SODIMEL

What SODIMEL does

SODIMEL is a France-based specialized distributor that has operated continuously since 1963 as an authorized channel partner of HACH France, supplying instruments and consumables for water and environmental analysis from its Bordeaux headquarters. The company's offering spans HACH's full laboratory water-analysis line, including portable and benchtop spectrophotometers (DR300, DR900, DR1900, DR3900, DR6000) built on UV-VIS, LED colorimetric, and RFID/barcode-driven reagent-recognition technology; turbidimeters (2100QIS, TL2300, TU5200) using patented 360° x 90° optical geometry; heating blocks (LT200, LT200-1, LTV077) for sample digestion; portable parallel analyzers (SL1000, SL250) using proprietary Chemkey single-use reagent modules; and a catalog of more than 1,000 LCK and LCI cuvette test reagents covering parameters such as DCO/COD, nitrogen, phosphorus, metals, chlorine, and surfactants.

Underlying the product portfolio is an integrated HACH ecosystem in which spectrophotometers and portable analyzers read proprietary pre-dosed reagents, RFID tags automatically capture reagent lot and expiry data, and instruments connect to HACH's Claros Water Intelligence cloud platform. SODIMEL's role is to deliver this ecosystem into France with technical support, advice, and stocking, rather than to develop the underlying instrumentation or software.

Commercially, SODIMEL runs a sales-led, direct-to-customer model via its e-commerce storefront (sodimel.fr) and phone-based quoting, priced in euros. Revenue is generated through two streams: one-time instrument sales ranging from roughly €900 for portable colorimeters to €13,800 for high-end benchtop spectrophotometers, and recurring per-pack sales of LCK/LCI reagents priced €51.80-€366 per test. Customers include accredited testing laboratories, municipal and industrial water-treatment facilities, industrial sites with effluent compliance needs, and environmental research and consulting firms, with named accounts spanning laboratory, aerospace/defense (Ariane Group), and government testing (Labo Départemental) sectors. Geographic scope is single-country (France), with nationwide delivery from Bordeaux.

Name

SODIMEL

Legal name

SODIMEL

Website

https://sodimel.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SODIMEL is a France-based authorized distributor of HACH laboratory instruments and reagents for water and environmental analysis, serving laboratories, water-treatment plants, and industrial sites across France from its Bordeaux base since 1963.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Instruments Distribution

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Metrology, Calibration & Testing Equipment (Balances, pH/DO, Standards) (HLAGAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Laboratory Testing & Analytical Services (in-house/contract labs; microbiology, metals, organics) (EUANAJAB), Emerging Contaminants Testing & Risk Management (PFAS, microplastics, pharmaceuticals) (EUANAJAF)

Keywords

• Water analysis instruments
• Laboratory equipment distribution
• Spectrophotometers and colorimeters
• Water testing reagents
• Turbidity measurement devices

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Instrument Sales: One-time sales of HACH spectrophotometers, colorimeters, turbidimeters, and heating blocks. Products range from portable field devices (€900-€2,700) to benchtop laboratory instruments (€3,580-€13,800).
2. LCK Test Reagent Sales: Recurring sales of LCK cuvettes and test reagents for water analysis parameters including DCO, nitrogen, phosphorus, metals, and surfactants. Individual test packs priced €51.80-€366 per unit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

SODIMEL is the authorized French distributor of HACH laboratory instruments and reagents for water and environmental analysis, operating since 1963 from Bordeaux. The company distributes a catalog of more than 1,000 product references, including spectrophotometers, colorimeters, turbidimeters, cuvette test reagents, heating blocks, and portable multi-parameter analyzers, shipping nationwide throughout France to laboratories and industrial customers.

Product overview

SODIMEL is a distributor of HACH France water testing instruments and reagents, serving laboratories and environmental professionals since 1963 from its Bordeaux location. Its product portfolio consists of HACH spectrophotometers and colorimeters (DR300, DR900, DR1900, DR3900, DR6000) for photometric water analysis; a comprehensive range of LCK and LCI cuvette test reagents covering over 40 water quality parameters including DCO, nitrogen compounds, phosphorus, metals, chlorine, surfactants, and turbidity; turbidimeters (TU5200, TL2300, 2100Q, 2100QIS) for water clarity measurement; heating blocks (LT200, LTV077, LT200-1) for sample digestion; and portable multi-parameter analyzers (SL1000, SL250) using Chemkey reagent technology. These instruments and reagents work together as an integrated water testing ecosystem, with spectrophotometers reading cuvette tests and reagents, turbidimeters providing complementary water clarity data, and portable analyzers enabling field multi-parameter testing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DR300 Colorimeter HACH
• DR900 Colorimeter HACH
• DR1900 Spectrophotometer HACH
• DR3900 Spectrophotometer HACH
• DR6000 Spectrophotometer HACH
• LCK Cuvette Test Reagents HACH
• LCI Cuvette Tests HACH (LCI500, LCI400)
• TU5200 Turbidimeter HACH
• TL2300 Turbidimeter HACH
• 2100QIS / 2100Q Portable Turbidimeter HACH
• LT200 Heating Block HACH
• LTV077 Ultra-Rapid Heating Block HACH
• SL1000 Portable Parallel Analyzer HACH
• SL250 Portable Analyzer HACH
• LT200-1 Compact Heating Block HACH

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 20 years of customer relationships maintained with consistent service quality
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HACH FrancecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1963SODIMEL has been the authorized distributor of HACH France products since 1963, offering the complete range of HACH laboratory instruments including spectrophotometers, colorimeters, turbidimeters, heating blocks, and LCK test reagents. This is a long-standing exclusive distribution partnership spanning over 60 years.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Fisher Scientific (Thermo Fisher): Global laboratory products distributor with extensive presence in France under the Fisher Scientific brand. Comparable as a multi-vendor lab-supply channel but at much greater scale and breadth than SODIMEL's HACH-focused catalog.
• VWR / Avantor: One of the largest global distributors of laboratory supplies and instruments, with French operations. Comparable as a broad-line lab-equipment and consumables distributor competing for the same French analytical-lab customers.
• Hach Lange (Danaher): Direct brand owner of the HACH portfolio SODIMEL distributes. Comparable as the supplier/brand parent whose products, pricing, and channel decisions set SODIMEL's commercial terms and strategic ceiling.
• WTW / Xylem Analytics: Manufacturer of electrochemistry and water-quality instrumentation (pH, conductivity, DO) carried by SODIMEL. Comparable as a co-distributed brand and as the underlying principal whose own channel choices affect SODIMEL's positioning.

Direct peers

• Antylia Scientific (formerly Cole-Parmer): Distributor of scientific instruments and consumables for water, environmental, and life-science labs in Europe. Comparable as a multi-vendor specialty distributor serving overlapping analytical-lab and water-testing customers.
• Dominique Dutscher: French laboratory supplies distributor serving research, analytical, and industrial labs across France. Comparable as a domestic specialty lab-equipment distributor targeting the same French laboratory and water-testing customer base.
• Labo Moderne: French distributor of laboratory equipment and consumables targeting academic, research, and industrial labs. Comparable as a domestic specialty distributor with similar customers and complementary catalogs.

Regional players

• Carl Roth: German-based laboratory supplies and equipment distributor with cross-border European reach. Comparable as a specialty channel partner for analytical instruments, though primarily German-speaking rather than French.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sodimel_fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sodimel

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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