Participative management for a sustainable company… such is the agile and involving governance set up at ICUBE by its 2 co-directors, Frédéric and Bastien Despont.
An environment, a story
Based in the heart of the Gruyère region, in the canton of Fribourg, we have built our reputation over more than thirty years by working closely with local industries and craftsmen. Numerous partnerships have been forged with the agri-food, pharmaceutical, industrial and environmental sectors.
Our aim is also to create synergies between these different sectors so that we can eventually succeed in creating circular economic models. Among other things, our applications help to optimise resource and energy consumption. The digitisation of processes strengthens our customers’ communication and paperless strategy, and we are trying, in our own small way, to participate in the transition to a more sustainable economy.
1989
ICUBE SA founded by Pierre Despont, Bulle
2010
2011
2013
2015
Création du secteur digitalisation
2017
Modelling ICUBE’s agile organisation
2017
2019
ICUBE celebrates its 30th anniversary
2020
2023
New visual identity
2024
Move to new premises at La Route de La Pâla 137b, 1630 Bulle
Our participative management
Working together towards participative governance
Participative management for a sustainable company… such is the agile and involving governance set up at ICUBE by its 2 co-directors, Frédéric and Bastien Despont.
“Team spirit is paramount at ICUBE, and it was only natural that we decided to develop our company in such a way as to be in perfect harmony with our human values. To achieve this, we have implemented an organisation based on the involvement of our collaborators⸱rices, as well as a more participative and dynamic management mode and decision-making system. …
By involving our teams more closely in decision-making processes, we aim to highlight their expertise and the trust placed in them, while taking account of their individual appetites and aspirations. Our quarterly meetings organised with all⸱rices employees help to strengthen links, optimise exchanges and share skills, while meeting our set collective objectives.
To be sustainable, we need to be able to question ourselves, to do and undo things by overcoming our beliefs. The aim is to maintain a continuous improvement approach, without “taking away all the frameworks”, but always empowering people with respect. We still have an inspiring way to go to achieve the ideal. Our transformation process is proving to be powerful and encouraging.”
Frédéric and Bastien Despont
Our mission
Leveraging know-how with our customised industries 4.0 solutions
Providing tailor-made digitisation solutions for industrial and craft companies, including management of the overall performance of their production facilities », is our mission.
This can take many forms: integration of a programmable logic controller (Siemens, Rockwell, Schneider, etc.), digitisation of your production, training, programming of a robot manipulator, etc. These are just some of the skills and services we are developing to help our customers achieve more efficient, safer and smarter production.
Our ambition is to be a major player in Switzerland’s Industry 4.0, from sensor installation to KPI reporting, via automation, production data enhancement and high-performance business software.
Our values
Living and cultivating our values together
Creativity
Ingenuity and listening to needs
Demonstrate ingenuity by listening carefully to needs, turning the unexpected into an opportunity. Constantly challenging to simplify and act with agility, creating pragmatic and innovative solutions.
Humanism
Responsibility towards the ecosystem
Focusing on a sustainable future by working to preserve our ecosystem and thus giving a profound meaning to our work. Putting people and the environment at the heart of our concerns, in line with the Agenda 2030 sustainable development goals.
Discernment
Wise choices and intellectual rigour
Cultivating discernment to choose the right attitude, the right word, the right moment and the right solution. Sharpening intuition and intellectual rigour as precision tools, guiding our actions towards optimal results.
Team spirit
Collaboration, solidarity and trust
Mutual support, diversity and shared responsibility are the pillars of our team spirit, where the customer is our privileged partner. As workers, we believe in collective strength, honouring each colleague as an essential element in the recipe for success. Together, we go further.
Authenticity
Transparency and co-construction
Getting as close as possible to our conscience, interacting with total transparency to build together, with all our stakeholders. Sincere communication with customers and partners, and frank discussion between colleagues define our commitment to defending our convictions and acting with integrity.
Our team
Who we are ? What do we do?