TimelineSouvenir albumCelebrations90 years of history 1927 1936 1941 1946 1955 1960 1962 1972 1974 1975 1980 1986 1989 1995 1998 1999 2004 2014 20171927 – Purchase by Raoul Duchesne of a furniture and farm implement store1936 – Furniture and farm implements were put aside and was conversed to a grocery store1941 – Reorientation of the grocery and conversion to hardware and building materials1946 – First plant for the manufacture of embossed steel, purchase of a manual steel press1955 – Purchase of land and warehouse to ensure the growth of Duchesne1960 – Succession of direction by Marcel Duchesne1962 – Warehouse construction1972 – Setting up the nail plant1974 – Starting the wire mesh plant1975 – Beginning of the production of aluminum siding1980 – Installation and start of the vinyl plant1986 – Beginning of the polyethylene production1989 – Relocation of offices in a new building1995 – Françoise Duchesne ensures the direction of Duchesne et Fils1998 – Destruction of constructions nails, collated nails and wire mesh plants by a fire1999 – Reconstruction and improvement of the construction nails, collated nails and wire mesh plants2004 – Beginning of the reflective insulation production2014 – Succession of the company by Audrey Duchesne Milette2017 – Duchesne et Fils celebrates its 90 years !
