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STAYING AHEAD
Frédéric JAPY set up
a watch movement factory
in Beaucourt, near Montbéliard
1777
2007
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MIGEON & DOMINE was founded
in Morvillars, later to become
VIELLARD MIGEON et
Compagnie (VMC)
1796
KOHLER, JAPY and VIELLARD merged. The three founding
families were then part of CID (Compagnie Industrielle de
Delle), owning a controlling stake in the LISI Group
1968
The Société Industrielle de Delle was founded by
the DUBAIL-KOHLER family in the town of Delle,
Belfort. The company quickly began to specialize
in the manufacture of machine-turned screws
1899
GFD acquired BLANC AERO, which specialized
in aerospace parts and in packaging components for
the Perfumery sector. This new group is named GFI
1977
JAPY Frères launched the first
industrial manufacturing plant
in France for forged wood screws,
with VIELLARD & MIGEON as partner
1806
GFI was floated on the Paris Stock Exchange’s over-
the-counter market and became GFI Industries
1989
GFI Industries continued to strengthen its positions
in its three sectors by acquiring over 15 companies
throughout Europe and the US
1990/2000
GFI became LISI (LInk Solutions for Industry),
a group focused on three divisions:
LISI AEROSPACE, LISI AUTOMOTIVE
and LISI COSMETICS
2002
Acquisition of FORM a.s
in the Czech Republic
(LISI AUTOMOTIVE)
Opening of a