When Joseph Monier displayed his reinforced concrete pottery at the Parris Exhibition in 1867 it caught the attention of Francois Hennebique. Hennebique saw the potential of reinforced concrete as much more than a product for pottery. Hennebique started tested and using it in everything from railroads to bridges and buildings. Hennebique realized that this material combination was soon going to be extremely popular and spread everywhere. This is why he is known to be the most influential pioneer of reinforced concrete. He set of agencies Europe, Africa, Asia, and America. Hennebique aspired to be the leading producer of concrete structures, using the Hennebique systems. In the 1890’s alone, there were over 140 contractors working under Hennebique's patents and over 1200 structures were built using his system. By 1905 he had 60 agencies or sub agencies established in 37 different countries. Hennebique used patents to take ownership and rights to his systems. Hennebique’s agencies continued to do tests and patents new ideas and from 1897 to 1912 Hennebique owned over 50 patents in 7 different countries. Hennebique recognized the enormous potential of reinforced concrete and its rapid evolution, that is why he was leading a race to patent, to take ownership for developing systems and tactics for the popular material.