{"id":7754,"date":"2018-07-19T08:17:50","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T12:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progi.com\/?page_id=7754"},"modified":"2022-08-19T08:22:41","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T12:22:41","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/progi.com\/en\/about\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-parallax-fixed nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-image: url(&quot;https:\/\/progi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/hero-office-welcome.jpg&quot;);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:60px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:60px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 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fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:48;line-height:1.4;\">Our History<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div 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.link-area-box-hover.link-area-box .fusion-read-more,\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover.link-area-box .fusion-read-more::after,\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover.link-area-box .fusion-read-more::before,\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-link-icon-hover .icon .circle-no,\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .heading .heading-link:hover .content-box-heading {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcolor: #00afd9;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover .icon .circle-no {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcolor: #00afd9 !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t}.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box.link-area-box-hover .fusion-content-box-button {background: #00afd9;color: #ffffff;}.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box.link-area-box-hover .fusion-content-box-button .fusion-button-text {color: #ffffff;}\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-link-icon-hover .heading .icon > span {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #00afd9 !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover .heading .icon > span {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tborder-color: #00afd9 !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\" style=\"margin-top:21px;\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"margin-top:-21px;margin-bottom:-21px;-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:64px;width:64px;line-height:32px;border-color:#00afd9;border-width:3px;border-style:solid;background-color:#00afd9;margin-right:20px;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#212d35;border-width:0px;background-color:#00afd9;box-sizing:content-box;height:64px;width:64px;line-height:64px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-bookmark far circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:33px;\">1987 \u2014 Progi's Origins<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"padding-left:90px;color:#212d35;\">\n<p>Digital inventory management systems for recyclers were hard to find at the time, and those offered on the market did not meet the needs of Pi\u00e8ces d\u2019Auto Turcotte. The Trois-Rivi\u00e8res recycling centre hired a firm to develop its own software. At Pi\u00e8ces d\u2019Auto Turcotte, recycling colleagues took a particular interest in this new initiative.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:#00afd9;left:50px;top:35px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-2 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\" style=\"margin-top:21px;\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"margin-top:-21px;margin-bottom:-21px;-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:64px;width:64px;line-height:32px;border-color:#00afd9;border-width:3px;border-style:solid;background-color:#00afd9;margin-right:20px;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#212d35;border-width:0px;background-color:#00afd9;box-sizing:content-box;height:64px;width:64px;line-height:64px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-bookmark far circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:33px;\">1990 \u2014 Foundation of ProgiPac* <\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"padding-left:90px;color:#212d35;\">\n<p>The firm hired to develop the software for Pi\u00e8ces d\u2019Auto Turcotte was bought out and the new owner decided to abandon the project. Eight shareholders, either partner at Pi\u00e8ces d\u2019Auto Turcotte or close to the company, got together to acquire the code. It was the start of a new company, named ProgiPac. Among the new business partners were some of the company legends such as Gilles H\u00e9on, the visionary, Fran\u00e7ois Paprosky, the technology pro, and Francine Dupont, the manager. ProgiPac first occupied the corner of a desk at Pi\u00e8ces d\u2019Auto Turcotte, but the young start-up quickly grew and moved to Francine\u2019s basement while Pi\u00e8ces d\u2019Auto Turcotte continued to test-drive the new parts inventory software. The new associates were convinced that recycling centres would be very interested in their new inventory management system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Audeo <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the ProgiPlex, Progi\u2019s headquarters, one of the meeting rooms is named Audeo. It represents the audacity and entrepreneurial spirit of Progicians such as Gilles H\u00e9on, Fran\u00e7ois Paprosky and Francine Dupont. They were the first in a long line of important people who played a fundamental role at Progi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*ProgiPac<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the very beginning, Progi was named after its star product of the time, ProgiPac. Its name is the contraction of the word \u201cprogiciel\u201d (<em>software package<\/em>) and the acronym for \u201cpi\u00e8ces d\u2019autos et de camions\u201d (<em>auto and truck parts).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:#00afd9;left:50px;top:35px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-3 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\" style=\"margin-top:21px;\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"margin-top:-21px;margin-bottom:-21px;-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:64px;width:64px;line-height:32px;border-color:#00afd9;border-width:3px;border-style:solid;background-color:#00afd9;margin-right:20px;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#212d35;border-width:0px;background-color:#00afd9;box-sizing:content-box;height:64px;width:64px;line-height:64px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-bookmark far circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:33px;\">1992 \u2014 First Victories in the Recycling World<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"padding-left:90px;color:#212d35;\">\n<p>ProgiPac made its first sale! Pi\u00e8ces d\u2019Autos Hamel became the first official client. Soon after, other Quebec recyclers would buy the software to help manage their inventory.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:#00afd9;left:50px;top:35px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-4 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\" style=\"margin-top:21px;\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"margin-top:-21px;margin-bottom:-21px;-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:64px;width:64px;line-height:32px;border-color:#00afd9;border-width:3px;border-style:solid;background-color:#00afd9;margin-right:20px;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#212d35;border-width:0px;background-color:#00afd9;box-sizing:content-box;height:64px;width:64px;line-height:64px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-bookmark far circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:33px;\">1995 \u2014 Separation and ProgiCom<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"padding-left:90px;color:#212d35;\">\n<p>It\u2019s the end of the road for four of the initial shareholders. The most active shareholders remained at the helm of ProgiPac. The company was already considerably successful. Enough for Fran\u00e7ois Paprosky and Gilles H\u00e9on to leave their jobs and devote themselves entirely to the company with Francine Dupont.<\/p>\n<p>Back then, it was difficult for recyclers to easily share their inventories with each other. ProgiPac tried to address this industry&#8217;s need with different solutions that struggled to take off in the technological context of the time. Francine, then a university student, had an idea when a professor explained to her that databases were the future of computing. This idea was ProgiCom (initially named Progi-Comm). The first iteration, an electronic board, didn\u2019t really work, but the integration with ProgiPac was a success.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:#00afd9;left:50px;top:35px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-5 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\" style=\"margin-top:21px;\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"margin-top:-21px;margin-bottom:-21px;-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:64px;width:64px;line-height:32px;border-color:#00afd9;border-width:3px;border-style:solid;background-color:#00afd9;margin-right:20px;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#212d35;border-width:0px;background-color:#00afd9;box-sizing:content-box;height:64px;width:64px;line-height:64px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-bookmark far circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:33px;\">1998 \u2014 1999 \u2014 PhautoPak aka ProgiPix<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"padding-left:90px;color:#212d35;\">\n<p>Inspired by the large-scale commercialization of the first digital cameras, by the internet revolution, and by the insurance company\u2019s need to increase the value of their total loss units, ProgiPac created Phauto-Pak (later renamed ProgiPix). This project symbolized an idea. Progi is more than software, it\u2019s also a network of partners creating value by exchanging data and services. The success of ProgiPix relies not only on Progi but also on its recycling and insurance partners who have made this solution possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nexus <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At Progi, we are very proud of our business relationships with our partners and have therefore named one of our conference rooms to honour that. Progi pulls its strength from its influential business networks. Today, it\u2019s thanks to these networks, especially its network of keepers, that ProgiPix is so successful.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:#00afd9;left:50px;top:35px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-6 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\" style=\"margin-top:21px;\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"margin-top:-21px;margin-bottom:-21px;-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:64px;width:64px;line-height:32px;border-color:#00afd9;border-width:3px;border-style:solid;background-color:#00afd9;margin-right:20px;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#212d35;border-width:0px;background-color:#00afd9;box-sizing:content-box;height:64px;width:64px;line-height:64px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-bookmark far circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:33px;\">2005 \u2014 Saying Good-Bye to Gilles H\u00e9on<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"padding-left:90px;color:#212d35;\">\n<p>In 2005, Gilles H\u00e9on died of an illness, which took clients and employees by surprise. Insurers and recyclers, not to mention the team, were deeply affected by his departure. Management and all employees rallied together to propel Progi into a new era.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:#00afd9;left:50px;top:35px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-7 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\" style=\"margin-top:21px;\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"margin-top:-21px;margin-bottom:-21px;-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:64px;width:64px;line-height:32px;border-color:#00afd9;border-width:3px;border-style:solid;background-color:#00afd9;margin-right:20px;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#212d35;border-width:0px;background-color:#00afd9;box-sizing:content-box;height:64px;width:64px;line-height:64px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-bookmark far circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:33px;\">2006 \u2014 AOS VISION aka ProgiParts<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"padding-left:90px;color:#212d35;\">\n<p>ProgiPac designed a new system based on one of its partnerships within the ARPAC (Quebec\u2019s auto parts recycler association), ARPAC.comm. This new project would allow collision shops to purchase all types of parts from suppliers while respecting the needs of its insurance partners.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:#00afd9;left:50px;top:35px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-8 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\" style=\"margin-top:21px;\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"margin-top:-21px;margin-bottom:-21px;-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:64px;width:64px;line-height:32px;border-color:#00afd9;border-width:3px;border-style:solid;background-color:#00afd9;margin-right:20px;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#212d35;border-width:0px;background-color:#00afd9;box-sizing:content-box;height:64px;width:64px;line-height:64px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-bookmark far circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:33px;\">2009 \u2014 ProgiLog<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"padding-left:90px;color:#212d35;\">\n<p>ProgiPac developed an online solution that allows collision shops to track repairs with their clients, with email or SMS notifications.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:#00afd9;left:50px;top:35px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-9 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\" style=\"margin-top:21px;\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"margin-top:-21px;margin-bottom:-21px;-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:64px;width:64px;line-height:32px;border-color:#00afd9;border-width:3px;border-style:solid;background-color:#00afd9;margin-right:20px;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#212d35;border-width:0px;background-color:#00afd9;box-sizing:content-box;height:64px;width:64px;line-height:64px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-bookmark far circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:33px;\">2010 \u2014 New Ownership<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"padding-left:90px;color:#212d35;\">\n<p>Francine Dupont, preparing for retirement, had tasked Diane Cha\u00een\u00e9, a seasoned accountant, to find a buyer for ProgiPac, one who would be ready to lead the team, its products and the partnerships formed over the years. Diane was saddened to know that Francine might eventually sell the business under probably unfavourable conditions. One evening, while Diane was taking a walk with her husband, he advised her to buy the business if she believed so much in its potential. This conversation was the first step of a series that led Diane Cha\u00een\u00e9 to Progi\u2019s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Diane called Francine and told her she had probably found a buyer. They met at a restaurant to discuss it. Diane had Francine repeat her sales objectives. At the end of the interview, Diane revealed the buyer: herself!<\/p>\n<p>The transaction became official on November 1, 2010.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:#00afd9;left:50px;top:35px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-10 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\" style=\"margin-top:21px;\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"margin-top:-21px;margin-bottom:-21px;-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:64px;width:64px;line-height:32px;border-color:#00afd9;border-width:3px;border-style:solid;background-color:#00afd9;margin-right:20px;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#212d35;border-width:0px;background-color:#00afd9;box-sizing:content-box;height:64px;width:64px;line-height:64px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-bookmark far circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:33px;\">2011 \u2014 Changes<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"padding-left:90px;color:#212d35;\">\n<p>On a cold January morning in 2011, the ProgiPac employees were getting ready for an outdoor activity among colleagues. When they arrived to board the bus to the outdoor station, they found that the offices were in flames. It was a horrible trial for Francine Dupont and Fran\u00e7ois Paprosky who saw two decades of history go up in smoke. Diane wanted to relocate immediately. During the weekend, Diane and Francine\u2019s spouses found and rented a commercial space on rue des Forges, and the servers were back online by Monday so that customers would not miss anything. Progicians received messages during the weekend: \u201c<em>Bring your phones, chairs, and pencils to the new office, everyone comes in on Monday, don\u2019t worry, ProgiPac is fine<\/em>.\u201d Since there were no service interruptions, most clients learned of the fire through a press release.<\/p>\n<p>This makeshift space was not perfect and in late August 2011, ProgiPac moved to a 7,000-square-foot space at Carrefour Phillips.<\/p>\n<p>ProgiPac was rebranded as Progi. Its products were also renamed. ProgiPac remained ProgiPac. Phauto-Pak became ProgiPix and AOS Vision became ProgiParts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phoenix<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At Progi, one of the meeting rooms is named Phoenix. It\u2019s a nod to the fire of 2011 and pays tribute to the organization\u2019s resilience and adaptability to change.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:#00afd9;left:50px;top:35px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-11 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\" style=\"margin-top:21px;\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"margin-top:-21px;margin-bottom:-21px;-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:64px;width:64px;line-height:32px;border-color:#00afd9;border-width:3px;border-style:solid;background-color:#00afd9;margin-right:20px;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#212d35;border-width:0px;background-color:#00afd9;box-sizing:content-box;height:64px;width:64px;line-height:64px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-bookmark far circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:33px;\">2013 \u2014 ProgiSync<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"padding-left:90px;color:#212d35;\">\n<p>A star is born. Canadian collision shops\u2019 most popular appointment booking product is released. Diane came into the office with the vision of designing ProgiSync. A month later, the first version of the solution was ready for sale.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:#00afd9;left:50px;top:35px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-12 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\" style=\"margin-top:21px;\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"margin-top:-21px;margin-bottom:-21px;-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:64px;width:64px;line-height:32px;border-color:#00afd9;border-width:3px;border-style:solid;background-color:#00afd9;margin-right:20px;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#212d35;border-width:0px;background-color:#00afd9;box-sizing:content-box;height:64px;width:64px;line-height:64px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-bookmark far circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:33px;\">2016 \u2014 ProgiPlex and New Products<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"padding-left:90px;color:#212d35;\">\n<p>On October 31, 2016, Progi moved to the ProgiPlex. The project\u2019s first phase included a new 10,000\u00a0sq foot floor and a rooftop terrace. It was also in 2016 that the term Progicians appeared to designate Progi team members.<\/p>\n<p>On June 7, 2017, the ProgiPlex was officially inaugurated with employees, family, and clients. This day became Progi\u2019s anniversary date.<\/p>\n<p>The company launched ProgiFeedback, a tool to survey customers to optimize the body shop experience.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:#00afd9;left:50px;top:35px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-13 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\" style=\"margin-top:21px;\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"margin-top:-21px;margin-bottom:-21px;-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:64px;width:64px;line-height:32px;border-color:#00afd9;border-width:3px;border-style:solid;background-color:#00afd9;margin-right:20px;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#212d35;border-width:0px;background-color:#00afd9;box-sizing:content-box;height:64px;width:64px;line-height:64px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-bookmark far circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:33px;\">2018 \u2014 Growth<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"padding-left:90px;color:#212d35;\">\n<p>A new 10,000-square-foot floor is built into the ProgiPlex to accommodate Progi&#8217;s continued growth.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:#00afd9;left:50px;top:35px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-14 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\" style=\"margin-top:21px;\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"margin-top:-21px;margin-bottom:-21px;-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:64px;width:64px;line-height:32px;border-color:#00afd9;border-width:3px;border-style:solid;background-color:#00afd9;margin-right:20px;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#212d35;border-width:0px;background-color:#00afd9;box-sizing:content-box;height:64px;width:64px;line-height:64px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-bookmark far circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:33px;\">2019 \u2014 ProgiPlanning<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"padding-left:90px;color:#212d35;\">\n<p>It\u2019s the beginning of the ProgiPlanning adventure, a capacity management software for body shops. After years of research and testing, Progi developed not only a software tool, but also expertise and a philosophy of capacity and productivity management in collision shops. Those that adopt Progi&#8217;s process are experiencing phenomenal success.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:#00afd9;left:50px;top:35px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-15 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-none fusion-animated\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\" style=\"margin-top:21px;\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"margin-top:-21px;margin-bottom:-21px;-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:64px;width:64px;line-height:32px;border-color:#00afd9;border-width:3px;border-style:solid;background-color:#00afd9;margin-right:20px;box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:#212d35;border-width:0px;background-color:#00afd9;box-sizing:content-box;height:64px;width:64px;line-height:64px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-bookmark far circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:33px;\">2020 \u2014 2022 \u2014 Pandemic &amp; Recovery<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"padding-left:90px;color:#212d35;\">\n<p>The entire world is hit by a global pandemic and Progi&#8217;s growth is temporarily halted. Progi is fortunate to be financially healthy and retains its entire staff.<\/p>\n<p>Although the pandemic is still disrupting society, Progi is resuming its growth that was paused early in the pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline-vertical\" style=\"border-color:#00afd9;left:50px;top:35px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .heading-link:hover .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box:hover .heading-link .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-link-icon-hover .heading .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover .heading .icon i.circle-yes {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #00afd9 !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tborder-color: #00afd9 !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":360,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Our History - Progi<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/progi.com\/en\/about\/our-history\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Our History - Progi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/progi.com\/en\/about\/our-history\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Progi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-08-19T12:22:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"9 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progi.com\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/progi.com\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Progi\",\"description\":\"Digital solutions for insurance and automobile\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/progi.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progi.com\/en\/about\/our-history\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/progi.com\/en\/about\/our-history\/\",\"name\":\"Our History - Progi\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progi.com\/en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-07-19T12:17:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-08-19T12:22:41+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progi.com\/en\/about\/our-history\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/progi.com\/en\/about\/our-history\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progi.com\/en\/about\/our-history\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/progi.com\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"About\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/progi.com\/en\/about\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Our History\"}]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/progi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7754"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/progi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/progi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7754"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/progi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11792,"href":"https:\/\/progi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7754\/revisions\/11792"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/progi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}