History

2009
  • Opening of a branch in Senegal
  • Starting qualification process for OHSAS 18001
2008
  • Introduction of DLM shares on the Casablanca Stock Exchange
  • Start-up of production at the Tit Mellil wind power factory
  • Contract award with Les Ciments du Sahel for construction of the Kirène cement works in Senegal
2007
  • Start-up of construction of the Tit-Mellil production plant, specializing in construction of wind-energy towers
  • Contract award with CONGOREP, a subsidiary of PERENCO, for construction of an offshore oil platform
  • obtention of "Stamp-U" certification, in compliance with American ASME standards
  • Contract award for equipping a fertilizer plant in Pakistan
2006
  • Development of export activity, with achievements in Senegal, Burkina Faso and the Congo
2005
  • Set-up of a workshop for stainless steel work
  • Withdrawal of DLM capital from SDEM
2004
  • Certification qualité ISO 9001version 2000 par BVQI
2002
  • Arrival of Eric Cecconello as CEO. He acquires a stake in DLM
2000
  • Creation of Delattre Générale de Mécanique, a subsidiary concentrating on mechanical maintenance
  • Definitive withdrawal of DLM withdrawal of DLM capital from the Dribina Group

1998
  • Creation of Métal Assistance a subsidiary active in light metal construction.
1996
  • First prize for Quality awarded by the Office Chérifien des Phosphates
1990
  • Acceleration of the cement works construction program:Meknes cement works, Bouskoura cement works, and extension of the Marrakech cement works
  • Extension of the Ain Sebaâ south factory
1988
  • Withdrawal of DLM capital from Delattre Levivier France following the collapse of Creusot-Loire, its majority French shareholder
  • Opening up of DLM capital to the Dribina Group, Jean-Claude Bouveur and SICEA Holding
1980-1986
  • A highly unfavorable economic situation, with few major projectsseeing the light of day (public five-year plansunachieved).Weigheddown by oversized production capacity the sector comes close to disaster, and a number of companies go out of business
1975-1980
  • Construction of the south factory to accommodate growth in the chemicals market: construction of Maroc Chimie in Safi, and then of Maroc Phosphore in Safi and Jorf Lasfaar
1970-1974
  • Development in a sector made up of SMEs, for a market essentially comprising the Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP), Samir, and ONE power plants, but also the market for initial construction workon sugar refineries and first operations regarding cement works
1970
  • Change of company name to Delattre Levivier Maroc(DLM)
  • Increased orientation towards "heavy" boilermaking
  • Workforce: 200 employees
1966
  • Transfer of the SDEMA head office to KM 9 route de Rabat, Ain sebaâ, Casablanca
1965
  • Delattre Levivier is taken over by the Empain-Schneider Group (Creusot-loire) and becomes a major player in construction of the French iron and steel industry
1963
  • Merging of Levivier, Delattre and Frouar, in France, to form the Delattre Levivier France Group
  • Participation in construction of major French industrial works
1961
  • Conversion of the Moroccan company's capital into local currency (dirhams)
1951
  • Levivier creates the Société d'Etudes et de Montage pour l'Afrique SA (SDEMA) with the aim of participating in the creation of the first American oil depots in Morocco