What Face does

Face is a France-focused building envelope and energy services group founded in 1979, operating through 29 wholly-owned regional subsidiaries and 800+ employees to serve professional (non-residential) building owners and operators. Its core offering covers the full building envelope: waterproofing (étanchéité), roofing (couverture), and cladding (bardage), complemented by metal structural work, aluminum facades (Face Alu, manufactured in Vosges), asbestos remediation (SECTI), and industrial electrical engineering (LBGE). The group serves enterprise clients across retail, logistics, banking, environmental services, and luxury, with named customers including LECLERC, EIFFAGE, ALDI, INTERMARCHÉ, CRÉDIT AGRICOLE, CHRONOPOST, VEOLIA, and DIOR.

The technology layer rests on three pillars. First, the historic envelope expertise delivers 2,000+ projects per year and 7+ million m² of buildings maintained annually. Second, an in-house renewable-energy engineering bureau (created 2014) supports turnkey photovoltaic installation, with a proprietary process that mounts solar systems during roof renovations without voiding the French decennial insurance warranty. The dedicated Face Énergie Solaire subsidiary (created 2023) and LBGE Énergie have collectively delivered more than 200 MWc of installed PV capacity. Third, the Face Service Expert unit provides recurring preventive and corrective maintenance, audits, and regulatory compliance inspections, creating a service annuity on top of the project-based construction revenue.

Face makes money through project-based, quote-driven construction and renovation contracts (typically amortized for clients over 5-15 years for solar, with 25-30 year asset life), turnkey photovoltaic system sales, and recurring maintenance service contracts. Go-to-market is exclusively direct enterprise field sales through the 29 regional subsidiaries, with no channel intermediaries. The group is privately held; Montefiore acquired Face from Hivest Capital Partners in April 2026 following Hivest's 2021 LBO, and the company reports €380 million in annual revenue. Recent strategic direction is anchored to French regulatory drivers (Loi APER, tertiary-sector decree, ZAN) that mandate rooftop solarization and energy efficiency upgrades for professional buildings.

Name

Face

Legal name

FACE SERVICES CENTRAUX

Website

https://face-sa.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Face is a French group operating 29 regional subsidiaries that delivers integrated building envelope (waterproofing, roofing, cladding) and turnkey photovoltaic solutions to professional building owners and operators across France, with €380M in annual revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Envelope and Energy Services

NAICS

Roofing Contractors (23816), Siding Contractors (238170), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220), Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (237130)

SIC

Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy Services (Retrofits/Commissioning/Testing & Balancing) (IMAIABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Solar EPC & Construction (Utility-Scale, Rooftop, Balance of System) (EUAMABAB)

Keywords

• Building envelope solutions
• Roofing waterproofing cladding
• Photovoltaic installation
• Building maintenance services
• Energy renovation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Périgny-sur-yerres

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices31 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction and renovation services: One-time project-based revenue from construction, renovation, and waterproofing services for professional buildings. Revenue is generated per project with typical payback periods of 5-15 years for photovoltaic installations and 25-30 year operational lifespan.
2. Photovoltaic installation and energy systems: Turnkey photovoltaic system design and installation for rooftops, generating recurring energy savings for clients through self-consumption models and long-term energy cost reduction.
3. Maintenance and service contracts: Preventive and corrective maintenance services for building envelopes and energy installations. Includes audits, cleaning, regulatory compliance inspections, and emergency response services across all regional subsidiaries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Face designs, installs, and maintains building envelope solutions (waterproofing, roofing, and cladding) and turnkey photovoltaic installations for professional non-residential buildings in France. The company operates a network of 29 regional subsidiaries and employs 800+ staff, supporting customers across the full building energy transition value chain.

Product overview

Face is a French group of companies offering an integrated suite of services for the construction, renovation, and maintenance of professional (non-residential) buildings in France. Its portfolio is organized around three interconnected pillars: (1) the historic Enveloppe core — covering waterproofing, roofing, cladding, aluminum facades, and metal structures through subsidiaries such as Face Alu, Cécométal, and ICMT; (2) photovoltaic and energy solutions — including turnkey solar plant installation via Face Énergie Solaire and LBGE Énergie, as well as electrical engineering through LBGE; and (3) maintenance and renovation services — delivered through Face Service Expert and regional subsidiaries, encompassing preventive/corrective maintenance, asbestos removal (SECTI), and responsible renovation consulting. With 29 regional subsidiaries and over 800 employees, Face delivers more than 2,000 projects per year and over 200 MWc of photovoltaic production capacity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Enveloppe (Étanchéité, Couverture, Bardage)
• Photovoltaïque Clé en Main
• Entretien & Maintenance (Face Service Expert)
• Rénovation Responsable
• Face Alu (Façades Aluminium)
• Face Énergie Solaire

Quantifiable outcome

• Photovoltaic installations amortized in 5-15 years with 25-30 year lifespan
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Voltalia: French renewable energy IPP and EPC with growing rooftop and distributed solar franchise. Competes with Face Énergie Solaire in turnkey commercial/industrial PV, particularly for clients combining self-consumption and resale.

Direct peers

• SPIE: French multi-technical services group providing facility management, energy efficiency and electrical works for commercial buildings. Overlaps with Face's energy services, maintenance and PV-attached electrical work for tertiary and industrial customers.
• Urbasolar: French photovoltaic EPC and O&M specialist now part of the EDP group. Direct competitor in turnkey rooftop solar for commercial and industrial buildings, overlapping Face Énergie Solaire on identical enterprise customers.
• Soprema: French-founded global leader in waterproofing membranes and building envelope systems. Directly competes with Face's core étanchéité and roofing offering across commercial and industrial buildings, with overlapping French and European customers.
• IKO (Axter): International manufacturer of waterproofing membranes and roofing systems; Axter is its French subsidiary specializing in bitumen and synthetic membranes. Direct competitor to Face's étanchéité and couverture business in France.
• BMI Group (Braas Monier): European leader in pitched and flat roofing systems, including waterproofing membranes. Competes head-to-head with Face on commercial roofing and envelope renovation across France and broader Europe.

Broad incumbents

• Sika AG: Global specialty chemicals company providing waterproofing, sealing, and roofing systems. Face is a customer/partnership partner but Sika's membranes and sealants are a substitute for Face's étanchéité offering across commercial buildings.
• ENGIE Solutions: Energy services arm of ENGIE providing building renovation, energy efficiency retrofits and on-site renewable generation for French commercial buildings. Overlaps with Face's Rénovation Responsable and PV energy offerings, with greater balance-sheet scale.
• Kingspan Group: Global leader in insulated panels and building envelope solutions. Competes with Face in commercial cladding and roofing at a broader, more international scale, with greater manufacturing depth.
• Saint-Gobain: French building materials multinational covering façade systems, insulation, roofing and renovation products. Competes broadly with Face's envelope and cladding work via its Weber, Saint-Gobain Glass and subsidiary brands.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries31 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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