News, press and events

The journalist Jérôme LEVY's team came to film in our offices last January for a SPECIAL REPORT on the theme of shoplifting in large stores. Find Jacky Thoonsen's intervention in the replay of the February 9th broadcast on France 2 !

A report by Jérôme Levy, Marjorie Lafon, Mikael Bozo, Vincent Kelner broadcast in "Envoyé spécial" on February 9, 2023.

Discover our world exclusive innovations on EUROSHOP in Düsseldorf (Germany) from February 26 to March 2, 2023.

Meet our teams in Hall 7A / Stand B15 and try out our new products to increase your customer experience at the world's N°1 retail trade fair.

www.euroshop-tradefair.com

With more than 3.1 million Quick Bottles sold worldwide, this innovative anti-theft protection is our Best-Seller. It is now used by all hypermarket chains in France as well as internationally because our products are patented worldwide. Following feedback from stores, we offer a revisited version of this product that we previewed at the NRF show in New York (2018). Thanks to the increase in its diameter, this anti-theft device becomes universal as it is compatible with wine, champagne and spirits. The size of the ferrite has been increased for better detection as has the thickness of the plastic for more security. The metal version has been reinforced to make it very resistant. The ergonomics of the product has been improved to make it easier to place and hold on the bottle.

The Quick Bottle respects your products and allows you to save time on the shelf and at the checkout. Time is money !

We are proud to have participated in the NRF Big Show 2018 in New York, the world's largest retail show. This participation allows us to cement our place as a global player in the retail anti-theft solutions industry.

As a manufacturer, we came to present to the world our new range of innovative anti-theft solutions such as the Croco Tag, a unique anti-theft device to finally protect food packaging without piercing it and which can be detected by anti-theft antennas even with aluminium.

For this first participation, our company has made many contacts, sources of projects and international growth prospects. In particular with companies from the USA, Europe, Russia and also Latin America, as our products will be distributed throughout the continent in the long term.

We would like to thank all the people who visited us and our loyal French customers who believed in our company, our products, and allowed us to progress to satisfy their needs.

Located in the PERIFEM village, our company, known for its focus on innovation, gave a preview of the THOOBEE® device, a global solution for securing points of sale, wireless and easy to install.

The installation presented at the show in real conditions allowed to show in a concrete way the use of the THOOBEE® box, the pager and the call buttons.

Clotilde Chenevoy, journalist at LSA magazine, was present on our stand with a film crew and she was able to film and put online the THOOBEE® demonstration : thanks to her !

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO
CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE

Thoonsen is quoted in an article published by Maria Ortega in the English daily newspaper l'Express : "Shoplifting offences are soaring in France, as more and more elderly people steal 'butter or cheese'."

Due to the increase in shoplifting incidents, cashiers have doubled their vigilance. Jacky Thoonsen, manager of Thoonsen, says : "A new demand in France today is for the protection of cans, sausages or tins. For 30 euros of anti-theft devices, I can protect 250 euros of goods for ten years."

Ludovic Jouaud, manager at E. Leclerc Cap Sud, in Saint-Maur (Indre - France), is confronted with quasi-professional individuals. But over the past year, because of inflation, there have been new profiles of thieves : "Currently, it's more of an elderly person, a pensioner, [who steals] his butter packet, his piece of cheese, his slice of ham, basic products that are experiencing a small increase." In one of the videos recorded by TF1, a man steals a bottle of shampoo, while he is filmed by a hidden camera.

> Read full article HERE : https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1715445/france-shoplifting-seniors-inflation-butter-cheese-ont

The mission we have set ourselves within the Thoonsen group is to produce, in the most responsible way possible, sustainable, practical and accessible products for all our customers at the best price, through:

• 100% FRENCH ECO-DESIGN
• the CHOICE OF OUR MATERIALS (e.g. FSC® and PEFC® labeled wood and paper)
• CONTINUOUS OPTIMIZATION of our products
• COMPLIANCE WITH SAFETY STANDARDS (handicap accessibility, fire safety and international standards)
• INNOVATION work in partnership with PERIFEM
• of our taking RESPONSIBILITY FOR TECHNICAL OR CHEMICAL RISKS (prohibition of Chromium VI)
• RECYCLING, CIRCULAR ECONOMY and RESOURCE PRESERVATION
• our SOCIAL COMMITMENT (inclusion, diversity and equality of internal human resources, participative management, international ethics)
• and finally our GOVERNANCE model, which allows us to pay particular attention to the development of our local economy, to the sharing of results within the team, to associative sponsorship and disabled sports.

Download the guide to our CSR systems => HERE

A long awaited new machine has arrived : the panel milling machine from Mécanuméric. With a capacity of 9,8 feet long x 4.9 feet wide, a vacuum clamping system and an automatic 6-tool loader, this little jewel with a 3.5 KW spindle will help us to machine large panels (wood and derivatives, plastics, aluminium) with a higher output.

CSR PLUS : two chip vacuums are being installed to separate wood waste from plastics. This means greater comfort and efficiency in the manufacture of our made-to-measure furniture !

When they arrived, they had a junior profile, some just out of school, with their eyes wide open to the business world. Today, they are our best experts.

On Friday 14 December 2021, the award ceremony took place for the 15 years of service of Adrien, Dorothée, Kate & Emmanuel, who all play an essential role in our success.

A big congratulations and thanks to them for their valuable contributions over the years !

On Tuesday 30 November, the Indre CCI renewed its board for 5 years. Thanks to the development of the CCI Campus Centre courses, Indre benefits from a range of demanding training courses up to Master's level, which contribute to the economic development and attractiveness of our region.   This year again, Thoonsen is proud to welcome within its team 5 students coming from high quality French schools: Estelle & Mustapha from ISTEC - École Supérieure de Commerce et Marketing, Guillaume from HEI Hautes Etudes d'Ingénieur, Jessikha & Camille from the Bachelor's degree in Business Development.   We wish them all the best in their career !