Saint-Gobain WFP

Saint-Gobain WFP is a metallurgical company subsidiary of Saint-Gobain. It originates in fusion into 1970 of Pont-à-Mousson S.A. (from where initial WFP) and of Saint-Gobain.

Floret of Lorraine industry , Saint-Gobain WFP, whose seat is with Nancy, is found in good number of cities of the world on the famous plates of Voirie noted: Pont-à-Mousson, WFP…

History

Heir to the industrial tradition born with Pont-à-Mousson in the middle of the XIXe century, SAINT-GOBAIN DRAIN federates an international whole of production facilities and commercial - of which SAINT-GOBAIN WFP in France - in the Branch DRAIN of Group SAINT-GOBAIN.

Founded in 1856, present since more than one century in Europe and as of 1937 in South America, SAINT-GOBAIN DRAIN extends its international establishment in Asia in 1997, then in South Africa in 1998.

Essential dates

the 1854 industrial adventure of the Company begins in Lorraine with the discovery from the layer from iron ore from Marbache, in Meurthe-et-Moselle.

the 1856 first industrial society exploiting a factory established in the commune of Pont-à-Mousson is founded.

the 1866 first cast iron pipe leaves the production lines of the factory of Pont-à-Mousson.

Innovative, the company centers its development on the emergence of a product emblematic: the cast iron pipe dedicated to the water conveyance. The conquest of markets to international conditions the expansion of the company at once. As of the end of the 19th century, Pont-à-Mousson equips thus with many agglomerations in hydraulic infrastructures, both in Europe and in the world.

the 1886 creation of the Public limit company of the Blast furnaces and Foundries of Pont-à-Mousson completes to forge the identity of the company by affirming its core activity: the Foundry.

Two major technical innovations devote the dynamism of the company on the matter.

1928 the process of casting of the cast iron by centrifugation, faster and regular, succeeds vertical casting in the manufacture of the drains and contributes to their mass production.

1948 the use of the ductile pig iron, equipped with a very high doubled yield stress of a great tensile strength as with the shocks, spreads.

1960 the modernization of the installations, the processes and the products continues:

The automation of the chains of foundry improves the work conditions and simplifies the stages of the production, The generalization of the coating Zinc confers a durability increased on the products, The adoption of the joints elastomer S, tight and flexible, constitutes a determining safety factor of the systems of drains.

1970 a series of decisive changes is applied to the modes of production:

The totality of the manufacture of drains to the factory of Pont-à-Mousson is carried out out of ductile pig iron, The manufacture of parts of roadway system brings the optimal solution to the requirements of the owners of the networks of cleansing, Gathering several industrial society in France, Germany and in Brazil, Pont-à-Mousson S.A. amalgamates with the Company of SAINT-GOBAIN in 1970. Group SAINT-GOBAIN obtains its Branch DRAIN thus and undertakes its development with the international one.

1980 the world deployment of the Branch DRAIN intensifies, in particular in Spain and Great Britain.

The strategic priority relates to the centring of the activity of the Branch DRAIN on its trade of origin: total solutions and reliable with the service of the cycle of water. The range of the production equipments widens with the adoption of new processes: The V-Process: technique of moulding high technology using the vacuum, Cataphoresis: electrolytic treatment increasing resistance to the ageing, Lost-Foam: technique of casting substituent to the polystyrene mould the cast part. The innovating coatings (polyethylene, polyurethane, epoxy powdering) are applied to the complete systems of drains according to the relative corrosivity of the mediums,

New lines of products are launched:

a system of drains of reference as regards cleansing,
of the famous gate valves intended for the markets of the cycle of water.

the 2000 change of company name of the whole of the companies of the Branch DRAIN reinforces the international cohesion of Group SAINT-GOBAIN.

The will to federate these companies around a common identity also confers a world recognition increased on SAINT-GOBAIN DRAIN: Pont-à-Mousson S.A. becomes thus SAINT-GOBAIN WFP, Many innovations produced intervene with the launching of several ranges:

a system of drains to exceptional anti-corrosion resistance for the drinking water adduction,
a system of evacuation pipes of surface waters for the cleansing,
of the compact units combining the functions of taps (robvannetype3) and connections for the valves and fittings fontainery,
of the glances of roadway for the roadway system,
a system of rain evacuation to movement siphoïde for the building.

2001 WFP: A common world mark.

Translation of the regrouping of the companies of the Branch DRAIN of Group SAINT-GOBAIN under a common banner, WFP becomes the single trade mark of SAINT-GOBAIN DRAIN to the international plan.

Data keys 2006

DRAIN ACTIVITY OF GROUP SAINT-GOBAIN

12.600 people throughout the world 1,783 million euros of CA 79,5 million euros of industrial investments

SAINT-GOBAIN WFP

2.800 people 876 million euros of CA, including 62,6% realized with export 33,7 million euros of industrial investments

Executive team

Claude Imauven - DGA of the Company of Saint-Gobain, Director of the Pole Produced for the Construction of the Saint-Gobain Group, CEO of SG WFP

Pascal QUERU - Director of the Drain Activity, Delegated general director of Saint-Gobain WFP, Directing Water & Cleansing of the Drain Activity

Vincent LEGROS - Director of the Operations of Saint-Gobain WFP, Directing Logistics Purchases - Connections - SAP of the Drain Activity

WHITE Corinne - Director Roadway system of the Drain Activity

Jean-Louis HAKE - DRH of the Pole Produced for Construction

Patrick GALCERAN - Director Valves and fittings of the Drain Activity, Managing director of SG Gussrohr

Thomas PÉTUAUD LÉTANG - Director Building of the Drain Activity

Guy of RAPHELIS - CFO of the Drain Activity and of SG WFP

Former presidents

Jean-Louis Beffa 1979-1982
Francis Mer: 1982-1986
Pierre Blayau: -1993
Christian Streiff: 1997-2001

External bond

Official site of Saint-GobainPAM

Texte provided by Saint-Gobain WFP

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