by Hervé De Malliard | Oct 3, 2026 | Chronicles of a small industrialist
Sovereignty means being able to keep producing, innovating and making decisions when a crisis hits. It is prepared long before the crisis, through factories, laboratories, schools, complex systems engineering and resilient supply chains. Sovereignty is the freedom to...
by Hervé De Malliard | Sep 26, 2026 | Chronicles of a small industrialist
One sailor. One boat. An entire industrial community behind him. As Laurent Bourguès takes La French Fab offshore, this is more than a race: it is a celebration of French know-how, teamwork and hope. Let’s dare to believe in what we can build...
by Hervé De Malliard | Sep 19, 2026 | Chronicles of a small industrialist
Innovation means moving the frontier. It takes ideas, talent, hard work, capital and the courage to replace yesterday’s solutions with tomorrow’s breakthroughs. The future is not waiting for us. Let’s build it.
by Hervé De Malliard | Sep 12, 2026 | Chronicles of a small industrialist
From sharpening knives on Lyon’s Pont du Change to restoring human movement around the world, Lépine is a remarkable story of industrial reinvention.Three centuries later, the company is still moving forward: rooted in Lyon, innovating for the future.
by Hervé De Malliard | Sep 7, 2026 | Chronicles of a small industrialist
The greatest waste in a company may be invisible: the energy lost when people no longer move in the same direction.Technology can optimize. Only people can create collective momentum.
by Hervé De Malliard | Aug 31, 2026 | Chronicles of a small industrialist
Courage is the fuel of progress.The future belongs to those who dare to build it.Let’s give our young generations something better than fear: ambition, freedom and hope.
