Foundation of the Association Internationale pour les Essais des Matériaux (International Association for Materials Testing) and the commission des méthodes d’essai (Test Methods Committee) en France.
1893
The sand from Leucate is advocated as ideal by the Committee.
1910
Foundation of the S.N.L. company by R.Ferret.
1961 à 1990
From NF P15-301 to CEN EN 196-1
1975
Launch of reference materials for cement laboratory calibrations: certified ATILH original, now marketed in more than 70 countries.
1987
A new mean shareholder M GINESTET who develop S.N.L sale at the international
1994
The SNL company settled in the industrial area of Leucate.
1996
Certification ISO 9001
2000
Certification ISO 14001
2007
Shareholding of S.N.L. company is mainly acquired by the ATILH and four French cement manufacturers.
2010
Certification OEA
2010
Investment in a modern and automatic workshop to manufacture Sand on demand
2012
Manufacture of sands for calibration to test sieves, now marketed in more than 10 countries in 2014.
2013
Modernization of the CEN 196-1 production workshop to improve the quality of our products and meet the growing demand.
2013
Elaboration of sulfur products, standard sand for sulfur mixtur, Mortar of sulphur type A, type B, lens for sulphur, now marketed in more than 70 laboratories in France and abroad.
2014
Implementation of the manufacture of the MCE sand (Mortar of Concrete Equivalent) , now marketed in France, Italie, Spain, Portugal, England.Espagne, au Portugal et en Angleterre.
2016
33% increase in the capacity of production of CEN 196-1. Capacity of 2.5 millions bags !
