B-Hive Engineering

What B-Hive Engineering does

B-Hive Engineering is a French independent engineering and operational consultancy incorporated as a SAS (Société par Actions Simplifiée) under SIRET 83182664900129, headquartered in Brunstatt-Didenheim near Mulhouse. Founded circa 2017-2018, the firm provides three core service pillars — Technical Assistance (Assistance Technique), Operational Support (Support Opérationnel), and Project Management (Gestion de Projet) — delivered through engineers and specialists placed at client sites across seven industry verticals: Energy (Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Renewable), IT, Life Sciences (Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic, Biotechnology, Medtech), Industry (Petro-chemistry, Chemistry, Agri-food, Metallurgy), Construction (BTP, VRD), Transport (Road, Railway, Aeronautical, Urban development), and Telecom (5G, FTTX, datacenter, network deployment). The headcount range of 501-1,000 employees and the absence of a software product or proprietary platform indicate this is a pure-play professional services firm, not a technology vendor.

The service offering is delivered through engineering conception across mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, automation, and civil disciplines; process industrialization and continuous improvement; project team management, procurement support, commissioning of equipment and production lines; and construction supervision. There is no disclosed proprietary technology, AI/ML capability, software product, or intellectual property portfolio; the underlying 'technology' is the firm's accumulated consulting know-how across verticals and the recruiter-led placement engine. Competitive positioning emphasizes a collaborative team culture and multi-sector expertise rather than any defensible technology platform or unique data asset.

The business is exclusively B2B, monetized through enterprise engineering consulting contracts (project-based and likely time-and-materials, given the absence of public pricing and the on-site deployment model). Indirect distribution is limited to social media, content marketing, and recruitment platforms used primarily for talent acquisition and employer branding rather than customer acquisition. The firm maintains no disclosed named customer base; no public revenue; a single funding round of approximately $4.3 million in May 2020 from Bpifrance and Isatis Capital; and no acquisitions, partnerships, or awards are recorded. Operational reach spans France (six offices: Mulhouse, Paris/Boulogne-Billancourt, Lyon/Bron, Marseille/Aubagne, Nancy, Toulouse/Labège) and Switzerland (Basel, Geneva/Plan-les-Ouates).

Name

B-Hive Engineering

Legal name

B-Hive Engineering

Website

https://b-hive.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

French independent engineering and operational consultancy (SAS) headquartered near Mulhouse, providing technical assistance, operational support, and project management services to enterprise clients across Energy, IT, Life Sciences, Industry, Construction, Transport, and Telecom sectors in France and Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Systems Engineering & Technical Program Management (BPAHAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Product Design & Mechanical Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAJ), Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Engineering consulting services
• Technical assistance
• Operational support services
• Project management consulting
• Multi-sector engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Mulhouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: B-HIVE generates revenue through professional engineering and consulting services, providing technical assistance, operational support, and project management to clients across multiple industrial sectors. Services include engineering design, project execution, and operational support delivered through consultants placed at client sites.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

B-Hive Engineering is a French engineering and operational consulting firm providing technical assistance, operational support, and project management services to enterprise clients. Engineers and technical experts are placed at client sites to deliver engineering design (mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, automation, civil), process industrialization, continuous improvement, procurement support, commissioning of production lines, and construction supervision across Energy, IT, Life Sciences, Industry, Construction, Transport, and Telecom sectors.

Product overview

B-Hive Engineering is an engineering and operational consulting company that operates as a single unified service offering rather than a software product. The company provides three core service pillars: Technical Assistance (Assistance Technique), Operational Support (Support Opérationnel), and Project Management (Gestion de Projet). These services are delivered across seven specialized sectors: Énergies (Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Renewable), IT (Software Development, Data & Cloud, Cybersecurity), Life Sciences (Pharma, Cosmetics, Biotech, Medtech), Industrie (Petro-chemistry, Chemistry, Agri-food, Metallurgy), Construction (BTP, VRD), Transport (Road, Railway, Aeronautical), and Télécom (5G, FTTX, Network Deployment). The company does not offer a software product with distinct modules but rather provides specialized consulting and engineering services tailored to each sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Assistance Technique (Technical Assistance) Core service providing expert engineers and specialists to support client projects in various industrial sectors including conception, industrialization, and continuous improvement.
• Support Opérationnel (Operational Support) Operational support services including project support (purchasing, cost control, documentation), equipment commissioning, production line setup, and factory commissioning.
• Gestion de Projet (Project Management)
• Conception Services (Engineering Design) Engineering conception services covering mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, automation, and civil engineering disciplines.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Alten: French-headquartered engineering and technology consulting firm providing outsourced engineering services across multiple industrial sectors; the largest and most direct domestic peer to B-Hive, with similar multi-sector coverage and a body-shop delivery model.
• AKKA Technologies: European engineering and digital services consultancy offering multi-sector technical assistance and project management; directly comparable to B-Hive in service mix (engineering, IT, life sciences) and target client base of industrial enterprises.
• Segula Technologies: French-origin global engineering group with strong presence in automotive, energy, rail and aerospace; comparable to B-Hive in providing multi-disciplinary technical assistance and project execution across industrial verticals.
• SII Group: French engineering and IT services firm operating across energy, aerospace, telecom, and life sciences; closely comparable in scale (~multi-thousand employees) and multi-sector technical consulting model.
• Bertrandt: European engineering services specialist with strong mobility, energy, and industrial coverage; comparable to B-Hive in providing embedded engineering consultants to enterprise clients across multiple verticals.
• Viveris: French IT and engineering consultancy with multi-sector coverage (industry, energy, transport, life sciences); closely matched to B-Hive in service portfolio, French base, and mid-market positioning.
• Synchrone: French IT and engineering consulting firm with strong presence in banking, telecom, and industry verticals; closely comparable to B-Hive in delivery model (consultant placement, multi-sector) and mid-sized French scale.

Broad incumbents

• Ausy (Randstad Digital): Now part of Randstad, Ausy is a French-origin engineering and digital services firm with broader international footprint; comparable to B-Hive's IT and engineering consulting offering but operating at significantly larger scale.
• Capgemini Engineering: Global engineering services arm of Capgemini covering aerospace, automotive, industrial, and life sciences; broader incumbent offering similar technical assistance and project management services to large enterprises that B-Hive also targets.
• Devoteam: European technology and management consulting firm with a dedicated engineering/industrial practice; adjacent peer overlapping with B-Hive's IT and operational consulting services for enterprise clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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