Minier

What Minier does

Minier is a privately-held, family-owned French holding company (Groupe MINIER / MINIER HOLDING, organised as a Société par Actions Simplifiée) founded in 1934, headquartered at Le Moulin de Varennes in Naveil, and operating across the Centre-Val-de-Loire, Pays de la Loire, and Greater Paris regions. The group is organised into four core operating divisions: MINIER Granulats (aggregate extraction and processing, anchored by a limestone quarry at Pontijou/Conan and an alluvial quarry at St Jean Froidmentel, with the Verdes quarry re-opened in 2021), MINIER Béton (ready-mix concrete production from multiple plants in Blois, Le Mans, Orléans, Tours, and a new plant in Dreux opened April 2025), MINIER Travaux Publics (road construction, sanitation, earthwork, trenches, decorative concrete, and waterway maintenance, run with an owned fleet of Liebherr excavators procured via distributor SOMTP), and MINIER Négoce (a retail/depot platform selling bulk and big-bag decorative and landscaping materials such as gravel, gabions, mulches, and paving — supplemented by an exhibition zone launched in 2021). Recybatp, a construction-and-demolition waste recycling facility at La Bouchardière in Naveil, was added in 2021 as a partnership with Chavigny and extends the value chain into circular-economy material recovery.

The company's technology base is rooted in physical-asset operations — owned mineral rights, quarry extraction and crushing infrastructure, batch plants, heavy mobile equipment, and a fleet for delivery and civil works — rather than software or data products. There is no evidence of proprietary software, no app, no API, and no disclosed AI/ML capability; IT exposure appears limited to a corporate website, LinkedIn and Facebook presence, and standard office/recruitment tooling. Wholly-owned subsidiaries Axylis (industrial services and solutions) and Atelier Moulinier (workshop and maintenance services) support the core operating divisions with internal service capacity.

Revenue is generated on a one-time-transaction basis across three customer types: construction enterprises (B2B aggregates, concrete, and TP supply), local authorities/collectivités (B2B/G2B public works and infrastructure), and individual particuliers (B2C decorative and landscaping materials via Négoce). GTM is sales-led and regional, with direct delivery from production sites, phone/email ordering, and a physical retail/depot at La Bouchardière. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company employs between 51 and 100 people, maintains a multi-generational workforce (some employees with 30+ years of tenure), and has no disclosed funding rounds, external institutional investors, or merger and acquisition activity; ownership remains within the founding family.

Name

Minier

Legal name

MINIER

Website

https://minier.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1934

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Minier is a family-owned French holding company founded in 1934, operating four integrated construction-materials divisions — aggregates, ready-mix concrete, public works, and decorative-materials retail — serving construction enterprises, local authorities, and individual consumers across Centre-Val-de-Loire, Pays de la Loire, and Greater Paris.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Naveil

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Aggregates Sales (Granulats): Sale of extracted and processed aggregates including sand, gravel, and limestone to construction companies and individuals
2. Ready-Mix Concrete (Bétons): Production and delivery of ready-mix concrete from multiple plants across the region
3. Public Works (Travaux publics): Civil engineering services including road work, sanitation, earthwork, trenches, and waterway maintenance
4. Trade/Negocize Materials: Retail sale of bulk and big bag construction materials for outdoor landscaping and decoration

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Minier is a family-owned French holding company operating four integrated divisions: Granulats (limestone and alluvial aggregate extraction, crushing and delivery), Béton (ready-mix concrete production and delivery from multiple plants), Travaux Publics (public works including roads, sanitation, earthwork, trenches and decorative concrete), and Négoce (wholesale and retail of bulk and big-bag decorative materials for outdoor landscaping). The group also operates Recybatp, a construction and demolition waste recycling facility at Naveil in partnership with Chavigny.

Product overview

MINIER is a construction materials group offering an integrated portfolio of four core divisions: MINIER Granulats (aggregate extraction from limestone and alluvial quarries), MINIER Béton (ready-mix concrete production with multiple plants including Dreux and Tours), MINIER Travaux Publics (public works including roads, sanitation, earthwork), and MINIER Négoce (wholesale/retail of bulk construction and decorative materials). The group also operates Recybatp for construction waste recycling. MINIER operates primarily in Centre-Val-de-Loire, Pays de la Loire, and the Paris region, serving construction companies, local authorities, and private individuals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Recybatp: Recycling activity for construction residue, implemented at La Bouchardière in Naveil
• Marcel

Products and services

• MINIER Granulats (Aggregates) Limestone and alluvial aggregate extraction, processing (crushing, screening) and delivery. Serves construction companies, local authorities and individuals needing raw construction materials in Centre-Val-de-Loire, Pays de la Loire and Greater Paris.
• MINIER Béton (Ready-Mix Concrete) Ready-mix concrete production and delivery from a regional network of concrete plants (Blois, Le Mans, Orléans, Tours, Dreux). Targeted at construction and renovation projects.
• MINIER Travaux Publics (Public Works) Public works services including road construction (voirie), sanitation (assainissement), earthwork (terrassement), trenches and decorative concrete, performed by trained operators and drivers. Serves construction companies and local authorities.
• MINIER Négoce (Bulk and Big-Bag Construction Materials Retail) Retail and trade of a wide range of bulk and big-bag construction and decorative materials (decorative gravel, gabions, mulches, paving) for outdoor landscaping and amenities. Serves tradespeople and individual consumers.
• Recybatp (Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling) Recycling of construction and demolition waste at the La Bouchardière facility in Naveil, in partnership with Chavigny. Processes site residues into reusable materials for construction projects.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ChavignycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2021Alliance for concrete recycling - Chavigny and Minier partnership for recycling construction site residues at the La Bouchardière facility in Naveil. The facility processes construction waste into recycled materials for reuse in construction projects.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Vicat: French-listed cement, aggregates, and ready-mix concrete producer with nationwide operations and integrated public works exposure. Closest comparable integrated French materials producer, albeit at significantly larger scale.
• Eiffage: Major French construction and concessions group with substantial aggregates, concrete, and public works operations. Integrated business model closely mirrors Minier's four-division structure, though at much larger scale.
• Colas: Bouygues subsidiary and global leader in road construction and civil engineering. Directly comparable to Minier's Travaux Publics division for road work, earthworks, and infrastructure tenders.
• GSM Granulats: Heidelberg Materials' French aggregates subsidiary operating quarries, recycling platforms, and ready-mix concrete plants nationwide. Most direct multi-regional French aggregates competitor to Minier.
• Charrier Group: Family-owned French aggregates and earthworks producer with multi-regional operations across western France. Most directly comparable mid-sized family-owned French aggregates peer to Minier in scale and governance.

Broad incumbents

• Heidelberg Materials France: Global cement and aggregates major operating in France through GSM (granulats), Calcia (cement), and other subsidiaries. Competes directly with Minier in aggregates and ready-mix concrete at national scale.
• Holcim France: Global building materials group operating in France through legacy Lafarge network; offers aggregates, ready-mix concrete, and adjacent solutions overlapping with Minier's full materials portfolio.
• CRH plc: Global building materials group with French operations through EQIOM (cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete). Overlaps with Minier across the full materials value chain.
• CEMEX France: Mexican-headquartered global building materials major with French operations in cement, aggregates, and ready-mix concrete. Competes with Minier for large enterprise and public-sector tenders.
• VINCI Construction France: Major French construction group with extensive civil engineering, road construction, and earthworks operations. Comparable to Minier's Travaux Publics division and adjacent integrated activities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MinierGroupe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/minier-holding

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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