About Sopemea
Tests, studies
and expertise
Within 200 employees in France and the UK and more than 75 years experience, Sopemea is offering its customers a complete range of testing services for all types of materials and equipment in the mechanical, climatic, electrical, hydraulic and electromagnetic compatibility fields, as well as offering maintenance of testing equipment.
Our laboratories are CIR and CII approved and COFRAC accredited in France and UKAS accredited in the UK.
A global approach and integrated expertise
in all phases of your projects
By choosing Sopemea, our clients have access to a range of expertise in testing in mechanical, climatic, EMC and electrical environments. The group, which has 7 sites and a training organisation, supports you at every stage of your project development: study or justification file, qualification strategy and tests, vulnerability analysis, lightning protection system study, protection against electrostatic discharges, CE marking, system validation, engineering audit and staff training.
Our teams of specialised engineers and technicians support you in all phases of the development of your products, equipment, systems, sub-systems and infrastructure.
We provide our clients with a range of complementary services to cover their test campaigns:
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Our teams bring you support on your projects in France & in the UK:
- Sopemea (Vélizy, Trappes, Toulouse and in 2025 Sopemea Testing Laboratory Services in Toulouse also)
- Sopemea (formerly Sopavib - Lyon)
- Sopemea (formerly Sopaval - Valenciennes)
- Sopemea (formerly Aemc Lab - Grenoble)
- Sopemea, Aemc training organisation (France)
- PARC-UK (Bideford)
- AxesSim, electromagnetic simulation (Strasbourg)
In January 2024, the Sopavib, Sopaval, Aemc and Aemc Lab entities merged with the parent company Sopemea and adopted a common name.
Our experts answer your questions
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What are the main types of testing laboratories?
Sopemea has testing and measurement laboratories in France and in the United Kingdom in Bideford with the PARC testing laboratory. These testing laboratories are equipped to perform a variety of characterisation and testing procedures. They are accredited and recognised for their expertise in metrology, guaranteeing the quality of test reports. -
What types of tests can you perform?
We can perform tests in a wide range of fields. This includes mechanical (vibration and shock testing), climatic, electrical and hydraulic testing, as well as material characterisation. Our test benches allow for ageing, acoustic and corrosion testing. We also perform failure analyses, lightning protection tests, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) tests, and non-destructive and destructive tests. We can perform tests on prototypes and for research and development, following strict protocols and specifications. Our qualified technicians ensure the accuracy of each test. -
Which sectors do you cover?
Sopemea covers key sectors such as aeronautics, automotive, rail, defence and all types of industrial goods and systems. We help these industries with the qualification process for their equipment. -
Do you operate throughout France?
Yes, Sopemea's teams operate throughout France and Europe, providing testing and maintenance services for test equipment. Our laboratories are located in Vélizy-Villacoublay and Trappes (78) in the Yvelines department, Toulouse (31), Sassenage and Seyssins (38) and Genas (69).
Sopemea's gender
equality index in 2025 :
- Gender pay gap = incalculable indicator
- Gap in the distribution of individual pay rises = 25/35
- The number of female employees receiving a pay rise when they return from maternity leave = 15/15
- Parity among the 10 highest earners = 0/10
- i.e. a total of 40 out of a maximum number of points that can be obtained = 60
Final result: due to the incalculable indicators, Sopemea's gender equality index for 2025 cannot be determined.
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