From design to modernization: your custom-made elevator, manufactured in France
A Custom Elevator Solution Tailored to Your Needs
OCTÉ’s expertise lies in providing high-performance, compliant, and reliable technical solutions for elevator and accessibility projects, whether for new construction or modernization. Through its two subsidiaries, OCTÉ Lift and SECA, OCTÉ is able to meet all the technical needs of elevator companies for the design and supply of lifting solutions. Our SECA and OCTÉ Lift sales and technical teams support you in making complex projects possible with the most suitable custom solutions.
SECA: French Designer and Manufacturer of Custom Elevators
SECA has been the leading French manufacturer of custom elevators for several decades, designing and producing custom elevators and accessibility lifts in France, adapted to every architectural configuration. Whether it’s an architectural project with aesthetic expectations or an industrial project with technical requirements, the SECA design office develops solutions that comply with the Lifts Directive and the Machinery Directive.
OCTÉ Lift: Recognized Expertise in Lift Modernization
For over 60 years, OCTÉ Lift has been the French specialist in lift modernization.
Our goal is to provide modernization solutions tailored to the existing lift, the building’s characteristics, applicable standards, and the owner’s usage needs. OCTÉ Lift studies and develops solutions for partial or complete modernizations using innovative, reliable, and compliant products. OCTÉ Lift is skilled in projects involving adding floors, reducing floors, and installing lifts in existing buildings with space constraints.
Expert in custom-made solutions
Custom Expertise: Elevator Design Tailored to Every Project
Our custom expertise is based on a fundamental belief: every project is unique and deserves a solution entirely dedicated to it. Our regulatory, mechanical, electrical, and electronic skills allow us to cover all the needs of the industry. Our applied engineering offices design each elevator or modernization project with respect for client requirements.
Custom Solutions for All Your Projects
Whether your project involves a residential building, a commercial building, or an industrial site, our approach remains the same: to precisely analyze your architectural, technical, and regulatory constraints in order to design the elevator or modernization solution that perfectly matches your needs. Unusual dimensions, non-standard heights, intensive use, listed buildings—we handle all configurations.
Exceptional tools for uncompromising customization
Design using SolidWorks or SolidEdge 3D CAD software allows for the modeling and validation of each solution before manufacturing, with precision that guarantees impeccable quality. Performance, safety, compliance, reliability, innovation, and architectural integration: a truly uncompromising, custom-made solution.
Designer and manufacturer of elevators and wheelchair accessible equipment
French Designer and Manufacturer of Elevators and Accessible Lifts
For over 60 years, SECA has been designing and manufacturing custom elevators and accessible lifts for people with reduced mobility (ERM) in France for the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. From the initial technical study to final delivery, our entire manufacturing process is managed in-house by a single French company.
Integrated Design, from the Engineering Office to the Workshop
Our Applied Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Department manages each project from start to finish: sizing, 3D SolidEdge modeling, structural calculations, SIL3-certified safety electronics, control cabinets, and detection systems. This complete control of the design process allows us to guarantee high-performance, reliable elevators and ERMs perfectly suited to each building configuration.
Equipment Made in France, for All Buildings
Whether it’s a residential building, a public building, or an industrial site with specific constraints, we manufacture custom-made elevators and wheelchair lifts that precisely meet the technical, regulatory, and architectural requirements of each project. Unusual dimensions, heavy loads, integration into an old or listed building—our expertise as a French manufacturer allows us to handle all situations.
Specialist in modernization
Elevator Modernization Specialists
For over 60 years, elevator modernization has been at the heart of OCTÉ Lift’s expertise. We support professionals and building owners in renovating their installations: bringing them up to regulatory standards, improving performance, or completely replacing existing equipment.
Tailor-Made Modernization, Adapted to Each Installation
Every modernization project is unique. Our technicians visit the site to analyze the existing installation in its entirety: shaft configuration, equipment condition, structural constraints, and regulatory requirements. This in-depth analysis allows us to design a fully customized solution, never imposing a standard response on a situation that is not tailored to it.
Cutting-edge technologies for sustainable modernization
Control cabinets, SIL3 certified safety electronics, CAN protocols, touch interfaces, optronics — our solutions integrate innovative technologies that extend the life of your equipment, improve user safety and ensure long-term installation compliance.
Technical assistance for your elevator
Technical Support for Your Elevator
Our commitment doesn’t end with the delivery of your elevator. From commissioning to daily operation, we provide ongoing support with responsive, personalized technical assistance accessible to all elevator professionals.
Expert Hotline at Your Service
Our technical support team, comprised of specialized mechanical and electrical technicians, responds quickly to every situation: adjustments, troubleshooting, optimization, or support during installation modifications. Whether remotely or on-site, our team provides a precise solution tailored to the specific configuration of your equipment.
Spare Parts Available to All Elevator Professionals
Our equipment and spare parts are available for purchase by all elevator professionals. This open access guarantees complete maintainability, uninterrupted service, and full control over your operating costs.
Our locations
We leverage a strategic industrial and technical presence with two locations in France, near Paris and in Poitiers. This structure ensures rapid response times and optimal proximity to all our clients nationwide.
Thanks to our two sites, we can effectively support projects from design to completion, while guaranteeing close technical support. This network also facilitates rapid on-site interventions, team coordination, and service continuity.
Our multi-site presence strengthens our ability to offer customized solutions, tailored to local needs as well as large-scale projects, by combining technical expertise, availability, and responsiveness.
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