Le Bélier today possesses the stature of an international equipment supplier. The group's development has been marked by a number of significant steps, each one tantamount to an increase in production facilities and continual improvement in the quality of its services to meet the requirements of its customers.

1961 : Jacques GALLAND and Jack PINEAUD found an aluminium and copper alloy gravity die casting plant in Vérac for the manufacture of parts for the railway and electrical industries.

1965 : Establishment of a sand casting plant

1979 : Construction of a new copper-aluminium casting facility

1981 : Development of aluminium safety parts for the automotive industry

1982 : Establishment of a workshop for the machining of foundry parts

1985 : A quality department is set up

1988/91 : Le BELIER is named Best Supplier of 1990 by General Motors, and is certified ISO 9002 by BVQI and AFAQ.

1992/93 : Development of automated gravity die-casting and the creation of a squeeze-casting workshop for research and development into new processes.

1994 : Majority stake-holder in the Hungarian foundry LBH, employing 400 people in Ajka, specialising in high-pressure die-casting

Start of internationalisation process synonymous with increase in production facilities

1995 : Installation of gravity die-casting technology in Hungary

1996 : Development of machining sector and installation of two flexible production lines .The Vérac plant is certified ISO 9001.
Takeover of 100% of LBH, and on-site completion of a new gravity die-casting workshop for the mass production of cored parts. The Ajka site is certified ISO 9002 and Valéo 1000.

1997 : ISO 9001 / QS 9000 certification for Vérac site.
Creation of a mechanical product development department in Bulgaria : Le Bélier Bulgarie

1998 : Creation of two new foreign subsidiaries
- the italian subsidiary, BMP MANFREDONIA,
- the chinese subsidiary, LBD, to meet the requirements of the chinese railway industry and the company's European customers who have set up in China (Bosch and Lucas).

1999 : Le BELIER is launched on the French Second Market (11th June).

2000 : Creation of a new machining site at SZOLNOK in Hungary , located 100 km from Budapest . This is a joint venture with the Italian group VIGEL.
At the end of the year a new aluminium casting plant is created in QUERETARO , Mexico , which produces parts mainly for the American truck industry. In 2001 it started supplying braking parts to OEM suppliers in the USA .
- Enters the "TOP 100" of French exporters.
- Creation of the website: http://www.lebelier.com
- "LE BELIER " becomes a registered trademark.

2001 : Deployment on the North American continent: Le Bélier conquers new markets for aluminium brake parts with production starting in 2002 in its Mexican subsidiary, and scaling up in 2003.
- ISO/TS16949 certification for F A B (France) and LBI ( Italy )
- ISO 9002 AQS certification for LBD in China in October 2001
- Machining unit in Hungary (BVM): installation of machining facilities is completed during first six months and production begins in the second half of the year.

2002 : - Entry into the share index of the French Second Market on April 2002
- Buildings extension at LBH (Hungary) concerning the mechanical activity, at BVM (machining Hungary) and at LBQ (Mexico) concerning the braking activity
- Strong growth of the machining activity at BVM and of the braking activity at LBQ since the second semester
- The percentage of participation in BVM goes from 60% to 78%
- Evaluation of tangible industrial assets by independent studies
- Launch of social-organizational audit
- Re-organization of the foundry site in Hungary in Technical Units.

2003 : - Creation in April of a new company in Kikinda in Serbia (LBK) in joint-venture with the Serbian state and held at 96,43% by the group Bélier.
- First productions in Decembre 2003.
- Take over at 100% of the companies FBMP and LBO.
- Administration change of the company : withdraw of the dualistic management for a Board of Directors form.
- Creation of a d'une direction des systèmes d'information"

2004 : - Purchase of the minority stake in BVM (Machining Hungary).
- Purchase of the minority stake in LBK (Serbia).
- Liquidation of FBMP (Italian holding company).
- Integration at 100% of the two investment companies that rent out property in France and in Mexico.
- Increase in equity capital of around €10 million by issue of 623 304 new shares.
- Launch of an R & D programme on a new semi-solid casting process.