One of the top cutting and stamping companies in France is Lacour. The business was established in 1928 and focused on cutting rivet washers (small brass washers that are inserted under the rivet heads in knife handles).

The Lacour company is situated in an unique industrial environment, which comprises surface treatment, heat treatment, machining, plastics processing, packaging, and an economic network with roots in the cutlery trade, in Thiers' knife manufacturing business district.

The manager made the decision to sell the company as a result of the abrupt change in market rates for cutting and stamping. In 1996, two businessmen from the sector (cutting, stamping) took over management of the Lacour company, giving it fresh life and causing double-digit development. The