Creation
It all began in Andrezé in 1865, when the 28-year-old windmill carpenter Théodore Morillon founded a company to manufacture mechanisms for water mills, which at the time were made almost exclusively of wood.
Consolidation
The story continued with his son, Théodore II, who, whilst maintaining a strong milling business, developed agricultural mechanization, bringing the first threshers to the village, followed by its first tractors.
Diversification
In 1928, after the death of his father, the third Théodore took up the torch. Along with his two brothers Joseph and Emile, as well as his uncles who were still on the job, he firmly oriented the company towards machinery.
Industrialization
In 1968, Théodore Morillon IV relocated the company outside the town’s limits to its present-day location and gave Morillon its industrial calling. During the 1970s, he updated Morillon, streamlining its handling equipment and upgrading its product range to target large cooperatives with the development of animal feed.
Innovation & internationalization
While the company had previously always been passed down to the eldest Morillon son, who were all named Théodore, the leader of the fifth generation is the youngest of four siblings, named Laurent… After experiencing some financial difficulties in the 1990s, the company reinvented itself, innovating and above all opening itself up to international markets, which allowed it to become one of the world leaders on the bulk product extraction market.