Company:Nidec Leroy-Somer

Short description: French company

Logo of the company

Front of the Sillac plant in Angoulême, Poitou-Charentes

Nidec Leroy-Somer is a French company based in Angoulême, Charente which manufactures mainly electric motors. It was established in 1919 by Marcellin Leroy.

The firm has now expanded in Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland , Romania, China and India , with almost 10,000 employees.

Since January 31, 2017, Leroy-Somer has become a part of the Japanese Nidec Group.