Private company

Automatic Systems

Logo: Mmarraas, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons³

Company based in Wavre founded in 1969¹

Automatic Systems, a subsidiary of Bolloré Group, is a company, specialising in the automation of secure entrance control. The company designs and manufactures vehicle, pedestrian and passenger access control equipment.² It was founded by Michel Coenraets.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1969Founded¹

HeadquartersWavre¹
Websiterow.automatic-systems.com/de
Legal formPublic limited company (Belgium)¹

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Corporate structure

Automatic Systems is part of a group headed by Bolloré. 360 entities, 37 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Bolloré Ergue Gaberic, France
- Vivendi 20.65% · Paris, France
  - Canal+ S.A. 100% · Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
    - Canal+ Brand Solutions Subsidiary · Puteaux
    - Studio Bagel Subsidiary · Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
    - StudioCanal Subsidiary · Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
      - 3 more
    - Viaplay Group Stake · 12% · Stockholm
      - 1 more
    - Canal+ Cinéma(s) Subsidiary · France
    - Canal+ Horizons Subsidiary
    - Canal+ International Subsidiary · France
    - Canal+ Kids Subsidiary · France
    - Canal+ Sport Subsidiary · France
    - Canal+ Sport 360 Subsidiary · France
    - Canal+ Séries Subsidiary · France
    - Canal+ Thématiques Subsidiary · France
    - CANAL+SERIES Subsidiary · Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
  - Lagardère Group Paris, France
    - Edicións Xerais de Galicia Subsidiary · Vigo, Spain
    - George G. Harrap and Co. Subsidiary
    - Grupo Anaya Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
      - 3 more
    - Hachette Subsidiary · Vanves, France
      - 26 more
    - Hachette Collections Japan Subsidiary
    - Keystone Paris Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - Lagardère News Subsidiary · Suresnes
      - 1 more
    - Lagardère Publishing Subsidiary
    - Lagardère Sports and Entertainment Subsidiary · Boulogne-Billancourt
    - Lagardère Travel Retail Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret, France
      - 2 more
    - Matra Subsidiary · Paris, France
      - 1 more
    - Perseus Books Group Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
      - 4 more
    - Virgin Megastores Subsidiary · London
    - Lagardere Travel Retail, a.s. Subsidiary · 50% · Beroun, Czechia
    - Hachette Filipacchi Médias Subsidiary · France
    - LAGARDERE DUTY FREE SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA (LAGARDERE DUTY FREE SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ) Subsidiary · Warszawa, Poland
    - LAGARDERE FINANCE Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret, France
    - LAGARDERE MEDIA Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - LAGARDERE RESSOURCES Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret, France
    - LAGARDERE TRAVEL RETAIL SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Subsidiary · Warszawa, Poland
    - Nîmes matin Subsidiary
  - Dailymotion Subsidiary · 100% · Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
    - DAILYMOTION INC. Subsidiary · Dover, Delaware, United States
  - Gameloft Subsidiary · 100% · Paris, France
    - Gameloft Divertissements Inc. Subsidiary · Montreal
    - GAMELOFT, INC. Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
  - Coktel Vision Subsidiary · Meudon
  - Editis Subsidiary · Paris 13, France
    - CLE International Subsidiary · Paris
    - Gründ Subsidiary · Paris
    - Nathan Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - Perrin Subsidiary · Anglet, France
    - Tana Editions Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - Éditions de l'Archipel Subsidiary · Paris, France
      - 1 more
    - Presses Pocket Subsidiary · France
  - UAV Corporation Subsidiary · United States
  - Universal Music Group Subsidiary · Hilversum, Netherlands
    - Barclay Subsidiary
    - Calderstone Productions Subsidiary · London
    - Deutsche Grammophon Subsidiary · Berlin
      - 1 more
    - E.G. Records Subsidiary
    - Eagle Rock Entertainment Subsidiary · London
      - 1 more
    - EMI Subsidiary · London
      - 13 more
    - Fish People Subsidiary
    - Ingrooves Subsidiary · San Francisco
      - 1 more
    - Millennium Media Subsidiary · Los Angeles
    - Musidisc Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret
    - Polar Music International AB Subsidiary · Stockholm
    - Quality Control Music Subsidiary
    - Rodven Discos Subsidiary
    - Stiff Records Subsidiary · London
    - The Kushner-Locke Company Subsidiary · Beverly Hills
    - Universal Music Hong Kong Subsidiary
      - 1 more
    - Universal Music Indonesia Subsidiary · Jakarta
    - Universal Music Japan Subsidiary · Akasaka
      - 5 more
    - Universal Music Latin Entertainment Subsidiary · Los Angeles
      - 3 more
    - Universal Music Malaysia Subsidiary · Selangor, Malaysia
    - Universal Music Operations Ltd. Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      - 1 more
    - Universal Music Portugal Subsidiary · Lisbon, Portugal
    - Universal Music Russia Subsidiary
    - Universal Music Spain, S.L. Subsidiary
    - Universal Music Taiwan Subsidiary
      - 2 more
    - and 110 more
  - Vivendi Games Subsidiary · Los Angeles
    - Massive Entertainment Subsidiary · Malmö
  - Havas Subsidiary · 100% · France
  - Vivendi Village Subsidiary · 100% · France
  - CANAL+ Subsidiary · Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
  - COMPAGNIE DU DÔME Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - VIVENDI VILLAGE Subsidiary · Paris, France
  - COMPAGNIE FINANCIÈRE DU 42 AVENUE DE FRIEDLAND Subsidiary · Paris, France
  - HAVAS UK LIMITED Subsidiary · Maidstone, United Kingdom
  - LOUIS HACHETTE GROUP Subsidiary · Paris, France
  - NOCTURNE LIVE EVENTS LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
  - Prisma Media Subsidiary · France
  - SOCIETE D'EDITION DE CANAL PLUS Subsidiary · Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
- Automatic Systems Wavre
- Batscap Subsidiary · Quimper
- Bolloré Logistics Subsidiary · Puteaux
  - Camrail Subsidiary · Douala
- Bolloré Transport & Logistics Subsidiary
  - Sitarail Subsidiary · Abidjan
- Canal+ Subsidiary · Issy-les-Moulineaux
- SDV Subsidiary · Le Havre, France
- Société des plantations des terres rouges Subsidiary · Ho Chi Minh City, French Indochina
- AFRICA GLOBAL LOGISTICS Subsidiary · Puteaux, France
  - B'INFORMATION SERVICES Subsidiary · Courbevoie, France
  - SOCOPAO Subsidiary · Puteaux, France
- BLUE SOLUTIONS Subsidiary · Ergue Gaberic, France
- BLUECAR Subsidiary · Puteaux, France
- BLUECARSHARING Subsidiary · Puteaux, France
- Bluecarsharing (Blue Systems Bolloré) Subsidiary · France
- BLUESTORAGE Subsidiary · Ergue Gaberic, France
- BOLLORE ENERGY Subsidiary · Ergue Gaberic, France
  - CICA SA Subsidiary · Basel, Switzerland
- BOLLORE LOGISTICS CANADA INC. (BOLLORÉ LOGISTICS CANADA INC.) Subsidiary · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Bollore Logistics Luxembourg (Bolloré Logistics Luxembourg) Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Bolloré Communications Subsidiary
- COMPAGNIE DE LANMEUR Subsidiary · Ergue Gaberic, France
- COMPAGNIE DE PLEUVEN Subsidiary · Puteaux, France
- COMPAGNIE DES GLENANS Subsidiary · Ergue Gaberic, France
- COMPAGNIE DU CAMBODGE Subsidiary · Puteaux, France
- DEPOT ROUEN PETIT-COURONNE Subsidiary · Puteaux, France
- EXAF Subsidiary · Puteaux, France
- FINANCIÈRE DU CHAMP DE MARS S.A. Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- and 13 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Michel Coenraets in 1969.¹

Leadership

Who has led Automatic Systems, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

FounderMichel Coenraets¹

Products and brands

access control

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Bolloré

Owners

Bolloré

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

1969Founded Founded¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataAutomatic Systems on Wikidata
2
WikipediaAutomatic Systems on Wikipedia
3
Wikimedia CommonsAutomatic Systems logo by Mmarraas, CC BY-SA 3.0