO)
Services Water treatment, waste management, leisure management
Revenue€1.5 billion (2019)
Number of employees
9000 (2019)
Website https://www.saur.com

Saur is a French company specialized in water management and leisure management.

History

Saur was created in 1933 by Pierre Crussard as a water resource management company. [2] Initially the company was exclusively a water facilities construction company, but beginning in 1934, it started water exploitation and distribution.

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References

  1. "Saur se choisit un nouveau président exécutif, Patrick Blethon". Le Figaro. 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  2. "Histoire". saur.com. Retrieved 2020-05-21. En 1933, Pierre Crussard, crée la Société d'Aménagement Urbain et Rural pour concevoir et exploiter des installations de production d'eau. Saur est, à l'origine, une entreprise de travaux. C'est en s'appuyant sur le réseau d'ETDE (dont Pierre Crussard est actionnaire) que Saur développera ses premières exploitations de gestion d'eau dans l'Ouest de la France, avec l'idée de servir en priorité les communes rurales et littorales.