{"id":1256,"date":"2022-12-13T15:13:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T14:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/votat.fr\/company-bending-cutting\/histoire\/"},"modified":"2023-07-11T12:09:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T10:09:25","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/votat.fr\/en\/company-bending-cutting\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-sur-titre-rouge wp-block-paragraph\">Our story<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The success of the reorientation into a drawing company<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1960, Michel Votat, son-in-law of the founder\u2019s grandson, reoriented the activity towards subcontracting in cutting, drawing and assembly of metal parts for the filtration, building, electronics and automotive sectors. In 1988, Votat expanded and restructured with the acquisition of Champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The acquisition in 2019 by Philippe Marillaud marks the wish to perpetuate the activity and spirit of Votat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout its history, the company has maintained its leading position and its dynamic of constant growth, expansion and innovation. The spirit and values carried by Votat continue, paying particular attention to maintaining proximity links, establishing presence on site and developing prospecting at national and export level.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/votat.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/histoire-votat-768x1024.webp);background-position:54% 64%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/votat.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/histoire-votat-768x1024.webp\" alt=\"Des lampes \u00e0 l'huile \u00e0 l'emboutissage\" class=\"wp-image-123 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/votat.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/histoire-votat-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/votat.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/histoire-votat-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/votat.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/histoire-votat-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/votat.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/histoire-votat-450x600.webp 450w, https:\/\/votat.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/histoire-votat-192x256.webp 192w, https:\/\/votat.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/histoire-votat.webp 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-histoire-h6Jg3 wp-block-lazyblock-histoire\"><div class=\"histoire\">\n  <div class=\"nav-histoire\">\n    <span class=\"fg\"><\/span>\n    <span class=\"fd\"><\/span>\n  <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"slider-histoire\">\n      <div class=\"swiper\" id=\"votat-slider-histoire\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n         <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n       <p class=\"date\">1876<\/p>\n       <p class=\"texte\">Foundation of the Floury-Decroze company. Manufacture of lamps, marine lanterns, alcohol stoves, liquid combustion appliances\u2026<\/p>\n       <\/div>\n         <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n       <p class=\"date\">1961<\/p>\n       <p class=\"texte\">Andr\u00e9 Floury sells his business to Michel Votat. The Pont-Sainte-Maxence company is reorienting itself in shearing, cutting and drawing. Creation of a master product: metal plugs for shafts in papermaking machines.<\/p>\n       <\/div>\n         <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n       <p class=\"date\">1986<\/p>\n       <p class=\"texte\">Philippe Votat takes over the management of VOTAT S.A.<\/p>\n       <\/div>\n         <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n       <p class=\"date\">1988<\/p>\n       <p class=\"texte\">Votat acquires Champion Company, in Blois, carrying out the same activities. This acquisition will ensure the development and structuring of Votat.<\/p>\n       <\/div>\n         <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n       <p class=\"date\">1994 \u00e0 1999<\/p>\n       <p class=\"texte\">Extension of the premises of 1000 sqm<\/p>\n       <\/div>\n         <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n       <p class=\"date\">2008<\/p>\n       <p class=\"texte\">Developing the Design<br \/>\ndepartment (3D drawing LOGOPRESS)<\/p>\n       <\/div>\n         <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n       <p class=\"date\">2014<\/p>\n       <p class=\"texte\">Laser cutting with the<br \/>\nacquisition of a TRUMPF punching laser machine<\/p>\n       <\/div>\n         <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n       <p class=\"date\">2019<\/p>\n       <p class=\"texte\">Development of the fabricated sheet metal department with the acquisition of a TRUMPF fiber laser punching machine<\/p>\n       <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our story The success of the reorientation into a drawing company In 1960, Michel Votat, son-in-law of the founder\u2019s grandson, reoriented the activity towards subcontracting in cutting, drawing and assembly of metal parts for the filtration, building, electronics and automotive sectors. In 1988, Votat expanded and restructured with the acquisition of Champion. 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