The risk of a judicial liquidation of the Thermes de Plombières-les-Bains decided by the Bobigny commercial court worried residents and traders. It is now confirmed. The court ruled to this effect this Thursday, January 23, 2025 on the fate of these thermal baths, managed by the company Avec.
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-Bernard Bensaïd, the owner of the Thermes de Plombières-les-Bains confirmed to France 3 Lorraine “judicial liquidation without continuation of activities” of the Vosges thermal establishment. The decision was recorded this Thursday, January 23 by the Bobigny commercial court. “It's very sad“reacted the businessman, “It’s a huge waste and a huge pain. This is a major failure. The solution was that proposed by François Vannson, the president of the Vosges Departmental Council with the creation of an SEM (mixed economy company) where the group brought its assets and the communities new money to be able to make restart the station. Hydrotherapy in Plombières is dead and the politicians responsible for it must be held accountable. I am very angry because a politician is supposed to do good for his territory and not destroy it.“.
“It's no surprise” commented Lydie Barbaux, the mayor of Plombières-les-Bains, “it has the merit of being clear. No more thermal company in Plombières and very little chance of operation in the coming year. This allows you to start on a healthier basis. I hope we will find a solution. There are no potential buyers but contacts have been made. I ask the partners to launch a study to reposition the station. This is the prerequisite for imagining the future. Mr. Bensaïd is at home but I do not know how the liquidation will be managed. Will these assets be called into this liquidation? I don't know“.
The Plombières-les-Bains thermal baths, managed by the company Avec, were experiencing financial difficulties. No buyer came forward in court. The same Bobigny commercial court had already liquidated at the end of November 2024 one of the two companies of the operator Avec, the one in charge of the accommodation and catering activity of the thermal baths. It employed 12 people.
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