A Perfect Organisation With an Unrestrained Passion for Competition !
This is the impression you get after a comprehensive and thorough visit to Sodikart factory in Couëron, near Nantes. A visitor is immediately struck by the imposing size of the building, near the freeway. With a surface of about 7000 m2 and three storeys, it is an impressive though elegant structure. The factory design was chosen to reflect Sodikart’s philosophy. Sobriety, elegance, effectiveness are the indispensable tools for its 90 employees, from production to sales, from R&D to administration, not to mention competition in all its expressions.
Let’s not forget that Sodikart is the karting leading company in the world. When Sodikart’s activity is at its peak, 30-40 karts are manufactured in its production unit every day. Although its manager Gildas Mérian shows some discretion about his success, the annual production reaches at least 4,000 chassis. Europe remains the largest export market for Sodikart, although its karts regularly reach over 40 countries in the world, thanks to a considerable presence in Asia, North America, the Emirates and also (to a lower extent) Africa.
The competition spirit reigns in every corner of the company and the sales department plays a leading role in this. Each of the seven in-house salespersons has his/her geographic area and they all work in the same open space, a few steps away form the owner’s office. They work incessantly because Sodikart gives the highest priority to customer relations based on frequent personal contacts. The same stable relation also emerges with the travelling sales personnel, who literally reach every corner of the world! They work in couple, depending on the areas. If there are problems on the ground, the procedure is managed based on priority codes. The technical service deals with problems according to standards similar to those applied by major car companies: immediate response, problem management, dispatch of a team on spot and production interruption in case of serious problems: everything has been accounted for, including the weekly meeting between the technical staff and the sales personnel.
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