1900 Ingenious and visionary, Ferdinand Fert sees in this large-scale technological change a commercial opportunity to seize. In 1892, he invents and patents the very first machine for the mechanical weaving of filter cloths. An expert in textile materials, he replaces alfa and uses coconut fiber ropes for the first time, utilizing their rot-resistant properties: […]
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1900 In parallel, significant changes are taking place in the olive oil industry. Throughout the south of France, oil mills are gradually replacing the old screw presses with hydraulic presses, which are making their debut. The scourtins, traditional filters woven by hand for millennia around the Mediterranean and used during the extraction of olive oil,
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1882 Our story begins in Nyons, the French capital of olives, located in the heart of Provence’s Drôme region. The Fert family has established itself there as weavers. Firmly connected to the local culture, the artisanal business produces sheets and fabrics made from hemp, linen, and cotton.
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She is the absolute queen of the workshop. Originally from Latvia, she left the Baltic shores with her training as a seamstress in hand to join our team in 2022. Since then, she has been crafting all of our custom shade sails and privacy screens with precision and expertise. While she may be quiet in
Women’s well-being in the company at the heart of its CSR approach Les Ombrières perpetuate an ancestral craftsmanship. And when it comes to heritage, we are well aware of the human element behind it. The hands that make them, pamper them, and bring them to you. These hands are mostly women. Therefore, we questioned their
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With over 6 years of experience and customer feedback, our dedicated team supports you at every step of your shade sail choice and is more committed than ever to providing quality service and meeting your specific needs. Starting with the first link in our team: our technical sales representatives. With their in-depth expertise, they will
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It was at the beginning of the last century that Ferdinand Fert, great-grandfather of Frédérique and Arnaud Fert (current managers of La Scourtinerie de Nyons), brought back from a trip to southern India some coconut fiber threads. Much more resistant than all the Mediterranean perennial plants still used for weaving traditional scourtins, Ferdinand Fert quickly
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Thanks to their elegant aesthetic that blends into all architectural styles and pairs readily with a wide range of decorative styles (bohemian, Scandinavian, ethnic chic, etc.), our coconut-fiber shade sails are the ideal shade sails to unleash your creativity and give incomparable character to your pergolas, terraces, gardens and balconies. Find the model that suits
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