Our county is home both to firms with longstanding connections with Calvados and to production units belonging to multinationals.

Groupe Carrefour
present in Calvados since its merger with Promodès, which was founded by the Halley family. The world’s largest retailer.

Groupe Lucien Barrière
founded in Deauville, this group owns the company Société des Hôtels et Casinos de Deauville. Europe’s leading gaming and hospitality group.

NXP Semiconductors France (Caen)
skills centre for design, R&D, of integrated circuits, in the field of RF and digital circuits (for home electronics).

Renault Trucks (Blainville sur Orne)
production of wiring harnesses and industrial plant. Assembly of Midlum industrial vehicles. World’s second largest lorry cabin production plant.

Robert Bosch (Caen)
motor parts, engine control systems, portable electrical tools, household appliances and capital goods.

Groupe PSA Peugeot Citroën (Cormelles le Royal)
production of suspension systems and transmissions for the whole group.

Papeteries Hamelin (Hérouville-Saint-Clair)
France’s leading producer of school stationery.

Guy Degrenne (Vire)
Europe’s leading cutlery manufacturer.

AGRIAL
Farming and food cooperative. Processes the products of livestock and arable farming. 6,000 employees in five counties. France’s fourth largest multipurpose farming cooperative.

Last but not least …
All the top names in the food industry have production units in the county, including : Danone, Lactalis, Nestlé, Groupe Bongrain…