Precia Molen

Le savoir Peser

Evolution

Since 1887

  • 1950
    Jean ESCHARAVIL decided to produce scales and launches the PRECIA brand name.
  • 1955
    Jean ESCHARAVIL’s grandfather founded a workshop for the installation and maintenance of weighing scales.
  • 1960
    First optical weight indicator.
  • 1968
    Transition from mechanical to electronic systems.
  • 1979
    CFounding of ATEX, a company specialising in the manufacture of load cells.
  • 1985
    Floatation on the Lyon stock exchange.
  • 1986
    Inauguration of the new workshop specialising in the manufacture of load cells.
  • 1993
    Acquisition of MOLEN, a Dutch weighing company founded in 1867 and of YERNAUX, a company specialising in dynamic bulk weighing and dosing.
  • 1996
    New worlwide brand name : PRECIA-MOLEN.
  • 1997
    Amalgamation of French service subsidiaries forming PRECIA-MOLEN SERVICE.
  • 1998
    Restructure of the group into three divisions: industrial, international and service.
    • Jean ESCHARAVIL, Founder and Chairman of PRECIA from 1950 to 2002.
  • 2000-2006
    Significant growth of PMS (42 agencies in 2008)
    Creation of a new range of instrumentation from I 100 to I 500
    PRECIA-MOLEN and PRECIA-MOLEN SERVICE gain ISO 9001 (2000 version) Certification.
  • 2006
    PRECIA-MOLEN Awarded innovative firm status (OSEO ANVAR).
  • 2007
    PRECIA-MOLEN increase its presence on the international scene: creation of PRECIA-MOLEN MAROC and acquisition of 100% of NOVA WEIGH UK and of 40% of NOVA WEIGH and then 50% in 2009 becoming PRECIA MOLEN India.
  • 2009
    Acquisition of Nordic Bulk Weighing, in Norway, the ninth member of PRECIA MOLEN Group.
  • 2010
    PRECIA-MOLEN Awarded innovative firm status (OSEO INNOVATION).

Design, production, sales and after-sales service of non automatic weighing instruments (NAWI), automatic weighing instruments (AWI) and peripherals. Development and sales of specific application softwares.