JANUARY 2004
CTICM and TNO create Efectis Grouping. The aim is to organize a laboratory network to provide high-quality services to clients.
Efectis is an independent third party assessing the fire performance of products, systems or constructions.
Based on 70 years of experience, Efectis is assessing the fire performance of your products, systems or entire projects, whatever the domain (nuclear, transportation, residential dwellings, infrastructure, tunnels, industrial process and storage or offices), whatever the performance (fire resistance, reaction to fire, fire and explosion engineering, extinguishing systems, equipment , etc.).
Efectis is continuously expanding its worldwide recognized services. Always looking for partnerships, hiring talent and acquiring new competences in fire safety.
In our words: “A great company for great careers”
4companies dedicated to fire science: Efectis France, Efectis Nederland, Efectis Era Avrasya, Efectis Uk/Ireland
Recognized as testing institutes for more than 70 years
More than 310 employees at
21 sites, including
7 laboratories
14 furnaces
3 mobile furnaces
52 equipments for reaction to fire testing
6 large scale façade tests
Turnover more than
€ 40 million in 2023
Over 850 accredited standards within the Efectis Group
Around 4000 fire tests done in 2023
CTICM and TNO create Efectis Grouping. The aim is to organize a laboratory network to provide high-quality services to clients.
Efectis Nederland and Efectis France are created. They replace TNO and CTICM in Efectis Grouping.
Creation of Efectis Group, comprising Efectis France and Efectis Nederland.
Efectis create Efectis Ibérica and is represented in Madrid (Spain).
Efectis branding is developed and promoted exclusively by Efectis Group.
Era and Efectis create the company Efectis Era Avrasya (Türkiye) based in Gebze, near Istanbul.
Efectis France opens a second laboratory, in Les Avenières, near Lyon.
Efectis Nederland moves to a new laboratory in Bleiswijk, near The Hague.
University of Ulster and Efectis create the company Efectis UK/Ireland,
operating the Fire Laboratory in Jordanstown Campus
Efectis Era Avrasya moves to its new location in Dilovasi, Kocaeli for developing its activity.
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden and Efectis Group signed a MoU in order to jointly support sustainable fire safety and fire research in society.
Efectis opens office in London.
Efectis UK/Ireland open a new fire laboratory in Northern Ireland (Kilroot) dedicated to façade testing.
Efectis acquires Krid.bv in the Netherlands
Opening of the Efectis Italy office
UL / EEA partnership
New building dedicated to Reaction to Fire in Les Avenières
Change in Shareholding – Capital Entry of FFN, BPI and Efectis managers