Touax
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Touax modular building is a brand of modular building
, portable classroom
, office trailer and other prefabricated building. Touax is mainly provider in Florida and Georgia but also in all the US. Before called WorkSpace+ the company choose to change is name according to the Group called Touax also.
By 1898, the company towed almost 75% of the traffic on the Seine and 70% on the Oise, and changed its name to Société Générale de Touage et de Remorquage (the name it held until 1994). The company listed on the Paris stock exchange on 7 May 1906, thus opening new horizons for business expansion.
Numerous technological advancements were made in the first half of the 20th century. Touax became the first public operator in France to build industrial barges.
In 1954 the company ordered its first railcars, which were then managed by two independent operators.
In 1973 Touax began leasing modular buildings, which at that time consisted of wooden bungalows.
In 1975 Touax moved into shipping containers, and in 1985 acquired Gold Container Corporation – now one of the largest shipping-container lessors in the world.
A new era began for Touax in the 1980s when it created Touax Corporation in the US. Touax has since been steadily growing its international footprint; its four businesses now serve global trade through platforms in Europe, North America, South America, and Asia.
In 1994 the company consolidated its operations under a single entity, Touax.
Touax, based in France, is now one of the leading operational leasing companies worldwide. Its four businesses involve shipping containers, modular buildings, river barges, and freight railcars.
Touax has distributed a dividend to its shareholders consistently every year since it was founded in 1855.
Touax began leasing modular buildings in the 1970s, when modular buildings were nothing more than wooden bungalows. By the end of 2010, this business had grown to manage over 46,000 units - making it the 2rd largest lessor in Continental Europe. It operates in the US as well as several European countries. In 2007 Touax expanded vertically into the construction of modular buildings, so that it now both builds and leases the equipment.
Modular building
Modular buildings and modular homes are sectional prefabricated buildings or houses that consist of multiple modules or sections which are built in a remote facility and then delivered to their intended site of use...
, portable classroom
Portable classroom
A portable classroom A portable classroom A portable classroom (in Australian English a demountable and often referred to as a demountable, a "Terrapin" or a "Portakabin" (after the two companies) in the UK and called a prefab in Ireland (not to be confused with a prefabricated building) is a...
, office trailer and other prefabricated building. Touax is mainly provider in Florida and Georgia but also in all the US. Before called WorkSpace+ the company choose to change is name according to the Group called Touax also.
Group
Touax’s origins can be traced back to 14 July 1855, when a French imperial decree established a company called Compagnie de Touage de la Basse Seine et de l’Oise to operate a river transport service on the Seine and Oise rivers.By 1898, the company towed almost 75% of the traffic on the Seine and 70% on the Oise, and changed its name to Société Générale de Touage et de Remorquage (the name it held until 1994). The company listed on the Paris stock exchange on 7 May 1906, thus opening new horizons for business expansion.
Numerous technological advancements were made in the first half of the 20th century. Touax became the first public operator in France to build industrial barges.
In 1954 the company ordered its first railcars, which were then managed by two independent operators.
In 1973 Touax began leasing modular buildings, which at that time consisted of wooden bungalows.
In 1975 Touax moved into shipping containers, and in 1985 acquired Gold Container Corporation – now one of the largest shipping-container lessors in the world.
A new era began for Touax in the 1980s when it created Touax Corporation in the US. Touax has since been steadily growing its international footprint; its four businesses now serve global trade through platforms in Europe, North America, South America, and Asia.
In 1994 the company consolidated its operations under a single entity, Touax.
Touax, based in France, is now one of the leading operational leasing companies worldwide. Its four businesses involve shipping containers, modular buildings, river barges, and freight railcars.
Touax has distributed a dividend to its shareholders consistently every year since it was founded in 1855.
Modular building branch
Modular buildingsTouax began leasing modular buildings in the 1970s, when modular buildings were nothing more than wooden bungalows. By the end of 2010, this business had grown to manage over 46,000 units - making it the 2rd largest lessor in Continental Europe. It operates in the US as well as several European countries. In 2007 Touax expanded vertically into the construction of modular buildings, so that it now both builds and leases the equipment.