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Historical Background
In 1947, Pierre Jallatte bought a clog factory in the Cévennes area of Southern France and set up the Jallatte company in a fort designed by the great military architect Vauban to suppress the Huguenot Rebellion.
During a journey in the USA, he found out about the first safety work shoes and was the first to import the idea into France.
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Over the years the, Jallatte company continued to develop and build up its portfolio of brands:
 1986: Simon-Jallatte partnership agreements and start of manufacturing operations in Japan.
1987: Majority shareholding in the A. LAFONT Group.
1990: Majority shareholding in the company Auda, French PVC leisure and safety boot manufacturers.
1998: Majority shareholding in CVC Capital Partners via the company Financière du Fort.
2000: Merger of the companies Jallatte and Almar via CVC Capital Partners. Establishment of a 200-million-euro European Group, with a 30% market share and a production of 11 million pairs.
2003:
Redesign of all Jallatte's models and launch of the new Jallatte collection. Segmentation of the offer according to 8 fields of activity. Launch of 3 new ranges of products:
J-Escape™, Lightane™ and Trend.
The Group currently manufactures and commercialises 4 brands of professional safety shoes and boots: Jallatte, Lupos™, Auda, Impact™.
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Jallatte launches the
vulcanised Neotril sole.
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Launch of the single-density PU Softane™ sole. A new development characterised by a real gain in flexibility, lightness and resistance to abrasion, oils and hydrocarbons, together with very good heel shock absorption properties.
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Launch of the dual-density PU Softane™ sole, which optimises the performance of the walking sole while still maintaining flexibility and comfort.
Launch of the Triftane™ sole, which achieved the perfect blend of comfort, resistance and safety by combining an NBR and a Softane™ sole.
Launch of the first collection for women, Elena Prizzi.
Launch of the first industry-specific collection for the food processing industry.
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Launch of the first collection of safety footwear within the framework of the implementation of European standards.
Launch of the Allegro™ range (EN 347).
Launch of the first 100-Joule composite-material toecap.
Creation of Biotane™ leather, the first 100% organically tanned leather, with excellent hypoallergenic and breathability characteristics.
Launch of the Optimales range, ultra-light safety shoes equipped with a 200-Joule Xétane™ composite toecap.
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Launch of the first puncture-resistant FleXtane™ composite midsole.
Launch of the Lightane™ range.
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