{"id":31,"date":"2020-04-13T11:18:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T11:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/about\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T11:58:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T11:58:59","slug":"maison_tirot-a-propos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/en\/maison_tirot-a-propos\/","title":{"rendered":"History &amp; Know-how"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"31\" class=\"elementor elementor-31\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5131a13e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5131a13e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1053ca7a\" data-id=\"1053ca7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d99e122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d99e122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A house of tradition<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08cd714 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08cd714\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26a207a\" data-id=\"26a207a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a133871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a133871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The company was founded in 1946 by Francis Tirot, in Romagn\u00e9, Brittany \u2014 where we are still based, 80 years on.<\/p><p>He worked in the world of wood, and the arrival of the very first paid holidays inspired him to create a wooden toy for children\u2026<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d94dca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d94dca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2026From this idea was born a truly unique creation: a&nbsp;<strong>navigable wooden<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>toy boat.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For&nbsp;<strong>four generations,<\/strong>&nbsp;we have been sharing our craft through our registered designs.<\/p>\n<p>True children's toys, our products meet French and European safety standards. All our boats are handcrafted and hand-painted.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2021, Augustin Hubert, supported and mentored by Nicolas Tirot, has been at the helm of this Breton company. He is the only French manufacturer of wooden toy boats.<\/p>\n<p>More than 15,000 boats leave our workshop every year, sold throughout France and abroad in over 250 toy and wooden toy shops, beachside boutiques, museums\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/en\/nos-revendeurs\/\">reseller's listing<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, Tirot was awarded the 'EPV' label \u2014 French Living Heritage Company (Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant). This is a state recognition award created to distinguish French companies with outstanding artisan and industrial expertise.<\/p>\n<p>TIROT toy boats also received the Prix \u00e0 la Cr\u00e9ation en Bretagne (Brittany Creation Award) in 2012.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f90da61\" data-id=\"f90da61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6fa73f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6fa73f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Since 1946<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f1734 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50f1734\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-17-at-09.10.06-683x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5596\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-17-at-09.10.06-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-17-at-09.10.06-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-17-at-09.10.06-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-17-at-09.10.06-600x900.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-17-at-09.10.06.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sanding of the hull of a pondyacht<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40177ae0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40177ae0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2828f573\" data-id=\"2828f573\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68afc23b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68afc23b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">End-to-end controlled production<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e7587e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e7587e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1451-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6922\" alt=\"Saint-Germain Vert anglais de la Maison Tirot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1451-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1451-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1451-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1451-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1451-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1451-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Saint Germain pond yacht model<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48096891\" data-id=\"48096891\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ce5982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ce5982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In order to produce quality products and maintain full control over the manufacturing process, we select our timber right from the source. It is entirely French wood, chosen directly as standing trees in the forests close to our workshop.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e56ab06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e56ab06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After this operation, to complete the machining stage, we cut a board to the desired dimensions to obtain a blank, and then refine the details using a variety of machines.<\/p><p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a203d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41a203d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From there, we can proceed to the finishing touches: painting and rigging.<\/p><p>TIROT boats meet the European safety standards EN 71 1.2.3, certifying their compliance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88095be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88095be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bca9a20\" data-id=\"bca9a20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa773a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa773a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccbd346 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccbd346\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our world is overrun with objects whose lifespan is (very) limited, driven by fleeting trends and unsustainable production methods. We believe in doing things differently \u2014 crafting objects that are both useful and built to last.<\/p><p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b59566c\" data-id=\"b59566c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08f8146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08f8146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22d806f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22d806f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maison Tirot's mission is to contribute to the development of young children by offering them playful toys made in a sustainable way.<\/p><p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b0d72f\" data-id=\"6b0d72f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30cd69e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30cd69e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Values<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f92279 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9f92279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Thoughtful design<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Crafted with care<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">For endless fun \ud83d\ude42<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Une maison de tradition L&rsquo;entreprise a \u00e9t\u00e9 fond\u00e9e en 1946 par Francis Tirot. A Romagn\u00e9, en Bretagne o\u00f9 nous sommes toujours install\u00e9s 75 ans apr\u00e8s. Celui-ci travaillait dans le monde du bois et l&rsquo;arriv\u00e9e des tous premiers cong\u00e9s pay\u00e9s lui a donn\u00e9 l&rsquo;envie de cr\u00e9er un jouet en bois pour enfant &#8230; \u00a0 &#8230;De cette &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/en\/maison_tirot-a-propos\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">History &amp; Know-how<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"enabled","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":62,"href":"https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6951,"href":"https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions\/6951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maison-tirot.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}