His knives have known many hands, in France and in the United States. Louis Cau, through his extraordinary career, particularly in the field of steel, marked the history of the village of Ercé. And it’s not over: the 87-year-old Ariégeois has just released a new range of table knives.
Among the Cau, Ercean surname, figure Louis. It will have marked and still marks the history of this charming village. Already in primary school, he was noted for his quick wit and imagination. His qualities that will allow him to lead an extraordinary life focused on innovation and success, particularly in the field of steel.
From stone to steel
Not easy for someone who has brilliantly obtained a stonemason’s CAP, collaborated with “France-Soir”, with “Reader’s Digest” and joined the famous Prestil zipper brand. The contact of the fabric and the closures lead him to discover a universe that he will never leave: cutlery. From Nogent-sur-Marne, cradle of this specialty, to Thiers where the Ercéen takes over a factory in difficulty.
A year later, he imagined scissors without a gram of metal: the Cisochoc, hypersecure for schoolchildren. One million pieces exported to the United States before the creation of some forty different models in twenty years.
After scissors, Louis launches into cutlery. That was 2006. Original new creations for the Buffalo Grill chain’s 326 restaurants and other famous hotspots in New York.
The honors of the press and of France
His passion made him postpone the age of retirement, well supported by Rose, his adorable wife whom he assisted in the hotel business in Thiers and whom he accompanied to Benin and Togo during family reunions. How many keep wonderful memories of their wedding in Ercé?
The character and his career attract the curiosity of the press, local, national and international. Thirty titles, including “la Dépêche”, “la Montagne”, not to mention numerous magazines.
It is with a satisfaction imbued with a healthy pride that Louis Cau talks about his career, his numerous distinctions. With a special delight for the Legion of Honor. A ribbon greeted by three Presidents of the Republic, even more ministers, deputies, senators and other personalities. Without forgetting the municipal mandates in “his” famous village of Ercé, capital of bear trainers.
Never lacking in inspiration, Louis has just released a magnificent series of table knives in silver metal from the MTC Thiers by Louis Cau brand, bearing this caption: “Now that he’s gone, we can sit down to eat. “We are talking about the Covid-19, of course. Perhaps he is already considering another model in view of the new variants.
Nothing surprising with this young 87-year-old gentleman-farmer caught clearing brush on steep terrain. In shorts in the summer, with a few bruises in the winter. Sacred Louis.
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