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About Devexport

Your Trusted Partner in International Trade

The DEVEXPORT Group’s mission is to enable industrial companies to enter hard-to-access international markets. The Group is committed to providing comprehensive, customized solutions that meet each client’s specific needs, with a focus on efficiency, flexibility, and financial competitiveness.

A family-owned company founded in 1985 by Fabien Buhler and Sylvie Gozard, the DEVEXPORT Group has been led since 2010 by their daughter, Perrine Buhler, who has been with the company for nearly 25 years. Our ambition has always been to support companies in their international development. The DEVEXPORT Group enjoys a strong reputation built on trust and client satisfaction.

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Message from the President

It is with great pride that I continue the story of our family group, founded by my parents, Fabien Buhler and Sylvie Gozard, in 1985. Leading this company is both a demanding task, given the international trade industry is constantly impacted by a particularly volatile global geopolitical landscape, and a deeply rewarding one. The experience passed down from my parents, which I have been building on for nearly 25 years as head of the company, along with analytical skills, flexibility, and rigor—all essential in this business—are my daily allies.

While remaining loyal to our clients, some of whom we have been working with for several decades, we are also committed to diversifying in our field of expertise, industry, as well as expanding into new markets, seeking new partners, and adapting to changes in international trade. Forty years in business is a significant milestone, one that our teams in France and abroad enhance daily with their energy, resilience, and commitment.

May this successful story continue!

Perrine BUHLER

Key Dates for the DEVEXPORT Group

1985
Founding of DEVEXPORT by Fabien BUHLER and Sylvie GOZARD
1987
DEVEXPORT already has numerous clients in glass packaging in Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Algeria
1988
Signing of the first "Compensation Agreement" with Cuban Foreign Trade
1990
DEVEXPORT acquires COGEFAL, a company from an industrial engineering group, adding a branch in Algeria
1990
Creation of SOCOFEP to develop synergies with Spanish and Portuguese shareholders
1995
Establishment of DEVEXPORT's branch in Havana, Cuba, as activities diversify into numerous sectors of Cuban industry and agriculture
1997
SOCOFEP takes over an office in Beijing, now transformed into a representation
1997
Creation of the holding DEVEXPORT Services and Finances, providing leadership and financial engineering for the Group
1999
SOCOFEP, active in Algeria, starts operations in Morocco
2001
Perrine BUHLER joins the DEVEXPORT Group
2006
DEVEXPORT establishes a representation in Caracas to oversee purchasing activities for the Caracas Metro
2007-2024
Growth and diversification of the DEVEXPORT Group through its various locations and activity sectors, seizing opportunities
2016
DEVEXPORT partnership’s development in Sub-Saharan Africa in the railway sector
2019
DEVEXPORT begins operations in the railway sector in Peru
2024
Creation of a local representation in Morocco by SOCOFEP

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