In November 2009, the firm L.Bernard received the “Excellence Prize”, which rewards a small and medium-sized business established for 2 to 5 years in China. The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China delivered this prize during its yearly gala dinner in Beijing on 7 November of 2009. BBCE, managed by Guillaume Bernard, is the Chinese subsidiary of the L.Bernard group – a company specialized in electric actuators for valve automation. The firm is one of the world leaders of this business sector and targets the 3rd position. Thanks to this presence in Beijing, L.Bernard can meet the needs for modern and automated industrial facilities in China. In the energy field, Bernard actuators equips the valves of thermal and nuclear power stations, and particularly the latest EPR generation. They are involved as well in the environmental sector for water treatment plants and in industries such as cement plants. The oil and gas sector is also a key market, to which Bernard offers high-performance products.