Sofim

What Sofim does

Sofim spol. s r.o. is a privately held Czech engineering and systems integration firm founded in 1991 and headquartered at Zelený pruh 99, Prague 4. The company delivers measurement, regulation, and software solutions (MaR) across four primary verticals: industrial automation (Honeywell and Allen-Bradley control systems for manufacturing customers), building automation (Loxone-based smart homes and Honeywell/EAGLEHAWK-based commercial facilities), aviation lighting security (Dialight LED obstacle lights and Honeywell/Thorn airport lighting), and gas detection systems (Aseko, Evikon, BD sensors, KR protect). Its technology stack spans PLC/DDC controllers, SCADA/information systems, operator interfaces, and IoT integration, with custom software development for visualization, process control, and MES-ready system integration.

The business operates on a multi-channel model combining engineering-led enterprise sales for complex turnkey projects with a transactional e-shop (eshop.sofim.cz) selling standardized distributed components such as Honeywell thermostats, Dialight obstacle lights, Loxone smart-home devices, and N-TRON industrial switches. Sofim holds exclusive Czech distribution rights for Honeywell FI+PI field instrumentation, Red Lion (N-TRON/SIXNET) industrial Ethernet switches, and Dialight LED obstacle lights, and operates as a registered Loxone partner. The company co-developed a proprietary line of electronic key boxes with manufacturer Phobos (active since 2011), supplying customized variants to enterprise customers including ŠKODA Auto and T-Mobile. Revenue derives primarily from hardware-inclusive turnkey project delivery plus warranty and post-warranty service, including contractual 7/24/365 uptime maintenance (e.g., for T-Systems Czech Republic). Pricing is unit-based for distributed products and individually quoted for engineering projects; no SaaS or subscription pricing is documented. The company serves customers across the Czech Republic, broader Europe, and the USA, with no disclosed subsidiaries, external investors, or public listing.

Name

Sofim

Legal name

Sofim spol. s r.o.

Website

https://sofim.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sofim spol. s r.o. is a Czech engineering firm founded in 1991 that delivers measurement, regulation, and software solutions — industrial automation, building automation, aviation lighting, and gas detection — to enterprise and government customers across Central Europe and the USA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Systems

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial I/O, Signal Conditioning & Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) (IMAGABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Process & Batch Control Software (Recipe Management, ISA-88) (IMAGABAH), Smart Thermostats & HVAC Controls Retail (CRAIAMAC)

Keywords

• Industrial automation systems
• Building automation solutions
• Aviation lighting security
• Gas detection systems
• PLC control integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Automation & Control Systems: Design, supply, installation, and servicing of industrial automation and regulation systems for manufacturing companies. Includes control systems, sensors, instrumentation, visualization software, and ongoing warranty and post-warranty service. Projects span Czech Republic, Europe, and USA.
2. Building Automation (MaR): Smart building and home solutions covering HVAC, lighting, security, fire protection. Uses Loxone for smart homes and EagleHawk/Hawk controllers for building management. Serves residential (apartment complexes, family houses) and commercial (offices, Congress Centre Prague, Palác Křižík).
3. Aerospace/Airport Lighting Security: Supply and installation of obstacle lights, runway signals, approach systems, and navigation lighting for airports (Prague, Ostrava, Karlovy Vary, Army airports) and obstacle marking for tall structures (towers, wind farms). Products from Honeywell, Thorn, Dialight.
4. Gas Detection Systems: Continuous gas monitoring systems for production plants, boiler rooms, freezers, warehouses, underground garages using Aseko, Evikon, BD sensors, KR protect products.
5. E-commerce (eshop.sofim.cz): Online storefront selling standardized components including Honeywell thermostats and detectors, Dialight obstacle lights, Loxone smart home products, N-TRON industrial switches, key boxes. B2C and B2B sales within Czech Republic.
6. Key Boxes: Sale and customization of electronic key management systems (Phobos-based) with web application management, chip card access, and integration. Serves ŠKODA Auto, T-Mobile, and other enterprises.
7. Servicing & Maintenance: Warranty and post-warranty service including repair, extended warranties, and contractual uptime maintenance (including 7/24/365 mode for T-Systems Czech Republic). Regular and on-demand service options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sofim designs, supplies, installs, and services industrial automation and control systems, building automation, aviation lighting security, and gas detection systems for enterprise customers. It also distributes partner products (Honeywell, Dialight, Loxone, N-TRON) and operates an e-shop for standardized components in the Czech Republic.

Product overview

Sofim is an engineering company providing comprehensive solutions in measurement, regulation, and software services since 1991. The product portfolio consists of four core vertical offerings: Industrial Automation Systems (Honeywell/Allen Bradley-based), Building Automation Systems (Loxone residential, EagleHawk commercial), Aviation Lighting Security (Dialight/Honeywell/Thorn), and Gas Detection Systems. Supporting these are key management systems (Phobos key boxes), system integration/MES services, custom software development, and turnkey project delivery. The company also distributes partner products including Honeywell FI+PI sensors, RedLion/N-TRON/SIXNET industrial switches, Dialight LED obstacle lights, and Loxone smart home components through its e-shop.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Significant operating cost savings for manufacturing customers through automation and real-time monitoring
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers27 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

Integration6 records

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• HoneywellcoreTechnology or IntegrationEstablished in 1991 as a Honeywell product reseller, becoming authorized distributor for automation devices for technological process management. Since 1997 a Honeywell partner for Czech Republic in avionics and airport technology divisions. Certified integrator of Honeywell control systems (Allen-Bradley as well). Exclusive distributor of Honeywell FI+PI (pressure, differential pressure, flow, level, temperature sensors) for Czech Republic.
• DialightcoreTechnology or IntegrationExclusive distributor of Dialight Ltd LED obstacle signals since 2003. Products include low-intensity (D860, RTO), medium-intensity (BT2100/D564), and high-intensity obstacle lights. Distributes throughout Czech Republic and Slovakia.
• LoxonecoreTechnology or IntegrationRegistered partner of Loxone for smart home automation. Sofim integrates Loxone products (Miniserver, Touch, extensions, smart home devices) in residential and commercial building projects. Featured in Loxone product e-shop listings.
• Red Lion / N-TRON / SIXNETcoreTechnology or IntegrationExclusive distributor of American company Red Lion's N-TRON and SIXNET industrial Ethernet switches for Czech Republic. Installs exclusively in industrial applications; marginally in buildings requiring higher reliability and robust design.
• PhoboscoreTechnology or IntegrationCo-developed key box/deposit system with Phobos. Phobos manufactures the key boxes; Sofim provides system integration, web configuration, customization, and distribution. Active since 2011. Sofim blog shows joint product development of new key box versions (32-position, 64-position, fire-rated outdoor versions).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ABB: Industrial-automation and electrification major with a deep portfolio of PLCs, drives, instrumentation, and process-control systems. Comparable to Sofim because it competes for the same industrial-automation and instrumentation budgets at CEE manufacturers like ŠKODA Auto, Constellium, and Solar Turbines.
• Siemens: Global industrial-automation and building-automation conglomerate offering PLCs, SCADA, drives, and building management systems. Comparable to Sofim because it sells overlapping platforms (SIMATIC, Desigo) into the same manufacturing and building-automation accounts Sofim serves as a Honeywell/Allen-Bradley integrator.
• Schneider Electric: Industrial-automation (Modicon/PLC) and building-management (EcoStruxure) vendor. Comparable to Sofim because it offers overlapping control and energy-management platforms and competes for industrial and commercial-building accounts in CEE, including hotels, offices, and data centers.
• Johnson Controls: Building-automation and HVAC-controls incumbent (Metasys, FX). Comparable to Sofim because it targets the same commercial-building, hotel, and office-portfolio customers (e.g., Hotel Thermal, Florenc Office Center, Congress Centre Prague) with competing building-management systems and global service capabilities.
• Rockwell Automation: Owner of Allen-Bradley, the control platform Sofim is certified to integrate. Comparable to Sofim because Rockwell's own integrator network and direct sales teams directly compete with Sofim for Allen-Bradley-based industrial-automation projects across CEE manufacturing customers.

Others

• Loxone: Smart-home and building-automation platform whose products (Miniserver, Touch, Tree/Air extensions) Sofim distributes and integrates. Comparable because Loxone both supplies and competes with Sofim in the residential and small-commercial smart-building space Sofim serves via its e-shop and the Fragment 147-apartment project.
• Honeywell: Sofim's primary technology partner and exclusive Czech distributor of Honeywell FI+PI sensors; comparable because Honeywell also sells its own process-control, building-management, and aviation-lighting solutions that compete with Sofim's integrated offerings in the same accounts.

Direct peers

• Flash Technology (SPX): Specialist in aviation obstruction lighting systems (low-, medium-, and high-intensity LED fixtures) serving towers, wind farms, and airports. Direct peer to Sofim's aviation lighting business because it competes for the same Czech Radiokomunikacations tower and airport obstacle-lighting projects that Sofim wins.
• Carmanah Technologies: Aviation obstruction-lighting manufacturer and integrator (LED medium/high-intensity obstruction lights, airfield lighting controls). Direct peer because it competes with Sofim/Dialight in supplying certified ICAO/EASA-compliant obstacle lights to airports, heliports, and tall-structure operators across Europe.
• Sauter: Building-management and HVAC-controls specialist (Sauter Vision, EAGLE/ARENA platforms — the same controllers Sofim integrates for clients like Congress Centre Prague and Palác Křižík). Direct peer because Sauter competes head-to-head for the same European MaR/building-automation retrofit projects Sofim delivers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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