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The current economic system is such that entrepreneurship is no easy matter. The first few times I ventured to talk about my plan to create a brand of telephones, some people smiled at the idea that I was seriously thinking of challenging the multinationals who were already vying for a monopoly. On the other hand, convincing the telephone industry and its users that having more durable and resistant products would make a real difference to their daily lives wasn't something that happened overnight. But willingness always leads to progress.
Over the years, men and women with diverse backgrounds and training have joined our project. Gradually, a close-knit team was formed around Crosscall, with the skills to rise to the challenge. We began by creating our own industrial model and laying the foundations for an original technology. Step by step, year after year, we have established ourselves as a credible alternative for major operators and distributors.
While this may not have been the case in the early days, in today's context, designing more sustainable and responsible products has become a matter of course, and will probably become an obligation tomorrow. Times are changing, and we can only rejoice. But let's make no mistake about it: this requires a new vision of telephony.
It's a question of definitively rejecting a model based on technological one-upmanship, in favor of our users' needs and the consideration of all the stakeholders in our value chain. This is not only what makes us different, it's also what drives our commitment.
Thinking outside the box has led to our success and rapid growth. So much so, in fact, that we had to relocate our headquarters four times to accommodate our new employees. Since the launch of our first terminals, we have sold over 3 million of them and are now present in 16 countries. Even if Crosscall's initial vocation was to make durability accessible to the general public, we are also very proud to have been chosen by the SNCF, the Police, the Gendarmerie and even hospitals to equip their personnel in conditions of use that put the equipment to a severe test.
Crosscall has now become a mid-sized company (ETI) with almost 200 employees, and has raised several rounds of capital, while ensuring that its capital remains 100% French and that its employees have a stake in it. True to our DNA, we recently decided to offer a 5-year hardware Warranty on Generation 5 products, a guarantee unique in the telephony industry. In line with the new regulations forcing manufacturers to display the level of reparability of their products, not only have our latest models obtained the best marks on the market, but we are committed to ensuring that their components remain available for 10 years.
We have also developed a prototyping laboratory at our Aix-en-Provence headquarters, which will enable us to further improve the durability of our smartphones, as well as their eco-design. Finally, the next step we have set ourselves is to set up a dedicated local reconditioning facility that will give a second life to our products. Even if social and environmental performance has become a major issue in all sectors of activity, Crosscall remains an exception and one of the few companies on a human scale in the global telephony landscape. We've come a long way since that stormy day, but there's still a long way to go. With the legitimacy that you give us every day by being more and more numerous to use and approve of our products, we will continue on this path. I hope you enjoy your visit to our site.
Cyril VIDAL
Chairman and founder