Sistra

What Sistra does

Sistra is a Strasbourg-based industrial subcontracting company founded in 1999, providing packaging, assembly, quality control, shaping, and logistics services to enterprises across cosmetics, medical, electronics, printing, and industrial sectors. The company operates from a 2,799 m² facility at Parc des Forges, inaugurated in 2021, with proximity to the highway network enabling distribution efficiency. Its core technology stack includes the Navision ERP system for stock management, lot tracking, expiration-date monitoring, and order follow-up, supplemented by proprietary MOBIPass and ZERO BARRIER digital platforms used for competency evaluation and skills capitalization of its insertion workforce. Named enterprise clients include Groupe Clarins (luxury cosmetics gift sets), Cosmeurop (since 2012), Hartmann (medical packaging, 15-year partnership), and Alden (satellite antennas for recreational vehicles, since 2007). Operational scale figures include 9.8 million control operations in 2019, 1.2 million luxury perfume gift sets packaged, 600 trucks loaded annually, and orders ranging from 12 units to 1.4 million sets.

Sistra monetizes through quote-based B2B subcontracting contracts on a per-operation or per-project basis, with transaction-fee economics. Its go-to-market is sales-led, relying on direct B2B outreach, responsive client engagement, and word-of-mouth referrals targeting PME-PMI businesses in the Grand Est / Alsace region. The customer base is distributed across multiple verticals (cosmetics, medical, industrial, electronics, printing), reducing single-end-market dependency. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated per client requirements based on volume, complexity, and operational specifications.

Sistra operates under a dual social-industrial model as a state-accredited Entreprise d'Insertion (since 1999) and Entreprise Adaptée (since 2002), employing people facing professional difficulties while delivering competitive industrial subcontracting services. The company holds AFAQ EI-ETTI certification (2015, renewed 2022), ISO 22716 GMP for cosmetics (May 2026), Label RSEI Level 3 Engagé (2025), and three consecutive years of ECOVADIS Bronze Medal (2023–2025). The social mission is a deliberate differentiation lever, allowing clients to count service costs toward their disability employment obligations (OETH) — a structural sales advantage versus conventional subcontracting competitors. Headcount is 100+ employees as of 2025, with reported 2019 revenue of €2.9M.

Name

Sistra

Legal name

SISTRA

Website

https://sistra.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Sistra is a Strasbourg-based industrial subcontractor providing packaging, assembly, quality control, shaping, and logistics services to enterprise clients in cosmetics, medical, electronics, and printing sectors, operating as a state-accredited social insertion enterprise.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Subcontracting Services

NAICS

Packaging and Labeling Services (56191)

akta.pro primary industry

Primary Packaging (Form-Fill-Seal, Blister, Sachet/Stick Pack, Bottling) (TLAIAGAA)

Keywords

• Industrial subcontracting services
• Contract packaging services
• Assembly and finishing
• Quality control operations
• Logistics and warehousing

Headquarters

HQ city

Strasbourg

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

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. Subcontracting Services: Sistra generates revenue through industrial subcontracting services including conditioning, assembly, quality control, and logistics. Services are priced per operation or project, with a focus on volume-based work for cosmetics, medical, and industrial clients. The company operates as a traditional subcontractor with transaction-based billing for each production run or service provided.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sistra provides industrial subcontracting services from its Strasbourg facility, covering five core operations: Conditionner (packaging, co-packing, labeling, cellophaning, gift-set assembly), Façonner (folding, stapling, perforating, decorticating), Assembler-Monter (gluing, soldering, screwing, testing, after-sales rework), Contrôler (visual inspection, weighing, counting, sorting), and Services logistiques (receiving, storage, shipping, freight forwarding). It supplements these with inkjet marking/labeling and waste sorting/recycling, serving cosmetics, medical, electronics, printing, and commerce clients while operating as a certified social insertion enterprise.

Product overview

Sistra is a social enterprise providing industrial subcontracting services from its Strasbourg facility. Its service portfolio is organized around five core operations — Conditionner (packaging/conditioning), Façonnage (shaping/transformation), Assembler-Monter (assembly/mounting), Contrôler (quality control), and Services logistiques (logistics) — supplemented by marking/labeling and waste sorting/recycling services. Sistra serves clients across cosmetics, medical, paramedical, industrial, electronics, communication, printing, and commerce sectors. In parallel, Sistra runs a structured social integration program (Projet Social) that provides individualized professional support, French language training, and a CAP CIP diploma program for its insertion employees, along with a CV database (CV-Thèque) to facilitate post-program employment placement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conditionner (Packaging & Conditioning) Industrial packaging and conditioning services including re-grouping, co-packing, bagging, set and display assembly, filling, labeling, marking, cellophaning, and wrapping/filming. Specialized in high-precision luxury cosmetics packaging and gift-set assembly for cosmetics, medical, and consumer-goods clients.
• Façonnage / Transformation / Finition (Shaping & Finishing) Shaping and finishing operations including folding, stapling, inserting, perforating, and decorticating. Handles brochure folding and document processing for printing clients (e.g., 230,000 folds recorded in 2019).
• Assembler – Monter (Assembly & Mounting) Assembly and mounting services covering gluing, cutting, soldering, screwing, polishing, and testing. Supports electronics, electromechanical assembly, tin soldering, device reprogramming, after-sales service testing, and corrective actions (e.g., 3,500 recreational vehicles equipped with satellite antennas in 2019).
• Contrôler (Quality Control) Quality-control operations including weighing, counting, sorting, and visual inspections, plus bench-test-based quality checks performed according to client specifications. Achieved 9.8 million control operations with only 11 minor non-conformities in 2019.
• Services logistiques (Logistics Services) Logistics services encompassing receiving, storage, collection, delivery, shipping, and stock management. Includes shuttle service, freight forwarding, and loading-dock access, facilitated by the facility's 200-meter proximity to the highway network (e.g., 600 trucks loaded per year).
• Marquage / Étiquetage (Marking & Labeling) Inkjet marking and labeling for batch numbers, lot identifiers, and expiration dates, including 410,000 labeling operations recorded.
• Tri et recyclage (Sorting & Recycling) Sorting and recycling of waste from product processing, including cartons, crates, films, padding, and rejects, supporting clients' environmental reporting obligations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% pass rate for CAP CIP diploma for 13 consecutive years
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• URSIEA (Union Régionale des Structures d'Insertion par l'Économie en Alsace)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerURSIEA is a regional union of insertion structures that supports member companies including Sistra. Sistra's director and representatives are members and administrators of URSIEA. The organization facilitates exchanges with political actors and promotes the insertion by economic activity sector.
• ProudreedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProudreed is the developer and manager of Parc des Forges industrial park where Sistra's new building was constructed. They developed the custom facility for Sistra's specific needs.
• GEN InclusiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEN Inclusive organizes the National Days of ESAT and Entreprises Adaptées. Sistra participates in these events to showcase its inclusion-focused business model and open its doors to visitors.
• GRETA Strasbourg EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGRETA is a French continuing education network that partners with Sistra for CAP CIP diploma training programs. 12 employees can prepare for the diploma through 300 hours of training.
• Lycée Marcel Rudloff, StrasbourgcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerVocational high school partner for CAP CIP Conducteur d'Installation de Production diploma, providing theoretical education alongside practical workplace training.
• DDETS 67 (Direction Départementale de l'Emploi, du Travail et des Solidarités)coreOthersDepartmental government body that grants insertion enterprise accreditation and oversees compliance with insertion objectives.
• CEA (Collectivité Européenne d'Alsace)minorOthersEuropean Collectivity of Alsace provides support for insertion enterprises and partners with Sistra on training projects.
• Opco EP (Opérateur de Compétences des Entreprises de Proximité)minorOthersSkills operator that funds professional training for employees, supporting CAP diploma programs and continuing education initiatives.
• CIDF, CRESUS, RESI, Mission LocaleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of social support organizations that assist Sistra's insertion employees with administrative difficulties, health, housing, and mobility issues.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• APF France Handicap Entreprises Adaptées: APF France Handicap runs the largest network of Entreprises Adaptées in France, providing industrial subcontracting (assembly, packaging, mailing, etc.) to corporate clients via state-accredited adapted-enterprise status — the same regulatory model as Sistra. Operates similar services (conditioning, kitting, logistics) for enterprise clients seeking to meet OETH disability-employment obligations.
• Adapei (and Adapei Entreprises subsidiaries): Adapei is one of France's largest federations of parent associations supporting people with disabilities, with regional subsidiaries running adapted/insertion enterprises offering industrial subcontracting, packaging, and assembly services — directly comparable to Sistra's model and customer offering.

Broad incumbents

• Lacroix Group: Lacroix is a French mid-cap group operating in electronics, connected objects, and packaging/printing services with industrial sites across France and Europe. As a larger incumbent packaging and assembly provider with similar end-markets (industrial, cosmetics-adjacent), it sets the competitive benchmark for scale even though it does not operate the social-insertion model.
• Adecco France: Adecco France is the largest workforce-solutions operator in France, with dedicated assembly, packaging, and light-industrial lines serving manufacturing and distribution customers. It competes with Sistra in industrial assembly and packaging services at a much larger scale and serves many of the same manufacturing and e-commerce clients.
• Manpower France: Manpower France offers industrial-staffing and subcontracted assembly/packaging services through its Manpower Inhouse and Experis ManpowerGroup lines. It overlaps with Sistra on assembly, conditioning, and logistics for manufacturing and e-commerce customers, but at vastly larger scale and without the social-insertion differentiation.
• Plastic Omnium: Plastic Omnium is a CAC 40-tier French industrial group with significant packaging and container operations across Europe and a strong Alsace industrial footprint. While primarily automotive, its packaging division covers similar industrial packaging/co-packing activities, making it a comparable broad incumbent in the regional and sectoral landscape.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sistrastrasbourg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sistra

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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