About us
Steady growth
Since 1978, Jacques and Marie-Paule FÉTIS have grown their company in line with changes in the sector. After our beginnings as a local distributor of engines, today FÉTIS Group is an international supplier of systems used throughout the life cycle of machines in three sectors: mobility, energy and industry.
Steady growth
Secodi, the first company of Fétis Group, is located along the Loire River in Nantes, France, and its growth has been closely tied to the Loire for more than 40 years.
Jacques and Marie-Paule FÉTIS, founders of Secodi, started their business selling and repairing Perkins diesel engines. The Bateaux de l’Erdre river cruisers and various small fishing boats were among their first customers. Today FÉTIS Group has expanded into new areas, with a view to promoting the energy transition by decarbonizing machines.
PROMOTING THE ENERGY TRANSITION
Family Mindset
Family Mindset
While we have grown exponentially in France and internationally, FÉTIS Group has nevertheless kept our family mindset.
Damien FÉTIS, President, Évrard FÉTIS, Vice-President and Sébastien VERRON, CFO and General Secretary, remain approachable, decision-making is direct, and the hierarchical structure is clear and simple.
Production
Supporting
Our companies leverage their expertise and synergy to support our customers in their energy transition by delivering clean, smart solutions.
An international presence
Today, thanks to our international presence in the 9 countries where we operate (France, Finland, Estonia, Turkey, Spain, Mauritius, Cambodia, Côte d’Ivoire, Germany), FÉTIS Group is recognized as a leading industrial equipment manufacturer and systems integrator working to decarbonize mobility (off-road, on-road and marine) and industry.
Our Vision
“We are an independent, international family-owned business, offering innovative solutions and services for the energy transition in the mobility and industrial sectors.”
Our Values
We are excited about growing our Group and our opportunities for expansion. Entrepreneurship is our way of life. This is reflected in our ability to innovate, to reinvent ourselves and to take charge of our future to better serve our customers.
We work to benefit the Group, our Employees and our Customers by building long-term, rewarding partnerships driven by our sense of social responsibility.
We have built and consolidated our reputation as a family-owned group thanks to the transparency and ethics of each one of us. Our words are followed by actions, and we achieve what we promise.
Our mission
We are committed to responsible and sustainable development.
We work with our customers to design, produce and integrate innovative systems to decarbonize mobility (On-road, Off-road and Marine) and industry.
We optimize the operating costs of our customers’ machines throughout their life cycle by offering multi-technical services.
Our History
Secodi formed by Jacques & Marie-Paule Fétis
Diesel engines
Network of companies formed
(hydraulics, instrumentation)
The network goes international
(Finland, Estonia, Turkey, Spain)
Evrard Fétis joins the family business
Focus on Service and the Digital Transformation. Changes in governance: Evrard, Damien and Sébastien lead the entire Group
Fétis Group becomes the corporate brand
1978
1978
1991
2004
2012
2017
2017
2019
2022
Secodi's first location
Damien Fétis joins the family business
Focus on Innovation & R&D, Complete Solutions & Production
The company is transferred from Jacques and Marie-Paule Fétis to their sons Damien and Evrard Fétis
First steps on another continent
Seco Power is formed in Africa
Our Governance
Damien FÉTIS
President
“My mission is to define our long term strategic vision and the long and short term orientations of the Group’s businesses. The General Managers also report to me, and I chair the Executive Board.”
Damien FÉTIS
President
“My mission is to define our long term strategic vision and the long and short term orientations of the Group’s businesses. The General Managers also report to me, and I chair the Executive Board.”
Évrard FÉTIS
Vice-President & Corporate Chief Operating Officer
“My mission is to implement the Group’s strategy day to day for optimized operational efficiency and to support its transformation.”
Évrard FÉTIS
Vice-President & Corporate Chief Operating Officer
“My mission is to implement the Group’s strategy day to day for optimized operational efficiency and to support its transformation.”
Sébastien VERRON
Chief Financial Officer - General Secretary
“I am in charge of financial and legal risk management, our financial and legal intelligence, and I represent the Company with banks and institutions.”
Sébastien VERRON
Chief Financial Officer General Secretary
“I am in charge of financial and legal risk management, our financial and legal intelligence, and I represent the Company with banks and institutions.”