Born with a pencil in his right hand and a key in his left hand

Loves to draw, invent, play mechanic

Studies at the high school la mache lyon EAS (college of higher learning) option mechanical engineering

1st job: design and manufacture of tools for thermoplastic transformation (a profession that will guide a large part of his professional life)

The mountain, skiing (13th alpine hunter battalion in combat section) discovery of the high mountain (EHM chamonix)

09/73: hasty return to the family after the death of Louis Lallemand (father of 5 sons: Hugues, Charlie, Marc, Abel and Franck)

Abel Lallemand is also a family history.

Integrates the small ironwork carpentry company, with an activity already in place: manufacture of furniture for camping and caravanning with a leading avant-garde product designed by Mr Lallemand father: the plastinox chair (aluminium and thermoplastic strap backrest seat)

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Stopped the operation of the carpentry workshop replaced by its overmoulding process and the production of a lightweight resin filled with long fibre.

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Initiator of the diversification of the activity: we are moving towards a 50-50 industry and leisure furniture activity. Marc Lallemand's leisure sales activities are carried out in the premium markets of Germany, Holland and the United States.

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Accelerates in the 90s on leisure products and on the industrial side with major accounts such as Ikea... Automotive... (partnership with MGI coutier)

Includes a mould tooling workshop.

Late 1990s: merger and sale of all Lallemand SA activities to the Lafuma group in 2001, now owned by the Swiss Calida group.

New start for Abel: creation of ZY52 and acquisition of Essai plast 69 Lyon, specialized in the testing and conformity of thermoplastic injection tools for the major names in the European automotive industry.

Develops an in-house product for the building and a patent (ceiling tile) with an injected frame. Project supported with Serge Ferrari Groupe and its textile product Batyline. Creation of Textifree system module.

Develops products for different sectors of activity: leisure furniture, a specific POS concept.

Consultant at Serge Ferrari Group: Discovery of an exciting new profession in the composite membrane sector. Integrates R&D. Study of underwater projects, ETM (renewable energy), development of mechanical test processes...

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