Gaston Traploir (1889-1968)
Garczynski Traploir
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The son of a railway inspector, Gaston Traploir trained as an engineer and specialised in reinforced concrete and electricity. Traploir found an ideal partner in André Garczynski. During a trip to the United States in the 1930s, he discovered of Taylorism and decided to apply it to his own company. A talented inventor and shrewd businessman, he updated the company's organisation. He remained chairman until the mid-1960s.