The longhistoryof theGroup
takes its rootsasearlyas the
18
th
century in theheartof the
miningand industrialarea
of theVosges.Thesestrong
local roots,still real today,are
the foundationonwhich the
LISIGrouphas relied todevelop,
expandandgrow.
Thecompany,whichnowholds
majorpositions in theworld,
concentratesmore than two
hundredyearsofadaptation
tochanging industrialmarkets.
It remainsacompany inmotion,
flexible,dynamic,humane,
able to face the futureandmeet
theunderlyingchallengesof
itsgrowth.
Outlook
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CrEation
Frédéric Japysetsupawatchmovement
factory inBeaucourt,nearMontbéliard.
1796
Someyears laterMIGEON&DOMINE
is founded inMorvillars intheBelfort
region, latertobecomeVIELLARD
MIGEONetCompagnie (VMC). Initially
aspecialist inthemanufactureof
wires,thecompanyrapidly integrates
processingactivities.
1806
JAPYFrèresandVIELLARD&MIGEON
decideto join forcesto launchthe
industrialmanufactureof forgedwood
screws inFrance.
1899
TheSociété IndustrielledeDelle is
foundedbytheDUBAIL-KOHLER family
inthetownofDelle,Belfort.Thecompany
quicklybeginstospecialize inthe
manufactureofmachine-turnedscrews.
1968
Thesethree family-runbusinesses
(KOHLER, JAPYandVIELLARD)
mergeto formacompanycalled
GFD thusbecomingFrance’s foremost
manufacturerofstandardand
automotivenutsandbolts.
Thethree founding familiesaretodaypart
ofCID (Compagnie IndustrielledeDelle),
owningacontrollingstake intheLISI
Group.
1977
GFDacquiresBLANCAERO,which
specializes inaerospacepartsand in
packagingcomponents forthePerfumery
industry.
1989
GFI is floatedontheParisStock
Exchange’sover-the-countermarketand
becomesGFI Industries.
1990 /2000
Throughoutthe1990s,GFI Industries
continuestostrengthen itspositions
in itsthreesectorsbyacquiringover
15companiesthroughoutEuropeand
theUS.
2002
Tobetterdelineate itsspecialistareas,GFI
IndustriesbecameLISI, (LInkSolutions for
Industry;witheachofthethreedivisions
takingthisnameplusthenameof its
mainbusinesssector (LISIAEROSPACE,
LISIAUTOMOTIVEandLISICOSMETICS).
Thestrategyof focusingonCoreBusiness
continues:
•Saleofnon-strategicbusiness lines (GFD,
Ars Industriesandtheproductionunitat
Aillevilliers),
•AcquisitionofCalifornia’sMONADNOCK
(LISIAEROSPACE).
2004
AcquisitionofFORMa.s intheCzech
Republic (LISIAUTOMOTIVE).
2005
AcquisitionofKNIPPING inGermany (LISI
AUTOMOTIVE).
Openingofa factory inCanada (LISI
AEROSPACE).
DisposalofGradel (LISIAUTOMOTIVE).
