His brother Charles helped him regain his mobility by designing a prototype for a new artificial leg[3][4] made of duralumin.

From the outset, Desoutter needed to develop specific pneumatic tools to ensure that the aluminium components of the artificial limbs were drilled efficiently.

Adjusting to the numerous developments in its production, the company acquired expertise in this field that in the 1950s they decided to make it their sole business.

[6] The original idea for this symbol was accredited to Charles Cunliffe who headed Desoutter[7]’s Advertising department for many years after the Second World War.

[8] Their launch was accompanied by a novel advertising campaign presenting diminutive figures in worker's overalls, but with the heads of horses.