"Bravo Monsieur PEYRON for your win in the Route du Rhum 2014".

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With  his victory in the 10th edition of the Route du Rhum, Peyron at last adds this prestigious race to his packed list of achievements. With Yann Guichard, skipper of Spindrift 2 hot in pursuit throughout the race, Loïck gave nothing away in securing the win. Morever, with the victory the Trimaran Banque Populaire (ex Groupama 3) built at the Multiplast yard in 2007, has won this fabulous race for the second time in a row.

Ironic twist...

Who could have imagined, last spring, watching Loïck working at the Multiplast yard on his small trimaran Happy, sister-ship to the first Route du Rhum winner, that but a few months later, he would be the winner of this race ... an a maxi multihulls and set a new record in 7 days, 15 hours and 8 mn !

It certainly was a twist of fate that brought this result to pass, because, it was only after Armel Le Cléac'h's injury, that the Banque Populaire Team asked Loïck Peyron to skipper their trimaran for this, the most prestigious transat. After 24 hours in which to reflect, Loïck changed from racing the Route du Rhum on one of the smallest boats of the fleet to one of the biggest..

Photo T.Martinez/BPCE

Multiplast meets its challenge in the Vestas repairs

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On the 29th of November during the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi, Team Vestas ran aground on the St Brandon Archipelago reefs off the Mauritius coast. All hope of returning to the race seemed impossible at the time...

The actors mobilize and plan forms

What seemed impossible a few weeks ago, was in fact starting to seem possible.

The organisers of the Volvo Ocean Race , Team Vestas Wind's sponsors and the consortium that had been in charge of the building of the monohulls came together to try to find a solution. The aim : to reunite Chris Nicholson's team with their boat so that they would be able to race the last two legs.

Rise of the aircraft sector at Multiplast, Carboman Group

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In order to meet its aim of producing aircraft components, Multiplast is adding new human and technical ressources that will help it rise to the challenge :
                                                           

                                                            1- A new Industrial Manager for the Carboman Group
                                                            2- A new autoclave
                                                            3- A paint facility, of grand dimensions
                                                            4- New certifications for Quality Processes
                                                            5- A new production workshop