On Thursday, May 25, SiliCycle won the "SME" (companies with 500 or fewer employees) Grand Prize as part of the Canada-Europe Economic Chamber's Canada-wide competition.

At the Canada-Europe Economic Excellence Gala, SiliCycle's President Hugo St-Laurent and Vice President Sales, Raif Kadri, received this award on behalf of all employees who contribute to SiliCycle's success in Europe.
SiliCycle's candidacy stood out among the hundred other ones that were received. The fact that SiliCycle sells its products and services in 21 of the 28 countries of Europe was a decisive factor.

Hugo St-Laurent (President of SiliCyle) and Raif Kadri (Vice-president Sales) surrounded by François Blais (Quebec Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity), Rita de Santis (Quebec Minister Responsible for Access to Information and Reform of Democratic Institutions), Samir Ayoub (Founding President at Chambre Économique Canada-Europe) and Sylvain Thériault (Vice-President and General Manager of Desjardins Private Wealth Management, and honorary president of the Canada-Europe Economic Excellence Gala)

At the center, Hugo St-Laurent (President of SiliCyle) and Raif Kadri (Vice-president Sales) surrounded by François Blais (Quebec Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity), Rita de Santis (Quebec Minister Responsible for Access to Information and Reform of Democratic Institutions), Samir Ayoub (Founding President at Chambre Économique Canada-Europe) and Sylvain Thériault (Vice-President and General Manager of Desjardins Private Wealth Management, and honorary president of the Canada-Europe Economic Excellence Gala)

The SME Award of the Canada-Europe Economic Excellence Gala

 

Europe at the heart of SiliCycle's development strategy

The European market is a key factor in SiliCycle's development strategy as a Canadian company with a global business.
SiliCycle has been operating in Europe since the early 2000s and has been intensifying its local efforts over the last five years, in particular through the creation of a logistics warehouse in Germany and the presence of resources in France (offices in Paris).

The company develops its sales directly with customers, but also through a network of distributors covering almost the entire European territory. To date, the European market represents 25% of the company's results, with an average annual growth rate of around 30%. This is the positive result of a portfolio of high-performance and innovative products. Moreover, the SiliCycle brand is gaining notoriety, and the reputation of the Quebec society is growing every day.

SiliCycle has sales in 21 of the 28 countries of Europe: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the Slovak Republic, with an annual growth of 32% in 2016.

 

The Canada-Europe Economic Chamber

The mission of the Canada-Europe Economic Chamber is to promote economic relations between the businesses located both in Canada and the European Union.

The Canada-Europe Economic Chamber is a non-profit legal Canadian organization which was founded in 2016 by both the European and Canadian business community.
Reflecting the origins of The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, The Canada-Europe Economic Chamber is based in Quebec City. This free trade initiative led by the Government of Quebec in 2007 which has been approved of by the Canadian Federal Government is by far the largest and most ambitious of Canada. The Government of Canada has made CETA a priority.
Therefore, the Canada-Europe Economic Chamber intends to be a leading player when it comes to invigorating commercial trade between Canada and Europe.

 

Learn more about the Canada-Europe Economic Chamber :
> http://canadaeurope.ca/en/
> https://www.facebook.com/ChambreCanadaEurope/