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La Boule Obut or simply Obut is a French company, a manufacturer of pétanque balls, equiment and related sporting goods.[1][2]. The largest producer in its field, the company represents 80% of the pétanque equipment market share.[3][4]
History[edit]
The company was founded in 1955, in Saint-Bonnet-le-Château, in France, by Frédéric Bayet and Antoine Dupuy, and from 1958 in association with Jean Souvignet.[4].From the outset the company names its brand Obut while forming the limited company La Boule Obut in 1981. With fully-automatic production machines initially designed by mechanic Antoine Depuy and a staff of 130 workers, Obut manufactures 4,200,000 petanque boules per year.[3]
The company remains run by its founding family.
References[edit]
- ^ societe.com La boule Obut (in French)
- ^ labouleobut.com The Obut story
- ^ a b Barker, Alice, AMB Côte d’Azur (August 10, 2007). Icons of France – Pétanque
- ^ a b Gralon.net Les boules de pétanque Obut : une référence depuis 1955 (in French)
External links[edit]
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