Ginger Group

What Ginger Group does

Groupe Ginger is an independent, privately held French engineering consulting group founded in 1935 and headquartered in Élancourt, in the Paris metropolitan area. It operates as a holding company animating a federation of specialized wholly-owned subsidiaries (Ginger CEBTP, Ginger BURGEAP, Ginger SOFRECO, Ginger LECES, Ginger HPC, Groupe ABS, Ginger LEHMANN + PARTNER, Ginger HYDROSOL FONDATIONS, Ginger FORMATION, Ginger V-SCAN, Ginger DELEO, and Ginger INTERNATIONAL) that deliver professional engineering services spanning geotechnical studies, materials and structural analysis, environmental and water engineering, industrial process engineering, climate and decarbonation, and international development cooperation. The group serves roughly 5,000 public and private sector clients across 150 countries through project-based consulting engagements targeted at infrastructure, buildings, mining, energy, environment, governance, healthcare, and agriculture verticals.

The group employs approximately 4,300 people across metropolitan France, French overseas territories, nine European countries (via Ginger HPC), Canada (via Groupe ABS), and several African nations including Côte d'Ivoire, Morocco, and Tunisia. Its technology base is conventional professional engineering consulting — soil mechanics, materials testing, hydrogeology, environmental impact assessment, and laboratory diagnostics — delivered through direct enterprise field sales rather than digital channels. Marketing relies on LinkedIn, YouTube, a corporate blog, and selective participation in industry events such as the One Planet Summit.

Ginger generates revenue primarily through fee-based professional services contracts, with pricing being quote-based and project-specific rather than publicly disclosed. The company has pursued a deliberate geographic and vertical expansion strategy anchored by acquisitions, including Hydrolsol Fondations in Tunisia (2020) and HPC AG in Germany covering nine European countries (2024). The group is led by President Philippe Margarit and HR Director Stéphanie Bailly, operates without disclosed external private equity or venture backing, and reports annual revenue of €470 million.

Name

Ginger Group

Legal name

Groupe Ginger

Website

https://gingergroupe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1935

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Groupe Ginger is an independent French engineering consulting group founded in 1935, employing 4,300 staff across 150 countries. It delivers geotechnical, environmental, materials, industrial, and international development engineering services to roughly 5,000 public and private sector clients through specialized subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Élancourt

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices23 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering services including geotechnical studies, environmental assessments, materials analysis, infrastructure consulting, and international development projects. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements with public and private sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ginger Group is an independent engineering consulting group that delivers expertise across geotechnical, environmental, materials, industrial, and international development engineering. The group operates through specialized subsidiaries and provides services including soil and geosciences engineering, structural and materials engineering, industrial process engineering (air, water, waste treatment), environmental and climate engineering, international cooperation project engineering, strategic consulting, and technical training.

Product overview

Le Groupe Ginger est un groupe d'ingénierie indépendant et engagé qui opère comme une holding animant un portefeuille de filiales spécialisées. L'offre est structurée autour de plusieurs filiales (Ginger CEBTP, Ginger BURGEAP, Ginger SOFRECO, Ginger LECES, Ginger HPC, Groupe ABS, Ginger LEHMANN + PARTNER, Ginger HYDROSOL FONDATIONS) couvrant les domaines de la géotechnique, de l'environnement, du développement international, de l'ingénierie des matériaux et du diagnostic routier. Ces filiales proposent des expertises complémentaires en ingénierie des sols et géosciences, ingénierie des ouvrages et matériaux, ingénierie industrielle (traitement air/eau/déchets), ingénierie environnementale et climatique, ingénierie de projets de coopération internationale, conseil stratégique et formation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Soil and Geosciences Engineering (Ingénierie des sols, géosciences) Expertise in geology, geotechnics, geophysics, polluted sites and soils, hydrogeology, and geothermal energy for infrastructure and construction projects.
• Structures and Materials Engineering (Ingénierie des ouvrages et des matériaux) Engineering services for new and existing structures and buildings, road infrastructure, and deconstruction, including materials analysis and structural diagnostics.
• Industrial Engineering (Ingénierie industrielle) Process engineering for air, water, and waste treatment and recycling, fertilizer production, agro-industry, and ore processing for industrial and mining clients.
• Environmental, Energy, Climate, Water and Biodiversity Engineering Engineering expertise in natural environments and biodiversity, water, air, waste, climate, and decarbonation for public and private sector environmental projects.
• International Cooperation and Development Project Engineering Engineering and consulting services for international development cooperation projects covering democratic governance, health, human development, agriculture, natural resources, energy, transport, and mining.
• Strategic Consulting (Conseil stratégique) Strategic advisory services to identify priority issues, support informed strategic decisions, and align stakeholders around actionable roadmaps for engineering and infrastructure projects.
• Training (Formation) Technical training and training in economic and social development, delivered by the Ginger FORMATION subsidiary for engineering professionals and development sector stakeholders.

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HPC AG (now Ginger HPC)coreOthers · 1 January 2024HPC AG, a German engineering group present in 9 European countries, was acquired by Groupe Ginger in 2024. This acquisition established Ginger as a European reference player in environmental and infrastructure engineering, significantly expanding the group's European footprint.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ramboll: Danish engineering consultancy with strong environmental, water, and infrastructure practices. Foundation-owned, privately held firm with comparable European footprint, multi-disciplinary service model, and direct overlap with Ginger's environment and infrastructure offerings.
• Artelia: French independent engineering firm with comparable revenue (~€700M) offering multi-sector engineering services across infrastructure, environment, energy, and industry. Directly competes with Ginger across nearly all service lines and the same client base in France and internationally.
• Arcadis: Dutch-listed global design and engineering consultancy with comparable environmental and infrastructure practices. Significantly larger scale (~$4B revenue) but directly competes with Ginger on European infrastructure, water, and environmental engineering projects.
• Assystem: French engineering and digital services firm focused on energy, infrastructure, and industrial projects. Listed on Euronext Paris with comparable revenue scale (~€500M), competing directly with Ginger in industrial and infrastructure engineering across France and international markets.
• WSP: Canadian-listed global engineering professional services firm with major European operations. Much larger scale (~$10B revenue) but competes with Ginger across infrastructure, environment, and property markets, particularly on cross-border mandates and mega-projects.
• Setec: Privately-held French engineering group with infrastructure, environment, and energy expertise. Similar multi-disciplinary structure with dedicated subsidiaries, directly competing with Ginger in the French engineering consulting market across most service categories.
• Egis: French engineering group with a closely comparable focus on infrastructure, environment, energy, and transportation engineering. Similar ownership structure (Caisse des Dépôts), multi-subsidiary model, and direct overlap across most of Ginger's service lines and geographies make it the closest head-to-head competitor.
• Tractebel: Belgian engineering consultancy owned by Engie, focused on energy, water, and infrastructure. Comparable European footprint and overlap with Ginger's energy, environment, and infrastructure practices, though with a stronger energy sector focus and larger group backing.
• Sweco: Swedish engineering consultancy with strong European presence in infrastructure, water, environment, and energy. Comparable multi-disciplinary model with similar revenue scale (~€2B), competing directly with Ginger in Northern and Western European markets.
• Systra: French engineering firm specialized in public transportation and mobility infrastructure, owned by French state-owned railway operators (RATP and SNCF). Similar size (~€800M revenue) and directly competes with Ginger on transport infrastructure engineering and environmental assessment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GroupeGinger
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC6_QOXf5WqT4OCyAidS3TSQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/groupeginger

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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