Creation of engineering unit for building sector

Rebranding of Fortaweld Ltd into Fortek Mauritius Ltd followed by the merger of the commercial activities of FORGES TARDIEU Ltd with Fortaweld Ltd. The new entity being specialized in the procurement and supply of: welding consumables & equipment, garage equipment, steel product (long products, flat products, piping and stainless steel), valves, gearboxes and electric motors.

Creation of Tradelink Ventures Co. Ltd., a procurement office based in Hong Kong and closure of GBTC International Ltd.

Setting up of GBTC International Ltd., FORGES TARDIEU’s first subsidiary in China.

Creation of Tardieu Technical Support Ltd to provide maintenance services to the local industry, more specifically in relation to steam boilers and ships.

Creation of Fortaweld Ltd which was rebranded as Fortek Mauritius Ltd in 2014. Fortek Mauritius Ltd is the exclusive agent of Soudure Autogène Française (SAF) and distributes a large variety of welding and cutting equipment and industrial gases.

The centralisation of the sugar industry brought about the closing down of factories but resulted in the improvement of their logistics. Changes in the market context led to the restructuring and diversification of operations. In addition to the mechanical workshop and foundry, a whole new range of services were introduced, including engineering, sub-contracting, procurement and construction, allowing FORGES TARDIEU to deliver turnkey projects, offer advisory services and supply a wide variety of equipment to industries in Mauritius and the region.

FORGES TARDIEU was established as the result of a merger between the two companies: Les Forges et Fonderies de Maurice Ltd and Tardieu et Cie Ltée.

Fonderies et Constructions Coloniales renamed to Paul Tardieu et Cie Ltée, three years after being taken over by Jules Poculot and Paul Tardieu.

Creation of Les Forges & Fonderies de Maurice Ltd by Barron Frères et Cie, a leading company supplying the steam navigation sector.