Monnoyeur, a family company founded in 1906, supplies its customers in the construction, industry and agriculture sectors with high-performance machinery and solutions - through the Bergerat Monnoyeur, Aprolis and IPSO distribution networks. Through its dedicated subsidiaries Eneria and ARKANCE, Monnoyeur also helps its customers to meet their energy transition and digitalisation challenges. The company also offers specialist services through CHRONO Flex and GCS. SITECH, a subsidiary specialising in positioning and guidance technologies for the construction industry, offers innovative solutions for optimising worksites. The group has sales of €3.3 billion in 2023, operates in 23 countries on 5 continents and employs more than 9,000 people.
Profile
Benjamin Ferré is a young Breton who loves life and challenges. With more than 40,000 km hitchhiking around the globe, a crossing of the Atlantic using a sextant, a 4L Trophy and a Mini Transat in 2019, Benjamin is not a newcomer in the world of adventure. When he launched his Mini project, he discovered the offshore racing world: it was the trigger! His new challenge is to take the start of the 2024 Vendée Globe aboard his IMOCA Monnoyeur - Duo For a Job.
Achievements
MONNOYEUR - DUO FOR A JOB
- Former names : Macif, SMA, Banque Populaire X
- Architect : VPLP/Verdier
- Construction : 2010, CDK Technologies
- Launch date : 16 Août 2011
- Lenght : 18,28 m
- Beam : 5,40 m
- Draught : 4,50 m
- Weight : 8 tonnes
- Mast height : 29 m
- Upwind sail area : 250 m²
- Downwind sail area : 530 m²
Commitment
DUO for a JOB is the association featured on the sails of Benjamin Ferré's IMOCA. It connects young people from immigrant backgrounds with experienced people over 50 years old from the same professional sector, so that they can support them in their job search.
