The step is formidable and often feared. Handing over the reins of your business marks an individual turning point which must be as painless as possible for the collective. This month of November is dedicated to this theme in New Aquitaine. In fact, examples of successful transmissions provide a way forward.
Laurent Guicheteau's journey is part of this lineage. In the spring of 2023, this Vendéen at the head of LG Industrie (stairs and balconies) gave another dimension to this family business created by his father and uncle 32 years earlier by buying two neighboring Bressuirais companies, Préfa Bressuirais and Ouest armatures. Thus was born the LG group, made up of 260 employees (Editor's note: including around 80 in Bocage) who generate an annual turnover of around thirty million euros.
“I didn’t feel like I was taking a risk by coming here”
With the transferor, Fabrice Poisbleau, the negotiation lasted a year. He wanted to find a buyer with a model close to the history of his company, linked to the Clochard family. It was my first external growth. I didn't feel…
