8 7 9 , ▁the ▁Fich et ▁company ▁built ▁its ▁first ▁bank ▁v ault ▁room ▁with ▁rent able ▁safe ▁depos it ▁lock ers . ▁New ▁fact ories ▁were ▁opened ▁one ▁after ▁the ▁other , ▁most ▁not ably ▁in ▁O ust - Mar est ▁in ▁the ▁Som me ▁region ▁where ▁security ▁lo cks ▁were ▁manufact ured . ▁This ▁factory ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁nearby ▁“ F ich et ▁Village ” ▁and ▁by ▁a ▁factory ▁in ▁Cre il ▁which ▁made ▁bank ▁saf es . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁the ▁general ▁partners hip ▁that ▁was ▁Fich et ▁became ▁a ▁limited ▁partners hip , ▁and ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁Jacques ▁B ourn is ien ▁and ▁Marcel ▁Beau . ▁A ▁factory ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁S ens ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁branches ▁were ▁opened ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁including ▁Italy , ▁Argentina , ▁Spain , ▁Belg ium , ▁Roman ia ▁and ▁Brazil . ▁▁ ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁expand ▁its ▁clients ’ ▁security ▁and ▁installed ▁its ▁first ▁industrial ▁alarm ▁and ▁surve ill ance ▁network ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁The ▁day ▁before ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁B ourn is ien ▁died , ▁leaving ▁Beau ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁company . ▁He ▁was ▁a ided ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁by ▁Monsieur ▁N ada ud , ▁the ▁husband ▁of ▁Alexandre ▁Fich et ’ s ▁great ▁great ▁grand d augh ter . ▁ ▁The ▁Bau che ▁company ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁August e