Focal-JMLab
Focal-JMlab is a French company that has designing and selling high fidelity audio systems since 1979. Based in Saint-Étienne, the company manufactures loudspeakers for the home, speaker drivers for automobiles, headphones, and professional monitor loudspeakers.
| Industry | Consumer electronics |
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| Founded | 1979 |
| Founder | Jacques Mahul |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Jacques Mahul - chairman and managing director |
| Products | home audio, mobile audio, professional audio |
| Brands | Focal |
| Revenue | € 110 million (2019) |
| Total assets | Naxicap Partners, Aquasourça, Garibaldi Participations, Société des Managers |
Number of employees | 230 |
| Parent | Vervent Audio Group |
| Website | www |
The Grande Utopia is the brand's emblematic loudspeaker, which earned the company its worldwide reputation. It is considered one of the best high-fidelity loudspeakers in the world.
Focal's industrial strategy concentrates on having full control over the entire production process, from the design and manufacturing of the speaker drivers to the assembly of the final product. Its products are entirely designed and developed in France, and most of the production is carried out at the factory in Saint-Étienne (France).
Focal-JMlab generates a €53 million annual turnover and employs about 230 people at its facility in Saint-Étienne, which groups the production, R&D and management departments at the same site. Its export share is 70%.