Merlaud, the century-old company that provides sound for the Eiffel Tower and the Paris metro

The sound alerts broadcast thanks to their system may have made it possible to avoid an even more dramatic outcome, on April 15, 2019. The company Merlaud, based in Domont (Val-d’Oise), had indeed designed the sound system of security at Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, hit by a violent fire. One of the many prestigious monuments where announcements and instructions resonate thanks to the equipment of the company which celebrates its hundredth anniversary in 2023. In a century, the company that inherited the Merlaud establishments has indeed worked in buildings visited by millions of people, such as the Eiffel Tower, the Cité de la Musique or the Philharmonie de Paris.