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THE FOUNDING OF A BUSINESS
On the strength of his experience in the agricultural tires sector, Michel Phely founds OTICO as a tire wholesaler and service provider. Its offices and headquarters are in Provins.
SWITCHES TO INDUSTRIAL MODE
OTICO moves to its present site in Chalmaison and, as a pioneer in recycling, begins retreading heavy goods vehicle tires and then agricultural tires.
DIVERSIFIES INTO THE FLAX INDUSTRY
The company also diversifies by buying a production plant to make belts used in flax harvesting.
BEGINS RETREADING AIRCRAFT TIRES
The first partnerships with manufacturers of agricultural machinery, to optimise equipment in contact with soil for agricultural bins.
OLIVIER PHELY JOINS THE COMPANY
OTIFLEX BRAND FOUNDED
Olivier Phely takes over as technical director of OTICO and invents the production of semi-hollow tire for bins and seed drills, under the OTIFLEX brand, for RIBOULEAU- MONOSEM.
TERRAFLEX BRAND FOUNDED
OTICO innovates by creating the first range of tire-mounted crawler tracks, under the TERRAFLEX brand for its customer PONCIN.
DESIGNS AND PRODUCES THE FIRST SEMI-HOLLOW ROLLER
DESIGNS AND PRODUCES THE FIRST POSITIVE-DRIVE CRAWLER TRACK SYSTEM.
Acquires its German rival FARMFLEX, a Continental Group brand, which will become OTICO's semi-hollow brand.
OLIVIER PHELY BECOMES PRESIDENT OF OTICO
and continues to grow the company by diversifying the FARMFLEX range of semi-hollow rollers and by modernising and increasing the capacity of the production plant.
OTICO WINS NEW MARKETS
in North America, Russia and Ukraine.
NEW EXTRUSION LINE OPENS
and a new facility with 50 presses and moulds. First test bench installed for wheels and rollers.
NEW WHEEL ASSEMBLY WORKSHOP CREATED
with a capacity of 10-15,000 wheels per week.
Robotisation
First robotised extrusion line is installed, specially for the production of semi-hollow FARMFLEX.
OTICO BRANCHES OUT INTO SOUTH AFRICA.
NEW SITE PURCHASED NEAR PROVINS,
dedicated to wheels / new & retreaded tires business: 20,000 m², of which 5,500 m² are a covered storeroom and workshop.
NEW ROLLER-ASSEMBLY WORKSHOP CREATED.
SECOND EXTRUSION LINE CREATED, EQUIPPED WITH A ROBOT.
NEW STOREROOM OPENS
for storing components and raw materials: 700m² floor area, 9m high.
