A little history
1919
Creation
Maurice Bernard, engineer from Arts et Métiers, created the company, initially an artistic ironworks which quickly evolved into locksmithing and metal construction.
1919-1945
The Chainette Workshops
Development of the metal construction activity towards the market of buildings for agricultural and industrial use.
The company gradually became Ateliers De la Chaînette.
The company gradually became Ateliers De la Chaînette.
1946-1965
Ateliers De la Chaînette are also building their first lifting equipment.
Under the direction of the founder's son, also an A&M engineer, the company continued its development and diversification and created in 1962 a small subsidiary owned half by SAF (Soudure Autogène Française) and Ateliers De la Chaînette whose vocation is study and production of welding and oxy-cutting machines.
This activity continued before being abandoned at the end of the 1980s.
This activity continued before being abandoned at the end of the 1980s.
1966-1975
Metal construction
The metal construction activity ranks the company among the major regional players (production of 12 to 15,000 tonnes per year).
The company is carrying out its second diversification in the activity of construction of lifting equipment. At the end of these ten years, it has taken a place among the ten national companies in this activity.
The company is carrying out its second diversification in the activity of construction of lifting equipment. At the end of these ten years, it has taken a place among the ten national companies in this activity.
1985
ADC (Ateliers De la Chaînette) joins the FAYAT Group.
Under the leadership of new management, the company resumed its activity while modernizing its installations and quickly became one of the leading French manufacturers of lifting equipment.
1990
Diversification of know-how and international development
ADC is expanding internationally.
1990
Development of Service Agencies
Deployment on French territory to provide local service to its customers.
1995
ADC obtains certification of its Quality system, according to the ISO 9001 standard.
The involvement of all employees in this process has since enabled us to renew this certification while adapting to each new version.
2003
Administrative forces
The commercial and administrative forces of SECMI, FAMALEV, COMETE, SODISTAL, having joined the FAYAT Group, are attached to ADC.
2018
R&D
ADC wishes to give new impetus to its development based on two major axes: the search for new international partners and the strengthening of its service offering on French territory to offer its customers ever greater ease of use. of their equipment.
2019
Centennial
ADC celebrates its 100th anniversary !
2023
JPV MAINTENANCE BECOMES AGENCY ADC HAUTE SAVOIE
As of January 1, 2023, acquisition by ADC - Fayat Lifting Solutions of the company JPV MAINTENANCE, the entire assets of the latter were transferred in full to the company ATELIERS de la CHAINETTE (ADC).