TIMELINE

1991

The Netherlands

Formula Air Group roots go to 1991 when a company called Smits Lucht Systemen (SLS) was acquired in Helmond, the Netherlands. The company was later moved to the premises in a nearby town Beek en Donk, which is now Formula Air Head Office and manufacturing site.

1999

Belgium

The company expanded for the first time by the acquisition of the company Socomar, located in Wavre, Belgium. This acquisition was the start of the international organization that we are today.

2000

France

To gain a foothold on the French market, the company Yo Tuyo was acquired. At that time, Yo Tuyo was one of the biggest French customers of Socomar.

2004

Lithuania

To gain more production capacity with the company, a manufaturing company PNTS in Lithuania was acquired. This takeover provided access to two manufacturing facilities. This suddenly gave the company a lot more possibilities and flexibility.

2006

Vietnam

A partnership was entered with a local party in Vietnam to set up a branch. It was the third manufacturing company with sales activities in the local market.

2008

Logistics centre

In the middle of 2007 construction of the new central warehouse in Belgium started. We moved from Wavre to Perwez at the beginning of 2008. This new warehouse of 4500 m2 was very much needed to facilitate the growth of the company.

2009

Formula Air Group

After 18 years all these acquired companies have become Formula Air Group with a group holding including several operating companies. From that moment all companies were branded as one company, Formula Air.

2016

Germany & Sweden

Formula Air expanded even more in 2016 by the acquisition of Winkel Lufttechnik in Germany and by starting a new branch in Sweden to enter the Scandinavian market. A first step to reach large markets not yet fully exploited.

2018

Logistics centre expansion

The central warehouse in Belgium was expanded by an additional 2500 m2 to facilitate the further growth of the company.

2019

Manufacturing growth

In both The Netherlands and Lithuania a brand new manufacturing facility, including new machinery and offices was realized by the beginning of 2019. These new buildings and machinery gave the production capacity an enormous boost.

2020

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software

By the summer of 2020 the whole Formula Air Group was running on a new ERP software. From this moment on, all operating companies work on one system. This investment was made in order to become operationaly more efficient and to support the growth of the company.

2022

Warehouse Management System (WMS) implementation

Implementation of WMS was a major step in the journey of excellent operation efficiency. It allowed monitoring of stock articles in real-time so business processes were based on reliable data. At the same time it improved logistics efficiency as more orders could be handled in the same period of time.

2023

Website & eCatalogue launch

A new website was built around convenience, speed, and accessibility, to offer users streamlined experience. The online brand was updated to truly show what the company stands for. Moreover a digital product catalogue was created to display comprehensive information about standard products, including real-time technical data, maintenance, and other related files.

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