The beginnings of the Somfy company were the production of precision mechanics devices (parts for the production of watches). The company was founded in 1960 in Cluses, France. Currently, Somfy has 60 representative offices in over 40 countries around the world.
Annual production of drives is approximately 7 million pieces. 4 million components and 32,000 drives are produced daily.
One Somfy drive is installed every 5 seconds in the world.