1963 Patent filing for the Reinforced Earth concept
First structure in Pragnère (France)
1968 Creation of the company "La Terre Armée"
First true abutment in Strasbourg (France)
First great structures on the A53 motorway in France
1970 Patent filing for the cruciform shaped concrete panel
Creation of the the first subsidiary outside France: "Reinforced Earth" in Canada
1971 Creation of "The Reinforced Eearth Company" in the USA
1972 Creation of "Tierra Armada" in Spain
1977 First industrial slot storage structure (USA)
1979 Publication, in France, of the recommendations and standard of practices for Reinforced Earth structures (SETRA)
1988 Launching of a wire mesh facing (TerraTrel)
1989 Launching of TechSpan® precast concrete arch system (in Spain and Canada)
1992 More than 10 million sqm of Reinforced Earth walls have been built in the world
1998 Terre Armée Internationale became part of the Freyssinet Group and thus widens its products range with the Freyssisol system, a soil reinforcement process based on geosynthetic materials
2005 Launching of the GeoMega® system
2006 Creation of "Reinforced Earth India"
2008 Acquisition of Slaton Brothers and AFS in the USA
2010 More than 40 million sqm of Reinforced Earth walls have been built in the world