Nidec Leroy-Somer is a French company based in

Angoulême Angoulême (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Engoulaeme''; ) is a small city in the southwestern French Departments of France, department of Charente, of which it is the Prefectures of France, prefecture. Located on a plateau overlooking a meander of ...

, Charente which manufactures mainly

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s. It was established in 1919 by Marcellin Leroy. The firm has now expanded in the

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, with almost 10,000 employees. Since January 31, 2017, Leroy-Somer has become a part of the Japanese Nidec Group.Nidec Leroy-Somer Holdings
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