Presentation
Since 1937, EDMA has been designing hand tools for building constructors.
The first nibbler, was created by engineer Pierre Gréhal in 1950. It has been joined over the years, in the EDMA catalog, by many other tools intended for building constructors and craftsmen.
Today, the EDMA offer includes over 900 hand tools.
They are dedicated to drywallers, painters, tilers, floor installers, roofers, facade installers, masons, landscapers.
The hand tools offered for these different professions specifically meet the needs of the constructor in the different phases of his work sites.
In 2020, EDMA joined the French Fab, a label that embodies an "innovative, exporting French industry open to change". In line with these qualifications that characterize it, EDMA has relocated in France, at the end of 2022, part of its production on a site of 6300 m² based in Puget sur Argens, in the Var. This new building, whose construction was granted a subsidy under the France Relance Plan, gave EDMA the opportunity to install new machines allowing the resumption of a certain amount of know-how related to the manufacture of an ever-increasing number of tools "Made in EDMA".
This will of EDMA is also part of a global sustainable development approach to limit and reduce the carbon footprint of its production.
With this same goal in mind, the packaging of many products has been redesigned to significantly reduce the use of plastic in favor of recyclable cardboard.
Many EDMA tools have one or more parts that can be replaced. This gives users the opportunity to make their EDMA tools last longer and to reduce waste production. This offer of all EDMA spare parts is permanently available in the online store on the EDMA website.
The search for innovation is at the heart of tool manufacturing at EDMA. Indeed, the R&D department registers more than 8 patents per year. They are the result of rigorous work on the materials and technologies that integrate the tools.
EDMA also cultivates a close relationship with the users of its products. This allows EDMA to gather their needs and feedback to feed the design of ever more efficient tools.
This proximity also makes EDMA involved to develop tools that are real "time and effort saving" solutions for constructors, sometimes working alone on a site and with increasingly busy days.
Quality is of course present at each stage of the design and manufacturing of EDMA tools. These tools have various certifications testifying a permanent concern in this field:
- ISO 2001 - 2015 : quality management systems
- ISO 14001 - 2015 : environmental management
- LNE CERTIFICATE: compliance with the requirements of Directive 2014/32/EU, Module D1 on the manufacturing of materialized length measurements.
- Membership in the eco-organization ECOLOGIC in charge of the collection and treatment of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
EDMA has for a long time adopted a socially and societally responsible attitude, constantly taking into account the social, societal, economic and environmental dimensions of its activity with its employees, customers and partners.
EDMA subscribes to the integration and promotion of 10 principles relating to
- Promote and respect the protection of international human rights law.
- Ensure that we are not complicit in human rights abuses.
- Respect freedom of association and recognize the right to collective bargaining.
- Contribute to the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labor.
- Contribute to the effective abolition of child labor.
- Contribute to the elimination of all discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
- Apply the precautionary approach to environmental issues.
- Take initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility.
- Encourage the development and dissemination of environmentally-friendly technologies.
- Act against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
Constantly seeking to improve its CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) performance by undergoing regular evaluation by an independant assessor.
Within this framework, in March 2022, EDMA received a silver medal for its EcoVadis rating.
EDMA is very present in many tool stores in France but also has a strong export culture. Moreover, in 2020, it obtained the "Authorized Economic Operator" (AEO) approval which allows it to facilitate and secure its exchanges at the international customs level.
EDMA's products are recognized by users on all five continents and EDMA's tools are shipped to no less than 70 countries on a daily basis.
EDMA sales and logistics departments are fully able and organized to respond to all requests in different languages.
EDMA's tools respond to a wide range of problems faced by building constructors. And first of all, they answer the most fundamental ones: which tool to choose? Which tools for tiling? Which tools for the drywaller ?... etc. Or simply how to store your tools...
EDMA has solutions and answers to bring on all these topics.
1937
Pierre GREHAL creates his company and register EDMA trademark in 1953.
1950
Creation of EDMA’s nibbler shears.
2004
TUV ISO 9001 certification.
2006
Opening of logistics premises in the South-East of France.
2019
Launching of a tools’ range for a 7th profession : tiler.
2021
Launching of a tools’ range for a 8th profession : painter.
2023
Installation of the head office and a production unit on a 6300 m² site in Puget sur Argens
All EDMA® tools are covered by a 2-year legal guarantee of conformity.
EDMA® replaces faulty products in case of manufacturing defect when the tool is used normally. For each client claim about faulty product, our quality department gives an appropriate reply within 10 days.
An Environment-friendly production, the user safety, an ecological packaging, a Research and Development department and a team at your service
Introduction
Drywaller
House painter
Tiler
Flooring installer
Facade installer
Roofer
Mason
Landscaper
