Here is the history of our family business
When it was founded in 1958, under the impetus of Eugène Blaesi, Aprotec had four employees. Half a century later, the third generation is at the helm of the company, which now has more than 60 employees. The key words remain: reliability and efficiency.
Thanks to a competent and durable team of engineers, technicians and administrative staff Aprotec is a leader in the field of emergency lighting and energy sources.
Over the years the name Aprotec has become a real guarantee We are committed to the development, manufacture, distribution and maintenance of all our products. We offer our customers a complete service and customized solutions.
The head office is established in Geneva, but our activity extends over all Switzerland. The manufacturing of our devices is done in Geneva and Zurich.
Swiss quality
Our appliances are customized and assembled in our workshop in Carouge. What started for obvious reasons is now becoming a conviction and, we hope, a tradition. This vision has made us holders of the Swiss Made label since 2012 and we continue to believe in a responsible, local and sustainable production.
Our energy cabinets are designed and made to measure in Carouge. The know-how of our engineers and technicians allows us to adapt to all configurations that our customers may encounter. Each solution is built with excellence in mind, from concept to completion.
We work exclusively with Swiss and European materials. All the components of our products are chosen according to their reliability. Our equipment and their functions are systematically and rigorously controlled by our engineers and certified by an external and independent organization.
Our 100% Swissoffer also includes stand-alone luminaires, emergency units and LED luminaires. Our great strength is to have kept an identical base for all these luminaires for more than 50 years, which allows us to ensure the durability of each installation. In fact, we carry out the standard exchange of each element from this Swiss production on a case by case basis, thus allowing financial savings and participating, since always, in the ecological effort, by recycling each of our components.
Our teams
As the third generation at the head of Aprotec, my challenge is to subtly adapt the values of the family business to our times so that these values continue to motivate all of my employees over time.
Executive Director
- Team
- Management
- Studies / Projects / Sales
- Admin. maintenance
- Team
- Management
- Studies / Projects / Sales
- Admin. maintenance
Angelo MANCUSO
Antoine BUGNIET
Cédric LE DÛ
Domingo GOMEZ
Fabien CAGNATO
Fabrice MORO
Jacky GRAND
Jean AYER
Julien OTT
Marc HARAZ
Pierre-Alain MEYER
Serge ROUX
Sinisa JAKOVLJEVIC
Steve PENNONE
Urs THOMA
Ethics and commitments
Our mission
To guarantee a lighted way out of the building in case of extraordinary situation. To remain discreet in normal times, but visible in case of need while complying with the standards in force in Switzerland. This is the commitment we make to you.
Business and environmental ethics
In addition to offering you services adapted to your needs, we make it a point of honour to ensure that your exchanges with our collaborators are carried out in conditions that respect business ethics.
Always attentive to the ecological impact, Aprotec is a responsible company as much in its values as in its business models. Favouring short circuits by manufacturing our energy cabinets locally in Carouge, being conscientious about the materials used, their treatment and recycling, and encouraging our teams to behave in an environmentally friendly manner are examples of actions that we carry out on a daily basis.
Social ethics
Our main concern is to provide all our employees with a working environment in which they feel comfortable every day. We work in different ways to create a work atmosphere that generates team spirit and a cordial understanding. Always open to requests, we are particularly attentive to the material conditions of work : all good work is done with good tools ! We are also happy to offer ongoing training to help the various career paths flourish. The longevity of careers within the company is now a testimony to the well-being of our employees and we update our internal policy as much as possible to offer the most pleasant and serene working conditions possible.
Aware of the social stakes, we implement an equal opportunity policy by favoring minorities in order to offer the richness of diversity and the widest representation within the company. By collaborating with the EPI (public establishment for integration), we are working to give everyone a place in the world of work.
Cooperation and partners
The challenges and priorities taken in consideration in our collaborations are the following:
- Expertise
- Local
- Social and environmental commitment
Established in the heart of Carouge for more than 60 years, it is important for us not only to maintain our network of local skills and expertise,
but also to ensure the responsible commitment of our employees. We provide our employees with sports and everyday clothing. In this context, we established a partnership with Patagonia more than ten years ago; a company with which we share the same values: product quality, social ethics, innovation, excellence, strong ecological awareness and end-of-life recycling.
We have always been keen to help and highlight young Swiss entrepreneurs, artists and sportsmen. Find below the list of these talented and energetic young people supported by Aprotec:
Sports ambassadors, artists and young entrepreneurs supported by Aprotec
Current sports ambassadors
Athletics
Supported by Aprotec since 2019
THE “HIGH PERFORMANCE GENEVA ATHLÉ TEAM” IS … 5 young hopefuls in athletics (middle distance / long distance races) who train intensively, every day, under the supervision of their coach Pierre Morath, and who dream of representing Switzerland in the firmament of international sport within a few years. an adventure that began in early 2018 and the second stage of which begins today, with the prospect in 2020 and 2021 of the first major international competitions for young athletes. A beautiful community of support from all levels and from all backgrounds which has been built over the past two years around the project and which is called upon to continue the journey by now participating in the second stage of the journey.
Juliette Morath
Sabella Tesfaye
Maxwell Koulen
Leo Lädermann
Agnes Mctighe
Ski-Mountaineering & Trail
Supported by Aprotec since 2004
Awards
Ski mountaineering
1st at Pierra Menta 2019
2nd at the Pierra Menta 2017
4th at the Pierra Menta 2016
3rd at the Pierra Menta 2015
3rd at the Pierra Menta 2014
2nd at the Pierra Menta 2012
3rd at the Pierra Menta 2008
2nd at the Pierra Menta 2006
3x top 5 world championships 2017
Winner Patrouille des Aiguilles Rouges 2017
3x Swiss vice-champion 2017
2nd at the 2017 Muveran Trophy
2nd place at the long distance world cup (Tour du Rutor) 2016
Swiss sprint runner-up 2016
Triple medalist at the 2015 World Championships
2x Swiss vice-champion 2015
5 medals at the European Championships including 3 gold 2012
Quadruple winner of the CEO 2006, 2008 (7h53 ‘), 2012 & 2014 (new record in 7h27’)
1st at the Diablerets 3D 2012 & 2014
1st at the Ecoeur Morgins Trophy 2012
1st in the Muveran Trophy 2012 & 2014
1st in the Patrouille de la Maya 2012
Swiss Vertical Race Champion 2012 (7th Swiss Champion title)
Double ski mountaineering world champion 2008
Trail
UTMR winner (Ultra Trail Mont Rose 2016, 117km in stages)
2nd in the Matterhorn Ultraks 2016
Finisher Grand Trail des Templiers 2016
1st in the 2014 Vélan Trail
2nd Trail des Patrouilleurs 2014
2nd in the Trail des Aiguilles Rouges 2011, 2012 & 2016
1st Combins Trophy 2010, 2011, 2102
1st Trail of Mont Thabor 2011
1st Valais Mountain Championship 2011
Triathlon and running
Supported by Aprotec since 2019
Awards
Triathlon
2018
1/2 final Championship F (Albertville): 4th
Forst Triathlon (D): 4th
National League Sion: 3rd
National League Uri: 2nd
National League Uster: 4th
Swiss Championship: 5th
European Cup (Kitzbuhl – Austria): 12th
Loutraki European Championship (Greece): 19th
Super League Jersey (England): 5th
2017
Aquathlon Basel: 1st
Zug Triathlon: 1st
Spiez Triathlon: 1st
Nyon Triathlon: 1st
Lausanne Triathlon: 2nd (CH Championship)
France
1/2 final of the French championship – Albertville -: 1st
Final Champ. from France – Pierrelatte Tricastin: 1st
Machilly triathlon: 1st
2016
Basel Aquathlon: 3rd
Spiez Triathon: 4th
Nyon Triathlon: 4th
Lausanne Triathlon: 3rd
(CH Championship) Yverdon Triathlon: 1st
France
Machilly triathlon: 1st
Rumilly triathlon: 1st
1/2 final of the French championship: 3rd
2015
Regio Cup CH final classification: 1st
Nyon Triathlon: 1st
Lausanne Triathlon: 1st
Yverdon Triathlon: 1st
Running
2018
Tour de Presinge: 1st
Coteaux Bernex race: 1st
2017
Geneva cross: 1st (Geneva champion)
Wood Derby: 1st
Tour de Presinge: 1st
Geneva Marathon: 1st
Run to run: 1st
RER: 1st
Noviodurun: 1st
Final CH 3x1000m: 2nd
Escalade Race: 2nd
2016
Wood Derby: 1st
La Chavannaise: 1st
Fall strides: 1st
Trans’onesian: 1st
Escalade Race: 2nd
2015
20km from Lausanne: 2nd
fall strides: 1st
Trans’onesian: 1st
Escalade Course: 1st
2014
20km Lausanne: 2nd
Climbing race: 6th
Various
Field. CH open water 2016: 4th
Swim cross Uster 2016: 1st
Lighthouse tour 2017: 1st
Escalade Race
2017: 2nd
2016: 2nd
2015: 1st
2014: 6th
2013: 1st
2012: 4th
2011: 2nd
2010: 4th
2009: 2nd
2008: 20th
School of life - sports school
Supported by Aprotec since 1987
The Regatta Training Center of the City of Geneva (CER) is a non-profit association created in 1987. The CER is located at the end of the southern dike of Port-Noir. Its objective is to promote sailing training and competition for young people. From March to October, almost daily training sessions are organized aboard three Surprises and an M34. One of the particularities of the CER is to offer young people the possibility of discovering and practicing regatta at very low costs. The association has about a hundred active members.
Previous Sports Ambassadors
Rowing
Supported by Aprotec from 2011 to 2018
Awards
Triathlon
Gold medal at the Olympic Games in RIO, 2016
Winner of the 2016 World Cup in Varese, Italy
European Champion 2016 (Brandenburg, Germany)
1st place at the 2016 World Cup round in Varese (Italy)
European Champion 2015 (Poznan, Poland)
Overall winner of the 2015 World Cup
1st place at the 2015 World Cup round in Bled (Slovenia)
2015 World Champion (Aiguebelette)
2014 World Champion (Amsterdam)
2014 World Cup winner (Lucerne)
European Championships (Belgrade): first place 2014
World Championships, Chengju (South Korea) gold medal 2013
European Championships: first place 2013
World Cup, Munich (Germany): 4th place 2011
World Cup, Bled (Slovenia): 4th place 2010
World Cup, Munich (Germany): 3rd place 2010
World Cup, Lucerne (Switzerland): 4th place 2010
European Championships: 3rd place 2010
World Championships: 8th place 2010
3x Swiss champion
Ski mountaineering
Supported by Aprotec from 2013 to 2018
4th place CEO 2014
1st Swiss Team Championship 2012
1st Patrouille des Glaciers 2012
3rd Muveran Trophy 2012
4th in the 2013 Marécottes World Cup sprint
5th at the 2013 World Sprint Championships
Vice Swiss champion by team 2013
7th Pierra Menta Junior 2013
Voile
Soutenu par Aprotec depuis 2015
Palmarès
Surprise : 3 Victoires à la Primo Cup (2013, 2014 et 2015), Champion suisse (2011) 2ème au Championnat de Méditerranée (2012), 2ème Novembre à Hyères (2013 et 2014)
Tour de France à la Voile : Cinq participations dont une victoire en amateur en 2012
Mini 6,50 : 1er et 3ème de la «Sanremosolo (2010 et 2011), 9ème du Mini Fastnet (2010 et 2011), 14ème de la Mini Transat avec le record de vitesse sur une heure (15,1kts)
8MJI classique : 1er de la World Cup (2014), 1er Royales de Cannes (2013 et 2014), 1er de la Monaco Classic Week (2013), 1er de Coupe Edmond de Rothschild (2012)
Décision 35 : Membre du team « Zebra 7 », 1er du bol d’Or Mirabaud (2008) Membre du Team « Okalys », 1er Genève Rolle Genève et Bol d’Or Mirabaud (2007)
M2 : Membre du Team « TeamWork » 1er Bol d’Or de Neuchâtel et 2ème Bol d’Or Mirabaud (2009)
Dériveur : Vice-champion Suisse « d’Optimist » (1998), participation au championnat d’Europe (1999). Participation au championnat d’Europe en « 420 » (2001)
Artists and young entrepreneurs
Vladimir Tisma
« Have you ever wondered how differently you would perceive the world if you were colorblind?
Valdimir Tisma, a young photographer from the French part of Switzerland, has based his artistic creations and his style on this question. Being colorblind himself, the artist combines his unique way of perceiving colors with a standard vision of colors in one medium. Vladimir sets himself apart as an artist by revealing a world that the usual perception does not allow to see.
Gilles Monney
“An amateur photographer since the fall of 2008, I specialize in the mountain landscape at night and in photos of solitude. These two themes come together and reflect a desire to transcribe a certain purity and contemplation of Nature. Integrating myself into the landscape is a way to call the viewer to immerse himself in the image, to invite him to enter into a meditative contemplation and to feel in communion with Nature.” (G. Monney)
Maron S.
“A graphic designer by profession, I am passionate about printing processes and everything related to the finishing of paper, which is what led me to experiment with linocut. The printing is entirely handmade, which makes each print unique, with variations in inking that sometimes let the grain of the paper show through.” (Maron S.)
Brio Maté
Brio Maté is a young Geneva-based startup launched in late 2019 by Jeremy Girard, Julien Baudry and Christian Goga. They are bringing to the Swiss market a yerba mate-based energy drink that is low in sugar, 100% natural and alcohol-free. A trendy alternative to current drinks!
Kouchoulou
Céline Pidoux, a young entrepreneur, decided to launch Kouchoulou while continuing her career in finance.
Kouchoulou offers progressive boxes for young parents as birth gifts, delivered each month at home. They contain advice sheets for parents written in collaboration with health professionals, toys to stimulate baby’s development and products for mom’s post-partum recovery.