by Hervé De Malliard | Oct 17, 2026 | Chronicles of a small industrialist
Chronicles of a small industrialist who dreams of rekindling France’s spirit – Episode 89: DIATEX: 40 years of boldness, weaving the future! Some companies live through the decades; others transform them. Since 1986, Diatex has been weaving a remarkable...
by Hervé De Malliard | Oct 10, 2026 | Chronicles of a small industrialist
Courage is not the absence of doubt. It is the decision to move forward despite it. Let’s dare to build, innovate and turn bold ideas into real-world...
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.