Restructuring of share ownership leading up to delisting in March 2004, ending 20 years on the stock market.
History
Group development milestones
1986:
Creation of Groupe Legris Industries around the family company Legris (founded in 1848)
1987:
Acquisition of Comap (fittings and valves for heating)
1988:
Acquisition of Bourdon Sédème (Instrumentation)
1989:
Acquisition of Potain (tower cranes) and PPM (mobile cranes)
1992:
Automated logistics business brought together through Savoye Logistics
1995:
Sale of mobile crane business (PPM)
1996:
Launch of compressed air network Transair (Legris Division)
1997:
Creation of Autoline, producing fittings for automotive fluids (Legris Division)
2000:
Sale of instrumentation business (Bourdon Sédème)
Acquisition of Liftlux (scissor lifts) for Potain (Tower Cranes Division)2001:
Sale of Tower Cranes Division (Potain) to the American group Manitowoc
Acquisition of Bell-Hermetic high pressure fittings (Legris Division)
Acquisition of warehousing software specialist 3i for Savoye2004:
Restructuring of Legris Industries share ownership leading up to delisting in March 2004, ending 20 years on the stock market
2006:
Sale of Comap to the Dutch Allberts Industries
Acquisition of the Division Ceric2007:
Acquisition of the Division Clextral (expertise in twin-screw extrusion for the food industry)
2008:
Sale of Legris to the American group Parker Hannifin (octobre)