Our history

Defta was born in 2007 from ARDEA Group and SFA Group. With over 1,000 collaborators, Defta aims at continuing its growth, always striving for new markets. The FAA (Fond Avenir Automobile) and NAXICAP PARTNER help us in this deployment strategy.

We believe in accompanying our clients every step of the way. We put our expertise into action, assisting in the development, validation and manufacturing of your solutions for your industrial requirements.

Our locations

We have development and production sites all over Europe

Defta Service
10 rue de la Fontaine Rouge,
77700 CHESSY

Defta Essomes
48 rue Jacques Fourrier
02400 ESSOMES SUR MARNE

Defta Leganés

C. de Ramón y Cajal, 12,
28914 Leganés, MADRID

Defta Zlate

Továrenská 54
953 01 ZLATE MORAVCE

GNM

11, Drumul 23
117140 BRADU, Arges.

36, Industriei Street
115200 COSTESTI, Arges.

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Our values

Building on our history, the values we uphold

People at the heart of the Collective

Building a collective in which everyone is involved in a common project that fosters collaboration, respect and well-being for all.

Creativity for Innovation

Encouraging and valueing the originality and imagination of each individual, to design innovative solutions for our customers and employees.

Trust leads to Autonomy

Basing our relationships & exchanges on mutual trust, favoring autonomy.

Transparency as a source of Fairness

Communicate, clarify our intentions, and keep our promises to build relationships based on trust and respect.

Commitment : a guarantee of our Excellence

Mobilizing with passion and determination in the quest for excellence.

Skills for Quality

Using our expertise and skills to chart a way of progress and continuous improvement.

Quality

We take pride in our unwavering commitment to quality and innovation

Quality is an ongoing journey for us. We adhere to stringent automotive certification standards and undergo regular audits to ensure customer satisfaction. Our reputation relies on impeccable quality, supported by ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 certifications, showcasing our dedication to excellence and industry compliance.

Expertise and know-how have been our spearhead since the creation of the group in 2007: Defta defines a true customer experience throughout the production chain and even after.

In constant search for improvement, innovation and uniqueness to enable our customers to maintain impeccable efficiency on their products, we are a European partner of first choice.

Industrial digital transformation, the democratization of electric vehicles or even the massive entry of new players into the market are all parameters integrated into our processes and reflections to continue to respond to the performance and sustainability challenges that we face.

In this context of ultra-rapid developments, Industry 4.0 allows us to exploit data instantly in order to increase productivity and improve our processes.

Our teams can thus be on the lookout for any movement, evolution or development, thanks to a pleasant and serene professional environment, allowing them professional progression focused on their skills and aspirations.

Because they are the ones who represent the real strength of the group, at the service of manufacturers.

At Defta, we design your expectations.

Jean-Pierre Ker Rault

Founder

Jean-Pierre Ker Rault

Founder


Pierre Schreiner

Group Chief Executive Officer


Romain Ploton

Chief Financial Officer


Pavel Byrdin

Chief Sales Officer


Gabriel Lopez

Chief Operations Officer


Dominique De Kersabiec

Human Ressources Director


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Careers

Employees are the key to enabling the company to move forward and make the most of the technological transformation that the sector is undergoing with the new mobility. That’s why it’s so important for us to develop a policy of diversity, inclusion, well-being, safety and health for all our employees.

Innovation

Whether it's product or manufacturing process, technical, environmental, or economic advancements, the Defta teams' appetite for innovation and continuous improvement is insatiable.