ECT

What ECT does

ECT (Groupe ECT) is a French circular economy company founded in 1997 that specializes in the management, traceability, and reuse of excavated earth from construction and public works (BTP) sites. It operates primarily in the Île-de-France region — which it describes as the world's largest source of surplus excavated soil — and in Hauts-de-France, with approximately 12 active sites, 230 employees, and processing volumes in the range of 1 to 15 million tonnes per year. Its core offering spans four integrated services: excavated earth management for BTP clients with a full DAP-based traceability system and BTP Customer Extranet portal; biological treatment of class 2 and class 3 hydrocarbon-contaminated soils at its La Courneuve facility; in-house production of 100% recycled fertile substrates (technosols) from inert urban construction soil blended with green waste compost; and turnkey design and development of derelict sites into urban parks, agricultural land, biodiversity zones, photovoltaic farms, golf courses, and quarry backfills.

ECT's business model is a two-sided circular loop. BTP companies pay ECT for characterization, traceability administration, site acceptance, and treatment of their surplus soils. That same soil is then directly reused as fill in ECT's development projects, which are co-designed with local and regional authorities (collectivités) and delivered at zero cost to the community — projects are entirely self-financed through the valorization of incoming soil. The company serves two primary customer segments: enterprise BTP contractors generating excavated material, and municipal, intermunicipal, and regional governments seeking derelict-land redevelopment under constrained public budgets. Strategic partnerships extend the model: with Akuo for photovoltaic siting (40,000 panels installed to date), Placo Saint Gobain for quarry backfilling, SAFER Île-de-France for agricultural rehabilitation, EPF Hauts-de-France and ENRx for brownfield identification and seed orchards, and Hyliko for hydrogen-powered transport. Internationally, ECT has established wholly-owned subsidiaries Landify Deutschland (Germany) and Landify (USA), positioning the model for export. ESG positioning is reinforced by ISO 14001 certification (since December 2011), OFB "Company Committed to Nature" status (2023), 53,000 trees planted in the 2026 planting season, 43% GHG emissions avoided in 2024 through localized soil reuse, and 95% permeable soils on development sites.

Name

ECT

Legal name

ECT

Website

https://www.groupe-ect.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

ECT is a French circular economy company that manages, traces, and reuses excavated earth from construction and public works sites. It serves BTP contractors with soil management services and partners with local governments to develop community amenities financed entirely through soil reuse, with subsidiaries in Germany and the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Villeneuve-sous-dammartin

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Excavated soil management fees from BTP clients: Construction and public works companies (BTP) pay ECT for the management, environmental engineering characterization, traceability administration, and site acceptance of their surplus excavated soils. This is the primary revenue stream.
2. Circular economy project financing through soil reuse: Inert excavated soil received at sites is directly reused in ECT's development projects (parks, agricultural land, biodiversity zones, photovoltaic farms). This reuse finances 100% of project costs, including landscaping, planting, pathways, and equipment, with no cost to the community.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ECT manages, traces, treats, and valorizes excavated earth generated by construction and public works (BTP) sites in France, providing a full DAP-based acceptance and traceability service. The company also designs and develops non-built amenagement projects (parks, agricultural rehabilitation, biodiversity zones, photovoltaic farms, quarry backfilling) on derelict land, financed entirely through the circular reuse of incoming inert soil at zero cost to local authorities. It operates a biological treatment center for hydrocarbon-contaminated soils and produces 100% recycled technosols (fertile substrates) on-site.

Product overview

ECT (Groupe ECT) operates as a circular economy company specializing in the management, valorization, and reuse of excavated earth from construction and public works (BTP) sites. The company offers a suite of integrated services comprising: (1) excavated earth management with full traceability via its DAP system and digital BTP Customer Extranet portal; (2) treatment of hydrocarbon-polluted soils at its La Courneuve biological center; (3) design and development of non-built amenagement projects on derelict sites including renaturation, urban parks, agricultural rehabilitation, wetlands, and urban forests; and (4) production of recycled fertile substrates (technosols) in-situ. Projects are self-financed through the circular economy of excavated earth reuse at zero cost to local authorities. The company also operates internationally through its Landify subsidiary in Germany and the United States. Key operational poles include the Commercial et Environnement pole (valorization channel management), the Exploitation et Aménagement pole (site reception and development), and the Conception et Développement pole (local authority collaboration and project design).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Excavated Earth Management (Gestion des terres excavées du BTP)
• Earth Traceability System (Traçabilité des terres excavées)
• Hydrocarbon-Polluted Soil Treatment (Traitement des terres polluées aux hydrocarbures)
• Site Design and Development (Conception et Aménagement de sites)
• Recycled Fertile Substrate / Technosols (Substrat fertile)
• BTP Customer Extranet (Espace Client BTP Extranet)
• Development Projects Portfolio (Projets d'aménagement)

Quantifiable outcome

• 53,000 trees and shrubs planted in the 2026 planting season alone
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HylikocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026ECT partnered with Hyliko to deploy Europe's first hydrogen-powered truck dedicated to transporting excavated earth. On June 11, 2026, at the Villeneuve-sous-Dammartin site, ECT President Laurent Mogno and Hyliko CEO Ovarith Troeung unveiled the hydrogen truck as a concrete decarbonization solution for the construction industry.
• French Office for Biodiversity (OFB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023ECT became a Company Committed to Nature (Entreprises engagées pour la nature) with the OFB in 2023. Based on an analysis of the impact of its activities, ECT made a commitment to achieve specific objectives for the protection and enhancement of biodiversity on its sites, during construction and development phases.
• AkuocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECT partners with Akuo for the development of photovoltaic power plants on ECT development sites. Akuo installs solar panels (40,000 panels installed) on ECT-reclaimed land, combining land restoration with renewable energy generation. Example: 'Gabots' photovoltaic power plant in Annet-sur-Marne (77).
• Placo Saint GobaincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECT partners with Placo Saint Gobain (Placoplatre) to backfill open-cast quarries with excavated construction soil. As part of the partnership, ECT recycles excavated earth from the construction industry to backfill quarries using successive 15-metre embankment layers, guaranteeing geotechnical stability. Example: Cormeilles-en-Parisis quarry (95).
• SAFER Île-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECT partners with SAFER Île-de-France for land acquisition and agricultural rehabilitation projects. SAFER owns land which ECT redevelops using excavated soil under a circular economy model. 2 joint projects completed, including Coubert (77) agricultural rehabilitation and Chelles Sempin (77) park development. SAFER retains land ownership while ECT operates development.
• EPF Hauts-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECT works with EPF Hauts-de-France (Établissement Public Foncier) at the request of municipalities to identify and redevelop derelict land. Example: Van Pelt urban forest project in Lens (62), where EPF Hauts-de-France commissioned the project for the City of Lens.
• ENRx (Espaces Naturels Régionaux Hauts-de-France)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerECT partners with ENRx for the development of seed orchards producing certified regional genetic origin seeds for the 'Local Plant' label. Example: Mazingarbe project (62) seed orchard developed in partnership with ENRx.
• Humanité et BiodiversitéminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerECT participates in regular internal feedback and exchange programs on invasive alien species management with Humanité et Biodiversité, aligning with the National Plan to combat invasive species implemented by the OFB.
• Conservatoire d'espaces naturels des Hauts-de-FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerECT collaborated with the Conservatoire d'espaces naturels des Hauts-de-France for the rehabilitation of the Mazingarbe site, including management of Giant Hogweed (invasive exotic species) and creation of a seed orchard protected by a forest area.
• Plante & CitéminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerECT participates in Plante & Cité's SITERRE II program for the development of fertile substrates and sustainable land restoration techniques, contributing technical data and field experience to the research program.
• Dryopteris consultancyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerECT works with the Dryopteris ecology consultancy for ecological monitoring and wetland restoration design at Grisy-Suisnes (77) and Roissy-en-Brie (77) projects, including 30-year and 5-year ecological monitoring programs respectively.
• Pépinières NaudetminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerECT works with Pépinières Naudet nursery for the supply of trees and shrubs planted in development projects, including the Jacques Chirac Park in Chelles (77).

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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