{"id":2909,"date":"2021-10-06T17:26:11","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T15:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laf-lloyd.com\/85-ans-dexperience-qui-font-la-difference\/"},"modified":"2022-03-01T10:10:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T09:10:06","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/laf-lloyd.com\/en\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"cim-header\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/laf-lloyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/header-news-LAF-gris-1.png);\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"bottom-shape\"><\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumb\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/laf-lloyd.com\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span>Our History<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h1>85 years of experience that make the difference<\/h1>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"cim-timeline\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"timeline-container\">\r\n            <div class=\"bar\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"timeline-element-container first\">\r\n                    <div class=\"timeline-element head\">\r\n                         <h2>Key dates<\/h2>                                             <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"timeline-element-container animated\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\" style=\"margin-top:-60px\" >\r\n                    <div class=\"timeline-element blue-filled\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"inner\">\r\n                            <div class=\"date\">1928\u00a0<\/div>                            <div class=\"subtitle\">Creation of  Financial and Industrial Company of Railways by the director of Chemins de Fer Paris-Orl\u00e9ans to ensure the production and supply of railway couplings on the American market.<\/div>                                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                    <div class=\"bottom-svg\">\r\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"235\" viewBox=\"0 0 1920 235\">\r\n                                    <path style=\"fill:#FFFFFF\" data-name=\"svg-bottom\" d=\"M0,235V180L1920,0V235Z\" \/>\r\n                                <\/svg>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"timeline-element-container animated\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\"  >\r\n                    <div class=\"timeline-element red\">\r\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/laf-lloyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/laf-2.jpg\" \/>                        <div class=\"inner\">\r\n                            <div class=\"date\">1937<\/div>                            <div class=\"subtitle\">The Financial and Industrial Company of Railways changes its name and becomes Les Equipements Ferroviaires (LAF).<\/div>                                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"timeline-element-container animated\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\"  >\r\n                    <div class=\"timeline-element blue-filled\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"inner\">\r\n                            <div class=\"date\">Between 1930<br>and 1967 <\/div>                            <div class=\"subtitle\">LAF is developing strongly in France, on the market of the French colonies.<\/div>                                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                    <div class=\"bottom-svg\">\r\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"235\" viewBox=\"0 0 1920 235\">\r\n                                    <path style=\"fill:#FFFFFF\" data-name=\"svg-bottom\" d=\"M0,235V180L1920,0V235Z\" \/>\r\n                                <\/svg>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"timeline-element-container animated\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\"  >\r\n                    <div class=\"timeline-element red\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"inner\">\r\n                            <div class=\"date\">1987<\/div>                            <div class=\"subtitle\">LAF acquires its Belgian competitor, Ets Henricot.<\/div>                                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"timeline-element-container animated\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\"  >\r\n                    <div class=\"timeline-element blue-filled\">\r\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/laf-lloyd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/creation-cim.jpg\" \/>                        <div class=\"inner\">\r\n                            <div class=\"date\">1993<\/div>                            <div class=\"subtitle\">LAF joins CIM and thus completes the group&#8217;s range in terms of supplying high-end components for the rail industry.<\/div>                                                                                             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class=\"subtitle\">LAF acquires UK competitor Lloyd ABC Couplers, making the company Europe&#8217;s leading manufacturer of automatic shock and traction couplers.<\/div>                                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"timeline-element-container animated\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\"  >\r\n                    <div class=\"timeline-element red\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"inner\">\r\n                            <div class=\"date\">2015<\/div>                            <div class=\"subtitle\">Intergation of &#8220;SEPAV&#8221; activity inside LAF , manufacturing of flexible hoses<\/div>                                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                            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  <div class=\"date\"> Today <\/div>                            <div class=\"subtitle\"> LAF has expertise and know-how recognized throughout the world for the design and manufacture of high-end and tailor-made railway components such as the East \/ West &#8220;Unilink&#8221; couplings and the &#8220;Modhalor&#8221; bar \u2026 <\/div>                                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                    <div class=\"bottom-svg\">\r\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"235\" viewBox=\"0 0 1920 235\">\r\n                                    <path style=\"fill:#FFFFFF\" data-name=\"svg-bottom\" d=\"M0,235V180L1920,0V235Z\" \/>\r\n                                <\/svg>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                \r\n         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