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Hardis Group: consulting firm, digital services company and independent software vendor

Founded in 1984, Hardis Group is a consulting and IT services company, a Salesforce integrator and a software publisher for logistics.

Our ambition is to accelerate the transformation of our clients’ commerce, supply chain and information systems. We draw on our three core businesses to support them in their strategic, organisational and technological transformations.

We firmly believe that the key to helping our clients transform and grow is to create ever more value around cloud technologies (applications, platforms and infrastructure), data (AI, machine learning, connected objects, etc.) and automation (robots, drones, RPA, and more).

OUR DNA

Our DNA
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KEY DATES AND FIGURES

  • Creation of Hardis Group

    Creation of Hardis Group by Christian Balmain and three associates. Historically a partner of IBM, its primary purpose was the provision of services around the IBM/38 environment, soon turning in addition to software publishing.

  • Arrival of a new partner

    Arrival of a new partner, Denis Vedda, who made the company’s determination to diversify into a professional software package publishing a reality.
    A computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tool for the IBM platform is developed: Adelia (which was to hold 65% of the market ten years later).

  • Logistics market

    Positioning on the logistics market with the launch of the warehouse management software: Reflex WMS.

  • Creation of Hardis Conseil

    Integration of a consulting firm that was to become Hardis Conseil, a project owner support specialist.

  • Acquisition of Logi-Tech Informatique

    Acquisition of Logi-Tech Informatique in Nantes and Rennes. Hardis Group is now present in the west of France.

  • Hardis Group sets its sights on the cloud

    Hardis Group sets its sights on the cloud with new private cloud offers and launches Reflex WMS in SaaS mode.

  • Nicolas Odet and Yvan Coutaz become Vice Presidents

    Hardis Group appoints Nicolas Odet and Yvan Coutaz as Vice Presidents, whose mission is to continue the company’s development while ensuring its independence at both capital and organizational levels.

  • Hardis Group celebrates 30 years

    Hardis Group celebrates 30 years in business and moves towards a comprehensive offering to drive digital and ominichannel transformation among its clients.

  • Patent filing and nomination of a new CEO

    Hardis Group files a patent for an inventory-taking drone and focuses on innovation.
    Nicolas Odet takes over as CEO following Denis Vedda’s retirement.

  • A new milestone for Hardis Group

    Hardis passes the 1,000-employee mark, acquires Salesforce integration specialists Bluetis and Synefo, and opens a subsidiary in Spain.

  • Opening of a new subsidiary in Utrecht

    Hardis Group opens subsidiary in Utrecht, Netherlands

  • Capital transmission

    Hardis Group undertakes a capital transmission to accelerate its development and to ensure its long-term independence. CM-CIC Investissement, a subsidiary of Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale, and Bpifrance invest in Hardis Group. A group of around 30 managers hold nearly a third of the company’s capital.
    Nicolas Odet becomes President and Yvan Coutaz becomes CEO. The founders support this process by reinvesting.

  • Hardis Group posts revenue of €119.4 million..

  • Opening of a new subsidiary

    Opening of a subsidiary in Warsaw, Poland.
    1235 employees.
    132.7 million euros in revenues.

  • Acquisition of Carrenet et Cloudity

    Acquisition of Carrenet and Cloudity
    1500 employees.
    156 million euros in revenues.

  • Acquisition of Sislog

LEADERSHIPS

  • #1 WMS french leader

top 5 in europe.

  • Expert

of service digitalization.

  • #4 Salesforce integrator

in France.

  • Workplace from Meta integrator leader

in Europe.

* In 2022, Hardis Group scores 87/100 on the gender equality index , as detailed by the indicator below:

Indicators Number of points
Pay gap between women and men 37 / 40
Difference in individual rate of increase 20 / 20
Difference in promotion rates 15 / 15
Increase in the year following return from maternity leave 15 / 15
Employee among the 10 highest earners 0 / 10