Centre de loisirs, de bien-être, de sport, de santé. Innovant et écologique
Centre de loisirs, de bien-être, de sport, de santé. Innovant et écologique
TOURNESOL is innovative because it is ‘All-in-one’. It includes recreational, wellness, sports and health services and activities that are usually separate. The dominant element is water, but there is also fitness, wellness and quality catering. TOURNESOL also offers large, landscaped green areas, including sports fields, etc.
TOURNESOL is also innovative with its eco-friendly technology. Respect for the environment and the climate is reflected in particular in the use of renewable energies and the economical consumption of water.
The innovation for TOURNESOL is also its unique and modular construction system, including its large dome. This 13-metre-high dome can open in just a few minutes in good weather (from 23°C, generally). It allows activities all year round, in all weather conditions.
TOURNESOL is open to everyone under the banner of leisure, sport, health and well-being. It is a complex with a regional and local vocation. It is aimed at a local demographic, located less than 30 minutes away, who can get to the premises by public transport or bicycle.
TOURNESOL is eco-friendly and sustainable. C02-neutral, it is powered by renewable energies: solar panels, geothermal system, heat pumps, cogeneration units for the production of thermal and electrical energy. Its technology also makes it possible, for example, to use the residual heat of central cooling systems to heat the water in the swimming pools. TOURNESOL centres are self-sufficient in energy.
Any surface that can be used to generate energy is used (roofs, etc.) and optimised. For example, shaded structures are installed on the car park, both to provide shade to vehicles and to accommodate solar panels.
In addition to energy-related systems, the issue of water, its quality and its economical and sustainable management, is a particular area of expertise for the TOURNESOL teams. Total water consumption is reduced, costs are also reduced, thanks to integrated water use, with no impact on the environment, and sustainable water recycling and filtration systems.
It is a complex with a regional and local vocation. It is aimed at a local demographic, located less than 30 minutes away, who can get to the premises by public transport or bicycle.
Top-of-the-range equipment, with 300,000 to 500,000 visitors per year, TOURNESOL is a major draw and adds value to an area.
Between 15 and 25 million are invested for each TOURNESOL, linked to the territories for the sharing of value and technologies, to make businesses work and create activity locally.
TOURNESOL is also a major job creator (between 120 and 140 direct jobs per installation).
TOURNESOL represents a human style of management with a large number of jobs created, directly and indirectly.
Each TOURNESOL has between 120 and 140 employees, offering a variety of positions. Many jobs can also be filled by low-skilled workers or young people in education, for example. Partnerships with communities or public bodies can be established to ensure the recruitment and monitoring of these staff members.
At TOURNESOL, no tasks are outsourced, all business areas are integrated, from the lifeguard to the manager, through to maintenance, kitchen or administrative staff.
This integration of all business areas and teams makes it possible to offer a human style of management and create a true team spirit. At TOURNESOL, teams are motivated, loyal and well paid. It also makes it possible to control the quality of service and reception offered to visitors.
