{"id":5837,"date":"2022-10-17T11:51:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T11:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/who-are-we\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:06:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:06:32","slug":"who-are-we","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/en\/who-are-we\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are we?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5837\" class=\"elementor elementor-5837 elementor-18\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-676814a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-content-middle bandeau-page elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"676814a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_scale_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_scale_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_scale_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_scale_direction&quot;:&quot;out-in&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee667f4\" data-id=\"ee667f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who are we?\n<span>Ugigrip-Vallgrip, a family business with a steel mindset<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c18d28a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c18d28a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3d64c3\" data-id=\"e3d64c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0ae778 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0ae778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our story: Over 40 years of expertise<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c32a8bb col-moyens elementor-reverse-mobile animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c32a8bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cafb2ef\" data-id=\"cafb2ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04d7f8b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04d7f8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Historique_Roland-Guirado_-Vallgrip_couleurs-1024x820.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5828\" alt=\"Our story_Roland Guirado_Ugigrip-Vallgrip\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Historique_Roland-Guirado_-Vallgrip_couleurs-1024x820.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Historique_Roland-Guirado_-Vallgrip_couleurs-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Historique_Roland-Guirado_-Vallgrip_couleurs-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Historique_Roland-Guirado_-Vallgrip_couleurs.jpg 1181w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b00849 col-texte\" data-id=\"3b00849\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1746929 white elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1746929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Once upon a time<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c875a1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c875a1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Founded in 1989 by Roland Guirado, Ugigrip is the only French designer and manufacturer of winter tyre studs.<\/p><p>In 1998, Vallgrip was created to meet the growing demand for technical metal parts from its parent company, Ugigrip.<\/p><p>Originally based in Haute-Savoie, Vallgrip opened a second site in 2006 in \u00c9pinouze (Dr\u00f4me), dedicated to the development of complex products, alongside Ugigrip.<\/p><p>In 2007, both companies joined forces within the Theone Group, remaining family-owned, now led by the founder\u2019s heirs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-60c3ca6 col-moyens elementor-reverse-mobile animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60c3ca6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-102dda7 col-texte\" data-id=\"102dda7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5c44a7 white elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5c44a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A steady growth<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-428cf2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"428cf2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To improve quality and communication between the two entities, Ugigrip and Vallgrip moved together to a shared facility in Albon (Dr\u00f4me) in 2014.<\/p><p>This brought production workshops and headquarters under one roof, supporting the company\u2019s ambitions for growth.<\/p><p>In 2024, Vallgrip <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/en\/mergning-absorption-vallgrip-by-ugigrip\/\">merged<\/a> with Ugigrip, further strengthening their position in the technical metal parts market.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0de8e84\" data-id=\"0de8e84\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0092645 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0092645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Siege-social_Drome_Vallgrip-couleurs-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5829\" alt=\"Headquarters_Ugigrip-Vallgrip\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Siege-social_Drome_Vallgrip-couleurs-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Siege-social_Drome_Vallgrip-couleurs-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Siege-social_Drome_Vallgrip-couleurs-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Siege-social_Drome_Vallgrip-couleurs-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Siege-social_Drome_Vallgrip-couleurs-2048x1149.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4134fc col-moyens animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4134fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-09069b5\" data-id=\"09069b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ffda7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4ffda7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/pot-de-depart-Michele.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5830\" alt=\"Marque employeur_Ugigrip-Vallgrip\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/pot-de-depart-Michele.png 826w, https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/pot-de-depart-Michele-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/pot-de-depart-Michele-768x586.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-becf77d col-texte\" data-id=\"becf77d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d892621 white elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d892621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A strong employer brand<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f89d1eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f89d1eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/en\/recruitement\/\">onboarding<\/a> to long-term development, Ugigrip-Vallgrip puts people first.<\/p><p>We\u2019ve established a participative management style, where everyone contributes their expertise to improve our projects and processes.<\/p><p>Continuous improvement is at the heart of our approach, and it involves every employee in our CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) strategy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9876880 col-moyens elementor-reverse-mobile animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9876880\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:400}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e0ce0c col-texte\" data-id=\"3e0ce0c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-594fa4a white elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"594fa4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A broader diversification<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce05e92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce05e92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since 2020, Ugigrip-Vallgrip has expanded beyond its initial international activity, embracing a diversification strategy. <\/p><p><strong>Our goal?<\/strong> To keep meeting the growing demand for Made in France solutions.<\/p><p>Today, we design and manufacture <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/en\/our-offer\/our-methodology\/\">custom<\/a> metal parts for various fields: industrial manufacturing, furniture, outdoor sports, leather work, textiles, saddlery and tyres.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e55182e\" data-id=\"e55182e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e24244 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e24244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" 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https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Diversification-pieces-metalliques_Ugigrip-Vallgrip-2048x1365.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44c521c techno elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44c521c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c108b26\" data-id=\"c108b26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcbb808 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bcbb808\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f29efd\" data-id=\"6f29efd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd53b9 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1dd53b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Made-in-France-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5832\" alt=\"Made in France Ugigrip-Vallgrip\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Made-in-France-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Made-in-France-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Made-in-France-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Made-in-France-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Made-in-France-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Made-in-France-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4d73fa\" data-id=\"a4d73fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4724369 white elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4724369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ugigrip-Vallgrip committed to \u201cMade in France\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fd2c0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fd2c0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Our industry continues to serve international markets for tyre studs, while also responding to the rising demand for local projects in France.<\/p><p>More and more clients want to buy French, and we\u2019re proud to meet that demand.<\/p><p><strong>Our goals are clear:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Take an active part in France\u2019s reindustrialisation and the revival of strategic savoir-faire.<\/li><li>Support French companies in reducing their environmental footprint through local supply chains.<\/li><\/ul><p>Help you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/en\/our-offer\/\">relocalise your technical metal parts<\/a>, with agility and expertise.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4db387e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4db387e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acd48e7\" data-id=\"acd48e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b808fac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b808fac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our team carries our values<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2090e7b bloc-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2090e7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4277af7\" data-id=\"4277af7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2afa469 image-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2afa469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250217_infographie-valeurs2_sans-texte-1024x610.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5833\" alt=\"Ugigrip-Vallgrip values\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250217_infographie-valeurs2_sans-texte-1024x610.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250217_infographie-valeurs2_sans-texte-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250217_infographie-valeurs2_sans-texte-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250217_infographie-valeurs2_sans-texte-1536x915.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250217_infographie-valeurs2_sans-texte-2048x1220.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb77d92\" data-id=\"fb77d92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca4b389 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca4b389\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Ugigrip-Vallgrip, we aim to be a recognised model of excellence and innovation, built on our savoir-faire, expertise, and creativity.<\/p><p>As a human-scale company, we\u2019re continuously evolving, modernising our organisation, energising our management culture, and nurturing our collective spirit.<\/p><p>Every member of our team is committed, individually and together, to delivering the best possible solutions, with responsiveness, creativity, and flexibility.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/en\/our-values-that-care-for-our-collaborators\/\">Our CAARE values<\/a> \u200b\u200bare as follows:<\/p><ul><li>Cohesion<\/li><li>Agility<\/li><li>Learning<\/li><li>Respect<\/li><li>Fulfillment<\/li><\/ul><p>Digital transformation is also at the heart of our evolution:<br>from production tools to participative meetings and creativity sessions, we embrace new ways of working to grow together.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-322f3b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"322f3b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-062e81a\" data-id=\"062e81a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5384aac white blue elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5384aac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A human-scale structure built for strong collaboration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbd978c elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbd978c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cadc71\" data-id=\"6cadc71\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-020eebb image-border elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"020eebb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Structure-a-taille-humaine-1024x642.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5834\" alt=\"Human-scale structure_Ugigrip-Vallgrip\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Structure-a-taille-humaine-1024x642.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Structure-a-taille-humaine-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Structure-a-taille-humaine-768x482.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Structure-a-taille-humaine-1536x963.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Structure-a-taille-humaine-2048x1284.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f434a07\" data-id=\"f434a07\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9f4b3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9f4b3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Our team of about twenty dedicated professionals is fully focused on customer satisfaction.<\/p><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">It\u2019s the combined strength of our eight specialised departments, participative management, and the individual value each person brings that drives our success.<\/p><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">This means our employees and leadership team alike embody:<\/p><ul><li>Agility, whatever the situation<\/li><li>Versatility, to meet every challenge<\/li><li>Autonomy, while working as a team<\/li><li>Open and constructive communication<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27e9314 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27e9314\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43ae891\" data-id=\"43ae891\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b90286c elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b90286c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9aac4e elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"d9aac4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;pulse&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a16d7f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a16d7f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"41\" height=\"63\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/infos.svg\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse attachment-large size-large wp-image-5835\" alt=\"Picto infos Ugigrip-Vallgrip\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-027c50f\" data-id=\"027c50f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-039a114 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"039a114\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do you have a project? Would you like to co-develop it with us? <br><span>Are you looking for a Made in France solution?<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-75cf6ae\" data-id=\"75cf6ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d674e7 elementor-align-right elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4d674e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ugigrip.com\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10.38\" height=\"17.716\" viewBox=\"0 0 10.38 17.716\"><path id=\"np_arrow_2840911_000000\" d=\"M15.872,10.38,8.836,3.646,1.758,10.338,0,8.579,8.794,0l8.922,8.537Z\" transform=\"translate(10.38) rotate(90)\" fill=\"#1d262f\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">I have a project <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who are we? 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