A five-generation legacy of enduring passion.
In 1885, when Gabriel and Philomène LAUTIER, our great-great-grandparents, created Maison Gabriel LAUTIER in Pouzols, Hérault, their motto was "Serving Agriculture". They were forerunners of the circular economy, making "BOURRU" fertilizers from wool and leather waste from the Mazamet wool scouring. François and Augustine LAUTIER continued to structure this wonderful adventure.
When our grandparents, Marcel and Isabelle LAUTIER, settled permanently in Mazamet, they decided, following discussions with researchers, to incorporate grape pulp into the bourru, as the animal stimulates and the plant nourishes the soil... They then developed a range of products to create amendments, organo-minerals, to make "Les Engrais des Belles Récoltes".
Our parents, Domi and Jacques LAUTIER-BARTHÈS, who I'm sure you're familiar with, have made a huge leap forward with many changes: from hand-sewn bags, we've moved on to an automated bagging system, from powder to granulation, from pallets to big-bags, then to hoppers and spreader rentals, with a strong focus on research and development.
Our father, with his deep roots in viticulture, sought to create fertilizers specifically formulated to address the unique challenges of crop cultivation. His main focus was to put soil analysis back at the heart of discussions, to create "The right product, in the right place, at the right dose".
Our history
"A passion for living soils"
Gabriel & Philomène LAUTIER
François & Augustine LAUTIER
Marcel & Isabelle LAUTIER
Jacques et Dominique BARTHES LAUTIER
Birth of MAZOR® : Following the end of wool scouring and the mad cow crisis, our family stopped all animal composting. They created MAZOR®, a 7-month composted organic plant amendment, which became the basis for all their products. In keeping with their circular economy approach, they sought out noble raw materials close to Mazamet, to guarantee the creation of MAZOR®. That's how "Soil dietetics" came to be their watchword in creating the right products.
Obtaining the Vegan Label
Brother and Sister : Olivier & Marie Barthès
Cronops certification obtained
Our commitments
Over the years, we have developed innovative products and perfected our processes to guarantee exceptional fertilizers.
Following the end of wool scouring and the mad cow crisis, we stopped using animal compost. We then created MAZOR®, a 7-month composted organic plant amendment, which became the basis for all our products.
Toujours dans une démarche d’économie circulaire, Nous avons recherché des matières premières nobles non loin de Mazamet, afin de garantir la création du Mazor®.
And so 'Soil Dietetics' became our guiding principle in creating the right products. The observation today is simple: in 100 years, we have degraded the soils more than in 1,000 years. We have pushed crops and forgotten the essential: to have 'Living Soils'.
Today, we are very pleased to carry on this legacy, with great humility and pride for all the work done over the past 140 years by our ancestors, because it is above all a passion: that of our LAUTIER-BARTHÈS Family.
Like our forebears, we form a tandem:
- Marie in national and international trade and purchasing,
- Olivier in research, regulations, production and management.
As you can see, this beautiful transition has been going on for some time, and like organic nitrogen, the evolution is growing steadily.
We are currently working on a number of exciting development projects in order to "Cultivate crops and love that never stops", to ensure your long-term future and continue what we have been taught : to remain close to the farming world, humble and attentive to your needs, so that we can provide you with the best possible service from "Exceptional Fertilizers".
Our testimonials
At Germiflor, we are proud to be able to count on the support and commitment of our customers.
Arterris
Occitanie
"For many years, we have found GERMIFLOR to be a true partner, attentive to our market expectations, both in terms of product quality and agronomic and logistical responses."
Ax vineyard
Sancerre
"GERMIFLOR is a family-run business with which we have a privileged relationship and which listens to its distributors. We recognize the company's genuine know-how and quality products, which have enabled us to develop our fertilization business."
Truchon Diffusion
Marne - Aube
"We could simply mention product quality, MAZOR® like a diamond in the rough, noble inputs, product ethics, transparency... and the list goes on. In addition to quality products, GERMIFLOR establishments are also men and women who share the same values as we do: "at the service of the land and the people who work it". These words, dear to Alain TRUCHON, echo and resonate with the decade-long collaboration between TRUCHON DIFFUSION and GERMIFLOR establishments. Available and attentive, they all contribute to meeting the needs of our customers in the Champagne region. The answer to the question raised by the GERMIFLOR establishments is synergy, working together towards a common goal."
Oxyane Group
Rhône Alpes
"At OXYANE, we value our business relationship with GERMIFLOR. This relationship is based on trust built up over many years. GERMIFLOR's support for our teams brings real added value. The technical quality of the GERMIFLOR range corresponds to the market of our cooperative, which has a wide range of specialized crops."
Ets Ritard
Marne
"After a decade of collaboration with LAUTIER-GERMIFLOR, Ets Ritard are satisfied with the consistent quality of their fertilizers and innovative bacteria-based formulas."
SCIC Group
West Indies
"We have been working with our partner GERMIFLOR for over 10 years. Thanks to GERMIFLOR, we can offer our farmer customers in the French West Indies high-quality fertilizers, adapted to the needs of tropical crops and to our soil and climate conditions. The SCIC-GERMIFLOR partnership is part of a soil conservation strategy for high-performance, sustainable agriculture."
Isidore Group
Gironde- Charente-Charente Maritime
"The ISIDORE Group identifies its suppliers on the basis of established criteria: control of supplies in terms of both quality and quantity, and manufacturing quality. We also consider the ability to innovate as an element of sustainability in our relationships. Finally, the added value created by the product for our customers is a fundamental factor in its inclusion in our portfolio. Over the long term, we aim to build a partnership that translates into exclusive marketing delegation. In this way, GERMIFLOR and the ISIDORE Group have built up a solid, long-term relationship over several decades, in the interests of winegrowers."
Cavale Cooperative
Aude
"Our partnership with GERMIFLOR is a long-standing and intense one: their products are well known to our winegrower members, most of whom have made them the mainstay of their vineyard nutrition, with recognized effects not only on agronomic results, but also on the organoleptic characteristics of the resulting wines."
Eyragues Cooperative
Bouches du Rhône
"GERMIFLOR has always had quality products and a helpful administrative and sales department that listens to its customers."
NH Viticulture
Chablis
"The homogeneity of GERMIFLOR fertilizers and soil improvers means you can work efficiently from one year to the next. GERMIFLOR soil improvers are the answer to today's drought problems. MAZOR® responds very well on poor soils, and the vines speak for themselves."
Fontvieille Coopérative
Bouches du rhône
"Loyal to GERMIFLOR® for over 35 years, your values, your dynamism and the quality of your products meet the criteria of the Coopérative de Fontvieille and deliver in the best possible conditions."
Rognonas Cooperative
Bouches du Rhône
"The ROGNONAS cooperative has had a partnership with LAUTIER-GERMIFLOR for almost 40 years, and in that time we've never had any complaints about the reliability of the products, the staff or the management. The company has always been able to meet our expectations and needs, even if sometimes it wasn't easy for them to do so. For all this, we thank you"
Interagro
Réunion
"For over 8 years, L'AGRONOME INTERAGRO, a partner to farmers on Reunion Island, has opted for GERMIFLOR's remarkable range of organic and organo-mineral fertilizers! These products are ideal for our tropical crops such as pineapple and banana. GERMIFLOR's experience, desire for development and transparency in this field are a guarantee of excellence, and this confirms our satisfaction in marketing its quality products, ensuring a promising future for Réunion's agriculture!"
Novagrain
Marne
"NOVAGRAIN has worked in collaboration with GERMIFLOR fertilizers for many years, and I can only congratulate this company on the quality of the products it manufactures in compliance with specifications, while offering impeccable quality. This human-sized company has always been able to respond quickly to all our requests. I can only congratulate the entire Ets LAUTIER team and wish them every success in the future."
AGRIA Company
Var
"More than 20 years of collaboration and always a proximity and an irreproachable service, a permanent questioning which enables the company GERMIFLOR to always propose products of great quality."