About Us
NOURRISSON DIFFUSION is developing the industrial know-how in tooling born in France on several sites and ensuring an industrial synthesis in Tunisia in order to be able to resist the competitive pressure of China and India in tooling.
- Montbrison (1897) for the production of wood and concrete drill bits by the company NOURRISSON Claude.
- Saint Etienne (1919) for the production of drills and cutters.
- Pontarlier (1925) for the manufacture of chucks by the company Les Frères Amyot (LFA)
- Paris (1930) for the production of milled files by the company PASCAL Le Filon.
An export-oriented key account customer base
Our customer base is worldwide and is made up of manufacturers of portable electric tools and tool traders.
Our Commitments
Nourrisson Tunisie was created to offer European manufacturers an alternative to 100% Asian sourcing.
The linguistic and geographical proximity allows a faster and more precise response to your logistic and product specifications.
Our commitment is to accompany you successfully in bringing your supply chain closer.
We offer you customisation and product quality that meet the standards of European manufacturers at the right cost to differentiate you from your Asian competitors.
Our History
- 1897
- Montbrison, specialized in carpentry and cooperage drill bits.
- 1917
- Separation of the NOURRISSON brothers, Claude Nourrisson creates the company Outillage NOURRISSON Claude and becomes a competitor of his 2 brothers in Montbrison.
- 1919
- Creation of the company FOS Fabrication d'outillage de St Etienne, specialized in the production of milling cutters and cutting tools for the weapon industry in St Etienne.
- 1925
- Creation of the company "Les Fils de Virgile Amyot", 20 km from Pontarlier, specialized in the manufacture of drill chucks for the industry.
- 1930
- Start of international development (Argentina, Australia) for LFA, african speaking countries for Outillage Nourrisson.
- 1973
- The signing of a contract for 100,000 chucks with Black & Decker accelerates the company's establishment in the Pontarlier industrial zone.
- 1984
- Creation of a subsidiary in the USA, LFA Industries Inc, to market LFA chucks.
- 1985
- Outillage NOURRISSON Claude & fils takes over the company NOURRISSON Laurent and the brand RISS for the reunion of the drill companies in Montbrison after 70 years of family competition.
- 1995
- Establishment of the first joint venture in Poland to market the RISS brand.
- 1997
- Launch of keyless chucks with manual tightening, patented in Europe, USA and Asia (now representing 90% of total production).
- 1998
- First production subsidiary in Romania for NOURRISSON Claude, to counter the arrival of Chinese tools on the market.
- 2003
- Launch of keyless chucks with new locking system.
- 2011
- Launch of a new range, the ultra compact chucks.
- 2012
- Acquisition of Horst MIEBACH in Cologne for the production of special and high performance wood drills.
- 2015
- Foundation of NOURRISSON TUNISIE to bring the value chain closer to France (product packaging).
- 2016
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The historical LFA chuck production site in Pontarlier is transferred to Tunisia following the takeover by NOURRISSON Claude..
Takeover of FOS by Outillage NOURRISSON Claude, production of grinding and packaging of HSS hob cutters in Tunisia. - 2019
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Acquisition of PASCAL LE FILON (Paris) by Outillage Nourrisson Claude, factory transferred to Tunisia.
Takeover of NOURRISSON TUNISIE by the company Nourrisson Diffusion.