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Opteven, European leader in mechanical breakdown cover, is opening a site in Le Puy-en-Velay with a telephone assistance platform. 100 employees will be recruited on permanent contracts, with no evening or weekend work. With sales of €278 million by 2022, Opteven has 850 employees in 5 European countries. A promising development.

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Damien Hélène

Damien Hélène

Opteven sets up in Le Puy-en-Velay and recruits 100 people

Speech team Opteven desk

Opteven specialises in insurance and guarantees for vehicles. Its products cover a wide range of risks, including mechanical breakdowns, accidents and damage.

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Present in the Vintage Altaroc Odyssey 2021, Opteven is one of Europe's leading providers of mechanical breakdown cover, assistance and vehicle maintenance services and insurance products.

Headquartered in Villeurbanne (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), the company is expanding in the region, opening a new site in Le Puy-en-Velay. This branch will be the site of a telephone assistance platform for which 100 new employees are expected to be recruited by the end of the year.

" Employees will be recruited on permanent contracts, with the assurance that they won't have to work evenings and weekends, when the Villeurbanne platform will take over," explains Jean-Matthieu Biseau, Opteven's Chairman and CEO.

The company generated sales of 278 million euros in 2022, and employs over 850 people in 5 European countries.

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