HISTORY

  • 1865Creation of PRADINES® brand and beginning of the production of pruning shears
    • 1934Roger DEVILLÉ buys PRADINES® brand
    • 1959The company, with 35 employees moves from Les Mureaux – closed to Paris – to Baugé
    • 1975Antoine DEVILLÉ succeeds to Roger DEVILLÉ at the head of the company
    • 1978DEVILLÉ SA begins a new manufacturing activity with seat belt anchor plates
    • 2000DEVILLÉ SA starts a die-shop in Poland with the creation of a new company, DIF
    • 2011DEVILLÉ SA transfers its automotive activity in a new subsidiary (DEVILLE ASC), with the participation of FAA (Automobile Future Fund)
    • 2014Acquisition of the Altia (ex Imtec) Metal & Plastic division plants in Angers, Chasseneuil (France) and Jihlava (Czech Republic)
    • 2021Sale of DEVILLÉ SA’s Sécateurs part to SNAP-ON Group (main customer and distributor of these products)
    • 2021Capital transfer operation between Devillé family and management led by the CEO (Cédric PICARD)
    • 2021Refocus of activity on the automobile with the creation of « DEVILLÉ Group » with a target to deploy the Group in all regions of the world