{"id":2120,"date":"2019-05-21T09:52:25","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T07:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forrestgroup.lademo.be\/a-propos\/"},"modified":"2021-03-17T09:42:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T08:42:29","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forrestgroup.lademo.be\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About Groupe Forrest International<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Groupe Forrest International (GFI S.A.) is a collection of companies owned directly or indirectly by the <strong>Forrest family<\/strong>. The companies of GFI S.A. are based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC] and in Belgium. Their activities however go beyond the borders of these States. The Group\u2019s management is structured around its Chairman, George A. Forrest and its CEO, Malta David Forrest.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Major operator in the DRC<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Groupe Forrest International is one of the <strong>main employers and private investors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/strong>. The companies of the Group provide employment to almost 6,000 people and are active in the civil engineering, construction, roads, electricity, industry, agri-food and health fields. The heir to 99 years of uninterrupted activities in Central Africa, the Group has retained a <strong>family structure<\/strong> since its was founded. Several of its companies are the oldest in the region in their respective areas of activity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Social commitment<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Groupe Forrest has been investing on the African continent since 1922. This longevity is the fruit of a vision of the role of companies, namely the duty to be a positive player in the society in which it operates and a stable, <strong>long-term and constructive actor<\/strong>. Groupe Forrest accompanies each investment with the following requirements:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">the contribution of value-added and technologies in the countries concerned;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">compliance with environmental standards similar to those that apply within the European Union;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">compliance with the law, including labour and tax matters, in the states in which it invests;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">contribution to the social development of the local populations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Groupe Forrest values<\/h2>\n<h3>Quality<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The quality of its work and its products is the priority of Groupe Forrest and is its trademark. It is the guarantee of <strong>long-lasting work<\/strong>, that respects the expectations and requirements of the customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Qualified employees<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Groupe Forrest\u2019s expertise relies on a workforce which is among the most <strong>highly qualified<\/strong> in central Africa. Investment and training are designed in line with the standards in force within the European Union.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Safety<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Safety<\/strong> and quality of life at work are constantly scrutinised by Groupe Forrest. In this regard, each company adheres to strict standards ensuring that its employees work in high quality conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Respect for the environment<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Groupe Forrest pays special attention to <strong>respect of the environment<\/strong>, both in how it designs its investments and in the routine management of worksites, garages, waste treatment, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Compliance<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Groupe Forrest is committed to carrying out its business activities <strong>ethically<\/strong>, respectfully, responsibly, safely and sustainably. In 2017, the Group\u2019s Board of Directors set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/forrestgroup.lademo.be\/en\/compliance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Compliance Committee<\/a>. It ensures that a regulatory compliance programme is in place at all times within the company and its subsidiaries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"\/en\/nos-secteurs-dactivite\/\" target=\"_self\" >Find out more about our activities<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Groupe Forrest International Groupe Forrest International (GFI S.A.) is a collection of companies owned directly or indirectly by the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2120","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forrestgroup.lademo.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forrestgroup.lademo.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forrestgroup.lademo.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forrestgroup.lademo.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forrestgroup.lademo.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2120"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/forrestgroup.lademo.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4229,"href":"https:\/\/forrestgroup.lademo.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2120\/revisions\/4229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forrestgroup.lademo.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}