{"id":6447,"date":"2025-12-04T12:02:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T11:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/our-history\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:53:08","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/en\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our history"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_200a5a7ae1a4fd5b7195d2436fc9b2a3\" class=\"titreh2-block bloc-h2\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"flex-1\">\n                <p class=\"tagline\">A family-owned group<\/p>\n                <h2 class=\"heading-2 underlined\">A human adventure above all<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"flex-1 text\">\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_2848f85c86bad09d4ce5ac9b340e6b96\" class=\"contenu-riche-block bloc-contenu-riche\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content position-right\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-image lg:order-1 \">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/135Ans-GLM-2.webp\" class=\"glightbox\" data-gallery=\"galerie-block_2848f85c86bad09d4ce5ac9b340e6b96\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/135Ans-GLM-2-848x527.webp\"\n                         class=\"image\"\n                         alt=\"135 ans d&#039;histoire Gruau\">\n                <\/a>\n                <p class=\"legend\">\n                    135 ans d&#039;histoire Gruau                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-text lg:order-2\">\n                                <p>Our work as a <strong>bodybuilder<\/strong> is fascinating, as it is linked to the ever-changing automotive world and because it has always undergone <strong>major developments<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Developments driven by innovation and technology<\/li>\n<li>Developments driven by lifestyles and customs<\/li>\n<li>Developments driven by the urbanisation of regions and countries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Today more than ever, the light commercial vehicle is closely <strong>connected to the urban world<\/strong> and its distribution requirements.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Present in all niche markets in the light commercial vehicle sector, Groupe Gruau is organised around two major divisions: Urban Mobility and Medical Vehicles, to provide the best transport solutions for our private and public customers.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_08d6ceedadda00ebc3b3a645975e655e\" class=\"conteneur-block article-body \">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p class=\"container py-6\"><strong>137 years of history in pictures:<\/strong> discover the Group as told by Patrick Gruau, the company\u2019s 5<sup>th<\/sup> captain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"container py-6\" src=\"https:\/\/admin-gruau.keepeek.com\/pmL67VdSDZ\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\n<\/iframe>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_4484dca3d9655a7d36424296f0ee619f\" class=\"contenu-image-block bloc-contenu-image\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto\">\n                <div class=\"content position-right\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-image lg:order-1 \">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1910-Rene-Legodais.webp\" class=\"glightbox\" data-gallery=\"galerie-block_4484dca3d9655a7d36424296f0ee619f\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1910-Rene-Legodais-559x738.webp\" class=\"image\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/a>\n                <p class=\"legend\">\n                    Ren\u00e9 Le Godais                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-text underlined lg:order-2\">\n                <h3 class=\"heading-3 text-archives-brand-bleu-marine\">Ren\u00e9 Le Godais<br \/>\n(1839-1911)<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Born into a family of woodcutters who became wheelwrights as early as 1830, Ren\u00e9 Le Godais leaves the family business based in Ern\u00e9e (53). In 1889, he settles in Laval with a few companions. He sets up his own business manufacturing carts in front of the fairground and equips it with an exhibition window. He would pass on his keen sense of business to his son, also named Ren\u00e9. More than 10,000 carts would leave the Le Godais workshops. This Laval location is the historic reference point for the creation of the company.     <\/span><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_a537dd1139ef67936717b9bfe12a8709\" class=\"contenu-image-block bloc-contenu-image\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto\">\n                <div class=\"content position-left\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-image lg:order-1 \">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1923-Rene-Le-Godais.webp\" class=\"glightbox\" data-gallery=\"galerie-block_a537dd1139ef67936717b9bfe12a8709\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1923-Rene-Le-Godais-587x738.webp\" class=\"image\" alt=\"Ren\u00e9 Le Godais Junior\">\n                <\/a>\n                <p class=\"legend\">\n                    Ren\u00e9 Le Godais Junior                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-text underlined lg:order-2\">\n                <h3 class=\"heading-3 text-archives-brand-bleu-marine\">Ren\u00e9 Le Godais Junior<br \/>\n(1881-1925)<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Succeeding his father, Ren\u00e9 continues the expansion of the family business. He welcomes many companions and apprentices, including a certain Marius Gruau, himself from a line of wheelwrights originally from Maisoncelles (53). Ren\u00e9 dies suddenly at the age of 44. Five years later, Ren\u00e9\u2019s widow calls Marius back, and he takes over the body shop. Some time later, Marius marries Ang\u00e8le, the only daughter of Ren\u00e9 and his wife, Louise.    <\/span><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_29516dc8d3910a65ecbe5cacf382add7\" class=\"medias-carousel-block bloc-medias-carousel\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"swiper carouselMedias\">\n            <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide flex justify-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1889-Charrette-Legodais.webp\" class=\"glightbox\" data-gallery=\"galerie-block_29516dc8d3910a65ecbe5cacf382add7\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1889-Charrette-Legodais.webp\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div 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                           <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-text underlined lg:order-2\">\n                <h3 class=\"heading-3 text-archives-brand-bleu-marine\">Marius Gruau<br \/>\n(1906-1994)<\/h3>\n<p>Noting that automotive manufacturers do not meet all customer needs, <strong>Marius Gruau<\/strong>, who joined the company in 1929, embarks on <strong>vehicle conversion and fitting<\/strong>. Founded in 1933, the Gruau body shop designs and bodies passenger cars, as well as vans, coaches, trucks, semi-trailers and livestock carriers. Winning a major order for 250 coaches for the army, Gruau moves from craftsmanship to an <strong>industrial scale<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_08d6ceedadda00ebc3b3a645975e655e\" class=\"conteneur-block article-body \">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_8e0f3fcd8d14c51454695bf4c600c35d\" class=\"contenu-image-block bloc-contenu-image\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto\">\n                <div class=\"content position-left\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-image lg:order-1 \">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1982-Rene-Gruau.webp\" class=\"glightbox\" data-gallery=\"galerie-block_8e0f3fcd8d14c51454695bf4c600c35d\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1982-Rene-Gruau-532x738.webp\" class=\"image\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/a>\n                <p class=\"legend\">\n                    Ren\u00e9 Gruau                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-text underlined lg:order-2\">\n                <h3 class=\"heading-3 text-archives-brand-bleu-marine\">Ren\u00e9 Gruau<br \/>\n(1932-1984)<\/h3>\n<p>Winning a major order for<strong> 250 coaches<\/strong> for the Air Force, Gruau makes the definitive move in 1955 from <strong>craft activity to an industrial scale<\/strong>. Ren\u00e9 Gruau, Marius\u2019s son, creates the engineering office required to deliver this major contract. <\/p>\n<p>Export success, relocation from Rue Lemercier in Neuville to Rue du Ponceau in Laval\u2026 Gruau\u2019s reputation then extends to the <strong>western half of France<\/strong>, and the regional generalist bodybuilder works mainly with two <strong>automotive manufacturers<\/strong>: Citro\u00ebn and Saviem-Berliet. Ren\u00e9 Gruau strengthens the industrial expansion of the site, which became berthevinois (1969). He gradually focuses Gruau on the <strong>light commercial vehicle<\/strong> and develops partnerships with brands.  <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_f1094670b4715367f8f37c7b41078cad\" class=\"medias-carousel-block bloc-medias-carousel\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"swiper carouselMedias\">\n            <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide flex justify-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1956-Rene-Gruau-dans-lusine-de-la-rue-du-Ponceau-1.webp\" class=\"glightbox\" data-gallery=\"galerie-block_f1094670b4715367f8f37c7b41078cad\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1956-Rene-Gruau-dans-lusine-de-la-rue-du-Ponceau-1-1071x738.webp\" alt=\"1956 Ren\u00e9 Gruau dans l&#039;usine de la rue du 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slider-pagination\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"btn-next btn btn-secondary\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_4571b60e8699ae1a571ffefb8b1c7e49\" class=\"titreh2-block bloc-h2\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"flex-1\">\n                <p class=\"tagline\">Sustainability and growth<\/p>\n                <h2 class=\"heading-2 underlined\">Leadership rooted in the Group\u2019s human values<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"flex-1 text\">\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_08d6ceedadda00ebc3b3a645975e655e\" class=\"conteneur-block article-body \">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_8b01bdbd848dfba0203b60d4c6f3779b\" class=\"contenu-image-block bloc-contenu-image\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto\">\n                <div class=\"content position-right\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-image lg:order-1 \">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Patrick-Gruau-President-du-Groupe-1.webp\" class=\"glightbox\" data-gallery=\"galerie-block_8b01bdbd848dfba0203b60d4c6f3779b\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Patrick-Gruau-President-du-Groupe-1-587x738.webp\" class=\"image\" alt=\"Patrick Gruau Pr\u00e9sident du Groupe Gruau\">\n                <\/a>\n                <p class=\"legend\">\n                    Patrick Gruau                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-text underlined lg:order-2\">\n                <h3 class=\"heading-3 text-archives-brand-bleu-marine\">Patrick Gruau<br \/>\n(since 1984)<\/h3>\n<p>Joining the company in 1980, Patrick, Ren\u00e9\u2019s eldest son, is tasked with developing Gruau in eastern France and the \u00cele-de-France region. Following his father\u2019s sudden death in 1984, he takes over the reins of the company at the age of 28, thanks to the trust of his family and senior management. Drawing inspiration from several study trips to Japan and then the United States, he implements a Total Quality approach driven by participative management and launches his <strong>first company project in 1988<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n<p>Patrick develops external growth from 1987, and more strongly from the mid-1990s. The Group becomes multi-specialist, multi-site, multi-manufacturer and <strong>positions itself from the early 2000s as the European No. 1 in bodywork for light commercial vehicles.<\/strong> <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_f5e93b7011fef8a4b6736315c78604c3\" class=\"titreh2-block bloc-h2\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"flex-1\">\n                <p class=\"tagline\">Diversification and external growth<\/p>\n                <h2 class=\"heading-2 underlined\">Between acquisitions and new locations<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"flex-1 text\">\n                <p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\">To diversify its markets, get closer to its <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\">customers<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\"> and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\">trengthen the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\">long-term sustainability of the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\">Group<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\">Patrick<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\">Gruau chooses to acquire several bodywork companies. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\">In order to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\">win <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\">new <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\">markets<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\">with <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\">manufacturers<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\"> in particular<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\">new sites <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\">also<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\">are created<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49549822 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW49549822 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_3a4e477ff87d11738d26e76689d60b63\" class=\"contenu-riche-block bloc-contenu-riche\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content position-right\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-image lg:order-1 \">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1995-inauguration-Gruau-Paris.webp\" class=\"glightbox\" data-gallery=\"galerie-block_3a4e477ff87d11738d26e76689d60b63\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1995-inauguration-Gruau-Paris-750x527.webp\"\n                         class=\"image\"\n                         alt=\"1995 inauguration Gruau Paris\">\n                <\/a>\n                <p class=\"legend\">\n                    1995 inauguration Gruau Paris                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-text lg:order-2\">\n                                    <p class=\"tagline\">1987<\/p>\n                                <h3 class=\"heading-3 text-archives-brand-bleu-marine\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">Gruau sets up in the Paris region<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For its first external growth operation, Gruau buys from Christian Girardi\u00e8re the family business <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Enac-Sapa<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> located in Gennevilliers, northwest of the capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW159776321 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159776321 BCX0\">With a workforce of 45 employees, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW159776321 BCX0\">Enac<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159776321 BCX0\">-Sapa converts vehicles from Citro\u00ebn, Ford and VAG<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159776321 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159776321 BCX0\"> Gruau moves a little closer to major principals and now has <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159776321 BCX0\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159776321 BCX0\"> showroom to display its expertise. Renamed <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW159776321 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159776321 BCX0\">Gruau Paris<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW159776321 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159776321 BCX0\"> and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW159776321 BCX0\">relocated<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159776321 BCX0\"> to modern premises, expanded in May 1995, the company becomes the spearhead of the business, notably for assembling bodywork kits, a new service designed by Gruau Laval that led to the creation of the Gruau Network.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW159776321 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_52debc3c89a7da6fef859cc03096f911\" class=\"contenu-riche-block bloc-contenu-riche\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content position-left\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-image lg:order-1 \">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1992-Inauguration-Gruau-St-Etienne-La-Talaudiere.webp\" class=\"glightbox\" data-gallery=\"galerie-block_52debc3c89a7da6fef859cc03096f911\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1992-Inauguration-Gruau-St-Etienne-La-Talaudiere-717x527.webp\"\n                         class=\"image\"\n                         alt=\"1992 Inauguration Gruau St Etienne La Talaudi\u00e8re\">\n                <\/a>\n                <p class=\"legend\">\n                    1992 Inauguration Gruau St Etienne La Talaudi\u00e8re                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-text lg:order-2\">\n                                    <p class=\"tagline\">1991<\/p>\n                                <h3 class=\"heading-3 text-archives-brand-bleu-marine\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">Gruau expands its expertise<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW49790349 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49790349 BCX0\">After the Paris region, the Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes region is targeted with the acquisition <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW49790349 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49790349 BCX0\">of the company Ducarme in Saint-\u00c9tienne. Bernard Ducarme, a close friend of the Gruau family, hands over his family business specialising in funeral vehicles. <\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"EOP SCXW49790349 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW196215257 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196215257 BCX0\">At the time of its acquisition, it produces seventy per year, mainly for the local market. This gives the Mayenne-based group its first foothold in medical vehicles and enables it to develop innovation in a field closely linked to customs and traditions: Ducarme thus produces the first MPV-style hearse, named Rivage. Today, more than 300 Ducarme funeral vehicles are produced each year. Since 2022, Ducarme\u2019s funeral activity has joined the Group\u2019s Normandy site in Argentan.   <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW196215257 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_5952838fb54ebb73e2b69e7f52633b94\" class=\"contenu-riche-block bloc-contenu-riche\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content position-right\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-image lg:order-1 \">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1995-Isotherme-Citroen-C15.webp\" class=\"glightbox\" data-gallery=\"galerie-block_5952838fb54ebb73e2b69e7f52633b94\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1995-Isotherme-Citroen-C15-807x527.webp\"\n                         class=\"image\"\n                         alt=\"1995 Isotherme Citro\u00ebn C15\">\n                <\/a>\n                <p class=\"legend\">\n                    1995 Isotherme Citro\u00ebn C15                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-text lg:order-2\">\n                                    <p class=\"tagline\">1995<\/p>\n                                <h3 class=\"heading-3 text-archives-brand-bleu-marine\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW161393669 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161393669 BCX0\">Agathon-D\u00e9sile joins Gruau<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW249156243 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW249156243 BCX0\">In April, the Le Mans-based company <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW249156243 BCX0\">Desile<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW249156243 BCX0\">-Agathon, specialising in Isberg-brand refrigerated vehicles<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW249156243 BCX0\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW249156243 BCX0\">Isberg<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW249156243 BCX0\">, joins the Group. This century-old company, led by Bernard Agathon, has valuable capabilities for the Group, notably the manufacture of composite panels and a high-potential site well located in Le Mans, close to Laval. <\/span> <\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW249156243 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW198338263 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198338263 BCX0\">A new industrial organisation is put in place between the two sites: <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW198338263 BCX0\">Isberg<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198338263 BCX0\"> vehicles are transferred to Laval, and all specific vehicles from the Mayenne site are consolidated at Gruau Le Mans.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW198338263 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_5d02ea5fbb186edb1e4f6ce29d7358cf\" class=\"contenu-riche-block bloc-contenu-riche\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content position-left\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-image lg:order-1 \">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1995-Achat-Picot-1.webp\" class=\"glightbox\" data-gallery=\"galerie-block_5d02ea5fbb186edb1e4f6ce29d7358cf\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1995-Achat-Picot-1-717x527.webp\"\n                         class=\"image\"\n                         alt=\"1995 Achat de Picot\">\n                <\/a>\n                <p class=\"legend\">\n                    1995 Achat Picot                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-text lg:order-2\">\n                                    <p class=\"tagline\">1995<\/p>\n                                <h3 class=\"heading-3 text-archives-brand-bleu-marine\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW161393669 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161393669 BCX0\">Picot joins Gruau<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW89951446 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89951446 BCX0\">On 2 August, the Picot company near Savigny-l\u00e8s-Beaune joins the Group. Acquired from <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89951446 BCX0\">Jean-<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89951446 BCX0\">Claude Picot, it designs and manufactures<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89951446 BCX0\"> medical<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89951446 BCX0\"> \u201cred\u201d vehicles, in other words ambulances for firefighters, as well as a whole range of other first-response fire vehicles.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW24612303 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24612303 BCX0\">The local workforce, more oriented towards the wine-growing sector, ultimately undermines the Group\u2019s efforts to support the activity, which is gradually transferred to Gruau Tours<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24612303 BCX0\"> in a more industrial setting<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24612303 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW24612303 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_88b678a5152ced19298c320399d1409d\" class=\"contenu-riche-block bloc-contenu-riche\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content position-right\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-image lg:order-1 \">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1998-Inauguration-Gruau-Lorraine-Presentation-des-vehicules.webp\" class=\"glightbox\" data-gallery=\"galerie-block_88b678a5152ced19298c320399d1409d\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1998-Inauguration-Gruau-Lorraine-Presentation-des-vehicules-807x527.webp\"\n                         class=\"image\"\n                         alt=\"1998 Inauguration Gruau Lorraine Pr\u00e9sentation des v\u00e9hicules\">\n                <\/a>\n                <p class=\"legend\">\n                    1998 Inauguration de Gruau Lorraine                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-text lg:order-2\">\n                                    <p class=\"tagline\">1998<\/p>\n                                <h3 class=\"heading-3 text-archives-brand-bleu-marine\">Creation of Gruau Lorraine<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thanks to winning a first tender for Renault, Gruau builds a new \u201cend-of-line\u201d plant in Sainte-Marie-aux-Ch\u00eanes, near Metz, in the immediate vicinity of the Renault Batilly site. In a brand-new building <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">inaugurated in June<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Gruau fits out 9- and 16-seat minibuses based on Master-type vehicles. <\/span> <span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Several productions follow one another, specialising this site in small-series subcontracting for Renault and, given its high flexibility, in producing Key Account fleets across all activities for the Group\u2019s other sites. Gruau Lorraine has also developed a local activity assembling kit products for the Lorraine market. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_4b11bd9ed495a1d5bb80f96c42e71e28\" class=\"contenu-riche-block bloc-contenu-riche\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content position-left\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-image lg:order-1 \">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2001-Achat-SANICAR-1.webp\" class=\"glightbox\" data-gallery=\"galerie-block_4b11bd9ed495a1d5bb80f96c42e71e28\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2001-Achat-SANICAR-1-717x527.webp\"\n                         class=\"image\"\n                         alt=\"2001 Achat SANICAR\">\n                <\/a>\n                <p class=\"legend\">\n                    2001 Achat SANICAR                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-text lg:order-2\">\n                                    <p class=\"tagline\">2001<\/p>\n                                <h3 class=\"heading-3 text-archives-brand-bleu-marine\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW161393669 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161393669 BCX0\">Strengthening the medical division<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW57643045 BCX0\">Sanicar<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW57643045 BCX0\">, based in Grenoble, joins the Gruau perimeter. A former subsidiary of Renault V\u00e9hicules Industriels, with 34 employees, the company was taken over by Jean Chabanel. It manufactures red and white ambulances under the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW57643045 BCX0\">Sanicar<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW57643045 BCX0\"> brand, a well-known name in France and also in Maghreb countries, particularly for its conversions based on Renault vehicles. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW188341912 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188341912 BCX0\">It enables Groupe Gruau to continue its progress in the medical vehicle market, as does the company Petit, acquired at the same time.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188341912 BCX0\"> In<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188341912 BCX0\"> 2021<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188341912 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188341912 BCX0\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW188341912 BCX0\">Sanicar<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188341912 BCX0\"> becomes Gruau Grenoble, and the brand is retained on the ambulances.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW188341912 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_ee634ad39675b37c6a94e60ef398d0a2\" class=\"contenu-riche-block bloc-contenu-riche\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content position-right\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-image lg:order-1 \">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2001ambulance-blanche-SAMU-Petit.webp\" class=\"glightbox\" data-gallery=\"galerie-block_ee634ad39675b37c6a94e60ef398d0a2\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2001ambulance-blanche-SAMU-Petit-703x527.webp\"\n                         class=\"image\"\n                         alt=\"2001 Ambulance Petit\">\n                <\/a>\n                <p class=\"legend\">\n                    2001 ambulance blanche SAMU Petit                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-text lg:order-2\">\n                                    <p class=\"tagline\">2001<\/p>\n                                <h3 class=\"heading-3 text-archives-brand-bleu-marine\">Development of the ambulance business<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW238519824 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238519824 BCX0\">Petit joins the Group. The family business is then led by the founder\u2019s son, Patrick Petit. He is a member of the French Bodywork Federation and a long-time friend of Patrick Gruau. When he retires, he entrusts his company, specialising<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238519824 BCX0\"> in white ambulances and in Citro\u00ebn, Peugeot and Fiat brands, to the Mayenne-based group.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW238519824 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238519824 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW257866182 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257866182 BCX0\">A partner of the Tour de France cycling race, Patrick Petit passed this contract on to Groupe Gruau, which continues to this day its <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW257866182 BCX0\">sponsorship<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257866182 BCX0\"> with Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO). Gruau Tours thus supplies the ambulances each year for the Tour de France medical team and other cycling events organised by ASO. A true enthusiast, Patrick Petit now looks after his remarkable museum of ambulances and support vehicles.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW257866182 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW238519824 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_a5ae0c8f4b7ddcf39a979fd47732b4f1\" class=\"contenu-riche-block bloc-contenu-riche\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content position-left\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-image lg:order-1 \">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gruau-Polska.webp\" class=\"glightbox\" data-gallery=\"galerie-block_a5ae0c8f4b7ddcf39a979fd47732b4f1\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gruau-Polska-703x527.webp\"\n                         class=\"image\"\n                         alt=\"Flotte Gruau Polska\">\n                <\/a>\n                <p class=\"legend\">\n                    2003 les premi\u00e8res flottes de v\u00e9hicules capt\u00e9es pour le march\u00e9. Ici, quatre-vingt-six v\u00e9hicules de transport de fonds et de colis pour la Poste nationale de Pologne.                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-text lg:order-2\">\n                                    <p class=\"tagline\">2001<\/p>\n                                <h3 class=\"heading-3 text-archives-brand-bleu-marine\">Towards the Polish market<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW149860037 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149860037 BCX0\">Gruau Polska was born out of Renault\u2019s frustration at not having quality conversions for its vehicles in Poland. The manufacturer therefore calls on Gruau to train Polish bodybuilders. In response, Gruau prefers to study setting up its own operation in order to invest in this market of 40 million inhabitants at the time. <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yvon Peurou and \u00c9ric Gruau choose to recruit a Franco-Polish director, Boguslaw Mazur, still in post today. The first site is created in the centre of the country, in an area where labour was plentiful. A second plant is set up in Vola, south of Warsaw, in 2012, close to manufacturers and logistics providers.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n                <section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"mise-en-avant-69f125292064f\" class=\"mise-en-avant-block bloc-mise-en-avant\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto pt-0\">\n        <div class=\"bg-ui-brand-subtle-background radius rounded-4xl p-6\">\n                        <p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gruau Polska now has around a hundred employees. It has developed a complete range of products dedicated to the Polish market and export, in collaboration with Gruau Le Mans for the French construction and public works market. <\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_d339223df7c921cb3c495b33cbcd2f38\" class=\"contenu-riche-block bloc-contenu-riche\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content position-right\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-image lg:order-1 \">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2002-Collaborateurs-Labbe.webp\" class=\"glightbox\" data-gallery=\"galerie-block_d339223df7c921cb3c495b33cbcd2f38\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2002-Collaborateurs-Labbe-807x527.webp\"\n                         class=\"image\"\n                         alt=\"2002 Collaborateurs Labb\u00e9\">\n                <\/a>\n                <p class=\"legend\">\n                                                        <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-text lg:order-2\">\n                                    <p class=\"tagline\">2002<\/p>\n                                <h3 class=\"heading-3 text-archives-brand-bleu-marine\">A new lease of life for Labb\u00e9<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201018393 BCX0\">Based in Lamballe (C\u00f4tes-d&#8217;Armor) since its creation in 1948, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW201018393 BCX0\">Labb\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201018393 BCX0\"> enjoyed a strong family era with its founder Fernand <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW201018393 BCX0\">Labb\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201018393 BCX0\"> and his two sons, Beno\u00eet and Pierre. After a difficult period and a spell under American shareholders, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW201018393 BCX0\">Labb\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201018393 BCX0\"> regains stability. Its two specialities are split: the Armoured Vehicles Department is sold, while the Large-Volume Vans Department returns to a family group and a long-term project with Gruau. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW27035913 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW27035913 BCX0\">Philippe Quintin, the salaried manager at the time, was the driving force behind this partnership with Patrick Gruau.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n                <section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"mise-en-avant-69f1252921b39\" class=\"mise-en-avant-block bloc-mise-en-avant\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto pt-0\">\n        <div class=\"bg-ui-brand-subtle-background radius rounded-4xl p-6\">\n                        <p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW27035913 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW27035913 BCX0\">Having become France\u2019s number one in large-volume vans after twenty-two years within Groupe Gruau, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW27035913 BCX0\">Labb\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW27035913 BCX0\"> employs 200 people and manufactures nearly 4,000 vans per year.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW27035913 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW27035913 BCX0\"> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW27035913 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_8d03cbb9e7fa931566d5dfb6987b45e8\" class=\"contenu-riche-block bloc-contenu-riche\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content position-left\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-image lg:order-1 \">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bluebus-vehicule-electrique-Gruau-2011.webp\" class=\"glightbox\" data-gallery=\"galerie-block_8d03cbb9e7fa931566d5dfb6987b45e8\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bluebus-vehicule-electrique-Gruau-2011-790x527.webp\"\n                         class=\"image\"\n                         alt=\"\">\n                <\/a>\n                <p class=\"legend\">\n                    Le Bluebus : un v\u00e9hicule innovant, propre, accessible \u00e0 tous, en toutes circonstances.                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-text lg:order-2\">\n                                    <p class=\"tagline\">2008<\/p>\n                                <h3 class=\"heading-3 text-archives-brand-bleu-marine\">Gruau electrifies urban transport<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW267127018 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267127018 BCX0\">After developing the microbus on its own, a new collective urban transport solution, Gruau partners with the Bollor\u00e9 Group in a 50\/50 joint venture to roll out a 100% electric version renamed <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW267127018 BCX0\">Bluebus<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267127018 BCX0\">. Gruau brings its expertise in bus construction and electric drivetrain, and Bollor\u00e9, a new entrant to the market after its <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW267127018 BCX0\">Bluecar<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267127018 BCX0\"> experience, integrates its new lithium-ion polymer batteries, making this mobility solution unique in France.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267127018 BCX0\"> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW267127018 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW267127018 BCX0\"> <\/span><br class=\"SCXW267127018 BCX0\"><\/span><\/p>\n                <section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"mise-en-avant-69f12529230e1\" class=\"mise-en-avant-block bloc-mise-en-avant\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto pt-0\">\n        <div class=\"bg-ui-brand-subtle-background radius rounded-4xl p-6\">\n                        <p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98843037 BCX0\">In 2013, in accordance with their agreements, Bollor\u00e9 buys out Gruau\u2019s shares and production is gradually transferred to Bollor\u00e9\u2019s new industrial site in Ergu\u00e9-Gab\u00e9ric. The Breton industrial group invests heavily and expands its 100% electric bus offering while sustaining the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW98843037 BCX0\">Bluebus<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98843037 BCX0\"> range. Gruau, for its part, focuses exclusively on its core business as a bodybuilder. A fine adventure between two industrial groups.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n                                                        <div class=\"action-wrapper flex\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/mobilite-propre\/\" data-contenu_riche-btn=\"Clean Mobility\" data-contenu_riche_category=\"\" data-contenu_riche_name=\"Our history\" target=\"\"\n                           class=\"btn btn-primary\">\n                            <span>Clean Mobility<\/span>\n                            <span><\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_8061c8b9561aaaeec57f42cce7de4ac9\" class=\"contenu-riche-block bloc-contenu-riche\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content position-right\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-image lg:order-1 \">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2010-Implantation-GIFA-pole-sanitaire.webp\" class=\"glightbox\" data-gallery=\"galerie-block_8061c8b9561aaaeec57f42cce7de4ac9\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2010-Implantation-GIFA-pole-sanitaire-719x527.webp\"\n                         class=\"image\"\n                         alt=\"2010 vue a\u00e9rienne de Gifa, Collet\">\n                <\/a>\n                <p class=\"legend\">\n                                                        <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-text lg:order-2\">\n                                    <p class=\"tagline\">2010<\/p>\n                                <h3 class=\"heading-3 text-archives-brand-bleu-marine\">Gifa and Collet consolidate leadership<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW267127018 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW167186243 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167186243 BCX0\">The companies <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW167186243 BCX0\">Gifa<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167186243 BCX0\">-Collet and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW167186243 BCX0\">Cogicar<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167186243 BCX0\">, based in Orne and Vend\u00e9e, join Groupe Gruau. Spin-offs from the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW167186243 BCX0\">Heuliez<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167186243 BCX0\"> Group, these were <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW167186243 BCX0\">Gifa<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167186243 BCX0\"> and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW167186243 BCX0\">Cogicar<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167186243 BCX0\">, specialising in ambulances, and Collet, originally a family business specialising in ambulances and funeral vehicles. The companies are acquired from Jean <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW167186243 BCX0\">Caghass<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW167186243 BCX0\">i<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167186243 BCX0\"> after around ten years of discussions with Patrick Gruau.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167186243 BCX0\"> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW167186243 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW167186243 BCX0\"> <\/span><br class=\"SCXW167186243 BCX0\"><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW167186243 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167186243 BCX0\">The Mayenne-based group, number two in France in medical vehicles, thus acquires the market leader.  <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW167186243 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n                <section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"mise-en-avant-69f1252924781\" class=\"mise-en-avant-block bloc-mise-en-avant\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto pt-0\">\n        <div class=\"bg-ui-brand-subtle-background radius rounded-4xl p-6\">\n                        <p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW114345883 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114345883 BCX0\">To date, the Group is the leader in France. The <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW114345883 BCX0\">Gifa<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114345883 BCX0\"> and Collet brands have been retained and are grouped within a single structure, Gruau Vend\u00e9e, which employs 145 people between Saint-Laurent-sur-S\u00e8vre and Argentan.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW114345883 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_def89a42e912ad1951374afa12eafcc1\" class=\"contenu-riche-block bloc-contenu-riche\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content position-left\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-image lg:order-1 \">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3.Equipe-collaborateurs-Gruau-Lyon-Lanery-2025_1-logos-double-1-1.webp\" class=\"glightbox\" data-gallery=\"galerie-block_def89a42e912ad1951374afa12eafcc1\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3.Equipe-collaborateurs-Gruau-Lyon-Lanery-2025_1-logos-double-1-1-1118x527.webp\"\n                         class=\"image\"\n                         alt=\"Equipe collaborateurs Gruau Lyon Lan\u00e9ry\">\n                <\/a>\n                <p class=\"legend\">\n                                                        <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-text lg:order-2\">\n                                    <p class=\"tagline\">2013<\/p>\n                                <h3 class=\"heading-3 text-archives-brand-bleu-marine\">Lan\u00e9ry joins Gruau<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW161370871 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161370871 BCX0\">Gruau invests in Greater Lyon, a historic land of bodybuilders. It acquires the company <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW161370871 BCX0\">Lan\u00e9ry<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161370871 BCX0\">.<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW161370871 BCX0\">Lan\u00e9ry<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161370871 BCX0\"> brings additional capabilities, including expertise in specialised vehicles for firefighters. <\/span> <\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW161370871 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW176550435 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176550435 BCX0\">The brand is therefore retained for these specialised vehicles, while the company, renamed Gruau Lyon, now deploys other complementary and traditional Gruau activities (crew cabs, refrigerated vehicles, etc.) in its local market.  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n                <section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"mise-en-avant-69f1252925e92\" class=\"mise-en-avant-block bloc-mise-en-avant\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto pt-0\">\n        <div class=\"bg-ui-brand-subtle-background radius rounded-4xl p-6\">\n                        <p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW176550435 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176550435 BCX0\">57 employees work there.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW176550435 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_c362c8e5f736a43483e3ccebcbeeec52\" class=\"contenu-riche-block bloc-contenu-riche\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content position-right\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-image lg:order-1 \">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2016-Partenariat-Sortimo.webp\" class=\"glightbox\" data-gallery=\"galerie-block_c362c8e5f736a43483e3ccebcbeeec52\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2016-Partenariat-Sortimo-745x527.webp\"\n                         class=\"image\"\n                         alt=\"2016 Partenariat Sortimo\">\n                <\/a>\n                <p class=\"legend\">\n                    2016 Partenariat Sortimo                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-text lg:order-2\">\n                                    <p class=\"tagline\">2016<\/p>\n                                <h3 class=\"heading-3 text-archives-brand-bleu-marine\">Sortimo: a strategic partnership<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186490672 BCX0\">Gruau creates a joint venture with <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW186490672 BCX0\">Sortimo<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186490672 BCX0\">, one of the world leaders in vehicle racking and load securing systems. All products offered are compatible with one another. Gruau can thus distribute high-quality complementary (German) fittings. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW186490672 BCX0\">Sortimo<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186490672 BCX0\"> develops its network in France and gains access to key account customers of the European leader in bodywork for light commercial vehicles. <\/span> <\/p>\n                <section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"mise-en-avant-69f12529273d9\" class=\"mise-en-avant-block bloc-mise-en-avant\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto pt-0\">\n        <div class=\"bg-ui-brand-subtle-background radius rounded-4xl p-6\">\n                            <h5 class=\"heading-5 mb-4 text-archives-brand-bleu-marine\">A fine Franco-German alliance<\/h5>\n                        <p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW84584440 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW84584440 BCX0\">The company <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW84584440 BCX0\">Sortimo<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW84584440 BCX0\"> by Gruau has its own site in the Paris region, a distribution network and sales advisors available to professionals who purchase either directly or online. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_06ac59ff9c78871573a125afe4d21145\" class=\"contenu-riche-block bloc-contenu-riche\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content position-left\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-image lg:order-1 \">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2017-Operation-croissance-externe-Onnicar.webp\" class=\"glightbox\" data-gallery=\"galerie-block_06ac59ff9c78871573a125afe4d21145\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2017-Operation-croissance-externe-Onnicar-703x527.webp\"\n                         class=\"image\"\n                         alt=\"2017 Op\u00e9ration croissance externe Onnicar\">\n                <\/a>\n                <p class=\"legend\">\n                    2017 Op\u00e9ration croissance externe Onnicar                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-text lg:order-2\">\n                                    <p class=\"tagline\">2017<\/p>\n                                <h3 class=\"heading-3 text-archives-brand-bleu-marine\">Gruau expands into Italy<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW183171105 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183171105 BCX0\">Laura <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW183171105 BCX0\">Francone<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183171105 BCX0\"> runs the family company founded by her father, the Italian bodybuilder <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW183171105 BCX0\">Onnicar<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183171105 BCX0\">, a thriving business specialising in aluminium tippers and vans \u201c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW183171105 BCX0\">tuttoinlega<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183171105 BCX0\">\u201d (all about lightness). As she approaches retirement, Laura chooses to sell not to an Italian competitor, but to a group that will sustain and develop the businesses. That is why she targets Gruau. In three months, the sale is organised and the handover prepared with Laura\u2019s right-hand man, Dario Bianchi, the current managing director. The company brings valuable expertise to the Group with high value-added products in terms of weight and CSR<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183171105 BCX0\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW183171105 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW104653574 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104653574 BCX0\">:<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104653574 BCX0\"> premium products that appeal not only to Italians but also to German, Swiss and Austrian professionals thanks to a range of specific tippers tailored to these markets.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n                <section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"mise-en-avant-69f12529289d9\" class=\"mise-en-avant-block bloc-mise-en-avant\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto pt-0\">\n        <div class=\"bg-ui-brand-subtle-background radius rounded-4xl p-6\">\n                        <p><span class=\"EOP SCXW183171105 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW104653574 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104653574 BCX0\">40 people work at <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW104653574 BCX0\">Onnicar<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104653574 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW104653574 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" data-block-id=\"block_24476118973ca8ef8571c4b12e7c3a69\" class=\"contenu-riche-block bloc-contenu-riche\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content position-right\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-image lg:order-1 \">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2021-plateau-sur-petit-vehicule-electrique-1.webp\" class=\"glightbox\" data-gallery=\"galerie-block_24476118973ca8ef8571c4b12e7c3a69\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupegruau.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2021-plateau-sur-petit-vehicule-electrique-1-722x527.webp\"\n                         class=\"image\"\n                         alt=\"V\u00e9hicule Fl&#039;ex&#039;n Moov\">\n                <\/a>\n                <p class=\"legend\">\n                                                        <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wrapper wrapper-text lg:order-2\">\n                                    <p class=\"tagline\">2022<\/p>\n                                <h3 class=\"heading-3 text-archives-brand-bleu-marine\">Gruau launches Flex\u2019n Moov<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW47515441 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47515441 BCX0\">Constantly monitoring the markets, Gruau creates <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW47515441 BCX0\">Flex&#8217;n<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47515441 BCX0\"> Moov to adapt to new clean, local mobility uses for moving people, transporting goods and providing services. 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