{"id":73508,"date":"2018-12-10T16:25:10","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T15:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/invicta-group.fr\/notre-histoire\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T15:24:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:24:12","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/invicta-group.fr\/en\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Throughout its history, Invicta Group has developed a major know-how to anticipate the needs of its market.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1551463131423{margin-top: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;73068&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;new-col-lg-4&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;bloc&#8221;]<b>1722 \u2013 Cupola Invention <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Ren\u00e9 Antoine Ferchault de R\u00e9aumur 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.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;73922&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;new-col-lg-4&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;bloc&#8221;]<b>1924 \u2013 At the heart of Ardennes<\/b><\/p>\n<p>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 Vall\u00e9e 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.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;73091&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;new-col-lg-4&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;bloc&#8221;]<strong>95 ans \u2013 Cast Iron products<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;73103&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;new-col-lg-4&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;bloc&#8221;]<strong>2000 \u2013 Invicta revolutionizes the design of wood stoves<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The range expands with fireplaces and insertion devices. 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