Founded in 2009 by André Bordas and based in Corèze, UV Germi designs, manufactures and markets devices using ultraviolet (UV) ray technology for the depollution and disinfection markets. The company has built its offer on a dense catalog of innovations, an integrated industrial and commercial model (the company has integrated Made in France production at its Saint-Viance site in Corrèze), responsiveness and the desire to expand UV technologies to other applications. UV Germi is targeting 3 applications to date (i) Water pollution control; (ii) Disinfection of work surfaces; (iii) Air disinfection.
UV Germi currently employs 46 people and achieved a turnover of €7,16m in 2022 for an EBITDA of €450k. Since 2014, the company has recorded continuous growth with a CAGR of 9,96% over the period (2015-2022) while maintaining breakeven profitability (between –5 and +6% EBITDA margin).
Environmental Innovation
Green growth
André has been a serial entrepreneur for over 40 years. From 1979 to 1990, André was the manager of a company that made electric coils. He created SARL Bordas in 1990, a company that distributes and repairs electrical industrial equipment such as coils, pumping systems, electric compressors and electric motors for small industrial machinery. In 2009, André receives a strong demand for UV water treatment systems, identifies the potential of this technology and creates UV Germi.
Willy has always worked in the environmental sector. From 2000 to 2016, he worked for Suez Environnement where he was an Environmental Engineer then Director of the Sud-Ouest Agency at Teralys, a Group subsidiary dedicated to the recovery of organic waste.
In 2016, Willy joined UV Germi as Commercial Director and then became Deputy Managing Director in early 2021.
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