Faced with the risk of power cuts this winter, a wheel manufacturing plant, located near Troyes in Aube, has decided to take the lead.
“A sudden, sudden energy cut could have significant industrial consequences,” explains Hugues Dugrés, Managing Director.
So to prevent any risk, the CEO has decided to shift his production schedules.
For a little over a week, the 240 employees have shared a working time range from 1 p.m. to 5 a.m., compared to 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. previously.
“We, when we leave the network, we remove the consumption of the equivalent of 1,000 households.
So it's substantial,” adds Hugues Dugrés.
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An initiative that also allows him to save money on his electricity bill, in the midst of an energy crisis.
“Last week, which was the first staggered operating week for the factory, we saved 9,800 euros on our electricity bill,” he explains.
But the sum is partly reabsorbed by wage increases for night work, says Alexis Beck, energy manager for the Trojan site.
The unions estimate the profit for the employees concerned at around 120 euros gross at the end of the month.
“Inevitably, it's a little more on the pay, recognizes Nicolas Godard, substitute producer on a line that prepares the steel discs.
But, "Some people would not earn more," he adds, thinking of the employees forced to use a nanny.
"I'm fine, I'm lucky because I have my grandfather who can babysit me," says the 36-year-old.