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Harlé Bickford Group, Paris, France – Sales 102 €m
July 2007 – MBO – Majority stake
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Harlé Bickford Group (FHB) is an industrial conglomerate operating in the pyrotechnics (under the name Davey Bickford) and the wireless network equipment industry (under the name Jaybeam Wireless).

Created in 1839, Davey Bickford is a high-tech specialist in pyrotechnic initiation operating on its production site in Hery (France) and through a worldwide sales network (Europe, Africa, Americas and Australia), and active in all fields of pyrotechnic initiation :
- Mines, Quarries, Construction and Seismic Prospection where the company provides detonators and other initiation systems and is a leading supplier of the innovative electronic detonation technology
- Defense and Aerospace, with more than 900 prestigious both public and private customers, including the Ariane launchers
- Automotive sector, producing airbag and seatbelt initiators for automotive industry customers

Jaybeam Wireless is a worldwide manufacturer of cellular antennas for wireless telecommunications, including 2G, 3G, private and military networks. Providing technically superior and innovative antenna solutions, such as antennas with low environmental impact, Jaybeam Wireless also ensures short lead-times and high-level customer service from its three dedicated production sites: Amboise (France), Wellingborough (United Kingdom) and Hickory (United States).