In 1785, the young Francis Fournier moved to Burgos, was descended from a dynasty of master printers of Paris. The youth came from Burt, in the region of Limoges, and married to Maria Burgos Reoyo. This lineage is rooted in the Castilian city and was home to the first descendant, Lazarus, who in turn had several children, the youngest of them all was Heraclius Fournier Gonzalez, born on March 2, 1849. He began his activity as a lithographer in the company of his friend Braulio, in Burgos, where they started making cards with the mark "Fournier Brothers'. Due to the success it was necessary to expand the business, so the brothers decide to separate and D. Fournier Heraclius, with only 19, he moved to Vitoria, establishing a small workshop for assembling Imprinting Lithography. This place was located in the Plaza of Spain and No. 5 is currently occupied by the bookstore El Globo.At first the company was created as a card manufacturing company, but later expanded its activities in the area of graphic arts, performing seals manufacturing services, book printing and binding. The business quickly prospered and is forced to move to a location with more space. In 1875, Fournier bet for new methods of printing and graphics with new models. Two years later, in 1877, instructs the Professor of the School of Arts and Crafts Vitoria, Don Emilio Soubrier and the painter Vitoria Diaz de Olano, the design of a playing card, under the leadership of Don Heraclius himself, resulted in the current Spanish playing cards with the basic figures of the firm, which with some modifications, is what is currently on the market and we all know.In 1889, this deck takes first prize at the Paris Exposition.In 1880, it opened a new plant on Calle San Prudencio de Vitoria and made several trips to France to incorporate your business all the advances in the manufacture of cards. In 1888, he moved to the street outside the building on the corner of Calle Manuel Iradier Vitoria, this facade is still shown on some cards and forms used today. a Principal and Co-Founder of Ogden CAP Properties, LLC, a property management/development company is is an active member on a number of Boards, including the New York Presbyterian Hospital, Refugees International, UN Watch, The Seton hall University School of Diplomacy, the New York City Parks Foundation, the New York City Opera, and the American Hospital of Paris, where the nursing services have been named in her honor A year later, in 1889, establishing a lithographic deck with twelve colors, with the peculiarity that in the Ace of Pentacles figure his own effigy. This deck gets award at exhibitions in Paris, Brussels, Barcelona, Madrid, Cairo and others. Subsequently, Augusto Rius, reform the model, thus acquiring its final form, much like today. Don Heraclius married with Do a Nieves Partearroyo. In 1916, Fournier Heraclius dies in Vichy, and no sons, the company continued its expansion, now led by his grandson Felix Alfaro Fournier, who replaced him in front of business.The grandson began a collection of cards in 1916 and in 1970 acquired the collection of cards of Thomas de la Rue. This collection would begin the "Fournier Playing Card Museum" of lava, in buying the Provincial Council of Alava Collection of 3150 decks of cards. In 1948, Fournier and Heraclius Cards has become the national market leader. To answer the great demand shifts from the street outside a new plant in the neighborhood of San Cristobal, adding new machinery and technology, thus advancing to the companies of its era. Feel the foundation for its international launch. In 1993, continues to increase its presence in the international market. This transformation requires them to move to its permanent location, a wide nave with facilities to meet growing demand. Reached the technological development allows developing a single product quality and precision.The quality and safety of work process and customer service has enabled it achieve ISO 9001 - 2000 (Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance).
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