Trudon Today
still keep records of recipe and tools of wax whitening: wrought iron, 17th century pans. The moulds used to form candles bearing the royal blazons still remain: “ cierge paschal pour la Chapelle du Roy à Versailles, Bougies de nuit pour le Roy”… (“Easter candle church for the Royal Chapel in Versailles, night candle for the King”…)
Trudon supplied the Versailles castle until the end of the monarchy. During his captivity, Louis XVI used the candles of his royal wax manufacturer. The blazon and the motto would be hidden under a layer of mortar to avoid the furies of the Revolution. It is still today the candle provider of many churches, like Saint-Roch church in Paris, which has burned their candles since 1643. The brand was successfully relaunched by Ramdane Touhami in 2006 .
The manufacture distributes its products in France and abroad. It makes vegetal wax candles for the greatest French, Trudon also has opened a wax concept-store in Australia and looks for expansion in the US.
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