GYS
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Founded in 1964, in Laval
, GYS is family-owned French manufacturing group that engineers and manufactures three portfolio of products:
1 - Arc welding
machines (Arc welder
/ TIG welder
/ MIG welder / Plasma Cutter)
2 - Car Body Spot welding
equipment (Spot welder / Steel
Dent puller / Aluminium
Dent puller)
3 - Battery charger
products
Although GYS is headquartered in Laval, Mayenne
- about 280 km west of Paris
- the industrial group has R&D centers, factories and commercial subsidiaries in France, Germany, UK and China. In 2009, the group has manufactured more than 260,000 machines and has employed 380 persons. The group is ISO 9001 and implementing the 5S. The group has also received the 2007 Europe 500 Award, the 2009 European Business Award as well as the 2009 Innovation award for Ouest of France from E&Y. This shows that innovation and product quality are at the core of the group culture.
decided to change the electrical voltage from 110 V to 230 V. Mr. Stephany created GYS in 1964 with the purpose of manufacturing auto-transformers on behalf of EDF
for the west part of France. .
1970 : In the early 1970s, GYS expanded its product range with car battery chargers. The company first engineered and manufactured car battery chargers in 6 V, then in 6 V/12 V and finally in 6 V/12 V/24 V. In the late 1970s, an additional product expansion is realized with the manufacturing of GYS' first welding machine.
1980-1996: Over 16 years, the company GYS is bought by two industrial holdings. During the same period, the company expanded its portfolio of welding products.
1997: GYS is acquired by the current management. The company had at the time a very strong brand in France for its battery charger range. The sale of welding products was more confidential and mostly targeted at agricultural and automotive markets.
1999: After significant investments have been made to modernize the French factory, the management decided to expand the traditional welding range with the first inverter welding machine.
2001: GYS continued to invest in R&D to expand its inverter welding range as well as its battery charger catalogue. During the same period, the management decided to expand the company product range with spot welding equipment.
2004: A subsidiary is opened in Shanghai, China
with the aim of manufacturing a low-duty cycle battery charger range.
2006: A commercial subsidiary is opened in Aachen, Germany
2008: A commercial subsidiary is opened in Warwick, UK
Laval, Mayenne
Laval is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.It lies on the threshold of Brittany and on the border between Normandy and Anjou. Its citizens are called Lavallois.-Geography:...
, GYS is family-owned French manufacturing group that engineers and manufactures three portfolio of products:
1 - Arc welding
Arc welding
Arc welding is a type of welding that uses a welding power supply to create an electric arc between an electrode and the base material to melt the metals at the welding point. They can use either direct or alternating current, and consumable or non-consumable electrodes...
machines (Arc welder
Shielded metal arc welding
Shielded metal arc welding , also known as manual metal arc welding, flux shielded arc welding or informally as stick welding, is a manual arc welding process that uses a consumable electrode coated in flux to lay the weld...
/ TIG welder
Tig
Tig may refer to:*Tig Notaro, an American stand-up comic*Tig, another name for tag *Alex "Tig" Trager, a character in Sons of AnarchyTIG may refer to:*Tungsten inert gas welding, aka gas tungsten arc welding...
/ MIG welder / Plasma Cutter)
2 - Car Body Spot welding
Spot welding
Spot welding is a process in which contacting metal surfaces are joined by the heat obtained from resistance to electric current flow. Work-pieces are held together under pressure exerted by electrodes. Typically the sheets are in the thickness range...
equipment (Spot welder / Steel
Steel
Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...
Dent puller / Aluminium
Aluminium
Aluminium or aluminum is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al, and its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances....
Dent puller)
3 - Battery charger
Battery charger
A battery charger is a device used to put energy into a secondary cell or rechargeable battery by forcing an electric current through it.The charge current depends upon the technology and capacity of the battery being charged...
products
Although GYS is headquartered in Laval, Mayenne
Laval, Mayenne
Laval is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.It lies on the threshold of Brittany and on the border between Normandy and Anjou. Its citizens are called Lavallois.-Geography:...
- about 280 km west of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
- the industrial group has R&D centers, factories and commercial subsidiaries in France, Germany, UK and China. In 2009, the group has manufactured more than 260,000 machines and has employed 380 persons. The group is ISO 9001 and implementing the 5S. The group has also received the 2007 Europe 500 Award, the 2009 European Business Award as well as the 2009 Innovation award for Ouest of France from E&Y. This shows that innovation and product quality are at the core of the group culture.
Group history
1964 : In France, in 1963, EDFÉlectricité de France
Électricité de France S.A. is the second largest French utility company. Headquartered in Paris, France, with €65.2 billion in revenues in 2010, EDF operates a diverse portfolio of 120,000+ megawatts of generation capacity in Europe, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.EDF is one of...
decided to change the electrical voltage from 110 V to 230 V. Mr. Stephany created GYS in 1964 with the purpose of manufacturing auto-transformers on behalf of EDF
Électricité de France
Électricité de France S.A. is the second largest French utility company. Headquartered in Paris, France, with €65.2 billion in revenues in 2010, EDF operates a diverse portfolio of 120,000+ megawatts of generation capacity in Europe, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.EDF is one of...
for the west part of France. .
1970 : In the early 1970s, GYS expanded its product range with car battery chargers. The company first engineered and manufactured car battery chargers in 6 V, then in 6 V/12 V and finally in 6 V/12 V/24 V. In the late 1970s, an additional product expansion is realized with the manufacturing of GYS' first welding machine.
1980-1996: Over 16 years, the company GYS is bought by two industrial holdings. During the same period, the company expanded its portfolio of welding products.
1997: GYS is acquired by the current management. The company had at the time a very strong brand in France for its battery charger range. The sale of welding products was more confidential and mostly targeted at agricultural and automotive markets.
1999: After significant investments have been made to modernize the French factory, the management decided to expand the traditional welding range with the first inverter welding machine.
2001: GYS continued to invest in R&D to expand its inverter welding range as well as its battery charger catalogue. During the same period, the management decided to expand the company product range with spot welding equipment.
2004: A subsidiary is opened in Shanghai, China
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
with the aim of manufacturing a low-duty cycle battery charger range.
2006: A commercial subsidiary is opened in Aachen, Germany
Aachen
Aachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...
2008: A commercial subsidiary is opened in Warwick, UK
Warwick
Warwick is the county town of Warwickshire, England. The town lies upon the River Avon, south of Coventry and just west of Leamington Spa and Whitnash with which it is conjoined. As of the 2001 United Kingdom census, it had a population of 23,350...
Press - external links
- http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease
- http://www.lesechos.fr/info/regions
- BBI Article - A new challenger in European welding markets
- French manufacturing group GYS achieved a finalist nomination at the 2010 Franco British Business Awards