THIERRY BARTHE has been running the Béziers-based OSL Group since he launched it four years ago. Fifty people are employed in this company centred on machining for the oil industry. This well-informed, experienced man gives us his analysis of the effectiveness of regional networks.

This holding, based at the Béziers Ouest business park and specialising in precision parts for the oil industry, is not feeling the crisis. The year is finishing with a 14 million Euro turnover and some important development plans for 2012, key being the twenty-odd new job opportunities.