{"id":5627,"date":"2022-09-30T17:56:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T15:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sovam.eu\/our-history\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T10:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:41:15","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sovam.fr\/en\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our history"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Passionate – Dedicated – Professional<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Over 70 years of expertise in industrial excellence<\/h2><\/div>

Since 1955, SOVAM has been designing and manufacturing reliable equipment that meets the most demanding quality standards. Drawing on this long experience, the company develops solutions aimed at improving safety, optimising operational efficiency and reducing the time and cost of ground support and maintenance operations, in both the aeronautical and defence sectors.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Takeover of the Robert MORIN bodywork shop by his son Andr\u00e9.<\/h3><\/div>
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Takeover of the Robert Morin coachbuilder, founded in 1930, by his son Andr\u00e9 Morin.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1955<\/div><\/span>
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Creation of SOVAM<\/h3><\/div>
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Creation of the SOVAM brand: Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des V\u00e9hicules Andr\u00e9 Morin.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1960<\/div><\/span>
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First orders for airport service vehicles<\/h3><\/div>
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At the Paris Commercial Vehicle Show, SOVAM was noticed by airport traffic representatives and the company won its first orders for airport service vehicles:<\/p>\n

10 buses to transport AIR France crew<\/p>\n

12 large buses for Orly airport. Called amphidrome, these buses can carry 80 passengers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1965<\/div><\/span>
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Airport GSE supplier of<\/p>\n

Roissy Charles de Gaulle (CDG)<\/span><\/h3><\/div>

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SOVAM became the GSE supplier for Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport, which opened on 8 March 1974.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1974<\/div><\/span>
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Development of the AEROBUS with the support of the State Secretariat for Research.<\/h3><\/div>
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After a year of intensive trials at Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), the AEROBUS\/SHUTTLE LIFT, named AL150, was a great success at the Paris International Air Show.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1979<\/div><\/span>
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Construction of the first military vehicle.<\/h3><\/div>
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Construction of the first military vehicle at the request of Andr\u00e9 Goldman, the Sovamag TC10. Sovamag equips the French Air Force.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1980<\/div><\/span>
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The world’s first mobile glass footbridge is built by SOVAM.<\/h3><\/div>
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The world’s first mobile glass footbridge is built by SOVAM. It will be delivered and put into service at Nice C\u00f4te d’Azur International Airport.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1993<\/div><\/span>
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Separation of activities.<\/h3><\/div>
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Separation of activities, with the “special vehicles and warehouse vehicles” department becoming ETALMOBIL S.A.<\/a> and the “GSE airport equipment” department becoming SOVAM INTERNATIONAL.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1994<\/div><\/span>
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SOVAM joins Irish investment fund Abbey International Finance.<\/h3><\/div>
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Finance Abbey International<\/a> is an independent niche finance company based in Dublin. The Abbey Group seeks to work with businesses and entrepreneurs to create bespoke solutions. However, Abbey is more than just a finance company. The firm aims to maximise the return on its commercial activities for the benefit of charitable causes. To date, these causes have supported more than \u20ac60 million.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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2017<\/div><\/span>
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SOVAM is developing its Retrofit activities.<\/h3><\/div>
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Retrofitting is the partial or complete renovation of a vehicle. The difference with a standard retrofit lies in the possibility of converting an internal combustion engine into an electric one.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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2021<\/div><\/span>
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Launch of the ALTA maintenance platform.<\/h3><\/div>
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ALTA, the new 100% electric maintenance platform, embodies innovation in the service of efficiency and sustainability. Designed to meet the sector’s modern requirements, the ALTA combines design with a view to reducing costs (design-to-cost) and an eco-design approach, incorporating sustainable materials and optimised energy solutions.<\/p>\n

ALTA ensures efficient maintenance that complies with environmental standards, while maintaining high-quality performance to meet the most demanding market requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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2024<\/div><\/span>
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Launch of the Sovambition2030 growth plan<\/h3><\/div>
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2025<\/div><\/span>
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