The Group

The Group and its history

• 1848
• Etienne Lacroix married Guillaumette Clerc in Toulouse and founded his company, Lacroix. The family company manufactured fireworks and employed thirty.

• 1945
• Roger Barès diversified into national defense products.

• 1953
• A design office was set up to develop its own proprietary products, notably pyrotechnic decoys.

• 1960
• Acquisition of Moulages Plastiques du Midi (MPM) specialized in thermoplastic injection molding.

• 1993
• Establishment of Pyrotechnologies to develop and commercialize pyrotechnic applications to manufacturers.

• 1997
• With the acquisition of Ruggieri, the pyrotechnic company became the European leader in firework shows.

• 1999
• Acquisition of the countermeasures division of the "Société Nationale des Poudres et Explosifs", a public-sector manufacturer of powders and explosives, for civil and military applications.

• 2006
• Acquisition of ALSETEX specialized in law enforcement products and products specific to the petroleum, chemical and industrial sectors.

• 2010
• Establishment of the Etienne Lacroix Logistics division for hazardous materials transport.

• 2014
• Majority stake acquired in CIRRA.
• Acquisition of Pirotecnia Zaragozana.