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PODIATECH is a SIDAS group brand.

Since the company was founded, SIDAS has drawn its strength from four core values: innovation, passion, performance and commitment.

SIDAS positions itself as the partner for businesses that want to offer the very best technology, for every kind of foot, every activity and every day.

THE STORY OF SIDAS

1975 > SIDAS is set up by three ski instructors:

• Loïc David
• Jacques Martin
• Gabriel Pellicot

Their personalities and their convictions help to position SIDAS within the buoyant ski market, developing and marketing a foot-comfort solution for skiing: an insole custom moulded to one's individual foot shape.

The SIDAS business continues to grow internationally (with emphasis on the United States and Japan).

1985 > Driven by Patrick Boismal, SIDAS enters a new market: medical appliances
• Birth of the Podiatech brand.
• The provision of therapeutic solutions for registered podiatry professionals.

2003 > 2011 saw a leveraged management buy-out of SIDAS by its three executive officers:
• Jean-Pierre Delangle • Thierry Ravillion • François Duvillard

Their vision of the company's future has led them to draw up an ambitious plan for growth, incorporating new skills and entering new markets on all continents.

SIDAS is represented by 4 key values:

Innovation: at SIDAS innovation is recognised and rewarded, this culture is central to our day-to-day approach. • ISPO Awards 2008, INPI Award (National Institute for Innovation), numerous patents.

Passion and Performance: at SIDAS we are passionate about utilizing our skills and expertise to deliver everyday performance for both top athletes and others.

Commitment: at SIDAS we are committed to ensuring tailored orthotic solutions are available to everybody. As a result we also ensure that our expertise is shared with podiatric professionals and that the importance of foot care is communicated effectively to the public.