SOMFY Group in the news

The Despature family, originally from textiles, transformed their wealth through Somfy, a home equipment company, leading to a 4.8 billion euro fortune by 2026.

Bond will exhibit LED strip lighting smart controllers and an AI-powered lighting feature at CEDIA Expo 2026, alongside new app features for dealers and an interactive display kit.

Bond is expanding its outdoor automation platform with new lighting controls, AI features, and dealer tools, following its acquisition by Somfy Group.

SOMFY Group acquired Bond, a smart home connectivity platform, to expand its North American market presence and enhance smart shading solutions.

Somfy Group acquired Bond, a smart-home connectivity platform, to enhance its connected home offerings and expand in North America.

Somfy Group acquired Olibra LLC, owner of the Bond brand, to enhance its smart home connectivity and expand in the North American smart shading market.

Laëtitia Robillard has joined Somfy Group.

Somfy finalized an agreement with trade unions to cut 396 jobs in France, down from 420, aiming to restore competitiveness and reorganize the group.

Somfy Group, a home automation leader, faces employee backlash over a significant redundancy plan despite solid financial health, leading to protests and union calls for better social measures.

Unions at Somfy are protesting a planned layoff of 534 employees, demanding humane alternatives and better reclassification measures.

Somfy's 2025 revenue grew by 1.5% to 1.538 billion euros, but profitability declined due to a slow construction market, leading to planned job cuts.

Somfy is cutting 350 jobs in France due to a slowdown in the European market and is restructuring to focus on strategic priorities.

Somfy is cutting 550 jobs amid a European construction crisis, shifting focus to renovation, exports, and tertiary markets while simplifying its organization to improve profitability.

Somfy plans to cut 350 jobs in France due to a slowdown in the European market, focusing on administrative and managerial roles.

Somfy Group will eliminate 350 jobs in France, mainly in Haute-Savoie, and 550 worldwide, due to a European market slowdown, though industrial employment remains unaffected.

The Europe window coverings market is projected to reach USD 17.88 billion by 2035, driven by energy efficiency, smart home integration, and premium product demand, with key players like Hunter Douglas and Somfy Group influencing market growth.

Farrah Righi was promoted to lead project purchasing at Somfy Group, focusing on collaboration with product and new offers teams.

Fondation SOMFY celebrates 10 years of employee-driven solidarity challenges helping associations tackle fundraising and partnership challenges through collaborative innovation.

A sustainable project in Ukraine is building family homes and social centers to improve child welfare and reform child protection, supported by the SOMFY Foundation.

A project in Ukraine is building family homes and social centers for vulnerable children using sustainable designs, supported by Fondation SOMFY and partners, aiming to reform child protection.