VIAL FRERES

VIAL FRÈRES and its 102 years of activity as a specialist in forging, machining and galvanizing . The search for product performance and perfection is a way for the company to respond to developments in the sector and to the needs of our customers. Recent investments testify to the company's desire to improve its performance even more and to sustain its activity.

A hiring approach towards the new generation is also a desire of the company to perpetuate our know-how made in France in metallurgy over time, with our 43 employees who work daily in our workshops, this gives us 43 good reasons to believe in the future of made in France and its skills in forging, machining and galvanizing.

Success story in Haute-Loire:

Since 1920, the VIAL company has mastered the pendulum forging technique and is constantly improving the heating, the precision of the tools and the quality of the products. Initially a manufacturer of rivets, the company turned to the production of mild steel bolts for structures and pylons, then to the production of all special screws, head shape, dimensions close or far from standards, steels on request or specific specifications.

A specific internal organization that allows the delivery of small quantities (approximately 1 to 50 pieces) or medium series (50 to 2000 pieces) of “quasi-standard” screws treated or galvanized within short lead times . The production of tools in-house ensures VIAL Frères total control of tolerances and production times for sample or pre-production parts.

VIAL Frères has 2,000 hot forging tools for bolts and special screws, enabling it to produce more than 3,500 combinations, which represents more than 700 assemblies per year.

Among the various ranges on offer, a flagship product has been successful, it is called "the double pigtail", it was sold to EDF and is still produced by VIAL Frères for this customer. Quickly, the company develops on national and international markets.

It opens up the field of possibilities for winning new customers. An optimized and professional organization allows the company to serve the best-known industries, in different sectors of activity:

- armament (DCNS)

- aeronautics (ESPA, ALKAN, Eurocopter, Rafaut)

- nuclear (AREVA TNI, ALSTOM)

- oil (TECHNIP, FLEXI)

- heavy mechanics (SNCF, ECL, NFM).

Committed to a process of continuous improvement, VIAL Frères scrupulously follows the rules to obtain ISO 9001 and PED 2018-2021 standards each year. Its goal is to ensure that it respects its commitments and its know-how, so that its customers benefit from the best quality of production.

In 2022, the company has 43 employees, the production of screws and bolts continues to grow and customers have stayed and repeat their orders.