What Chambrelan does

Chambrelan (legal entity SAS CHAMBRELAN) is a privately held French industrial manufacturer of telescopic drawer slides, linear guide rails, and locking handles, founded in 1956 and headquartered in Le Havre, France, with production concentrated at a single Normandy site and a sales office in Ste-Thérèse, Quebec. The company specializes in cold-drawn profile manufacturing using steel, aluminium, and stainless steel, producing heavy-duty ball-bearing and roller linear guides with load capacities ranging from 75kg to 1,800kg and operating temperature ranges from -20°C to +250°C (in HT variants), alongside surface treatments such as nitriding and electrolytic polishing. Chambrelan sells under a direct sales-led B2B model with quote-based pricing (minimum order €100 for standard products, €300 for custom drawings), supplemented by an own-storefront e-commerce site and country-specific websites serving 37+ countries across Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Oceania in 12+ languages. Its end-markets include aerospace and defense, medical equipment, railway, industrial machinery, intralogistics, vehicle fitting, and vending machines. The firm holds ISO 9001:2015 (Bureau Veritas), REACH, and RoHS certifications, and is structured as a SAS with €1.3M share capital; it has no disclosed parent, subsidiaries, funding rounds, or M&A activity in the supplied data.

Name

Chambrelan

Legal name

SAS CHAMBRELAN

Website

https://chambrelan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Chambrelan is a French industrial manufacturer, founded in 1956, producing heavy-duty telescopic drawer slides and linear guide rails in steel, aluminium, and stainless steel for aerospace, medical, railway, and industrial machinery OEMs across 37+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Theresa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial slide and rail sales: Chambrelan generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of telescopic slides, linear guide rails, and locking handles to industrial customers. Products are sold directly with minimum order values. Custom manufacturing is available for specific requirements at higher minimum order thresholds.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Chambrelan designs and manufactures industrial telescopic drawer slides and linear guide rails from cold-drawn profiles in steel, aluminium, and stainless steel for industrial OEMs. The portfolio spans partial, full, and super-extension drawer slides, linear rails with ball bearing or roller runners, locking handles, and high-temperature variants, with load capacities from medium to 1,800 kg. The company also offers custom manufacturing to customer drawings with €300 minimum order thresholds and standard catalog products with €100 minimum order thresholds.

Product overview

Chambrelan is a French manufacturer of industrial telescopic slides and linear guide systems, in operation since 1956. The product portfolio centres on two core product families: (1) Telescopic Drawer Slides (Drawer Runner) offered in partial extension, full extension, and super/over extension configurations; and (2) Linear Guide Rails available in ball bearing runner and roller runner types. Both core families are manufactured in three material variants: aluminium, steel, and stainless steel. Accessory products include the DH Series of locking handles (DH, DHF, DHVF, DHFDD) and the E53GP tilting drawer system. Specialty high-temperature (HT) variants are available for oven applications. The products serve industrial sectors including aeronautics, medical, railway, protective coverings, intralogistics, vending machines, and industrial machinery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Telescopic Drawer Slides (Drawer Runner) Industrial telescopic ball bearing slides for heavy-duty drawer applications, available in partial extension, full extension, and super/over extension configurations. Manufactured in steel, aluminium, and stainless steel to support various load capacities for industrial environments.
• Linear Guide Rails Linear guide systems for industrial applications including translational guides, suspended rails, handling rails, door rails, and horizontal/vertical guides. Available in ball bearing runner and roller runner configurations in aluminium, steel, and stainless steel.
• Locking Handles (DH Series) Ergonomic locking handles for industrial drawers and doors, available in four versions: DH (standard), DHF (closed lock), DHVF (open and closed latch), and DHFDD (double extension drawer). Maximum load of 380 kg, lengths 370-1000 mm.
• Tilting Drawer System (E53GP) Heavy duty tilting drawer system combining telescopic slide functionality with a locking handle for applications requiring access and secure locking.
• Aluminium Linear Rails Lightweight aluminium sliding tracks for industrial linear guidance applications, including D52-BP53, D409-AL40, and D48-AL60 models with anodised protection.
• Steel Linear Rails Heavy-duty steel sliding tracks with white zinc coating, including E-series and R-series models with ball bearing or roller runners for medium to extra-heavy loads.
• Stainless Steel Linear Rails Corrosion-resistant stainless steel sliding tracks including ST53, ST50, ST46 series with ball bearing or roller runners for demanding environments.
• High Temperature (HT) Rails High temperature resistant linear guide rails capable of operating up to 250°C for oven-type applications, including E53-G53HT, E53-G57HT, E50-G52HT, E50-G54HT, E46-G52HT, E46-G54HT, E48-G60HT, E48-G67HT models.

Quantifiable outcome

• Load capacities from 75kg to 1800kg depending on model configuration
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fulterer: Fulterer is an Austrian manufacturer specializing in drawer slides and linear motion products for industrial and commercial applications. Fulterer's heavy-duty slides are directly comparable to Chambrelan's telescopic and linear rail offerings.
• King Slide Works: King Slide is a Taiwanese manufacturer of drawer slides and server rack rails, with significant exposure to industrial and IT infrastructure applications. King Slide's heavy-duty slide products are comparable to Chambrelan's in load capacity and precision engineering.
• Accuride International: Accuride International is a leading global manufacturer of heavy-duty drawer slides and movement solutions for industrial, commercial, and defense applications. Directly comparable to Chambrelan in telescopic ball-bearing slides, load-bearing capability, and industrial customer base.
• Grass GmbH: Grass GmbH is an Austrian manufacturer of drawer slides and movement systems for furniture and industrial applications. Grass's telescopic slide products are directly comparable to Chambrelan's in technology, materials, and target customer segments.
• Salice: Salice is an Italian manufacturer of furniture hardware including concealed drawer slides and movement systems. Salice's product portfolio overlaps with Chambrelan's in telescopic slide technology, particularly for industrial drawer and cabinet applications.
• Knape & Vogt: Knape & Vogt is a US manufacturer of drawer slides, storage systems, and motion hardware. Its industrial drawer slide products are directly comparable to Chambrelan's telescopic slide offerings, particularly in commercial and OEM applications.
• Thomas Regout: Thomas Regout is a Dutch manufacturer of industrial telescopic slides and ball-bearing drawer runners. Its product range is highly comparable to Chambrelan's, with both serving similar industrial OEM and vehicle-fitting customers.

Broad incumbents

• Blum: Blum is an Austrian manufacturer specializing in furniture fittings, notably high-quality drawer runner systems. Blum's drawer slide technology overlaps with Chambrelan's telescopic slides, though Blum is primarily focused on the furniture sector and operates at significantly larger scale.
• Hettich: Hettich is one of the world's largest manufacturers of furniture fittings and industrial hardware, including telescopic drawer runner systems. Overlaps with Chambrelan in telescopic slides and linear guidance, but Hettich serves a broader product portfolio across furniture and industrial markets.
• SKF (Linear Motion division): SKF's linear motion and actuation business manufactures precision linear guides and rail systems for industrial and automation applications. SKF's linear guide rails are functionally comparable to Chambrelan's linear rail products, though SKF operates at significantly larger scale and breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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