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HISTORY
1777
CREATION
Frédéric JAPY sets up
a watch movement factory
in Beaucourt, near Montbéliard
(East of France).
1989
STOCK EXCHANGE
INTRODUCTION
GFI is floated on the
Paris Stock Exchange’s
Second Marché
and becomes
GFI Industries.
2007
CREATION
OF LISI MEDICAL
Sale of European distribution firm
EUROFAST to ANIXTER France
(LISI AEROSPACE).
LISI AUTOMOTIVE sells its
Monistrol plant in the Haute-Loire
to the PRECITURN group.
Creation of the LISI MEDICAL
subdivision, following acquisition
of:
• HUGUENY (Lyon), specializing
in spinal implants;
• JEROPA (Escondido-USA),
specializing in dental and spinal
implants;
• SEIGNOL and INTERMED
Application (Neyron – France),
specializing in contact
manufacturing of dental and
orthopedic implants.
2008
PRESENCE IN CHINA
LISI AUTOMOTIVE increases
its presence in China and India
with the creation of a second
manufacturing plant in
Shanghai dedicated to making
threaded fasteners for
the automotive industry.
2014
ACQUISITION OF
MANOIR AEROSPACE
Mainly specializing in the forging
of metal parts for aerospace
applications, the Manoir Aerospace
group has been consolidated since
June 5, 2014 into LISI AEROSPACE
with the aim of strengthening
the Structural Components arm with
the integration of complementary
technologies.
To a lesser extent, one should note
in June 2014, the acquisition of 100%
of the control of LISI AUTOMOTIVE
Shanghai, of which a Chinese partner
previously held 25%.
2015
CREATION OF LAAM
The LISI Group signs an agreement
with POLY-SHAPE to create a joint
subsidiary, LISI AEROSPACE ADDITIVE
MANUFACTURING, 60% owned
by LISI AEROSPACE and 40% by
POLY-SHAPE. This company combines
the exclusive know-how of both
partners to establish a leader
in the design and 3D-printing
production of mechanical parts for
the aeronautical and space industries.
2009
DISPOSAL OF SDU
On April 1, 2009, the Group sells
KNIPPING’s subsidiary SDU,
which specialize in distributing
technical products to mines and
industry in Germany and Poland.
1977
GFD BECAME GFI
GFD acquires BLANC AERO,
which specializes in aerospace
parts and in packaging components
for the Perfumery sector.
This new group is named GFI.
The transaction is made possible thanks
to the entry of the PEUGEOT family into
the capital of CID (
Compagnie Industrielle
de Delle
), the controlling shareholder
of LISI. More than 40 years later,
these 3 families, KOHLER, PEUGEOT
and VIELLARD remain the Group’s
key shareholders.
1990 / 2000
ACQUISITIONS
During the 90’s, GFI Industries
strengthens in its different
sectors through the acquisition
of more than fifteen companies
in Europe and the United States,
while the group withdraws
from GFD (standard).
1796
FOUNDING OF THE COMPANY
Some years later MIGEON & DOMINE
is founded in Morvillars in the Belfort
region, later to become VIELLARD
MIGEON et Compagnie (VMC). Initially
a specialist in the manufacture of
wires, the company rapidly integrates
processing activities.