What SARP does

SARP, legally Veolia Assainissement & Maintenance, is a France-based sanitation and industrial equipment maintenance provider founded in 1937 and operating as a subsidiary of Veolia (Euronext Paris: VIE). The company delivers a unified set of services covering the full sanitation lifecycle: septic tank and fosse toutes eaux pumping with mandatory BSMV traceability, drain and sewer unblocking, television camera inspection, leak detection and repair, micro-station d'épuration maintenance, regulatory compliance controls, and fuel oil tank cleaning, neutralization, and removal. Service is delivered through a network of more than 250 local agencies across France, supported by 501-1,000 employees and a 24/7 emergency response capability that targets under-three-hour response times in many areas.

The underlying technology stack is conventional field-service equipment, primarily high-pressure pumping vehicles, grease-trap and pipe-cleaning hardware, and CCTV camera inspection systems used for diagnostic accuracy. SARP increasingly layers a digital self-service channel on top of the field operation, including a website-based pricing calculator, agency locator, online quote requests, and immediate callback scheduling. The business model is professional services on a fee-for-service, per-intervention basis with transparent pricing and free quotes. Customers span four explicit segments — Particuliers (residential homeowners, the primary segment), Entreprises (businesses), Industriels (industrial clients), and Collectivités (local governments and municipalities) — accessed via direct field-sales execution, inside-sales phone contact, and the self-serve web channel. Marketing is concentrated in content (advice blog, LinkedIn, YouTube, newsletter) and earned social proof (Google reviews averaging 4.5/5).

Name

SARP

Legal name

Veolia Assainissement & Maintenance

Website

https://sarp-assainissement.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1937

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

SARP (Veolia Assainissement & Maintenance) is a France-based sanitation and maintenance services provider operating 250+ local agencies that deliver septic tank pumping, drain unblocking, camera inspection, leak repair, and fuel tank services to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers under the Veolia brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sanitation and Environmental Maintenance Services

NAICS

Septic Tank and Related Services (562991), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Sewer & Stormwater Overflow (SSO/CSO) Emergency Response (EUAIAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Control & Mitigation (EUANACAE), Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control & Compliance (Storage, Separation, Treatment) (EUANAEAG)

Keywords

• Septic tank services
• Drain unblocking
• Pipeline inspection
• Wastewater management
• Environmental maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Nanterre

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Sanitation and Maintenance Services: Fee-for-service model for residential and commercial sanitation services including septic tank emptying, drain unblocking, oil tank maintenance, and preventive maintenance. Services are billed per intervention with transparent pricing and free quotes provided.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SARP provides sanitation and industrial maintenance services across France through 250+ local agencies. Its core services include septic tank and all-water tank pumping, drain and sewer unblocking, televised camera inspection of pipework, leak repair, micro-treatment plant maintenance, regulatory compliance checks, and fuel oil tank cleaning, neutralization, and removal. Services are delivered 24/7 by trained technicians with transparent per-intervention pricing and free quotes, and are offered to four distinct customer segments: individual homeowners (Particuliers), businesses (Entreprises), industrials (Industriels), and local governments (Collectivités).

Product overview

Veolia Assainissement & Maintenance (operating under the SARP brand) provides a unified, multi-service sanitation and environmental maintenance offering delivered through a network of more than 250 local agencies across France. The portfolio comprises a set of interconnected core services including vidange de fosse septique et fosse toutes eaux (septic tank pumping), débouchage de canalisation (drain unblocking), inspection télévisée (camera inspection), réparation de fuites (leak repair), maintenance micro-station (micro-treatment plant maintenance), contrôle de conformité (compliance checking), and fuel tank services (nettoyage, neutralisation, enlèvement de cuve à fioul). These services are available to four customer segments — Particuliers (residential), Entreprises (businesses), Industriels (industrial), and Collectivités (local authorities) — and are delivered by trained technicians offering 24/7 emergency response, free quotes, and transparent pricing. The offering is best characterized as a single unified service brand (Veolia Assainissement & Maintenance / SARP) covering the full sanitation lifecycle, rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Septic tank and all-water tank pumping (Vidange de fosse septique et fosse toutes eaux) Complete pumping and emptying of septic tanks and all-water tanks (fosses toutes eaux) per French regulations. Includes pipe cleaning, grease trap maintenance, environmental evacuation of waste, and issuance of the mandatory Bordereau de Suivi des Matières de Vidange (BSMV) tracking certificate, plus scheduled maintenance options. Targeted at residential homeowners, businesses, and local authorities with on-site sanitation installations.
• Drain and sewer unblocking (Débouchage de canalisation) Unblocking and clearing of clogged drainage and sewage pipes, available as an emergency intervention. Uses specialized mechanical and high-pressure equipment to clear blockages in household, commercial, industrial, and municipal drainage networks.
• Televised pipe inspection (Inspection télévisée) Camera-based inspection of pipework to diagnose blockages, leaks, fissures, and structural issues without excavation. Provides visual diagnostic reports used to plan repair work or compliance checks.
• Leak repair (Réparation de fuites) Detection and repair of pipe leaks and fissures identified during inspection or diagnostics. Targeted at residential, commercial, and industrial sites with damaged or leaking pipework.
• Micro-treatment plant maintenance (Maintenance micro-station) Preventive and corrective maintenance services for micro Sewage Treatment Plants (micro-stations d'épuration), including scheduled servicing, biological media checks, and operational troubleshooting.
• Compliance inspection (Contrôle de conformité) Compliance inspection and certification services to verify that on-site sanitation installations (septic tanks, micro-stations, etc.) meet French regulatory standards, typically required for property sales or municipal inspections.
• Fuel oil tank cleaning (Nettoyage de cuve à fioul) Cleaning of fuel oil storage tanks prior to refilling or decommissioning, including sludge removal and safe handling of residual hydrocarbons. Targeted at residential and commercial sites with on-property fuel tanks.
• Fuel oil tank neutralization (Neutralisation de cuve à fioul)

Quantifiable outcome

• Response time under 3 hours for emergency calls in many areas
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Roto-Rooter: US-based drain cleaning, plumbing, and water cleanup service franchise network. Operates a similar model of emergency and scheduled sanitation interventions for residential and commercial customers, making it the most directly comparable international peer to SARP.
• Ortec Group: French environmental services group offering industrial cleaning, sanitation, waste management, and site remediation. Directly competes with SARP in the French industrial sanitation and assainissement segments.
• Dyno-Rod: UK-based drain unblocking and plumbing services franchise network owned by British Gas/Centrica. Provides emergency drain clearance, CCTV surveys, and sewer repairs with a field service model analogous to SARP's core offering.
• Mr. Rooter Plumbing: US and Canadian plumbing and drain cleaning franchise network. Competes in the same residential and commercial emergency plumbing/drain services market as SARP, with comparable service delivery and customer segments.

Regional players

• Derichebourg Multiservices: French facilities services and environmental services provider with cleaning, sanitation, and waste management offerings. Provides adjacent services to SARP, particularly in commercial and municipal contracts.
• Séché Environnement: French-listed environmental services group specializing in hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment and recovery. Overlaps with SARP in industrial wastewater and waste handling compliance.

Broad incumbents

• Suez Recycling and Recovery: Global environmental services group (now part of Veolia post-merger) operating waste collection and treatment infrastructure. While focused on collection rather than on-site sanitation, it overlaps with SARP in industrial waste compliance and municipal services.
• Saur: French water and wastewater utility services provider (also owned by Veolia group). Competes with SARP in municipal water/sanitation contracts and operates at the utility scale across France.
• ENGIE Solutions: French multi-technical services arm of ENGIE offering facility management, HVAC, and environmental services. Overlaps with SARP in municipal and industrial facility maintenance and compliance.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Sister Veolia entity providing water and wastewater treatment technologies and services. While more technology and infrastructure focused, it overlaps with SARP's industrial and municipal customer base for water-related services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@am.veolia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/veolia-assainissement-maintenance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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