EXEL Industries celebrates its 70th anniversary
EXEL Industries, a family-owned industrial and diversified group
An international presence and undeniable know-how.
70 years of innovation
1946
VINCENT BALLU INVENTS
THE HIGH-CLEARANCE TRACTOR
FOR NARROW VINEYARDS
1952
CREATION OF THE
TECNOMA COMPANY, WHICH LATER BECAME EXEL INDUSTRIES
1997
EXEL INDUSTRIES IS
LISTED ON THE PARIS
STOCK EXCHANGE
2022
EXHIBITION IN ÉPERNAY, FRANCE,
OF 25 COLLECTOR’S SPRAYING
MACHINES
A historic event for a group driven by innovation for 70 years
70 years of seeking excellence
October 5, 2022
On October 5, 2022, to celebrate its 70th anniversary, the EXEL Industries Group organized a company event…
For its 70th anniversary, EXEL Industries brings its main managers to Épernay
October 6, 2022
On October 6 and 7, the Group brought together 100 executives and managers from all of its companies…
On the occasion of its 70th anniversary, EXEL Industries organized a temporary exhibition of collector’s spraying machines on display at the Épernay Museum of Champagne wine and regional archaeology and on the Avenue de Champagne.
Dare and conquer
70 years after his father Vincent Ballu founded the small Champagne-based company Tecnoma, Patrick Ballu, President of EXEL Industries, reflects on 7 decades of innovation, acquisitions, growth, and challenges. He openly shares his life as an entrepreneur and the key moments that have shaped the Group’s history. Numerous other witnesses also shed light on this remarkable human and collective journey from different perspectives.
A family-owned group since 1952
In 1946, Vincent Ballu, father of Patrick Ballu, current Chairman of the Board of EXEL Industries, invented, developed, and personally built the prototypeof the first “high-clearance tractor” for use in the vineyards of the renowned Champagne producer Moët&Chandon. In 1947, this achievement earned him the first prize from the Association Viticole Champenoise and paved the way for automated vineyard cultivation.