With decades of experience in the industry, the company is recognized for its unparalleled expertise in the design, production, and distribution of high-quality products.
Our DNA: Responsive Manufacturing
The philosophy of key responsive manufacturing
A solid QHSE policy
• Awareness-raising and training : With concrete actions around training, reception, planning and safety
• Risk management : Risk assessment, plan actions, set up an incident management system, monitor, adapt our system to ISO 14001 & 45001 standards
• Environmental management: Set up an “Energy Efficiency” working group, work on our Carbon Balance®, identify and assess our environmental impacts in order to continuously work to reduce them, raise awareness among our employees and encourage good environmental practices
• The culture of safety and quality: Establishing key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess progress in QHSE, retaining employees by listening and implementing a healthy work environment.
A century-old group looking to the future
Creation of the company in Villefranche-sur-Saône, by the grandfather of Philippe GARDETTE, current CEO.
GARDETTE SA buys the company PLANCHE S.A, manufacturer of compressors and vacuum pumps, and comes to settle in the city center of Villefranche sur Saône, the current premises of GARDETTE.
Philippe GARDETTE succeeds his father and takes over the management of the company. He created the company LPI (La Production Industrielle) for the manufacture of special items for automotive suppliers.
Acquisition of LGC (La Goupille Cannelée) from the PSM Fixation group in order to complete the catalog of fastening, transmission and assembly elements and creation of the P3G group
Creation of the GIE PFT in order to meet automotive demand.
Creation of the subsidiary LGC Gmbh
Creation of the SPECIALFIX or Gardette Iberica subsidiary in Barcelona.
Creation of Specialfix US in 2012
Villars - cold drawing
Our factory in full development
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We are certified according to ITAF 16 949 and ISO 9001 standards
In all our offers and acknowledgements of receipt (AR), we explicitly mention departure times.
Our sales department is available from Monday to Thursday from 8:30 to 12:00 and from 13:30 to 17:00 and on Friday from 8:30 to 12:00 and from 13:30 to 16:30.
We are committed to a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) approach and plan to obtain ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certifications in 2024.
We are currently in the process of forming a multidisciplinary group in order to reduce our carbon footprint. As part of this initiative, we are carrying out a complete carbon assessment (SCOPES 1, 2 and 3) in 2023 which will allow us to assess our global environmental impact.