Although created in April 2000 by Jacques and Yves Charriau, Charriau Settlements are made in the continuity of the company founded by their father, Joseph Charriau in 1963.

The company Joseph Charriau selling and installing such tanks chillers farm milk brand Zero, then from 1968 to Japy. In the early 1990s, Joseph Charriau turns to the market for used tanks and also developing new products in relation to the milk tank. Appear including the first quick connector for milk collection truly functional. It would sell more than 5000 and they are still in use today. Joseph Charriau retiring in 1996.

Under the new company created by and Yves Jacques, will develop a new connector which will be released in early 2002. Then comes a pre-cooler tubular dynamics whose final version should appear in autumn 2009.

In late 2007, Charriau joins Patrice Poingt to create TPS3 specialist spare parts for milk tank.