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Historical

1946

Lucien Lefebvre, father of current directors Alain and Joël Lefebvre, founded SCIERIE LEFEBVRE to supply the port of Dieppe with fish boxes.

1950

Exportation of the activity is being pursued through various agreements with British furniture producers.

1962

Alain Lefebvre takes over the company following the sudden death of his father, Lucien Lefebvre.

1977

In order to expand the company’s activities, the subsidiary MANUBOIS in secondary wood processing was established.

1992

Following the retirement of its CEO, we took over our largest competitor in France, the DEQUECKER sawmill in Villers-Cotterêts.

1992

Diversification of the LEFEBVRE GROUP with the creation of the company GYPASS, which specializes in garage doors.

1998

NORMAROM, a Romanian plant, is built in the small town of Oravita.

2000

EAWY TRANSPORTS was established to supply shipment for our activities. Later on, the company expanded to provide shipping services for a variety of different businesses.

2000

Establishment of GYPASS in Envermeu (76)

2005

Expansion of a second product range within GYPASS, the production of aluminum gates and fences, with the acquisition of a second production facility in Envermeu.

2012

Creation of a new sawmill specialized in the production of beech wood planks, mostly for export, which will gradually increase the volume from 15 000 m3 to 45 000 m3 in 2015.

2018

Creation of a new sawing line devoted to timber packing.

2020

The DEQUECKER SCIERIE sawmill has been closed.

MANUBOIS’ pre-cuts fabrication workshop was destroyed in a fire.

2021

Reconstruction of the MANUBOIS pre-cuts workshop with a dry wood line optimization utilizing vision and x-rays.

2023

Rresale of NORMAROM to focus on Normandy and develop the major sales site.