Throughout its history, Invicta Group has developed a major know-how to anticipate the needs of its market.
1722 – Cupola Invention
René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur invented the Cupola technique, a vertical furnace which helps obtain molten iron, that is poured into sand molds. Although this technique has improved over the centuries, it is still used today for manufacturing cast iron appliances and products of the group.
1924 – At the heart of Ardennes
The history of Invicta Group found its industrial roots at the heart of the Ardennes during the Roaring Twenties. It is precisely in 1924 that the foundry Invicta was born in Donchery in Vallée de la Meuse, the Mecca of metallurgy. Fernand Sueur is the founder. The production site is now located in the neighboring village in Vivier-au-Court.
Over 100 Years of Cast Iron Products
The foundry began by producing washbasins and sanitary rooms for communities. Throughout the twentieth century, new product families see the light of the day: cast iron furniture, table legs, parasol stands, pot holders, casseroles and kitchen utensils. Enameling is located a few kilometers from the foundry, in Donchery.
2000 – Invicta revolutionizes the design of wood stoves
The range expands with fireplaces and insertion devices. During the early 2000s, Invicta began producing wood stoves, revolutionizing their design.
2011 – Invicta Group expands its network of specialty stores
Qualified RGE professionals specialize in the sale and installation of Invicta Group’s product lines. With support from Invicta, they open the first stores under the Invicta Shop brand, designed to provide comprehensive support: from personalized advice and product selection to installation and maintenance.
2014 / 2016 – Invicta Group becomes one of the European leader in wood-burning heating systems.
In 2014, the company took on a new dimension, with the acquisition of the Italian manufacturer of pellet stoves Caminetti Montegrappa, right after in 2016 for the brand Deville, a reference since 1846. The Groupe thus became one of Europe’s leaders in wood heating, with a wide range of materials, design and technologies.
2000 / 2026: Wood-Burning Heaters with Ever-Improving Performance
Optimizing, innovating, and revolutionizing are the three guiding principles of the Invicta Group’s Research and Development department. Driven by the evolution of the Flamme Verte certification in 2018 and the increasingly stringent new European Ecodesign 2022 and EN16510 standards, Invicta Group is continuously improving the performance of its products to keep reimagining the wood-burning heating systems of tomorrow, year after year.