Nicolas Thévenet remembers very well the moments spent with his grandfather Gilles. It was he who gave him the flame to weld in the forge, when he was 16 years old and preparing his apprenticeship in metalwork with the Compagnons du Devoir in Tours. Gilles Thévenet was a farrier in Quinçay for a long time, but diversified his activity in winter by doing ironwork, making gates and ramps. With the disappearance of horses, he redirected his activity towards ironwork and locksmithing. Nicolas Thévenet joined his father in ironwork in 1997 as an employee. He took over the reins in 2013.
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High-end welded steel verandas
Thévenet ferronnerie works in Vienne, Deux-Sèvres, Charente and Charente Maritime because of the quality of its services. The seven-employee company is renowned for its production of steel verandas. A craftsmanship of high precision and quality. 90% of modern verandas are made of aluminum in the factory. Thévenet ferronnerie offers a top-of-the-range production with anti-rust treated steels. All custom cut and welded parts are sandblasted and metallized to prevent rust. The steel then undergoes two treatments: epoxy paint and the final color. On arrival, the veranda is very aesthetic, it brings more light with thinner uprights.
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Thévenet ironwork also restores many old gates and ramps. As proof, the sites of the Prefecture of Poitiers and the sub-prefectures of Châtellerault and Montmorillon.
A prototype for the Cloud Towers in Nanterre
Nicolas Thévenet likes challenges. He recently responded to the call for projects to produce the prototype of a window in the shape of a sage leaf, with a horizontal tilting opening. It is a window found on the Cloud Towers in Nanterre, a group of buildings built between 1973 and 1981, labeled since 2008 “Heritage of the 20th century”. The various windows with very original shapes are being restored.
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