Federation of South-East Cleaning Companies, Laurent PREVERT, new president » PACA’s economic and political newsletter
During the Board of Directors which succeeded the 2022 General Assembly which takes place at the Palais des Papes in Avignon on April 21, 2022, the Federation of Cleanliness, Hygiene and Associated Services (FEP) Sud-Est has appointed Laurent PREVERT as the new president.
This annual meeting of administrators and business leaders in the cleaning sector of the South-PACA region was an opportunity to review the highlights of the term of office of outgoing President Fabrice FOURNIER, with in particular the inauguration of the new House of Cleaning Trades in Marseille and designing future projects with regard to local sectoral challenges, in particular that of recruitment and the attractiveness of our service professions, of which those of cleaning represent, in the South-PACA region, 1,891 companies and 44,160 employees. And for good reason, the Covid-19 crisis has strongly mobilized cleaning professionals who have intervened in all living and working places (hospitals, clinics, EHPAD, transport, distribution and shops, condominiums, offices, industries, etc.), making our business an essential and strategic player for the continuity of economic activity in the region and the country.
To change the situation in the sector, the FEP organized the Progress Conference on September 8, 2021 under the sponsorship of the Government, to make public and private buyers aware of the need to change the paradigm in favor of purchasing the services of more efficient and responsible cleanliness at the right price, a sine qua non condition for upgrading our professions. However, the requirement of cleanliness today comes up against a paradoxical injunction from which it is necessary to leave to revalorize our profession. Among the appointments of the next few months for the profession and the FEP Sud-Est, that of the organization by the National Federation and all the operators of the World of Cleanliness, of the Week of the Cleaning professions from 20 to June 25, 2022 will be marked by events in several cities in the territory.
The challenge is, on the one hand, to put an end to the preconceptions that affect our professions and, on the other hand, to allow job seekers to meet companies and respond to offers likely to meet their expectations and skills. , while the sector envisaged for this year, has more than 52,000 the number of vacancies throughout the national territory.
Married with two children, Laurent PREVERT, 53, is a graduate of the School of Management (ESSCA) in Angers. His professional career is marked by experience in large groups, in particular being Managing Director of Véolia for the Mediterranean region (ONYX – collection and treatment of waste), and of DERICHEBOURG-Polyurbaine. At the age of 40, he decided to respond to his deep entrepreneurial aspirations by notably taking over MARIE EUGÉNIE in Marseille, following the death of its founding director. This company, created in 1975, specializes in cleaning for professionals and individuals. https://www.marie-eugenie.fr/
The company now employs nearly 70 people and has retained a family structure, since his wife exercises the function of Director of Financial Affairs (DAF), while his engineer sons and his company provide operational management. A real social and human dimension is put in place, since nearly 70% of employees benefit from an employment contract of more than 30 hours per week, with strong involvement in training, particularly with apprenticeship. Quickly after taking over companies, he joined the Federation of Cleanliness, Hygiene and Associated Services Companies (FEP) of the South-East, which offers its members the possibility of being helped and informed on many subjects (legal aid , techniques). Administrator of the FEP Sud-Est for 7 years, and knowing both the specificities of SMEs and large groups, Laurent PREVERT decides to stand as a candidate for the presidency of the FEP Sud-Est following the General Assembly which behaves at the Palais des Papes in Avignon on April 21, 2022.
Passionate about ultra-trail (running in nature), he takes part in particular in the Diagonale des Fous in Reunion, or in the ultra-trail in Aubrac. Laurent PREVERT draws from this sport the energy that he wishes to give to his new mandate “ I imagine that the endurance, the tenacity, the rigor necessary in ultra-trail will be real assets to carry, defend the projects and actions of the FEP Sud-Est”.