What Domobat Expertises does

Domobat Expertises is a privately-held French Société anonyme registered in Montélimar and operating from Le Teil, Ardèche, providing regulated building diagnostics, underground network detection, and infrastructure pollutant analysis services. The company delivers a comprehensive portfolio of property transaction diagnostics (amiante, plomb/CREP, gaz, électricité, DPE, termites, ERNMT, assainissement, and Carrez/Boutin surface measurements) plus industrial and confined-space inspection missions, all performed on-site by Bureau Veritas-certified technicians. Its infrastructure services use electromagnetic detectors and ground-penetrating radar (géoradar) for buried network detection and georeferencing, alongside horizontal and vertical coring for asbestos and PAH detection in road asphalt. Since obtaining COFRAC accreditation in August 2018 for detection and georeferencing services, the company has positioned itself to compete in the regulated diagnostics market across France.

The company serves a diversified customer base including individual property owners and sellers/buyers, landlords, municipalities and inter-municipal associations (collectivités), construction contractors, and industrial firms. Revenue is generated through quote-based, per-engagement professional services fees, with a sales-led go-to-market complemented by trade show participation at municipal events (Salon des Maires, AMIF) and a dedicated client portal (Espace Client) at domobat-extranet.fr for report delivery and re-engagement. The 11-50 employee operation is led by legal representative Corinne Hochart, and the registered capital of €5,000 indicates a lean balance sheet. The business model is highly dependent on French real estate transaction volumes and regulatory mandates for diagnostics, which provides demand stability but ties growth to property market cycles.

Strategic positioning rests on three pillars: regulatory credibility via COFRAC accreditation and Bureau Veritas certifications, technical differentiation through owned ground-penetrating radar and coring equipment, and nationwide geographic reach for road surface pollutant analysis. No external funding, acquisitions, parent company, or significant leadership changes are documented, and the company operates as an independent small enterprise with limited digital infrastructure beyond its client portal. The competitive landscape consists of numerous small French diagnostics firms, with the principal differentiation being COFRAC-accredited underground detection capability and the ability to bundle property diagnostics with infrastructure services.

Name

Domobat Expertises

Legal name

DOMOBAT EXPERTISES

Website

https://domobat-expertises.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Domobat Expertises is a French COFRAC-accredited firm (since August 2018) providing regulated building diagnostics (amiante, plomb, DPE, termites, Carrez/Boutin), underground network detection via electromagnetic and ground-penetrating radar technology, and road surface pollutant analysis (asbestos/PAH) for property owners, municipalities, contractors, and industrial clients across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Diagnostics & Infrastructure Inspection

NAICS

Building Inspection Services (541350), Building Inspection Services (54135), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Asbestos/Lead/Mold Inspection, Testing & Consulting (BPALALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regulatory Compliance, Permitting & Project Management (HazMat Abatement) (BPALALAG), Asbestos, Lead & Mold Abatement (Building/Infrastructure Remediation) (EUAIALAK), Pre-Purchase/Real Estate Termite Inspections (WDI Reports) (HSAMABAA)

Keywords

• Building diagnostics
• Asbestos inspection
• Underground utility detection
• Property risk assessment
• Infrastructure safety services

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Teil

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Building Diagnostics Services: Professional certification-based inspection services for real estate transactions including asbestos, lead, gas, electrical, energy performance, termite, sanitation, and surface area measurements. Revenue generated through one-time inspection fees per property.
2. Underground Network Detection Services: Detection and georeferencing of buried utility networks for construction preparation and infrastructure assessment. Includes SIG/DAO/Cartography mapping services.
3. Road Surface Pollutant Analysis: Asbestos and PAH detection in road asphalt before construction work, targeting occupational health and safety compliance.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Domobat Expertises delivers mandatory building diagnostics for real estate transactions — including asbestos, lead (CREP), gas, electrical, energy performance (DPE), termites, sanitation, ERNMT, and Carrez/Boutin surface measurements — alongside infrastructure services such as underground utility detection and georeferencing using electromagnetic and ground-penetrating radar (géoradar) technology, and asbestos/PAH detection in road surfaces via core sampling. Services are COFRAC-accredited since August 2018 and delivered on-site by Bureau Veritas-certified professionals across France.

Product overview

Domobat Expertises is a COFRAC-accredited diagnostic and inspection services company (accredited since August 2018) offering a comprehensive portfolio of building diagnostics and infrastructure detection services. The company operates as a single unified service offering with multiple specialized diagnostic products: building diagnostics including Amiante, Plomb (CREP), Gaz, Electricité, Performance Energétique (DPE), Termites, Assainissement, Mesurage (Loi Carrez/Boutin), and ERNMT; industrial and confined space missions; and infrastructure services including asbestos/PAH detection in road surfaces, underground network detection using electromagnetic detectors and ground-penetrating radar, and georeferencing with SIG/DAO/Cartography. Experts are certified by Bureau Veritas and the company maintains civil liability insurance through ALLIANZ. Clients can access services through a dedicated online portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Diagnostic Amiante (Asbestos Diagnosis) Mandatory asbestos diagnosis for buildings constructed before July 1, 1997. Identifies the presence or absence of asbestos-containing construction materials and products to inform prospective buyers and obligate sellers to perform remediation where required.
• Diagnostic Plomb (Lead / CREP) Lead exposure risk assessment (CREP) required for buildings with construction permits predating January 1, 1949. Informs prospective buyers or tenants about the presence of lead in the property.
• Diagnostic Gaz (Gas Installation Diagnosis) Gas installation diagnosis required when the gas installation is over 15 years old, providing an overview of equipment safety for prospective property buyers.
• Diagnostic Electricité (Electrical Installation Diagnosis) Electrical installation diagnosis required when the electrical installation is over 15 years old, providing an overview of equipment safety for prospective property buyers.
• Diagnostic Termites (Termite/Parasitic State Assessment) Termite and parasitic state assessment (État Parasitaire) required when the property is located in a prefectural-declared termite-infested zone, informing buyers about the presence or absence of wood-damaging insects.
• ERNMT (Natural, Mining, and Technological Risks State) Natural, mining, and technological risks state assessment (ERNMT) required for all property sales and rentals, informing candidates about flood, ground movement, mining, and industrial/chemical risks affecting the property.
• Assainissement (Sanitation Assessment) Non-collective sanitation state assessment required when the property has non-collective sanitation systems, evaluating conformity of the installation and producing a report transmitted to prospective buyers.
• Mesurage Lois Carrez et Boutin (Property Measurement) Property measurement services under the Carrez Law (for co-ownership sales) and the Boutin Law (for rentals). Calculates habitable area and private areas according to each law's specific rules.
• Diagnostic Performance Énergétique (DPE) Energy Performance Diagnosis providing an overview of a property's energy performance through estimated energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission rates.
• Recherche Amiante et HAP dans les Enrobés (Road Surface Pollutant Detection) Asbestos and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) detection in road surfaces through horizontal and vertical core sampling. Protects workers from carcinogenic risks during demolition or construction work on roads, available nationwide across France.
• Détection de Réseaux Enterrés (Underground Network Detection) Underground network detection and georeferencing services using electromagnetic detectors and ground-penetrating radar (géoradar). Includes SIG/DAO/Cartography mapping capabilities for infrastructure planning. COFRAC-accredited since August 2018.
• Réperage Amiante des Canalisations (Pipeline Asbestos Detection) Asbestos detection in pipelines and piping systems for industrial and confined environment applications.
• Mission en Milieu Industriel (Industrial Environment Inspection) Diagnostic and inspection services for industrial environments, including asbestos and lead detection, gas and electrical safety checks.
• Mission en Milieu Confiné (Confined Space Inspection) Diagnostic and inspection services for confined spaces, including gas safety assessments and equipment verification.
• Répérages Avant Travaux et Démolition (Pre-Work and Pre-Demolition Surveys) Pre-work and demolition detection services including asbestos surveys and underground network identification prior to construction projects.

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bureau VeritascoreTechnology or IntegrationBureau Veritas provides certification for Domobat Expertises technicians in asbestos (with and without mention), lead, gas, electricity, and energy performance diagnostics. This certification partnership ensures regulatory compliance and quality standards across all diagnostic services.
• ALLIANZminorOthersALLIANZ provides professional liability insurance (Responsabilité Civile Professionnelle) coverage for Domobat Expertises, protecting against claims arising from diagnostic services.
• 1&1 Internet SARLminorOthers1&1 Internet SARL based in Sarreguemines, France provides website hosting services for domobat-expertises.fr.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Apave: Apave is a major French TIC group offering building diagnostics, industrial inspections, environmental testing and infrastructure services. Comparable to Domobat across building diagnostic and industrial/confined-space missions but operates at much larger scale as a historical incumbent.
• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas is a global TIC leader that certifies Domobat's technicians and provides overlapping building diagnostic, environmental compliance and infrastructure inspection services in France. Comparable in regulatory expertise but operates at international scale across TIC verticals.
• Socotec: Socotec is a major French TIC (Testing, Inspection, Certification) group offering building diagnostics (amiante, plomb, DPE, termites), infrastructure inspection and environmental services. Comparable to Domobat across all core diagnostic offerings but at vastly larger national scale with full multi-service portfolio.

Direct peers

• Detect Réseaux: Detect Réseaux specializes in detection and georeferencing of buried networks (eau, gaz, électricité, télécom, assainissement) across France using géoradar and electromagnetic methods. Closely comparable to Domobat's underground-network detection offering for construction preparation and infrastructure projects.
• AC Environnement: AC Environnement is one of France's leading independent networks of certified building diagnosticians, offering amiante, plomb, DPE, termites, gaz, électricité and related diagnostics nationwide. Closest direct peer to Domobat's core building-diagnostic business with similar service catalog and customer segments.
• Diag Précision: Diag Précision is a French nationwide network of certified diagnosticians offering the full suite of real-estate transaction diagnostics. Directly competes with Domobat in the same customer segments (property owners, real estate agents, notaries) with a similar bundled-service proposition.
• Allo Diagnostic: Allo Diagnostic is a French building diagnostics network providing amiante, plomb, DPE, termites, gaz, électricité and Carrez/Boutin measurements. Comparable to Domobat as a mid-tier regional/national diagnostician targeting the same real-estate transaction use cases.
• Geofox (Géolocalisation des réseaux): Geofox is a French specialist in underground utility detection and georeferencing using electromagnetic and géoradar technology. Directly comparable to Domobat's underground network detection service for municipalities, construction firms and infrastructure operators ahead of excavation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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