focquet

Our history, your future

Our 130 years of experience in the market have enabled us to evolve into a dynamic, international and client-oriented company.

Founded in 1892, the Focquet family business aims at purchasing, transforming and distributing efficient and reliable industrial equipment, adapted to various application sectors. For 130 years, these equipments have been distributed through our company or in partnership with distributors, guaranteeing quality products, a fast service and a unique know-how acquired throughout our history.

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YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

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MOTORS IN STOCK

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M² OF STOCK

Since 2020

A steady growth

Since 2020, the company has been growing steadily thanks to its increasing customer base, its numerous partnerships, its acquired certifications and its reputation. Since 2020, the company has been growing steadily thanks to its increasing customer base, its numerous partnerships, its acquired certifications and its reputation. Over the years, the company has acquired a strategic position in both the Belgian and international markets and has steadily increased its reputation. As a result, the company has become major player in the market of industrial power equipment.

2015

International office expansion

In 2015, the company decided to open two additional offices abroad: one in France, the other in Germany. These offices, managed by employees highly qualified in the field of electric motors, enable the company to increase its customer base and brand awareness in these countries.

2004

New factory in Gembloux, Belgium

In 2014, the company decides to build a new factory in Gembloux and moves there in November 2014. This move will be strategic for the image of the company. Its storage capacity increased to more than 5,500m2 and the company modernized with the establishment of a high-performance computerized inventory scanning system that allows faster processing of its clients’ demands. The new site includes a shop, a workshop for electrical machines and a workshop for pumps, as well as offices adapted to the current and future needs of a growing company. This large-scale move allows the company to enjoy more than 20.000 engines in stock and to strengthen its major asset: a complete inventory to quickly respond to customer needs and ensure rapid delivery to customers.

1996

Marketing of engines under its own trademarks

Focquet’s biggest milestone was in 1996, when the company decided to market new slipring and squirrel-cage motors under its own trademark: European Electric Company (2€C). These motors rapidly acquired a reputation for superior quality at competitive prices, winning over a growing clientele in Belgium, Europe and beyond. They were followed by other new equipment, including: Transformers, direct-current motors, soft starters, variable speed drives AC/DC, alternators, pumps, electric power generators, etc.

1982

Reorientation of our activities

Due to the gradual replacement of steam-driven motors by diesel motors in the years 1950-1960, Focquet decided to focus mainly on reconditioned electric machines.

The company will then be modernized and restructured in the 1990s. Since then, the company has experienced an uninterrupted growth.

1898

New factory in Vilvoorde, Belgium

In 1898, the company decided to build a new factory in Vilvoorde (near Brussels) in order to expand and deal with heavy machinery. In 1898, the company decided to build a new factory in Vilvoorde (near Brussels) in order to expand and deal with heavy machinery.

1892

Creation of Focquet

The company Focquet, originally named “SA Etablissements Charles Focquet & Cie NV”, was founded in 1892 in Brussels. Initially, its core business was the purchase, repair, sale and lease of electric generators, steam-powered equipment and gas-powered machinery.