ABSTRACT
Forthisinvention,andthisistrueformanyothers, therightmomenthadtoarrive,andnotonly.that, therightmanalsohadtoarrive!(PaulGallotti)1 WhenFran~oisHennebiquefoundedhismagazine,LeBetonA-rrn8,inJune1898,hiscompanyhad,duetohisincessantwork,already gainedconsiderablerecognition.Theincreasinglyintensiveactivityofthecompany,andits efficientnetworkofagentsandconcessiona-ries(atthattimemorethan60entrepreneurs wereusinghissystemalloverEurope),seemed tohaveearnedHennebiqueadominantposition,atleastinFrance,inthesectorofbuilding inreinforcedconcrete.
