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Background

In 45 years, ADF has become a national leader in industrial maintenance. We offer services aimed at improving the performances of our customers that have proven their worth.
The successive integration of the Tarlin, Sermi and CTRA companies has helped us to widen our offer of services through new fields of expertise whilst also strengthening our presence throughout the French territory

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2008:

Groupe ADF acquires Vallet Pharma and extends its offer to companies in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology fields

2007:

ADF becomes autonomous and pursues its industrial project

2006:

Integration of the CTRA company, ADF disposes of extensive national coverage

2004:

Integration of the SERMI company and creation of the Normandy unit, ADF Normandie

2003:

Integration of the Tarlin company and creation of the Nord regional management unit

2001:

ADF becomes Cofathec ADF following after a rapprochement with Cofathec, Gaz de France services business

1998:

Creation of the Environmental business, industrial cleaning services and delegated waster management

1991:

ADF generates a turnover of 123 million Francs
Integration of Cadsud (design office) and Preci Mecanic (special machines and automated systems)
New work and stoppages business takes off

1990:

Implementation of 1st contract with guaranteed results

1985:

1st maintenance contract implemented

1962:

Creation of the Ateliers de Fos (ADF) company, at Port de Bouc, with a workforce of 25 employees, whose core business was sheet metal work for local customers in the petro-chemical industries