The company ZHENDRE originates from the family business
founded soon after the second world war by Robert,
Paul and Louis ZHENDRE, respectively grandfather,
uncle and father of the current President Alexandre
ZHENDRE
In 1950, the construction of its first autonomous
refrigerated container caused a stir.
In 1955, Louis ZHENDRE decides to set up his own
company, under the name: ACFT Louis ZHENDRE. The
initials, ACFT for “Atelier de Construction
Frigorifiques Tropicales», therefore set,
as from the beginning, the specialisation of the
company in refrigerated equipment intended to hot
climate countries, and its international vocation.
ZHENDRE Company
in BEGLES in 1957
In 1960, the company ZHENDRE sets up in Villenave
d’Ornon, near Bordeaux, on a 40 000m2 land.
Whilst strengthening its position in the industrial
refrigeration, the company accedes to a new field
of activity: the air conditioning, which it develops
under its own brand ZENITHAIR.
Third generation family business, Limited company
since 1995, ZHENDRE pursues its strategy of a controlled
expansion, which grants it an eminent place world-wide
in its field of activity, still preserving the flexibility
and the reactivity of a medium-sized firm strong
of a hundred employees.
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First «
ZHENDRE » container in 1950
At the end of the 50’s, the company undertakes
a decisive experience. Within the framework of the
oil searches undertaken in the Algerian desert,
ZHENDRE namely takes part in the crossing of Algeria
to Chad, the famous “BERLIET-TENERE”
mission. The experience brought back from the south-Saharan
epopee will be at the origin of the development
of its Division: Refrigeration for Extreme Conditions.
ZHENDRE factory
in VILLENAVE D’ORNON in 1970
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