EREL SDMO IRAQ

enerating sets. From 1970 to 1985, SDMO sets up agencies nationwide, and signs its first contract in Africa.
1986, EDF Electricité de France introduces the EJP tariff. This step reduces the cost of electricity during peak demand, enabling SDMO to further establish its reputation in the French market and to significantly increase sales. It then widens its presence in Europe. In the early 1990s, SDMO sets up branches in Spain and England and then Singapore.
1995, the company sets up a new plant and offices of 15,000 m² in Guipavas, near Brest.
2001: three subsidiaries are opened in Argentina, Brazil and the United-States and a representative office is set up in Algeria.
2003: a subsidiary is set up in Belgium
2005: a subsidiary is set up in Nigeria
2006: a representative office is set up in Dubai
2006: a representative office is set up in Baghdad
2007: two new offices are set up in Johannesburg (South Africa) and Moscow (Russia).
2005, the Meunier family sells SDMO, as well as two other companies – SOREEL and BES – to the KOHLER Co. Group, an American family-owned multinational company, whose division Kohler Power System also designs and manufactures generating sets. Jean-Marie Soula is appointed as manager.
2006: KOHLER divides up the geographical marketing zones between SDMO and KPS to avoid any competition between the two brands. SDMO covers Europe, Africa, the Middle East and South America. KOHLER retains North America, Asia and Oceania.
2010: a subsidiary is set up in Germany and a 15,000 m² expansion of the existing production site in Guipavas is under construction, due to open at the end of 2011.
2013: the group acquired a new subsidiary in Brazil - former name Maquigeral
2016 : SDMO is being renamed KOHLER SDMO, a change of positioning and now a manufacturer of its own engines. It is unveiling its new KD Series range, over 700 kVA, fitted with Kohler engines. The company's head office is moving into new premises in the immediate vicinity of its Kergaradec plant.