What Rabot Dutilleul does

Rabot Dutilleul is a family-owned independent construction and real estate development group headquartered in Wasquehal (Lille), France, founded in 1921. The group operates across the full real estate value chain in France (Hauts-de-France, Île-de-France, Grand-Est) and Belgium (Brussels), reporting €366 million of revenue in 2025 across approximately 845 employees. It is structured around four core operating subsidiaries: Rabot Dutilleul Construction (general construction and rehabilitation), iDéel (real estate development and land assembly, founded 2015), Gérim (turnkey design-build for professional buildings, founded 1975), and Louis de Waele (Belgian construction and real estate development), supplemented in 2025 by REGEN (residential energy renovation) and PResRV (circular-economy building material reuse platform).

The group's technical foundation rests on an in-house engineering bureau covering structures, fluids, energy, BIM (Building Information Modeling) and sustainable development, complemented by ASAP — an internal eco-design software tool — and a long-term partnership with Kairnial (Thinkproject) for collaborative document management and site digitization. Carbon footprint is measured in-house using the ADEME Scope 3 methodology (90,218 tonnes CO2 in 2023), with a stated target of reaching less than 760 kgCO2e/m² delivered by 2030. Certifications include ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, and 26000, alongside project-level certifications such as BREEAM Excellent, BBCA, NF Habitat HQE, BEPOS Effinergie, Passivhaus, and HQE.

Revenue is generated through one-time project contracts across construction (Rabot Dutilleul Construction), real estate montage (iDéel via VEFA, VIR, CPI, and co-development structures), contractant général turnkey delivery (Gérim), and a maintenance/services stream (Travaux Services), with pricing negotiated individually per project. Distribution is via direct enterprise field sales targeting public-sector buyers and private real estate developers, operating through six French regional offices and a Brussels office. Approximately 46% of 2025 revenue comes from rehabilitation, and the group has executed close to 1,000 reference projects over its 100-year history.

Name

Rabot Dutilleul

Legal name

RABOT DUTILLEUL

Website

https://rabotdutilleul.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Rabot Dutilleul is a family-owned independent construction and real estate development group operating across France (Hauts-de-France, Île-de-France, Grand-Est) and Belgium (Brussels), serving public-sector buyers and private real estate developers with new builds, rehabilitation, design-build, and energy renovation through its subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Services

NAICS

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (53), Services to Buildings and Dwellings (5617)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Material Reuse & Upcycling Services (Non-recycling Transformation) (EUAIANAJ)

Keywords

• General construction services
• Real estate development
• Building energy renovation
• Turnkey design-build
• Property assembly

Headquarters

HQ city

Lille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction (gros œuvre / entreprise générale): General construction services for public and private sector clients, delivering new builds and rehabilitation projects across all building types (offices, residential, industrial, healthcare, education). Revenue recognized upon project completion.
2. Montage immobilier (iDéel): Real estate development and property assembly — from land identification and financing to project delivery — serving developers, healthcare operators, and local authorities with VEFA, VIR, CPI, and co-development structures.
3. Contractant général (Gérim): Turnkey design-build services for commercial and industrial building projects, combining conception and construction under a single contract with guaranteed outcomes in quality, cost, and delivery time.
4. Travaux & Services: Maintenance, repair, and compliance services for existing buildings, including maintenance contracts and technical engineering support.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Rabot Dutilleul is a centenary family-owned French construction and real estate development group that delivers the full real estate value chain through its subsidiaries. Its core offerings include general construction and rehabilitation of offices, residential, industrial, healthcare, and education buildings (Rabot Dutilleul Construction), real estate development and property assembly (iDéel), turnkey design-build of professional buildings (Gérim), Belgian construction operations (Louis de Waele), residential energy renovation (REGEN), a building materials reuse platform (PResRV), and maintenance services (Travaux Services). The group integrates land identification, design, construction, and post-delivery maintenance using BIM methodology and its proprietary ASAP eco-design tool, generating 366 M€ revenue in 2025 with 46% from rehabilitation activities.

Product overview

Rabot Dutilleul is a family-owned construction and real estate development group operating across France and Belgium. The group offers a comprehensive portfolio of integrated services through its core company and subsidiaries: Rabot Dutilleul Construction (general construction and rehabilitation), iDéel (real estate development and montage), Gérim (general contractor for turnkey professional buildings), REGEN (energy renovation for homeowners), and PResRV (building material reuse platform). Additional offerings include Travaux Services (maintenance and repair), internal eco-design tool ASAP, and RENOV'IE (energy rehabilitation concept). The group serves public and private clients across offices, residential, industrial, healthcare, education, and commercial sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• REGEN: Subsidiary dedicated to residential energy renovation for individual homeowners in the Lille metropolitan area
• PResRV
• ASAP
• RENOV'IE

Products and services

• Rabot Dutilleul Construction General construction services (gros œuvre / entreprise générale) for new builds and rehabilitation across all building types including offices, residential, industrial, healthcare, and education facilities, delivered via coordinated project execution from planning through construction, including subcontractor management for public and private clients.
• iDéel Real estate development and property assembly (montage immobilier) services, from identifying land opportunities and defining programs to obtaining construction and financing permits and monitoring realizations for developers, healthcare operators, local authorities, and social-housing operators. Structures deployed include VEFA, VIR, CPI, and co-development.
• Gérim Turnkey design-build (contractant général) services for professional buildings targeting SMEs, large French and international groups, and developer-investors, with commitments on quality, price, and deadlines via a single-contract framework including building permits and architectural design.
• Louis de Waele Belgian construction and real estate development subsidiary providing construction and development services across Belgium, headquartered in Brussels.
• REGEN Subsidiary dedicated to residential energy renovation of individual houses, offering end-to-end services from design to delivery, including window replacement, roof refurbishment, thermal insulation, ventilation systems, and heating system upgrades, currently operating in the Lille metropolitan area.
• PResRV Physical platform for the reuse of building materials in the Lille metropolitan area, providing selective curage of buildings (departments 59 and 62), material reconditioning, sale of decarbonized equipment, and winter storage services.
• Travaux Services Maintenance, repair, and standards-compliance services agency offering general contracting and extended structural work for existing buildings, handling single interventions through highly technical operations with technical-studies support and security-standards compliance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% reduction in global energy consumption of rehabilitated buildings (Bibliothèque Universitaire, Villeneuve d'Ascq)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EuraTechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Partnership with Euratechnologies (Lille tech incubator) to co-organize the Eco-Construction Hackathon & Startup Founders Contest, challenging entrepreneurs to accelerate eco-design in real estate using Rabot Dutilleul's ASAP tool. The winning team developed a startup with Rabot Dutilleul taking a minority equity stake and receiving incubator support at Euratechnologies.
• Elles BougentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Partnership with the Elles Bougent association (founded 2006) to attract young women to engineering and technical careers in construction. Rabot Dutilleul female employees serve as 'Marraines' (mentors) and 'Relais' (ambassadors) sharing career stories with middle school, high school, and university students to deconstruct gender stereotypes in the BTP sector.
• Bureaux du CœurminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2024Partnership with Les Bureaux du Cœur (160+ volunteers across 28 European delegations) to host a person in precarious housing in company offices during evenings and weekends. Rabot Dutilleul provides office space at its Wasquehal headquarters as part of its diversity and inclusion commitment.
• Neo EcominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRabot Dutilleul co-supports PResRV, a circular economy platform for building material reuse on the Tissel Carihem site in Roubaix. Neo Eco is the other founding partner alongside Rabot Dutilleul, developing deconstruction and material reuse solutions.
• Booster du RéemploiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRabot Dutilleul participates in the Booster du Réemploi collective, mobilizing real estate actors to prescribe reclaimed materials and accelerate mass adoption of material reuse in the construction sector.
• Kairnial (Thinkproject)coreTechnology or IntegrationLong-term partnership with Kairnial (Thinkproject) providing a digital project management solution for construction sites, including collaborative document management, construction progress tracking, and a 'safety visit' module, enabling rapid site digitization.
• Tissel Carihem / Tissel Nouveau MondeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRabot Dutilleul supports the Tissel Carihem circular economy hub in Roubaix (13,000 m² former La Poste Immo site, 3-year temporary agreement), hosting PResRV and other circular economy structures including Toerana Habitat, Cavaoù, and Rewood.
• Van Robaeys, Ressorts, Greenflex, CD2E, Team2, CSTB, ADEME, BPI, Maille Immo, Nobatek, inef4, Cosmireno, EuratechnologiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVarious R&D and innovation partners including EU, regional government, industry associations, research bodies, and private companies collaborating on low-carbon construction research, digital eco-design tools, prefabricated renovation elements, circular economy platforms, and climate adaptation studies.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Bouygues Construction: Major French general contractor and design-build operator across residential, commercial, and public infrastructure. Comparable to Rabot Dutilleul's construction and design-build subsidiaries, though far larger and operating nationally/internationally.
• Vinci Construction: Global construction and concessions group with strong French general contracting and real estate development arms. Directly comparable in scope to Rabot Dutilleul's full value-chain model (development + construction), though at vastly larger scale.
• Eiffage Construction: French general contractor and real estate developer active in residential, commercial, and public works. Operates a similar integrated model combining construction and property development, competing for the same institutional and public clients as Rabot Dutilleul.
• Fayat Bâtiment: Building division of the Fayat Group, covering general construction and real estate development across France and internationally. Competes with Rabot Dutilleul for the same mid-size enterprise and public tenders.

Direct peers

• Demathieu Bard: Independent mid-size French construction group with comparable regional anchoring, design-build capabilities, and presence in public infrastructure, healthcare, and education — closely mirroring Rabot Dutilleul's positioning and scale.
• Léon Grosse: Family-owned independent French construction group operating across building, infrastructure, and real estate development with strong regional presence. Directly comparable in ownership structure, integrated value chain, and client mix to Rabot Dutilleul.
• Spie batignolles: Independent French construction group covering building, infrastructure, and real estate development with multi-regional coverage. Comparable scale and business mix to Rabot Dutilleul, including focus on public and private non-residential projects.
• NGE (Nouvelles Générations d'Entrepreneurs): Independent French construction group with activities across building, civil works, and real estate development. Comparable independent mid-market positioning and regional agency model, though more diversified across infrastructure.
• GCC (Bâtiment): Independent French construction group focused on building, rehabilitation, and real estate development with strong regional agencies. Closely comparable in service portfolio (new build + rehabilitation) and target client base.

Regional players

• Pitch Immo / Pitch Promotion: French real estate developer operating in residential, commercial, and managed residences — closely comparable to Rabot Dutilleul's iDéel subsidiary in montage immobilier and development activity, though with a primarily Île-de-France/PACA geographic focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance17 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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