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GRENIER-FRANCO, more than 80 years or reliability and excellence

Located in the Rhône Valley between Lyon and Valence, Grenier-Franco manufactures products for the Winegrowing, Arboriculture, Forestry and Tropical Crops sectors, including equipment for soil preparation, scrub clearance and vine lifting.

Known for over 80 years for its professional approach and the reliability of its products, it is able to adapt according to its customers’ needs, offering equipment used in very demanding conditions such as scrub clearance, ripping, etc.

GRENIER-FRANCO is today the benchmark in vineyard soil work, soil preparation in forest environments and forest maintenance.



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Vine rapid row weeding KR2.26 GRENIER-FRANCO

1934 – The Beginnings

The story begins in 1934 when Célestin Grenier opens his blacksmith’s workshop.

The early days of the mechanisation of agriculture were just beginning and very quickly the company develops towards the modification of animal-drawn equipment for use in mechanical traction applications.

Manufacture of its own range of equipment began in the 1950s.

Developments

20 years later, the higher power of wheeled tractors enable them to perform work previously carried out by crawler tractors. Mr. Grenier transforms balance drag ploughs into land-breaking ploughs with 3-point hitch mounting.

1987 – a merger with Mr. Franco‘s company opens up a new market, forestry.

…focussing on export

2001 – the takeover by KIRPY enables Grenier-Franco to expand its sphere of development from South-West France into a countrywide and international operation.

2004 – Seeking to extend its Forestry range, it takes over production of the Crabe brand Forest Cover Crop.

2011 – Grenier-Franco acquires Mr Becker‘s company, a specialist in the design of adaptable tools for diggers and mini-diggers used in forestry soil preparation and maintenance.