Delta Drone becomes a world leader in the dronification of the
private security sector and aims for a turnover of €50 M in 2022
Delta Drone becomes
a world leader in
the dronification of
the private security
sector and aims for a turnover of
€50 M in
2022
Dardilly, April 21st 2021 - 6 p.m.
Delta Drone and Weesure Groupe have entered into
exclusive negotiations to sign a final two-part agreement by July
31st, which will closely involve the two partners.This operation,
under the usual suspensive conditions in such matters, is clearly
part of the strategy to dronify a mature and traditional business,
strengthen the quality of the associated value chain and accelerate
the international development of the Delta Drone Group.
Description of
the two components
of the agreement:
1 - Delta Drone acquires 100% of Weesure
Sécurité and Weesure Services
Weesure Sécurité specializes in traditional
private security with a clientele of major accounts, including
Veolia, Siemens, Dalkia, etc. Its operational center is located in
Sannois (95), near Paris, and the company has a workforce of about
700 people. Revenues in 2021 are expected to exceed 20 million
euros, the vast majority of which consist of multi-year contracts
of 3 to 4 years, most of them currently at the beginning of the
period. The company therefore has a strong visibility on its
turnover in the medium term.
Weesure Services, based in Lyon, specializes in
complementary hospitality services for private security activities,
on sites, as well as in the management of cultural and sports
events open to a wide audience.
Following the transactions introduced above,
Weesure Groupe will continue to own 100% of two entities, Euro
Protec and Weesure Afrique.
2 - Delta Drone acquires a 25% stake in the two operating
Weesure Groupe companies.
For over 30 years, Euro Protec has been
specialized in the installation and implementation of security
solutions (cameras, alarms, access controls, etc.). The company has
a network of subcontractor installers in France and abroad. It
achieves a turnover of almost 1 million euros.
The Weesure Group's operating companies in
Africa (Togo, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal) generate a turnover
of around 1.5 million euros and constitute a very strong
territorial base for development in the area.
A strategic
and global
stake:
1 - Weesure Security
The ISS Spotter-DA solution (automatic security
drone) developed by Delta Drone becomes a "cyber-agent" alongside
security guards to form mixed teams, unparalleled on the market.
These mixed teams will be the core of Delta Drone's security hub
offering.
Weesure Sécurité will be close to ATM Group
Security on the operational level, in order to form a division
generating a turnover of more than 35 million euros in the private
security sector, making it one of the leading players in the sector
in France.
On the commercial front, the security teams in
the field will be offered systematically a mixed training,
consisting of both a cyber agent (the ISS Spotter solution) and
human security guards, the latter having been trained with the
cyber agent, in accordance with the regulations.
Commenting on the key point of training security
guards, Bruno Bobillon, President of ATM Group said: "The pooling
of Technidrone and AMF training centres within the Delta Drone
Group enabled us to create a unique branch at the beginning of the
year, combining regulatory training in the security officer and
drone pilot training or solution operator. The richness of this
course creates a new attraction for many people interested in
enriching their career path and is enjoying unprecedented success.
Since the official announcement of this offer, we have never had so
many registrants in our sessions.»
In addition to its state-of-the-art
technological qualities, the cyber agent has the advantage of 24/7
availability, while representing an hourly cost almost 60% less
than the corresponding cost of a human agent. However, the cyber
agent does not replace anyone. Instead, it completes a team by
bringing its own qualities. It also acts as a service to the better
safety of human agents, through its special role of observing
upstream incident levels in order to best assess the means of
intervention to be implemented.
2 - Weesure Services
Weesure Services aims to get closer to ATM Group
Accueil to form a division generating a turnover close to 1 million
euros.
Its development will be exclusively focused on
two growth areas:
- For "permanent" missions, it will
continue to offer a complementary offer of private security
activities, with enhanced resources and means of
implementation.
- For "event" missions, the new
entity will only present an offer based on the combination of
traditional human resources and technological means, as it
systematically integrates the ISS Spotter-SF (wire system)
solution. This will enable unrivalled operational capacity in flow
management and temporary security.
3 - Euro Protec
The commissioning of an ISS Spotter-DA solution
on a site requires a complex installation process, which includes
analysis of the location of the dock, electrical connection of the
system, setting up computer equipment, setting up the associated
weather station and connecting with the supervisory systems already
in place.By continuing to develop its historic business as a
distributor and installer of surveillance and security products,
Euro Protec aims to become Delta Drone's leading provider for the
installation of ISS Spotter solutions in France and Africa.
Louis Leullieux, President of Weesure Groupe
said: "The visit to the ISS Spotter demonstration center in
Dardilly gave me a better understanding that the implementation of
such a solution required the intervention of seasoned professionals
who were well versed in good practice in the installation of
security technology equipment. The ISS Spotter solution is a real
asset for any security and surveillance means, but is not a
plug-and-play system. It requires being fully integrated into
existing systems and committed to the support of existing
teams. »
4 - Weesure Africa
The African continent has been a priority
development area for the Delta Drone Group for several years,
already present through subsidiaries in Morocco, South Africa and
Ghana.
The four Weesure Africa settlements in Senegal,
Côte d'Ivoire, Benin and Togo are an opportunity to complete the
scheme: after the Maghreb in the north and australe Africa in the
south, it is the Gulf of Guinea area that will form a third
development base. Thanks to the existing customers in these
countries and the network of privileged relationships forged with
local economic and political decision-makers, Weesure Africa will
aim to accelerate the distribution and implementation of
professional solutions in this region, primarily the solutions
dedicated to security (ISS Spotter) and to mines (Rocketmine).
Reflecting on Delta Drone's international
expansion strategy, Christian Viguié, Chairman and CEO of the Group
said: "A few months after the formation of our subsidiary Delta
Drone International, a company listed on the Sydney Stock Exchange,
we are taking another important step, in full coherence with our
international expansion strategy. For several years, Delta Drone
has had a solid foundation in Africa, in Morocco, South Africa and
Ghana. Thanks to Weesure Africa, we will now have a strong presence
in several West African countries, giving a new geographically
complementary anchor to our progressive network of the
continent.Local managers of Weesure Group's entities will be
quickly trained to learn about the Group's business solutions,
including ISS Spotter and Rocketmine, in order to quickly become
distribution and operations bases in the safety and mining
sectors. »
A few key figures are used to measure the
importance of the agreement.
- Delta Drone's consolidated revenue
could be close to 35 million euros in 2021 and reach 50 million
euros in 2022,
- Consolidated EBITDA is expected to
be positive in 2021, as is operating income in 2022. It should be
highlighted, however, that the exact assessment of this ambition
depends on the uncertainties associated with the health
crisis,
- Finally, the Delta Drone Group will
now have a strong presence on several continents: in Europe, Africa
and Oceania, the latter benefiting from the emergence since the end
of 2020 of the subsidiary Delta Drone International (listed on the
Sydney stock exchange, DLT:ASX).
Following this new structuring operation, the
Group will assume a leading position in the dronification of
private security sector, with a unique presence on several
continents.
About Delta
Drone: Delta Drone Group is a recognized international
player in the civil drone industry for professional use. It
develops a range of professional solutions based on drone
technology as well as all associated services that form a complete
value chain.Delta Drone shares are listed on the Euronext Growth
Paris market - ISIN code: FR0011522168Also listed on Euronext
Growth of BSA Y – ISIN code: FR 0013400991www.deltadrone.com
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