Sodimas Ascenseurs (Sodimas stands for Société de Distribution de Matériel d’Ascenseur[1]) is a French elevator manufacturer which manufactures complete elevators, escalators and also elevator components, based in the French commune Pont-de-l'Isère. It is a family-owned business, and is known as the leading independent French manufacturer of elevators and elevator components. The company was founded in 1975 by Serge Arnoult and is now run by his son Patrice Arnoult since 2007.
Locations[]
Currently, Sodimas is based in Pont-de-l'Isère, a French commune located in the department of Drôme and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has two French branches, one in Paris and another one in Nice. It also has five overseas branches, they are Belgium, Portugal (operating as Sodimas Iberica), Ivory Coast, Tunisia (operating as Ascenseurs Zaouali Tunisie), and Qatar.
Overseas distributors[]
Below here is a list of known overseas distributors that distributes and installs Sodimas elevators in their respective country.
| Company/distributor name | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| East Anglican (EA) Lifts | United Kingdom | |
| Greaves Pakistan Private Limited | Pakistan | |
| National Elevators | United Arab Emirates |
List of products[]
- Medium: Machine room less elevator.
- Vspace: Model for replacing existing/older elevators with a car size of up to 50%.
- VM/VMbe: Machine room less elevator with a capacity up to of 2500 kilograms and speed up to 1.6 meters per second. Mainly targeted for shopping centers, hotels and luxury buildings. The hoisting machine is either on the top (for VM) or on the bottom (for VMbe) of the shaft.
- Eesy: Model for modernization or full replacement of existing/older elevators in an existing building.
- Megalift: Freight and vehicle elevators
- MyLift: Hydraulic LULA (Limited Use Limited Application) elevators for residential buildings. Manufactured by Moris.
- Microlift: Daldoss-produced dumbwaiters
- ENS800: Escalators
- ENA 900: Moving walkways
- Elevator controllers:
- QItouch
- Quick-Install
- NG240
- Sodiacom remote elevator monitoring
Elevator fixtures[]
- Main article: List of Sodimas elevator fixtures
As Sodimas is also a manufacturer of elevator components, it also supplies elevator part and fixtures to other elevator companies for modernization.
Notable installations[]
- Place Jean Jaurès, Choisy-Le-Roi, France
- National Nikolaya imeni Pirogova Medical-Surgical Center, Moscow, Russia
- Zvёzdochka Shopping Center, Troparёvo-Nikulino, Moscow, Russia
- ZARA, Meschansky, Moscow, Russia
- Wilhelm Schildtin Katu 13, Kortesuo, Jyväskylä, Finland (1999)
- Bangunan Institusi Pengajian Agana Buddha, Penang, Malaysia
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Lift with machineroom - KIPDF