Our history

The Art Foundry

1837: the beginnings

Louis-Philippe the First authorizes the creation of a blast furnace for cast-iron production at Sommevoire

1867: First Universal Exhibition

"Making beauty out of usefulness"

1872: the first Wallace fountain

The fountain will be installed on Boulevard de la Villette, Paris

1901: Ghm and Art Nouveau

GHM is asked to manufacture the famous Guimard Metropolitan entrances in Paris

1931: First edition of the Ghm lighting catalog

1951: first production of steel masts

1971: first street furniture production

A new international and contemporary dimension

2010: international and contemporary projects

Manufacturing and installation of Rue Watt lighting columns in Paris and monumental fountain in Baku (Azerbaijan)

2015: First international tramway project

Luxembourg is the first country to call on Ghm's expertise and know-how to install cast iron pole to support OCS (Overhead Catenary System).

2018: new Metropolitan entrances

2021: Dubai World Expo

The Dubai World Expo was held for 6 months in the United Arab Emirates, which have been chosen to represent the event in November 2013.
192 countries were present at this major event, with exhibits in several districts such as "Sustainability", "Mobility" and "Opportunity".

The Group Ghm-Eclatec was present on November 3, 2021 at the awards ceremony to honor UAE partners (such as LuxBuro and WTBurden, as well as the French trade commission in the UAE, Business France), within the French pavilion, with an extended invitation to Ghm-Eclatec distributors and customers.