Albert-Pierre Raymond

In 1865, along with Benoît Allègre, an egraver, and Alexandre Guttin, a gilder, Albert-Pierre opened a workshop to manufacture snap fasteners to be integrated into textile gloves.^[6] The snap fasteners replaced traditional glove buttons which were less practical.^[7] To this day, ARaymond manufactures and offers fastening products in the fields of automotive, energy, agriculture, healthcare, and construction.^[8] It is based in Grenoble, France.^[9] More than 8,000 people work for ARaymond, which acquired rival company Tinnerman Palnut in 2009.^[10] Since Albert-Pierre, the company has been run by Achille Raymond, Albert-Victor Raymond, Alain Raymond, and Antoine Raymond.^[11]

Over the years ARaymond has expanded its presence in 25 countries.^[12] These include countries such as the United States,^[13] Canada,^[14] India,^[15] Germany,^[16] and South Korea.^[17]