Sainte-Lizaigne s.a.s. - Groupe Claire
Sainte-Lizaigne specializes in solutions for the distribution of drinking water (valves, connections, hydraulic equipments), from the connection to the water meter environment, and with systems which control and monitor. Sainte-Lizaigne focuses on quality and innovation and designs, manufactures in France marketing for network operators in France and internationally. The company’s customers include the main water distribution groups, retail partners and local authorities.
Company details
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Water and Wastewater - Drinking Water
- Market Focus:
- Internationally (various countries)
Our History
Sainte-Lizaigne has an expertise of 180 years in the business of drinking water.
Few dates...
- around 1840 : The Count of Boissy makes build the Forge of Reblay mill on Sainte-Lizaigne
- 1900 : Establishment of « MANUFACTURE de BRONZE et de CUIVRERIE » in Saint-Florent sur Cher which produces articles for transport of fluids
- 1907 : Transfer on the site of Sainte-Lizaigne
- 1926 : The Company becomes the « FONDERIE de CUIVRE et ROBINETTERIE du CENTRE » (FCRC)
- around 1950 : The factory specializes itself into the production of valves, fitting, water meters and accessories for water
- 1973 : Entry in the Group « Compagnie Générale des Eaux »
- 2011 : Acquisition by « Industries et Finances Partenaires »
- 2011 : Integration to Claire group
- 2018 : Acquisition by « Gimv »
Innovation
The drinking water networks are a precious collective patrimony. Sainte-Lizaigne applies to design innovative and reliable products, while taking care to limit their impact on the environment.
Our teams, with varied competences and experiences, our partners, insure a permanent search for new solutions to make you benefit the best technologies.
Before their validation, our products have stringent aging tests, accelerated in laboratory to be sure of their technical performances and to guarantee life expectancies corresponding with those of the drinking water network.
Eco-design is an integral part of our innovation process. From the development of our products, we work to limit their impact on the environment throughout the life cycle and to optimize resources used in their production (raw material bronze, 100 % machining shavings return in our process).
SL-Irrigation
SL-Irrigation is a Sainte-Lizaigne’s activity dedicated to irrigation systems. Sainte-Lizaigne designs, produces and sells metering and raw water distribution equipments under this label.
SL-Irrigation’s customers are rural arrangement companies, trade associations of farmers or distributors/retailers for the agricultural world.
These products are made either to carry water from the natural environment or from dedicated networks to irrigation installations, or to provide reliable metering instruments.
