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THE DIFFERENT CAST IRON : lamellar graphite cast iron / spheroidal graphite cast iron - FONTREY

27 Jan 2022

DO YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CAST IRON ? And yes, there is not just one grade of cast iron!
Some of our customers want specific mechanical characteristics. Do you know the difference between flake graphite cast iron (FGL / grey iron) and spheroidal graphite cast iron (FGS)? ➡ Do you want to know a little more? Answer right here

BLUE MONDAY - FONTREY

17 Jan 2022

🙃 BLUE MONDAY 🙃 It's Monday, sometimes you feel depressed and don't want to go to work... At FONTREY, we leave all that behind and we SMILE like our CE Wii Smile! 😁 Always in a good mood, our teams are ready for 2022 with the objective of satisfying you.

EPIPHANY - FERS DE LANCE - FONTREY

6 Jan 2022

🟤 EPIPHANY 🟤 Did you know that? We very regularly find fleur-de-lis as a motif on wreaths during the Epiphany. This motif was often made in cast iron on "fers-de-lance" to decorate portals in particular. Happy Epiphany to all!

OFFICIALLY WELCOME TO WINTER - FONTREY

21 Dec 2021

OFFICIALLY WELCOME TO WINTER Luge 🛷, Ski 🎿, Patinage ⛸, Snowboard 🏂, équipez-vous et on y va !

LONG LIVE THE FOUNDRY! - FOUNDRY MEETING IN FONTREY, YOUR FRENCH IRON CAST FOUNDRY

16 Dec 2021

LONG LIVE THE FOUNDRY! The foundry sector is alive! Regularly, the foundrymen of the South-East sector meet and this time, it is at our place. It is essential to obtain an attractive field to exchange between colleagues in the general interest. Exchanges, advice, questioning are the keys to this type of gathering. Obviously, it is the moment to show one's equipment and know-how with a...

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS LYON - FONTREY

8 Dec 2021

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS LYON Do you know the festival of lights? We are lucky enough to be in the region of the capital city of this festival! A magical moment in the run-up to the holiday season when the whole city of Lyon is illuminated and animated by colourful shows. FONTREY is only 1 hour from Lyon, which is convenient for the airport or train stations when our clients come to visit us. What...

| PORTRAIT AMAR - MOULDING OPERATOR - FONTREY |

6 Dec 2021

In this new week, discover right here our last portrait of the year: AMAR

SAINT ELOI - FONTREY - PATRON SAINT OF METALLURGY

2 Dec 2021

SAINT ELOI - 1 DEC Yesterday, the 1st of December, was celebrated the Saint Eloi, patron saint of metalwork. We wish all our colleagues a happy St. Eloi. Warm regards, The FONTREY team

MERRY CHRISTMAS - FONTREY, YOUR CAST IRON FOUNDRY IN FRANCE

1 Dec 2021

OUPS Our reindeer got stuck in our string of lights when we were putting up our Christmas decorations. Luckily, he got out. OUF! The festive season is officially underway on 1 December. Our reindeer wishes you a very nice holiday season while waiting for the presents PS: He has already started his advent calendar, hoping that he won't finish it before the 24th.

| PORTRAIT EDO - FOUNDRY OPERATOR - FONTREY |

29 Nov 2021

New week, new portrait! We finish the month with the discovery of Edo, recruited during our internal Job Dating in September Click here to find out more