COMPANY HISTORY B.E.A.D is a commercial partnership which was established in 1965 and taken over in 1990 by Mr Jacques Guiraud. Regular investments in latest generation technology and ongoing technician training have ensured that B.E.A.D. has enjoyed a fairly smooth passage through the various stages in its development. However, it is the temerity of the company director and his colleagues that is behind the company’s steady growth. In 1998, the Chambre des Métiers de l'Hérault [Hérault Chamber of Trade] rewarded our hard work by awarding us its prize for excellence. The website was set up in 1999: http://www.bead-france.com In 2000, AFAQ recognised the quality system adopted by B.E.A.D. and awarded us ISO 9002 certification for our main activity: Repairing injection pumps and injectors and selling spare parts originally from diesel engine manufacturers. In 2001, a clean room was established for repairing the new diesel injection system (common rail). In 2003, our quality system received ISO 9001 V 2000 certification from AFAQ for all our company’s activities. In 2004, the logo was launched In October 2005, we launched our «shop» service, which we use for selling technical parts. B.E.A.D. is a continually developing company! The B.E.A.D. team is standing by to listen to your requirements and act on them! B.E.A.D. IN THE PRESS In November 1999, "Magazine de l'Automobile" mentioned B.E.A.D. in relation to Mercedes injection pump repairs. In September 2001, "Auto Concept Magazine" covered the opening of the first clean room in France at B.E.A.D. in February 2001. In November 2001, "le Journal de la Rechange Indépendante" DELPHI, the world's leading motor vehicle equipment manufacturer, promoted B.E.A.D.’s image when discussing the new “common rail” technology. This article was subsequently published in "Journal de l'automobile". In December 2001, "Le journal de Transactions Automobiles (JJA)" Mr Alexandre Calassi, manager of the Béziers FORD concession and member of the GRIM group, said the following about B.E.A.D: 'two of the B.E.A.D. team's major strengths are their availability and technical expertise. ... they are clearly skilled at all levels… at the end of the day, their customers are the winners.' In May 2004, "Electronic Auto Volt" conducted a survey of brand retailers and selected B.E.A.D.'s image to develop its subject on multi-brand technical networks.