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1820 Mr Emmanuel LEGEARD manufactures wild
game traps
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1942 Mr Lucien LEGEARD
(4th generation) purchases the first assembly-line machinery
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1956 Death of Mr LEGEARD Lucien
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1959 After 28 months' national service, Mr
Lucien LEGEARD (5th. generation) joins the company to pursue his
father's work, together with his mother
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1962 Technical improvements to the machinery,
with the use of controls and pneumatic components, which bring
an increase in productivity.
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1971 Mr Lucien LEGEARD succeeds his mother
as owner.
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1972 As from here, production machines are
built within the company. This means that there is no need for
outside help with maintenance.
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1981 The 1st. programmable robot is introduced
to manage several machines.
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1982 Market launch of a new product (anti-suckling
ring for cattle). 214,862 were sold in 1988.
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1984 Ets Lucien LEGEARD's articles were changed,
and the company's name was changed to LEGEARD s.a.
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1989 Mr Pascal LEGEARD (6th. generation)
joins the group with a BTS degree in Automatism. The company starts
to diversify towards manufacturing special items in wire.
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1990 Purchase of the 2nd robot, with improved
performance. It is the first of its kind used in France. A warehouse
is leased to hold 200 m2 of merchandise, to free up
our premises.
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1991 Mr Pascal LEGEARD goes back to Management
school for 18 months, to train as a company manager.
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1992 1 December, accommodation in the premises
on the new, road to Condé sur Noireau.
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1994 Implementation and installation of the
first digital control panel. Implementation of a quality control
system
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1997 A full-time salesperson is hired
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1998 A TIG post is purchased
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1999 Mme Marina LE MONNIER joins the company.
Construction and installation of the second digital control system..
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2000 Soldering racks are bought. A new MIG
post is purchased.
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