We have been at your service for 60 years.
Our experience is dedicated to improving comfort, air quality and building performance.

France Air designs and distributes air handling, heating and domestic hot water systems

The Air Architects

For 60 years, we have been designing and distributing air handling systems and solutions to guarantee the well-being and safety of people living and working in different environments. Our customers include climate control engineering installers, heating engineers, plumbers, electricians, kitchen designers, property developers and, more generally, all building professionals working in the air handling sector.

From design to completion of your projects

We have helped more than 30,000 of our customers to complete their projects.

We can support you in sectors which range from industrial sites, tertiary buildings, healthcare establishments, professional kitchens, collective housing and more.

Our areas of business

Solutions meeting all of your requirements for the design of tertiary or industrial buildings, in healthcare establishments, in professional kitchens or in residential or collective housing.

Tertiary buildings

Offices, medical practices, crèches, primary and secondary schools, hotels, sales offices, etc.

Housing

Collective and individual housing

Professional kitchens

Collective, commercial, show and dark kitchens.

Healthcare establishments

Operating theatres, recovery rooms, sterile rooms, etc.

Industrial buildings

Clean rooms, shooting ranges, transport warehouses, automotive, agrifoods, etc.

FRANCE AIR

Our history

The history of the France Air Group dates back to 1912, when the company “Établissements Hubert Dolbeau et Cie”, which imported construction resources (materials, electricity and hydraulics), was founded in Morocco.

However, the history of France Air itself began in 1960, when the company was founded in Lyons (France), and continued in 1966 when it moved to new premises in Beynost (France) in the department of Ain (01), in the Lyons region.

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1960 – The Dolbeau family founded the Compagnie de l’Air Pulsé.
1976 – France Air created a subsidiary to export its products to the Maghreb, Africa and central Europe, which has now become France Air Export.
1985 – A new strategy was put in place involving bold initiatives in various sectors: Marketing, the “industrial activity without a factory” concept, state-of-the-art technology and new products, international business and external growth.
1988 –France Air Portugal founded in Lisbon.
1989 – Acquisition of the SNAC factory, in Normandy.
1994 –France Air Italy founded in Milan.
1996 – Olivier Dolbeau became CEO, the third generation to take the reins.
2000 – France Air created Les Comptoirs de l’air® in France.
2015 – F. Air founded in Angola.
2016 – F. Air HVAC founded in Switzerland.
2017 – France Air Romania founded in Bucharest
2017 – A new generation plays its part in securing and continuing the economic and human development of the family-run business started by previous generations of the Dolbeau family. Laurent Dolbeau, Olivier Dolbeau’s eldest son, took over as CEO.

A video of our story

Our catalogues and technical sheets have been a vital aid for several decades

A look back on images from our previous editions

Our technical expertise

Complete ranges for air handling, diffusion, distribution and ventilation in buildings

Air diffusion and air flow networks

Outlets, grilles, diffusers and plenums, network accessories, insulation, etc.

Tertiary and industrial ventilation

Ducted fans, ECM casing fans, ATEX, anticorrosion, etc.

Air handling units and solutions for professional kitchens

AHUs, recovery units, hoods and kitchen ceilings

Fire protection and smoke extraction

Smoke extraction fans and roof fans, fire dampers, smoke extraction dampers, etc.

Filtration and air quality

Particulate and molecular filters, filter holder units, filtering ceilings, etc.

Discover all our solutions

Our services from design to installation

More information

Catalogues and Guides

Catalogues and technical sheets for 25,000 references. Discover, consult, download or share all our documentation.

Calculators and software

UA suite of sizing and selection software to make your daily work easier. Save time by making your air flow calculations simple and intuitive

CAD-CAM-BIM library

Digital models for our air flow products to facilitate their setup on-site. Download all of our 3D, DWG, RFA and BIM models to support you in your building design or renovation projects.

Experts on-hand to help you

Technical experts are on-hand to help you size and successfully complete your projects.

FRANCE AIR EXPORT

Our international footprint

For over 45 years, France Air Export has been helping you with your projects, right from the technical studies stage. Our entire sales team is on hand to understand all your ventilation projects, and to technically validate their operation in parallel with the price study.

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Who are we?

We have been at your service for 60 years.
Our experience is dedicated to improving comfort, air quality and building performance.

The Air Architects

From design to completion of your projects

We have helped more than 30,000 of our customers to complete their projects.

Our areas of business

Our history

Back to the future of France Air

A video of our story

Our catalogues and technical sheets have been a vital aid for several decades

A look back on images from our previous editions

Our technical expertise

Our services from design to installation

Our international footprint

Supporting you in your projects

Who are we?

We have been at your service for 60 years. Our experience is dedicated to improving comfort, air quality and building performance.

The Air Architects

From design to completion of your projects

We have helped more than 30,000 of our customers to complete their projects.

Our areas of business

Our history

Back to the future of France Air

A video of our story

Our catalogues and technical sheets have been a vital aid for several decades

A look back on images from our previous editions

Our technical expertise

Our services from design to installation

Our international footprint

Supporting you in your projects

We have been at your service for 60 years.
Our experience is dedicated to improving comfort, air quality and building performance.