History

Morgère, over a century of experience

Scroll the timeline to discover our history.

1902

Morgere's creation

During the period of the famous Newfoundland Banks cod fishery, Louis-Alexandre Morgère decided to settle in Saint-Malo, the only town on the north coast of Brittany that equipped fishing vessels working in this great fishery. His naval forge produced fittings and other equipment required for fishing vessels to venture to the far away fishing banks. During this period, it was the beam trawl, more commonly called the stick trawl, that was used.

1928

Louis-Alexandre Morgère died, and his son Louis Morgère took over the marine forge

1930

The first wooden trawl doors

The first wooden trawl doors are invented.

1944

Liberation of Saint-Malo

The liberation of Saint-Malo during World War 2. Louis Morgère and his sons (Louis and Jean) manufactured various metal tools, pickaxes and other equipment that were required for the reconstruction of Saint-Malo. Soon, fishing will start again, and Saint-Malo actively acquires a fleet of large trawlers.

1960

A turning point in the history of Morgere

Morgère will become a world reference around a single product: the trawl board! The first is a flat oval-shaped panel with branches. This egg shape is an adaptation of Russian panels recovered by Western fleets.

1968

Creation of the first steel trawl door: the Polyvalent

Patented in more than 30 countries, it has become the most used trawl door in global commercial fishing.

1990-2002

The WS design completes the range of trawl doors produced during this first era of production.

2007

Morgere joins the « Gagneraud Group »

The company joins the Gagneraud Group with the aim of continuing along the same path of technical and commercial development.

2011-2017

Development of SPFTH, Exocet and Osprey New panels

2021

Morgère moves to Miniac-Morvan

Initially based in the port of Saint-Malo, Morgère moved to its new premises located in Miniac-Morvan.