the first of The five bulbs golden Russian orthodox church built in Paris and desired by Vladimir Putin was asked Saturday march 19. It is Multiplast, a small Valve, which has ensured that this amazing and colossal construction site.
usually Multiplast built boats competition. “The boats that do the Route du Rhum or the America’s Cup,” says Yann Penfornis, managing director of this SME vannetaise created in 1980.
last year, a part of the team – twenty people at the height of the activity – work for the accomplishment of a Russian orthodox church in Paris.
This cathedral was built on the quai Branly, not far from the Eiffel Tower, is located at the location of the former headquarters of Météo France. Sold to Russia in 2010, the field will host in a few months a vast cultural and spiritual center of the orthodox. A project titanic entirely paid by Moscow, for a total amount of 170 million euros, according to information from the World – but carried out in large part by French teams, including Multiplast.
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Very little contact with Russia
“fifteen years ago, we decided to diversify our business and expand our expertise in composite materials to other sectors of the yachting industry, continues Yann Penfornis. After having dressed the castle of la Belle au bois dormant from Disneyland Paris in 1997, the construction of these domes is our second site in the CONSTRUCTION industry.”
Multiplast has therefore made the five domes of this huge church. It is Bouygues Construction, has obtained the realization of this space designed by the architecture firm Wilmotte & Associés. The giant CONSTRUCTION company has sub-contracted the domes at Multiplast for its expertise in the composite materials. The team of the SME assures not to have had very little contact with Russia “apart from the visit of the ambassador”, explains Yann Perfonis.
the symbolic dimension of The site enthusiasm for this pattern. “I am happy and proud to be a cathedral,” he admits. It is a building which will remain, contrary to our boats, which have a life span of about four years. For us, it is a great showcase.”
86 000 square of gold leaf
A showcase very bright since the five bulbs of the future cathedral were covered over 86 000 square of gold leaf. “They are specialists in paris, the workshops Gohard who are in charge of this part because they have mastered the technique of gilding, and had previously worked at Versailles and place de la Concorde,” says Yann Penfornis.
The first dome which will be laid on march 19, has already arrived in Paris. “The convoy has travelled without incident, fortunately, is pleased the leader. It is in the eight petals he will have to go back before the install.” For the occasion, the head of the company has planned to bring the road up to the capital by bus with his team and a small bottle of white” and settle on the Bridge of the Alma, to contemplate the spectacle.
Yann Penformis especially hope that its SMES of 105 employees, married in 2014 with a swiss company to create a large industrial group specialist in composite materials and which displays a turnover of 8.3 million for 2015, will soon other contracts of large scale, even if it is a refusal to give the total amount of the Russian market.
