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History

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1906-1929 : Sowing the seeds of the future
At the beginning of the century, as France entered the industrial era, French companies imported their equipment from England, the then spearhead of the industrial revolution.
In France, entrepreneur and visionary Henry Bergerat, together with his cousin Francis Monnoyeur, founded the Hy. Bergerat & Co. company. The firm imported machines supplied by industrial corporations of world renown such as Armstrong-Whitworth for machine-tools or Ruston-Proctor for steam shovels.
At the same time, with a flair for mechanical progress, Francis Monnoyeur came across the "machine of the future" – the Caterpillar Sixty. On December 6th, 1929, he signed the contract making the Hy. Bergerat, Monnoyeur et Cie company sole agent for the Caterpillar Tractor Company in France.

Since 1929, loyal commitment to customer service
At the same time, Caterpillar equipment was a league of its own in Europe. While offering their customers equipment of excellent quality and perfectly tailored to their needs, Henry Bergerat and Francis Monnoyeur aimed to extend their services in the form of a major strategic asset : a local field service which would supply the company's customers with all the spare parts needed for their business. Thus, as early as 1938, the first subsidiary was set up in Toulouse. Being present alongside customers during the wartime period cemented a strong bond between company and customer, the latter appreciating in particular the efforts and quality of service provided.
Up to 1960s, the two associates were to heighten their regional operations with subsidiaries in Bordeaux, Nancy, Lyon, Marseille and Lille.

1961-1989 : An efficient partner on major worksites and a key to expanding business
Against a buoyant economic backdrop, the company structured itself and deployed its expertise to enhance field service and meet its customers' precise demands, multiplying regional workshops, opening its first specialized workshops (marine engines and motors, lift-trucks, mobile cranes).
The crisis during the 1980s hit the building industry but, far from waning, corporate service quality fostered the company's continued growth. In 1981, Bergerat Monnoyeur became Caterpillar general representative agent in Algeria. After this, the group diversified to handling and energy sectors.
Throughout these years, Bergerat Monnoyeur successfully accompanied Caterpillar to new territories in Poland, Romania and Moldavia.

The 1990s : Birth of the Groupe Monnoyeur and the Caterpillar division
Following its diversification, Bergerat Monnoyeur reorganized its activities. Thus Bergerat Monnoyeur became the Groupe Monnoyeur in 1994 and divided its equipment activity into :
- Bergerat Monnoyeur Manutention (today APROLIS, which commercializes lift-trucks)
- Bergerat Monnoyeur Energie (today ENERIA, which commercializes generators and engines)
- Bergerat Monnoyeur International (today MAGELLAN, which commercializes world branded equipment goods in Algeria with Bergerat Monnoyeur Algérie, and in Romania with IPSO)
- Bergerat Monnoyeur Travaux Publics became Bergerat Monnoyeur in 2001 because of the diversification of its customers into sectors such as public works, agriculture, landscaping, etc.

In the 2000s, Bergerat Monnoyeur continued its expansion in 2005 in assuming Caterpillar dealership for Belgium and Luxemburg.

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