Large companies

DASSAULT AVIATION

Dassault Aviation Biarritz specialises in aircraft manufacturing.

Key figures:

11 942 employees worldwide

€ 4.8 billion turnover in 2017

TURBOMECA SAFRAN GROUP

Turbomeca designs, manufactures, sells, and provides maintenance for small and medium power gas turbines for helicopters. It is the world’s leading helicopter-engine manufacturer.

Key figures :

  6,360 employees worldwide

€ 1.15 billion turnover in 2017

BOARDRIDERS GROUP – QUIKSILVER NA PALI 

Located in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Quiksilver is specialised in clothing, accessories and footwear for board sports.

Key figures :

More than 2000 employees in Europe

$ 2.10 billion dollars en 2017

TRIBORD DECATHLON GROUP

Tribord is a world design centre for clothing and accessories dedicated to water sports. All their products are designed and tested in Hendaye.

Key figures :

25 000 employees worldwide

€ 5.60 billion turnover in 2016

LAUAK GROUP 

The Lauak Group is one of France’s main subcontractors for the manufacture of aeronautical parts and structures.

Key figures:

1,450 employees in Europe

€106 million turnover in 2017

VOLCOM KERING GROUP

Volcom SAS is an expert in boardsport textile design. The company is located at Baia Park in Anglet.

Key figures:

100 employees in Anglet

€43 million turnover in 2016 in Europe

CELSA FRANCE

Celsa is an electric steel plant. The company manufactures steel billets from scrap iron at the port of Bayonne.

Key figures :

182 employees in Bayonne in 2016

€ 330 million turnover in 2017

BMS CIRCUITS

BMS Circuits currently positions itself as a major electronics subcontractor. It is located in Mouguerre.

Key figures:

249 employees in Mouguerre

€97 million turnover in 2016