Some important events of the life of the Group

SINGAPORE AIRSHOW 2010

JANUARY

Determinedly turned to the export, the Group LAUAK owed be present at the Singapore Airshow 2010. (Asia's biggest aerospace and defence show.)

We see here Mister Jean-Marc Charritton, CEO of the Group with Mister Yair Shamir*, Chairman of the board of IAI. The Group LAUAK realizes the structural fuel tank (of a 980 liter capacity) of the quite new executive jet G250 of IAI - Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.

* Let us remind that M. Yair Shamir is the son of the former Prime Minister of Israel: Yitzhak Shamir.

JUNE

VISIT of the staff of ESKULANAK TOULOUSE in the head office of Ayherre

AVRIL

It's with a full page of SUD-OUEST of April 8th when the Group LAUAK marks the celebration of its 35th Anniversary.

35 years of innovations and performances.....

A new acquisition for the GROUP LAUAK

The Group LAUAK annouces the acquisition of EQUIP'AERO PRODUCTION, installed in l'Isle-Jourdain (32) 20 kilometers from Toulouse. This new structure will be inserted into ESKULANAK, the aeronautic subsidiary of the Group.

This new site introduce remarkable performances in terms of head accomplished and quality.

With these new capacities, the Group LAUAK can answer total calls in a more integrated and more compétitive manner.

MARCH

2010 - Le GROUP LAUAK celebrates its 35th  ANNIVERSARY

AUGUST

A NEW ROBOT OF FOLDING FOR (Industrial Division of the Groupe Lauak)

Automatic tools loader "ATC"
6 axes
Thickness mini / maxi 0.6 mm / 2.5 mm
Dimensions maxi 800 X 1000 mm
Dimensions mini: profil 300 X 1800 mm
Equipped with 3 loading tables.

JULY

ESKULANAK TOULOUSE supplements its equipment in heavy tools

ESKULANAK TOULOUSE has just acquired a center MORI SEKI MT 2500 to complete its important equipment

NOVEMBRE

The "Socios" of BO visits it at LAUAK (Sud-Ouest, November 27th, 2010)

Members's about sixty of the association of "Socios" (members of the "Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque") was visiting the Group Lauak, sponsor of the B.O. on Thursday, November 27th.

Arrived at 18 h 30, the "Socios" being received by Jean-Marc Charritton, CEO of the Group and his son Mikel, managing director which organized a completed visit of the site which, for 35 years, having not stopped developing to be, today, one of the European leaders in aeronautics.

At the end of the visit, during a reception organized on place, Nicolas Brusque, formerly international and President of "Socios" thanked Jean-Marc and Mikel Charritton for their reception.: "For us, it was important to begin with the Group Lauak which is the image of the dynamism of the Basque Country. The company was constructed around a family..." concluded the President Brusque who saw some similarities in this expansion with the BOPB.

The GROUP LAUAK supports the first team of rugby of L'Isle-Jourdain

The Group Lauak becomes one of the main sponsors of the first team of rugby of L'Isle-Jourdain.
We see here: Mister Jean-Marc Charritton, CEO of the Group, receving the official shirt of the hands of MM.Tabacco (former international) et Roy, President of the Club..

OCTOBER

The GROUP LAUAK nominated as one of the TOP 20 DETAIL PARTS SUPPLIERS TO AIRBUS

TOP 20 DETAIL PARTS SUPPLIERS TO AIRBUS - The companies nominated.

SEPTEMBRE

Installed in Ayherre in the Basque Country since 1975, the Group Lauak is consequently part of major actors of the regional aeronautic industry. The objective is to assert itself as partner of rank 1 for Airbus.

Le GROUPE LAUAK Dans le Numéro de Septembre de MAG AQUITAINE

AUGUST

ESKULANAK Toulouse, subsidiary of the Group LAUAK, announces the signature, August 31st, 2010, of a contract of 13,7 Millions Euros over 4 years with the Company DAHER-SOCATA, for the manufacture of manufactured mechanical parts and subsets intended to the A320.

ESKULANAK TOULOUSE signs a contract of 13,7 Millions Euros with DAHER-SOCATA

From the left to the right: Mrs S.NiCOLAS , Representative for Purchases and Subconstractors DAHER-SOCATA - M.CHARRITTON , Managing Director Group LAUAK - S.FREIN , Purchasing Manager DAHER-SOCATA - J .M.CHARRITTON , Chairman,CEO Group LAUAK - B.JOULIA , Representative ESKULANAK Toulouse.

The Groupe LAUAK confirms the acquisition of a laser soldering robot TRULASER ROBOT 5020

AUGUST

This new equipment is going to allow a high quality of the welds thanks to a small zone allocated thermically and to a low deformation of the work piece.

Better performances will be obtained because of the high speed of the soldering, at an extremely reduced need  of the retouch and at a big reliability of the process.

With this acquisition, the Group Lauak confirms its will to improve its productivity.

Photo courtesy of the TRUMPF Company
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