Establishing Laforge Systems, Inc. as a wholly owned subsidiary in 1991 was the first step in a carefully planned expansion of the Laforge group of companies to be able to service and support our products in North America, and elsewhere in the world.

Laforge is a world leader in technology related to tractor-implement relationships, tractor ballasting and weight transfer. The company has been awarded a multitude of patents and awards in these areas. Customers can be found in over 30 countries around the world. About 650 dealers in North America have sold Laforge equipment in 48 US states, 9 Canadian provinces, and 3 Mexican states per 2007.

Some historical facts:

• 1972 Laforge is founded as a manufacturer of sugarbeet harvesting equipment in France.
• 1974 Mr. Hubert Defrancq takes his first patent - at age 16 - on a front mounted, reversible moldboard plow.
• 1979 Laforge designs our first front 3-point system primarily for front mounting of defoliating equipment for sugar beets.
• 1984 Laforge comes under the management of Mr. Hubert Defrancq and the development of front 3-point systems and automatic control systems gets priority.
• 1986 manufacturing of sugarbeet equipment ceases.
• 1989 Laforge is introduced on the North American market at the California Farm Show (Now World Ag Expo).
• 1990 Laforge is recognized as "Allied Supplier" by JOHN DEERE for Europe and other selected markets outside North America.
• 1991 Laforge Systems, Inc. is established in Concord, California USA. A new, state of the art 3,600 m2 (39000 sq. ft.) manufacturing plant is brought on-line in Guignicourt, France. An adjacent property was later added to the facility.
• 1993 - 1997 Laforge receives a long list of engineering awards. Among others:
  • Four (4) AE50 Awards for "Outstanding innovations in product or systems technology".
• One Gold, one Silver, and one Honorable Mention at the SIMA in France
  
• 1998/99 Alpha by by LAFORGE is introduced as a low cost hitch series for most tractors built in the previous 15 – 20 years
• 2000 LAFORGE and JOHN DEERE sign an "Allied Suppliers Agreement" making LAFORGE the exclusive, worldwide supplier of front 3-point hitches for JOHN DEERE all row crop tractors built in Waterloo, IA.
• 2001 LAFORGE signs OEM agreement to supply factory installed 3 points for JOHN DEERE 8000-Series tractors.
• 2003 LAFORGE extends the OEM agreement with JOHN DEERE to also include front hitch systems for the large frame 7000-Series tractors.
• 2004 LAFORGE celebrates 25 years of front hitch production and introduces MDI3, MDI4, and MDI5 as new standard hitch models in the 3 – 5 ton (6,600 – 11,000 Lb) lift capacity range. They specially designed for new tractor models from AGCO, CNH, McCormick and others.
• 2005 LAFORGE again wins a prestigious GOLD MEDAL at the SIMA. This time for DynaContour, an advanced, automatic control system for front mounted implements.
• 2006 LAFORGE drastically increases manufacturing capacity and product range by acquiring the PERREIN company, a diversified manufacturer of implements in France (www.perrein.fr).