OUR HISTORY

Timeline

1905

Somme® is born

Somme® is born
1972

Technical service and overhauling for seamers

Talleres Ezquerra Seamers, S.L. starts providing technical service and overhauling of can seamers for local canneries. Over the years, the modest early days of the founder Pablo Ezquerra in his own garage gave way to a prosperous and internationally renowned business focused on rebuilding second-hand seamers, manufacturing and commercialization of seamers and spare parts.

Technical service and overhauling for seamers
1988

Comercial Somme is founded

Comercial Somme is founded
1991

López Galicia foundation

López Galicia foundation
1992

Sommetrade rises

Sommetrade, S.L., continues the activity of old SOMME S.A., keeping technical team and staff, owning at all times the trademark SOMME®.

Sommetrade rises
2004

A step forward

Strategic acquisition of 100% shares of Comercial Somme by Talleres Ezquerra Seamers, S.L., to provide service in Southern Spain.

A step forward
2005

Birth of Ezquerra Group

Talleres Ezquerra acquires the total amount of shares of Sommetrade SL, leading to Ezquerra Group.

Birth of Ezquerra Group
2008

Joining forces

After many years of cooperation, Cerradoras López Galicia, S.L. joins EZQUERRA GROUP.

Joining forces
2012

Foundation of Somme Maroc

Due to the high demand of can seamers in Morocco, Ezquerra Group creates Somme Maroc, SARL.

Foundation of Somme Maroc