aut ino ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁year ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁grouped ▁the ▁two ▁entities , ▁first ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Mont az ▁M aut ino ▁G imar ▁then ▁rapidly ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁G MM . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁company ▁is ▁cert ified ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁standard ▁N F ▁EN ▁ISO ▁ 9 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁But ▁the ▁company ▁still ▁experien cing ▁difficulties ▁due ▁to ▁some ▁distant ▁sites ▁the ▁ha z ard ous ▁nature , ▁particularly ▁in ▁India , ▁and ▁was ▁bought ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁by ▁Did ier ▁Ser re , ▁a ▁Lyon ▁business man . ▁He ▁appointed ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁G MM ▁François ▁Mont es , ▁former ▁Secretary ▁General ▁of ▁La f uma , ▁to ▁conduct ▁a ▁responsible ▁policy . After ▁these ▁tur bul ent ▁times , ▁the ▁manufact urer ▁ref oc used ▁on ▁making ▁chair l ifts ▁and ▁ski ▁lif ts , ▁its ▁historic ▁know - how , ▁and ▁after ▁sales ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁previous - Mont az ▁M aut ino ▁and ▁G imar ▁installation . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁range ▁of ▁G MM ▁chair l ifts ▁based ▁on ▁ 7 + ▁stations ▁and ▁mini ▁ 7 ▁of ▁motor ▁type ▁or ▁motor - vol t age ▁compt act es ▁( on ▁massive ▁concrete ). ▁ 7 + ▁The ▁first ▁copy ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁at ▁the ▁Al pe ▁d ' H uez : ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁Lie vre ▁Bl anc ▁chair l ift ▁. ▁ ▁G MM