



| 1917 - 1960 : Genesis
| 1917 : | Creation of the Tivoly company in Tours en Savoie (France) by Lucien Tivoly |
| 1934 : | Drill bit patented TUVA
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| 1940 : | "Le Montagnard" Jack |
| 1945 : | Manufacture of curved needles |
1960 - 1980 : Internal development on DIY and hardware markets and industrial supplies
| 1961 : | Jean-Michel Tivoly takes over from his grandfather as Chairman |
| 1964 : | First offering of drill bits in blister packs |
| 1973 : | Single block conical drill TUVA |
1980 - 1997 : External growth and development on industrial market
| 1979 : | Acquisition of Deltal |
| 1986 : | Floated on stock market |
| 1987 : | Acquisition of Perfor and Cogefom |
| 1987 : | Creation of TIVOLY SPA, in Italy, a company distributing cutting tools Acquisition of Ardatz Spain |
| 1989 : | Acquisition of U.B then Creation of Tivoly Inc., in the United States, a manufacturer of HSS taps, dies and reamers. Launch of TIVOR, TIVAR and TGV drills |
| 1993 : | ISO 9002 certification of sites in France and United States |
| 1993 : | Launch of "generation X" drill. Tivoly is the first manufacturer to generalise split-point sharpening |
| 1995 : | Creation with Ardatz of NECO in Spain, 1st Spanish manufacturer of cutting tools |
| 1996 : | Launch of screw tip range |
| 1997 : | ISO 9002 certification of NECO and ISO 14001 certification of Tivoly Inc. |
1998 - 2004 : European consolidation and development
| 1998 : | Installation of joint ERP (enterprise resource planning) system in France and Spain. |
| 2000 : | Development and launch of Sirius solid carbide drill range |
| 2001 : | Development of new generation solid carbide end mills |
| 2002 : | Tivoly S.A. first French tool manufacturer to be ISO9001 v2000 certified |
| 2003 : | ISO9001 v2000 certification of all Group companies |
| 2004 : | Development and launch of new Polaris solid carbide drills range |
| 2004 : | Acquisition of Triplex Sas |
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