Subsidiaries are set up in Belgium (1970), Germany (1970), Italy (1971), the UK (1977), The Netherlands (1977), Swizerland (81), America (1982) and Spain (1988). Facom becomes Number One in Europe for hand tools. Garage equipment operations continue to develop and Facom becomes a specialist in emission control and wheel alignment.
The Facom Group takes on a global dimension through acquisitions such as Bost (pliers), Garnache (screwdrivers), Virax (pipework), Dela (measuring), Britool (hand tools, GB), SK hand tools (wrenches, USA), Usag (hand tools, Italy), Sykes Pickavant (hand tools and automotive equipment, GB) and, more recently, Beissbarth (garage equipment, Germany).