25 January 2017

United Arab Emirates - CML is a major player in the laboratory world and the leading distributor of disposables, equipment, furniture and services to medical laboratories in France. CML is a private corporation founded in 1971. CML belongs to asset holding company CML-ID. The group is keen to strengthen the chain of complementarity between its customers, subcontractors and employees.

The group has a production unit, CEB, on a 5,340sqm site in Angers (west of Paris), which has an expertise in the design and manufacture of:

-          Medical Devices (MD) and Devices for In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) using thermoplastic injection molding

-          Blown polyethylene bottles

-          Glass Pasteur pipettes

-          Original equipment (OEM)

CML-ID acquired laboratory equipment distributor ELVETEC, which has been working with laboratories for more than 65 years. The group doubled its size and CML-ID's offering was enriched with new instrumentation ranges, blood sampling ranges and a Maintenance and Metrology department. This has allowed CML-ID to present laboratories with a highly comprehensive offering.

CML acquired also its partner supplier BIOLEADER®, which manufactures and distributes furniture and fittings for laboratories. In turn, ELVETEC acquired FLD, a distributor of equipment for clinical laboratories.

Thanks to its 30,000sqm logistics hub and a widely recognized logistics expertise, CML-ID is able to provide its customers with logistical services on an outsourcing basis. It can also fulfill the equipment and consumables requirements of Middle-Eastern distributors, not to mention acting as their logistics center in Europe. This enables them to boost their productivity and refocus on their core business. CML-ID has the capacity to manage international transport flows from start to finish with great flexibility and according to the wishes of its customers. This is a robust and trustworthy organization with impressive logistical capabilities, international expertise and a highly qualified team.

CML has been involved in the export business for more than 30 years. It previously seized the opportunity to analyze the research and industrial laboratory market in the Middle East by attending the 2016 edition of ARABLAB and ANALYTICA. According to Thierry Van Twembeke, Managing Director of CML: "Exports are an essential component of the group's development strategy. Our presence in the Middle East and especially at MEDLAB 2017 gives us the opportunity to showcase our know-how as a manufacturer and distributor of medical devices. It is also crucial for us to better understand the needs of our future partners and to forge long-term alliances. We are currently seeking local partners that could pass on our values and whose ranges we could bolster. "

CML will be exhibiting at the France Pavilion at MEDLAB-Dubai on February 6-9, 2017 (Hall ZA’ABEELL 2 – stand Z2 .B39)

Contact: 
CML
Arnaud DE VALENCE  – Export manager
arnaud.devalence@cml.fr 
1 rue des Palis - BP 30 - 77792 NEMOURS cedex
Tel. : + 33 1 64 45 42 42

CML
Claire MORISSEAU – Communication manager
claire.morisseau@cmlid.fr
www.cmlid.fr
1 rue des Palis - BP 30 - 77792 NEMOURS cedex
Tel. : + 33 1 64 45 42 43
Mobile : + 33 6 62 25 44 71

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Miryem Oukas Messidi
Buisiness France
Regional Communications Manager
Mobile: +971 (0)55 478 32 15 
Mail : miryem.oukasmessidi@businessfrance.fr  

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