Our history

AHG History

AHG is first and foremost a family affair, the fruit of the transmission of the values of hard work, solidarity and a commitment to the long-term future of the company. AHG is also a matter of will, of the ability to adapt and anticipate the future.
Acting in the present and thinking about the future.

"We owe it to ourselves to continue the family adventure".

Jean-Marc AURIOL - Chairman and CEO of AHG from 1968 to 2015

1910

1915

Marcellin Auriol founds Ateliers de la Haute-Garonne

1915

APRIL 9

First flight of the Zeppelin R

1920

1925

Eloi Auriol joins the company

Martinet le Forgeron created by Marcellin Auriol

1925

MARCH 12

First flight of Air Travel 2000

1926

Manufacture of bending machines for heating pipes, in steel tube, under FENOT license

1926

JUNE 17

First flight of the Ford Trimotor

1928

Concentration on the manufacture of hydraulic bending machines patented by Ateliers de la Haute-Garonne

1928

7 MAI

First flight of the Couzinet Arc-En-Ciel

1930

1940

1945

Eloi Auriol succeeds his father, Marcellin, at the head of the company

1950

1951

Marcelin Auriol retires from the company

1951

JANUARY 3

First flight of the MB100 Pike

1953

Jean-Marc Auriol and Arlette Auriol join
FABRICATION DES PREMIERS RIVETS POUR DASSAULT

1953

MARCH 2

First flight of the SO 9000 Trident

1953

JUNE 1

Creation of the Thunderbirds acrobatic patrol

1956

AHG N°1 FRENCH MANUFACTURER OF AERONAUTICAL RIVETS

1956

JUNE 12

First flight of the Dassault Mirage III

1960

1961

PRODUCTION OF THE FIRST RIVETS FOR SUD AVIATION

1961

FEBRUARY 24

General de Gaulle inaugurates Orly-Sud airport

1962

New workshops in Flourens Development of aeronautical rivets and general aeronautical mechanics

1962

NOVEMBER 29

Franco-British agreement signed for the construction of Concorde

1966

MANUFACTURE OF TITANIUM RIVETS FOR CONCORDE

1966

DECEMBER 23

First flight of the Dassault Mirage F1

1970

FEBRUARY 18

Jean-Marc Auriol succeeds his father, Eloi, at the head of the company

AHG'S FIRST CONTACTS WITH AEROSPATIALE, MERGER OF NORD-AVIATION AND SUD-AVIATION

1970

AUGUST 29

First flight of McDonnel Douglas airliner DC-10 AIRLINER

DECEMBER 1

First flight of the Dassault Falcon 10 business jet

1971

AHG'S FIRST CONTACTS WITH AIRBUS INDUSTRIE

1971

JULY 14

First flight of the Fokker VFW614

1974

AHG'S FIRST CONTACTS WITH BOEING

AHG NO. 1 IN EUROPE FOR AERONAUTICAL RIVETS

1974

Arrival Françoise Auriol-Montsarrat

1974

FEBRUARY 2

First flight of the General Dynamics F-16 Falcon

14 MAI

First Airbus A300 enters service at Air France

1980

1981

Arrival Pierre Auriol

1984

SEPTEMBER 21

First flight of the business jet, the Falcon 900

DECEMBER 11

First Boeing approvals

1986

FYBRFAST® patent registered

1990

Acquisition of Unimetric

1990

SEPTEMBER 29

First flight of the Lockheed YF-22

1992

Arrival Stephane Auriol

1994

Cessation of Unimetric

1994

JUNE 12

First flight of the Boeing 777

1995

APRIL

Lockheed Martin approval

1995

JULY 2

Boeing 777 enters service

1995

Arrival Xavier Auriol

1997

MARCH 22 Explosion of a salt-bath furnace in Flourens

MARCH 26 Production resumes in three shifts with one third of equipment

SEPTEMBER Installation of Auriol Frappe à Froid at Bessières

1997

AUGUST 14 First flight of the Airbus A330-200

SEPTEMBER 7 First flight of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor

1998

NEW LOOK FOR AHG AFTER RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PART DESTROYED BY THE EXPLOSION

1998

NOVEMBER 20

Launch of the first element of the International Space Station

2000

Constitution of F2C2

2000

JULY 10

Airbus joins forces with several European firms to become EADS

2004

Screw diversification

2004

JUNE 21

First flight into space of a private aircraft, SpaceShipOne

2005

Diversification Lockbolts Aluminium Creation of USIMAR in Casablanca (Morocco)

2005

APRIL 27

First takeoff of the Airbus A380 at Toulouse-Blagnac airport

2006

SEPTEMBER 4

Airbus A380 makes first passenger flight

2007

AHG N°1 WORLDWIDE FOR AERONAUTICAL RIVETS

Creation of ATCH in Tangier (Morocco)

FLYBRFLUSH® patent registration

2007

MARCH 12

The last Airbus A300 rolls off the assembly line

JULY 12

Last Airbus A300 delivered to FedEx

2008

FYBRCOMP® patent registration

2008

DECEMBER 17

Airbus successfully tests engine for future A400M military aircraft

2010

2013

AURCAD: New site dedicated to surface treatment, particularly cadmium plating

2013

JUNE 14

First flight test of the Airbus A350

2014

New site in Morocco, MECAUR

2014

DECEMBER 22

First Airbus A350-900 delivered to Qatar Airways

2015

New logistics platform, LOMAG

2015

FEBRUARY 16

Contract signed for the sale of 24 Rafale aircraft to Egypt

2020

Range extended to include Titanium LockBolts

2023

Installation of a 19-hectare photovoltaic power plant

2024

JMA

Expanded hot-heading capacity

2025

AIMS PROJECT - AHG INCOMING MANUFACTURING SYSTEM

Optimizing and automating production flows

2030

Blind Fasteners

The current Board of Directors represents the fourth generation of the Auriol family to lead AHG since its creation by their great-grandfather Marcellin in 1915.