What Charpentier Group does

Groupe Charpentier is a privately held, multi-trade construction group headquartered in Essarts-en-Bocage (Vendée, France), founded in 1981 and operating through 19 wholly-owned subsidiaries across 11 complementary métiers: public works, hot-mix asphalt production, quarry operations, ready-mix concrete, water treatment and pumping, vacuum excavation, asbestos removal, materials recycling, residential exterior improvements, masonry, and telecom/electrical networks. The group serves four customer segments—building and public works professionals, individual homeowners (via the Idéallée brand), local and regional governments awarding public works contracts, and telecom/utility operators—and operates across the Vendée, Charente-Maritime, Loire-Atlantique, and Charente departments of Western France, with a logistics platform supplying the Île d'Yeu.

The technology base is physical and capital-intensive: two hot-mix asphalt plants and two concrete batching plants owned via Atlanroute and BETONIC, two quarries (SOCMA and CTCV Carrière), a six-unit vacuum-excavator fleet (AES) including a compact City model, a Schwing Stetter mixo pump with 24 m boom, and five in-house mechanical workshops supporting equipment uptime. Materials are produced internally (aggregates, asphalt, concrete, recycled products via REVAL Matériaux) and supplied both to group projects and to external construction firms, creating a vertically integrated cost base. Specialized regulated capability is anchored by the Qualibat 1552 asbestos removal certification held by CTCV TP since 2014.

The commercial model is project-based and bilateral, with services quoted per engagement and no public price list; revenue is generated from public works tenders, project contracts with construction firms, direct material sales (aggregates, concrete, asphalt, recycled products), rental of vacuum excavators with driver, and direct-to-consumer outdoor improvements under the Idéallée brand. The group is self-funded, led by President Didier Airieau and Chairman of the Supervisory Board Hervé Charpentier, has 440+ employees including 42 apprentices in training during 2023, and has grown primarily through a programmatic M&A strategy. No AI/ML, software, or data-platform layer is disclosed.

Name

Charpentier Group

Legal name

Charpentier Services

Website

https://groupe-charpentier.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Groupe Charpentier is a privately held French construction group operating 19 subsidiaries across 11 trades—public works, asphalt, quarries, ready-mix concrete, recycling, asbestos removal, vacuum excavation, water treatment, masonry, residential exteriors, and telecom networks—serving public authorities, construction firms, and homeowners in Western France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Essarts

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Works Contracts: Core business generating revenue through civil engineering projects including earthworks, road construction, utility networks, sanitation, agricultural engineering, and demolition for public and private sector clients.
2. Asphalt Production and Application: Production and application of hot asphalt via Atlanroute for departmental roads, parking lots, subdivisions, and urban developments.
3. Concrete Sales: Sale of ready-mix concrete via Betonic including structural concrete, decorative concrete, and concrete blocks for various construction applications.
4. Vacuum Excavation Services: Rental with driver of vacuum excavation trucks via AES and ASPIRETZ for building, public works, industry, local authorities, agriculture, and accident/sinister response.
5. Aggregate and Material Sales: Sale of aggregates from quarries (SOCMA and CTCV Carrière), recycled materials, and construction materials via REVAL, including gravel, sand, and granular materials.
6. Water Treatment and Pumping: Installation and rehabilitation of pumping stations via Bremaud for water treatment applications.
7. Residential Exterior Improvements: Outdoor improvements for individual homeowners via Ideallée brand includingcourts, terraces, driveways, parking using asphalt, paving, decorative concrete, and gravel.
8. Asbestos Removal Services: Asbestos removal services via CTCV TP for renovation, maintenance, or demolition projects with Qualibat 1552 certification.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Groupe Charpentier is a multi-trade construction group operating 19 subsidiary companies across 11 complementary métiers, providing public works, asphalt production, quarry operations, ready-mix concrete, asbestos removal, water treatment and pumping, vacuum excavation, exterior improvements for individuals, materials recycling, masonry, and telecom/electrical network services primarily in Western France.

Product overview

Groupe Charpentier operates as a multi-business conglomerate in public works and construction, unified under 11 core métiers organized across approximately 19 subsidiary companies. The portfolio spans the full construction value chain: quarry extraction (SOCMA, CTCV Carrière), material processing and recycling (REVAL Matériaux), asphalt production and paving (Atlanroute), ready-mix concrete (BETONIC), specialized excavation including suction excavators (AES, ASA TP, ASPIRETZ), asbestos removal (CTCV TP), water infrastructure (BREMAUD), outdoor development for residential clients (Idéallée), general public works, masonry, and telecom networks (ODEON Réseaux). The group emphasizes synergistic operations where subsidiaries like REVAL source from SOCMA and CTCV quarries, AES provides specialized excavation that protects sensitive networks, and BETONIC supplies concrete to group construction projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Idéallée (Idee'Allée): Brand operating under Groupe Charpentier for exterior development services for private individuals: driveways, terraces, walkways, parking using asphalt, paving, and decorative concrete.

Products and services

• Public Works (Travaux publics) Earthworks, road networks (Voirie et Réseaux Divers / VRD), sanitation, agricultural engineering, and demolition services for construction companies, civil engineering firms, public works contractors, and public authorities.
• Hot Asphalt Production and Application (Enrobés)

Quantifiable outcome

• 42 apprentices trained in 2023 across various trades
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ohé la TerrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2021Partnership signed December 10, 2021 with this endowment fund created in 2020, focused on biodiversity and carbon footprint reduction. The group participates in the board of directors and contributes to environmental initiatives including hedge planting (8km planted), pollinator support campaigns, and tree planting (walnut and chestnut trees for poultry ranges). The group has similar geographic footprint to the foundation and shares agricultural roots.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SPIE Batignolles: French construction group active in public works, civil engineering, foundations, and energy networks. Comparable as a mid-sized multi-trade French contractor with regional depth and network-infrastructure capability.
• NGE: French multi-trade construction group operating in earthworks, roadworks, utilities, telecom networks, and materials. Like Groupe Charpentier, NGE pursues regional depth and vertical integration across public works, making it a directly comparable mid-cap French multi-trade peer.
• Demathieu Bard: French construction group with public works, civil engineering, and building divisions. Comparable mid-cap multi-trade French contractor with similar vertical integration between construction and materials.
• Léon Grosse: Independent French construction group covering building, public works, and infrastructure. Family-controlled mid-cap with regional focus and a multi-subsidiary model, comparable in scale and structure to Groupe Charpentier.
• Fayat Group: Family-owned French group with construction, public works, and materials businesses, including road construction and material production. Its multi-trade, multi-subsidiary structure closely mirrors Groupe Charpentier's regional champion model.

Broad incumbents

• Eiffage Construction: Major French construction and concessions group with significant public-works and road-building activity. Overlaps with Groupe Charpentier in road infrastructure, sanitation, and regional public tenders.
• Bouygues Construction: Major French construction arm of Bouygues Group, active across public works, buildings, and infrastructure. Larger incumbent that competes for the same public-sector and road-construction tenders across France.
• Colas: World-leading French road construction and materials group (Bouygues subsidiary). Directly comparable to Atlanroute's asphalt activity and to the group's quarry/material production subsidiaries.
• Eurovia: Vinci subsidiary specialised in roadworks, quarrying, and materials production. Closely comparable to Atlanroute (asphalt), SOCMA/CTCV (quarries), and BETONIC (concrete) within Groupe Charpentier's portfolio.
• Vinci Construction: Global French construction leader spanning civil engineering, roadworks, and networks. Operates in the same earthworks, road, and utility-network tenders, but at vastly larger scale and with national reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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