WHO WE ARE ?

History

WHEN IT COMES BRIGHT, IT COMES FROM S.E.L.A. !
Founded in 1920 SELA is a leading supplier of Cockpit & Cabin Electrical & Lighting Systems for Civil & Military aircraft.
Located near to Toulouse, SELA is an EN9100 approved company with PART 21 G & PART 145 agreements.

1920
Laboratory Creation

The Laboratoire Abadie, one of the foremost pioneers in the field of fluorescent tubes, was at the origin of our company. Many of the technics used during the manufacturing of this type of lighting are mere applications of Laboratoire ABADIE patents.

1938
First Fluorescent Tube™
First Fluorescent Tube™
1953
Aeronautical sector

The Laboratoire ABADIE started specializing in the field of aeronautical lighting, which was rapidly developed at that time and which required highly reliable and precise components.

1960
SELA entity creation

The Laboratoire Abadie mutated into SELA entity. Our company then extended its activities to the production of its own power supply systems to compensate for the lack of reliable and high performance power supply units on the market.

1987
BAC Creation

The Bigorre Aerospace Company was created in Florida to reach the US market (as a repair Station).

2000
First LEDS Spot lights™
First LEDS Spot lights™
2010
First LEDS Tubes
First LEDS Tubes
2013
CLEMATIS Launch®
CLEMATIS Launch®
2020
100 years of existence

Since the very beginning, our company has been devoted to the technological research and manufacturing quality. That is why so many great names from the world trust us. Entering XXIst century, SELA has improved all its lighting product ranges with LED technology, LED mood-lighting systems and dedicated software.

Organigram

Organigramme SELA - 2022

Quality

ISO 9001

EN 9100

PART 145

PART 21G