Sapian

What Sapian does

Sapian is a French private company (SAPIAN SAS, headquartered in Puteaux) that delivers hygiene, sanitation, pest control, air quality and fire protection services to roughly 50,000 customers across France through a network of 41 local agencies and 1,500 technicians and staff. Its operations trace back to 1965 (as Europe Services, later Prohygiena and ISS hygiène et prévention before adopting the SAPIAN brand in 2020), and it now operates four service pillars — Assainissement (Sanitation), Hygiène de l'Air (Air Hygiene), Maîtrise des Nuisibles (Pest Control) and Protection Incendie (Fire Protection) — executing over 600,000 interventions per year for enterprise, public-sector, restaurant, industrial and individual customers including Accor, Dalkia, Pôle Emploi, Bel, ICF Habitat (SNCF), McCormick and Institut Paul Bocuse.

The core technical differentiator is the proprietary LMI (Laboratoire Mobile d'Incubation), a patented biotechnological system that injects selected bacterial strains into canalizations to digest organic matter, eliminate tartar and suppress odors/corrosion. Field operations rely on specialized equipment including hydrocureur (high-pressure) trucks, 360-degree video inspection cameras for drainage networks, biocide and rodent-control formulations, cooling-tower treatment protocols and fire-protection testing kits. Service delivery is field-based and certified under Qualibat, Certiphyto, CS3D, MASE HDF, Qualiopi (2024) and ASPEC (2025), with seven-day emergency response for clogs, infestations and fire-safety events.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring maintenance contracts (contrats d'entretien) and one-time/emergency interventions across the four business units, supplemented by certified training programs (e.g., pest control training at €650–€950 per group of ten under Qualiopi). Disclosed annual revenue is €120M, served through a B2B enterprise field-sales motion (property managers, landlords, restaurateurs, food-industry operators, public institutions) and a parallel B2C direct-to-consumer motion for individual homeowners, both channeled exclusively through the owned agency network and an online contact/quote-request funnel.

Name

Sapian

Legal name

SAPIAN SAS

Website

https://sapian.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Sapian (SAPIAN SAS) is a French facility-hygiene services company operating through 41 local agencies and 1,500 technicians across France, delivering sanitation, air hygiene, pest control and fire protection services to roughly 50,000 customers (enterprises, public institutions, restaurateurs, industrial operators and individual homeowners) with €120M in annual revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building hygiene and facility sanitation services

NAICS

Janitorial Services (561720), Exterminating and Pest Control Services (56171)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Disinfection, Sanitization & Infection Prevention Services (BPABABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Commercial Janitorial (Recurring Contract Cleaning) (BPABABAA), Disinfection, Sanitation & Vector-Borne Disease Control Services (IMAIAHAA), Cleanroom & Controlled Environment Cleaning (BPABABAH)

Keywords

• Sanitation services
• Pest control services
• Fire protection services
• Air hygiene services
• Building hygiene maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Puteaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Hygiene Services: SAPIAN generates revenue through recurring service contracts and one-time interventions for building hygiene services including sanitation, air quality, pest control, and fire protection. The company offers maintenance contracts (contrats d'entretien) and emergency/urgent response services across its four business units.
2. Training Services: SAPIAN offers certified training programs in pest control and other disciplines, with pricing ranging from €650 to €950 for groups up to 10 people.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sapian delivers specialized hygiene and facility-protection services across four business poles — sanitation (pipe unclogging, grease trap and septic tank emptying, hydrodynamic and biotechnological canalization cleaning, video inspection), air hygiene (ventilation maintenance, restaurant hood cleaning, cooling tower treatment, clean room decontamination), pest control (insect, rodent, bird and wasp/hornet elimination) and fire protection (extinguisher verification, dry standpipe maintenance, fire detection, safety lighting and employee training). Services are performed on customer sites by 1,500 technicians and are delivered both as recurring maintenance contracts and as one-time or 7-day emergency interventions through 41 agencies across France.

Product overview

SAPIAN is a service company offering four core service lines: Assainissement (Sanitation), Hygiène de l'air (Air Hygiene), Maîtrise des nuisibles (Pest Control), and Protection incendie (Fire Protection). The company operates a network of 41 agencies across France and serves approximately 50,000 clients including Accor, Dalkia, Pole Emploi, Bel, and SNCF. Services are delivered by 1,500 technicians and staff, with annual revenue of 120 million euros. The sanitation division covers pipe cleaning, septic systems, and video inspection; air hygiene handles ventilation, cooling towers, and clean room decontamination; pest control addresses insects, rodents, and wasps; and fire protection includes equipment maintenance, compliance, and training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Assainissement (Sanitation Services) Full sanitation service line covering pipe unclogging (dégorgement), hydrodynamic and biotechnological canalization cleaning and descaling (curage et détartrage), grease trap emptying (vidange bac à graisse), septic tank and fosse toutes eaux pumping, and 360-degree video inspection of drainage networks. Delivered through scheduled maintenance contracts, one-time interventions and 24/7 emergency response via Sapian's national agency network.
• Hygiène de l'air (Air Hygiene Services) Air quality and ventilation hygiene services including maintenance and decontamination of residential and commercial ventilation systems (VMC, VMC GAZ), restaurant kitchen hood cleaning and degreasing, smoke and flue duct cleaning (ramonage), annual cooling tower treatment for legionella control (tour aéroréfrigérante), EMERY/DOP air filter integrity testing for sensitive zones, terminal surface and air disinfection (DSVA), clean room 'mise à blanc / mise à gris' decontamination and particle counting services.
• Maîtrise des nuisibles (Pest Control Services) Integrated pest management covering bed bug extermination, rodent control (dératisation / désourisation), cockroach extermination, wasp and hornet nest destruction (including elevated nests via telescopic poles or lifts), tiger mosquito and mosquito control, bird proofing (dépigeonnage), and pest-control training programs. Treatments use certified, eco-responsible products and follow protocols that support HACCP compliance for food-industry customers.
• Protection incendie (Fire Protection Services) Fire protection services for ERP and ERT establishments including periodic extinguisher verification, BAES/BAEH safety lighting maintenance, dry standpipe maintenance, fire detection system installation and annual control, installation of safety signage (plans, registres), regulatory compliance audits and employee fire-safety training (theoretical and practical) for companies with 50+ employees.
• Formation certifiée (Certified training programs) Qualiopi-certified training courses covering pest control (formation maîtrise des nuisibles) and employee fire-safety training (formation incendie des salariés). Delivered to groups of up to 10 participants at a published price range of EUR 650 to EUR 950 per group, with accessible room rental available for disabled participants.

Quantifiable outcome

• 600,000+ interventions performed annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ISS France: ISS is a global facility services provider with a substantial French operation. SAPIAN itself was previously branded 'ISS Hygiène et Prévention' until 2020, making ISS the closest direct competitor in sanitation, cleaning and facility hygiene across France.
• Samsic: Samsic is a Brittany-based, privately held multi-service facility management group offering cleaning, security, hygiene and pest control across France — directly comparable to SAPIAN in both service scope and target customer base.
• Onet: Onet is a French family-owned facility services group providing cleaning, hygiene, security and logistics. It competes head-to-head with SAPIAN for hygiene, sanitation and pest control contracts across French enterprises and public institutions.
• Rentokil Initial: Global pest control and hygiene specialist with strong French operations. Directly comparable to SAPIAN's Maîtrise des nuisibles and Assainissement pillars and a key bidder on the same enterprise and public-sector tenders.
• Ortec Group: French industrial services group active in sanitation, cleaning, waste management and industrial hygiene for energy, nuclear and industrial clients — overlapping with SAPIAN's Industry and Administrations customer segments.
• Nicollin: Family-owned French group specializing in cleaning, sanitation, waste management and environmental services. Competes with SAPIAN for municipal, industrial and commercial hygiene contracts across France.
• HYSER: French specialist in sanitation services (pipe cleaning, hydrocurage, video inspection, septic) — directly comparable to SAPIAN's Assainissement pillar and competing for similar municipal and industrial contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Sodexo: Global facility management and food services major with French operations. Hygiene, cleaning and pest-related work are part of Sodexo's broader FM portfolio, making it a broad incumbent competitor rather than a pure-play specialist.
• Ecolab: Global leader in water, hygiene and infection-prevention solutions, including commercial cleaning, sanitization and pest-related services for hospitality and food-processing customers — overlapping SAPIAN's hospitality and industry segments.
• Elior Group: French-headquartered contract catering and facility services group. Facility services segment overlaps with SAPIAN in cleaning and hygiene for corporate, education and healthcare clients across France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SAPIAN.fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sapian-france
• Instagraminstagram.com/sapian_fr

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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