The industrial heritage of Haut-de-France

THE OLDEST INDUSTRIAL COMPANY IN HAUTS-DE-FRANCE REGION

 

1543

Fonderies de Sougland was founded. Thomas de Canone obtained a lease, from the abbot of Saint-Michel, at a place called "SOUGLAND" in order to build a forge and a furnace.

 

1850

The Dormoy lineage, a dynasty of ironmasters for over half a century, invented the enamelling machine, which was an award-winning patent (Chairman of the Jury) at the 1900 Paris World's Fair.

FAMILY-RUN COMPANY FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY

 

1963

The LANG family took over the company, through François LANG, who purchased the company and developed the production of industrial parts.

 

1998

Florence LANG invigorated the corporate project based on the continuous development of know-how, innovation and customer service.

The Fonderies de Sougland: a company on the move

The company has been a forerunner in its trade for twenty years. It has invested, modernised and adapted its study and production tools in order to meet its customers’ needs and market developments.

 Our company supplies numerous faithful French and foreign customers, in various sectors of activity.

 

  • Shipbuilding
  • Iron and steel industry
  • Chemical industry
  • Nuclear industry
  • Metal processing
  • Railways
  • Incineration
  • Glassware
  • Hydraulics
  • Heating and Refractory materials
  • Mechanics
  • Cement industry
  • Paper industry
  • Car industry
  • Energy
  • Oil and gas
  • Agglomeration
  • Public works
  • Armour plating
  • Sugar refinery
  • Crushing and grinding
  • Agriculture

 A FEW FIGURES

A dynamic SME, a company on the move
7% of turnover for R&D investment per year
10% to develop the "smart factory".

A customer portfolio exceeding 300 companies
Over 150 active customers per year
17% from exports

Over 1500 referenced parts
300 cast iron and steel grades
2000 tonnes cast per year

A team of over 70 people
Including 15 managers and technicians

Continuous training and skill development
15 to 20 training programmes per year