Organization chart
With a lot ofnew members, four big halls and various timetable, it’s sometimes hard to all know each other. Here are some pictures of the members, completely organized at random.
The 1960s hovertrains Bertin (the “Aerotrain”)
UNIVEM is lucky enough to host on its premises both hovertrains preserved by the association « Friends of the engineer Jean Bertin ». Another great industrial saga is thus associated with the one that gave birth to all the vehicles that make up our wonderful fleet. Association des Amis de l’ingénieur Jean Bertin
The vehicles of our members
Among the members of Univem Association, many have their own vehicles. Here are some examples.
The media is talking about us
On a regular basis, our vehicles, our members or our activities appears in the press or on online reports. Here are some examples.
An outstanding model maker : “Lulu”
We are lucky to count in our members an original and very clever model maker : Lulu. He can make models of an astonishing fidelity as well as models with a strong touch of humor. In that case, he reveals an undeniable talent as a sculptor. Having made many models for many members of our association,…
Some VIP visit us…
Sometimes the association is welcomed by some VIP, sometimes some VIP visit us in our premises. Hugues Auffray, a well known and very popular singer in France, has been a member of our association for great many years : Hugues is found of these American vehicles. He comes regularly to visit us and did not…
Renault’s Factory Hooter
Anybody living along the Seine where France’s great river winds its way around Boulogne-Billancourt would tell you the same thing: there was no need to keep an alarm clock at home, nor even a wristwatch; ‘La Grande Renault’ kept time for everyone. From its eight great horns, standing on supports seven metres high, this magnificent…
UNIVEM and the Clément Ader historical “first flight ever”
UNIVEM premises are located only a hundred yards away from the historic airfield that saw in 1897 the very first aeroplane taking off the ground. Clement Ader had designed and built it for the military. He also coined the name « avion » which is today the french word for « aeroplane », or « plane » for short. A historical…