SAFEGE

SAFEGE () is a French consulting and engineering firm, founded as a consortium of 25 companies including Michelin and Renault. The name is an acronym for Société Anonyme Française d'Etude de Gestion et d'Entreprises (lit. 'French Limited Company for the Study of Management and Business'). SAFEGE was originally founded in 1919 as Société Auxiliaire Française d'Électricité, Gaz et Eau (lit. 'French Auxiliary Company for Electricity, Gas and Water'), a holding company with interests in private water, gas, and electricity production and distribution. Following the nationalization of these public utilities in 1947, the company was reorganized as an engineering and consulting firm. Today, SAFEGE operates as a subsidiary of Suez, specializing in water and environmental engineering. The majority of its business activity—around 60% of turnover—is based in France.