FOCAL JMLAB (FOCAL POWERED BY NAIM)
Company-provided description, not an official-source fact. Certifications, capacities, years and market positions stated in it are the company's own claims until a record below confirms them.
Focal is a French brand, world leader in the manufacture of high-fidelity solutions. Its “made in France” expertise has been recognized for over 40 years. Enter the world of Focal.
- Type
- manufacturer (our classification of the record, not a statement by the company)
- Role
- Manufacturer (official record)
- Location
- La Talaudiere, France
- Founded
- 1988 (matches the state register)
- Website
- https://www.focal.com
- Categories
- Audio & Video
Listed in a source registry
France INSEE Sirene / INPI RNE state register (annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr)
What is established and what is not
No researcher review has been written for this company yet. 16 official records from 11 official sources are on file. 6 other entries are not official records: our own technical checks and searches, open directory listings, our inferences or the company's own statements. Everything is listed below with its evidence type: each entry confirms only what it literally says; none of them is a review. The manufacturing role above rests on the official records listed below, and only as far as each literally goes: a facility registration or licence is not an observation of current production. Nothing here confirms ownership or trading status beyond what each record literally says.
Facts on file, each with its evidence type
- First recorded on the web archive (record type: web-presence-since) [our own observation, not an official record; status green] The web archive holds a page at this address from 1998. Shows a web archive saw a page at this address on that date. It does not show who ran the site then. checked 2026-08-03. Internet Archive (Wayback)
- No insolvency proceedings on record (record type: insolvency-clear) [our own observation, not an official record; status green] We searched the official bulletin and found no insolvency proceedings on that date. checked 2026-10-13. BODACC (annuaire-entreprises)
- On the company register (record type: registered-since) [official record; status green] On the company register since 1988. Shows how long the company has been on the state register, which is hard to fake and easy to check. effective since 2026-08-01. INSEE SIRENE (Registre national des entreprises)
- Website domain registered (record type: domain-registered) [our own observation, not an official record; status green] Shows how long this web address has been registered. That is the age of the domain, not of the company: a domain can change owners. checked 2026-08-19. Domain registry record
- Files its annual accounts, latest on public record (record type: bodacc-accounts-filed) [official record; status green] Annual accounts filed for 2025 Matched to this company by name only; no second anchor confirms it is the same legal entity.. Indicates the company still meets its reporting duties. checked 2026-10-13. BODACC (annuaire-entreprises)
- A change to the company's registration was published on the official record (record type: registry-change-published) [official record; status green] Indicates the register still receives filings from this company, so the record is maintained rather than abandoned. checked 2026-10-13. BODACC (annuaire-entreprises)
- Active legal entity ID (LEI) (record type: lei-active) [official record; status green] A global identifier used in finance; an active one is renewed yearly. checked 2026-08-23. GLEIF global LEI register (golden copy)
- Street address on file in the state register (record type: registered-establishment) [official record; status green] The place of business the company itself declared when it registered. The register records the declaration; it does not inspect the site or show that anything is made there. effective since 2026-08-01. INSEE SIRENE (Registre national des entreprises)
- registry-activity (record type: registry-activity) [official record; status green] Activity code in the state register: NAF 26.40Z. Shows what the state itself says the company does, which you can compare with what it promises you. checked 2026-10-15. France INSEE Sirene state register (data.gouv.fr bulk file)
- financials-published (record type: financials-published) [official record; status green] Annual accounts filed for 2025: revenue €77.7M, profit €1.4M. Lets you size the supplier against your own volume: the figure comes from accounts filed with the state, not from a claim on a website. effective since 2025-12-31. INPI/BCE published accounts (data.economie.gouv.fr)
- Legally registered and still active (record type: registry-active-global) [official record; status green] Shows the register lists the registration as active on the date we read it. It does not show how busy the business is. checked 2026-10-15. France INSEE Sirene state register (data.gouv.fr bulk file)
- EU customs identifier (EORI) active (record type: export-registered-eori) [official record; status green] An EORI number identifies the company to EU customs for imports, exports and transit. A valid number does not show that any shipment took place and is not a licence to export a particular product. checked 2026-07-24. EU EORI validation (European Commission)
- Holds the state living-heritage craft label (record type: living-heritage-label) [official record; status green] A state label for rare craft and industrial know-how. checked 2026-10-18. INSEE Sirene (annuaire-entreprises)
- No match found in the debarment registers we checked (record type: debarment-clear) [our own observation, not an official record; name search, no matching candidate] We searched the public debarment datasets and found no matching candidate. Absence from these lists is a search result, not a certificate. checked 2026-07-24. OpenSanctions
- Mentioned in independent media (record type: media-mention) [our own observation, not an official record; status green] The press has written about it. A fact, not an endorsement. effective since 2024-03-20. rcf.fr
- No match found on the sanctions lists we checked (record type: sanctions-clear) [our own observation, not an official record; name search, no matching candidate] We searched the public sanctions datasets and found no matching candidate. A name search is not full compliance screening. checked 2026-07-24. OpenSanctions
- Registry ID checks out with the state register (record type: registry-id-verified) [official record; status green] Helps confirm the company on this page is the same legal entity as in the register. effective since 2026-07-22. Annuaire des Entreprises (INSEE / INPI)
- Workforce size in the company register (record type: workforce-on-record) [official record; status green] Between 250 and 499 employees on the state record. One indication of the company's size as the register records it; it does not establish production capacity. effective since 2026-07-01. INSEE SIRENE (Registre national des entreprises)
- Named directors on file (record type: directors-on-file) [official record; status green] 2 directors on file. The register names the people who run the company, so there is someone answerable if something goes wrong. checked 2026-10-18. INSEE Sirene (annuaire-entreprises)
- EU VAT number valid for cross-border trade (record type: vat-valid) [official record; status green] The number is registered and active: we asked the EU VIES service and it answered yes. An invalid VAT number is the first sign an invoice comes from the wrong company. checked 2026-07-31. VIES (European Commission)
- Places goods on the market (national producer register) (record type: places-goods-on-market; this record does not by itself establish manufacturing) [official record; status green] A state register lists this company as placing these goods on the market, as their maker or importer. By itself it does not show who makes them. checked 2026-10-15. Registre national des producteurs (ADEME/SYDEREP), France
- Registered business units on file (record type: registered-units) [official record; status green] 2 active business units of 4 on the register, 2 with a manufacturing activity code. The register lists how many sites the company runs. effective since 2026-10-01. INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement)
Government supervision
No matching installation in the published Georisques, French register of classified installations (ICPE) data as of 2026-10-23. Limit: a zero only excludes a matching published Georisques record, not regulatory supervision generally.
Registered business units
2 active and 2 closed units in INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement); 2 active units carry a manufacturing activity code (section C of the activity classification). The activity code is what the register records for each site, not a finding that goods are made there.
- ZI MOLINA LA CHAZOTTE 108 RUE DE L'AVENIR 42350 LA TALAUDIERE: SIRET 34439430900035, active, head office, manufacturing activity code 26.40Z (Fabrication de produits électroniques grand public), opened 2002-04-12, staff 250-499 (2024). INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement)
- ET ANGLE RUE CONSTANTINE / LOT 8 2 RUE DE BONE 06400 CANNES: SIRET 34439430900043, active, manufacturing activity code 26.40Z (Fabrication de produits électroniques grand public), opened 2021-04-26. INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement)
- 2 RUE VIAL 42100 SAINT-ETIENNE: SIRET 34439430900019, closed 1995-12-25, activity code 65.2E, opened 1988-02-29. INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement)
- 15 RUE JEAN-CLAUDE VERPILLEUX 42100 SAINT-ETIENNE: SIRET 34439430900027, closed 2002-04-12, activity code 65.2E, opened 1995-06-19. INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement)
Relationships
7 relationship(s) on file. Each line names the other party, the relationship as its source records it, and the source. A record of a relationship is not a finding about control beyond what it literally says.
Recorded in a source
- 2 more officer(s), not named in the record: Officer in the register. INSEE Sirene (annuaire-entreprises)
- 108 RUE DE L'AVENIR 42350 LA TALAUDIERE: Site named in the record. INSEE SIRENE (Registre national des entreprises)
Candidates, not confirmed
- focal.com: Website of this business. Source record
Import rules for these goods
- Electronics for the EU need CE marking incl. RoHS substance limits, and producers must register for WEEE take-back in each member state of sale. European Commission (CE)
- Electronics for the US market need FCC equipment authorization under 47 CFR Part 15, which covers unintentional radiators such as switch-mode power supplies, not only radio devices. US FCC (Part 15)