Strengthening in the two listed subsidiaries Lisi and Rapala-VMC.
225 years of Viellard Viellard Migeon et Compagnie.
Lisi holding moves the head office Rue Juvénal Viellard in Grandvillars (France).
Lisi Aerospace acquired the Group Manoir Aerospace. This acquisition was realized with the aim of strenghtening structural components division by integrating complementary technologies.
Christophe Viellard has been elected Chairman of the Board and succeeds Michel Viellard, who will have been Chairman of Viellard Migeon & Compagnie for 47 years.
Settlement of Rapala France in Bourogne, distributor of the Group's entire range for the fishing sector.
Rapala-VMC has developed a closer relationship with Shimano, through a reserved increase in capital, in order to distribute its fishing products.
Viellard Migeon & Compagnie consolidates its position by becoming the principal shareholder in Rapala-VMC.
GFI Industries becomes the Lisi Group, present on the Paris stock exchange. Today the groupe is centred on three sectors : aeronautics, automobiles, and perfume-cosmestics.
Each division is autonomous, but shares with the others marketing and manufacturing techniques.
VMC celebrates its 200th anniversary and becomes a member of the Henokiens.
Viellard Migeon merges its screw and bolt division with other manufacturers to create GFD.
Viellard Migeon & Compagnie diversifies, expanding its activities to the construction of hydro-electric dams, an activity later nationalised.
The marriage of Juvénal Viellard and Laure Migeon and later, in 1870, of their son Léon Viellard and Claire de Pruines, contributed to developp wood and forges in the area.
Under the First Empire, the Morvillars forges manufacture wire for the Japy factories. Viellard Migeon begins to manufacture chains, bolts, screws and related products.
Jean-Baptiste Migeon and Jean-Baptiste Dominé acquire the lease of the Morvillars forges.
The first "maître de forge" (iron-master) of the Viellard family, Nicolas, manages the foundry of the Lepuix-Gy mines, Giromagny.