About Us

VANEECKE Mécanique Générale de Tissage                            

(Armentières (59) FRANCE) founded

VANEECKE specialised in the manufacture of Hot Air Generators

(Avia Therm / Amya Therm / Home Air)

SOLARONICS founded by ANTARGAZ

(Biblisheim (67) FRANCE)

ELF purchases VANEECKE

SOLARONICS takes over VANEECKE

(installation at Armentières (59) FRANCE

DML Industries purchases SOLARONICS

TRIATHERM acquired

The IRT (Process) division becomes a subsidiary. 
 

This SOLARONICS IRT subsidiary specialises in gas infrared 
drying for the paper pulp industry, providing design, 
marketing, fitting and maintenance

The Heating Division, specialising in heating systems 
for large volume premises, purchases SDC, distributor of thermo-ventilation products                  

(based on Verrière (78) FRANCE)

Anxious to diversify its Thermal Process technology and its 
markets, the SOLARONICS group creates SOLARELEC, specialising in electrical infrared drying for the automotive industry

SOLARONICS TECHNOLOGIES together with its 
subsidiaries SOLARONICS IRT and SOLARELEC are acquired 
by BEKAERT COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY N.V. 
BEKAERT is the world leader in the pre-mixing burner market

SOLARONICS Chauffage and the property company IMLYS, 
are not involved in this transaction

Philippe OUTREQUIN joins the group FIMARNE as a shareholder and takes on the general management of SOLARONICS Chauffage

SOLARONICS Chauffage purchases its Hungarian distributor and founds its subsidiary SOLARONICS CENTRAL EUROPE Kft. in Budapest

SOLARONICS Chauffage reformats its R&D team and invests 
the equivalent of 4% of annual turnover 
The Service business of the company exceeds 30% of 
annual turnover (maintenance contracts, spare parts, 
repair service, public contract work

SOLARONICS Chauffage expands its Production site at Armentières

Mobility scheme introduced for maintenance technicians

SOLARONICS Chauffage redesigns its range of radiant products