What Korus does

Korus Group is a privately held French professional space design and fit-out company founded in 1991 by Charles Marcolin and headquartered in La Murette, Isère. It delivers an integrated four-pillar service offering covering the full building lifecycle: Korus Consulting (strategic advisory, change management, workplace strategy); Design & Build (turnkey interior construction and project management); FF&E delivered through subsidiary Lbc/Le Bureau Contemporain (acquired 2020) and complemented by circular-leasing partner Leasecom; and Post Occupancy Maintenance (multi-technical managed services across 3,800+ sites with 24/7 intervention). Methodology is supported by proprietary diagnostic tools including K'Scan (employee workspace survey), Thesaurus (space ROI measurement), and NOOCO (carbon footprint assessment), and the Be@Work headquarters functions as a living lab. The group operates from 17 offices across France (10 cities), Italy, Germany, Spain, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia, serving enterprise clients in banking, insurance, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, energy, hospitality, retail, healthcare, and education.

The business runs an enterprise field-sales motion with dedicated project managers and regional offices, winning work via direct engagement, RFPs, and long-term relationship development. Pricing is project-based and contractually defined per engagement, with multi-year maintenance contracts providing recurring revenue. Revenue is split 63% France / 37% international, with the last disclosed revenue print exceeding €100M turnover in 2016 and current headcount of approximately 250 employees executing roughly 500 projects per year.

The group has expanded through both organic entry (Italy 1998, Spain 2004, Malaysia 2009, Singapore 2011, Germany 2016, Australia 2022, Luxembourg 2023) and tuck-in M&A (Superbuild 2014, Théorème Ingénierie 2019, Lbc 2020). In 2021 it rebranded from Korus to Korus Group; in 2023 it formalized its consulting front-end via Korus Consulting and in 2024 evolved its Refresh Division into a Multisite Concept Deployment Division. A coordinated six-partner ecosystem announcement in March 2025 (Bleu Vert Concepts, Leasecom, Rolland & Associés, Worklib, Measuremen, Workplace Future Group) signals a platform-style expansion across data, financing, architecture, on-demand workspaces, and UK distribution. ESG credentials include EcoVadis Gold (2024, top 5%), ISO 9001/14001/45001 in Italy, UN Global Compact supporter status since 2021, and DGNB membership in Germany.

Name

Korus

Legal name

Korus Group

Website

https://korusgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Korus Group is a French-founded (1991) integrated professional space design, fit-out, furniture, and post-occupancy maintenance provider serving enterprise clients across offices, retail, hospitality, healthcare, education, and banking via 17 offices in 8 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Interior Design & Fit-Out

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

Keywords

• Commercial interior design
• Workspace fit-out
• Corporate real estate services
• Office renovation services
• Building maintenance services

Headquarters

HQ city

La Murette

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices19 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Strategic real estate advisory, change management consulting, and space planning. Korus Consulting provides strategic advice, training, and metrics to help organizations transform their professional spaces. Services include workplace strategy, ergonomics, and sustainability engineering.
2. Design & Build: Turnkey design and build solutions for professional spaces covering the full project lifecycle from concept to completion. Includes architectural design, construction management, and general contractor services.
3. FF&E (Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment): Furniture supply, space planning, and installation services through Lbc Korus Group. Includes standard and custom-made furniture solutions for all professional space types.
4. Post Occupancy Maintenance: Multi-technical maintenance services including preventive, corrective, and regulatory maintenance for buildings. Managed services with 24/7 intervention capability across portfolio of 3,800+ sites.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Korus Group is a professional space design, fit-out, and renovation company delivering integrated solutions across four service lines: strategic Consulting (change management and workspace strategy), Design & Build (turnkey interior construction), Lbc (an FF&E subsidiary providing furniture, fixtures, and equipment), and Post Occupancy Maintenance (ongoing facility upkeep). The company serves enterprise clients across banking/insurance, retail, hospitality, healthcare, education, and residential sectors.

Product overview

Korus Group is a professional space design, fit-out, and renovation company offering four integrated service areas: Consulting (strategic advice and change management), Design & Build (turnkey construction services), FF&E/Lbc (furniture and space furnishing via subsidiary Lbc), and Post Occupancy Maintenance. They specialize in transforming offices, retail, hospitality, healthcare, education, and residential spaces. The company operates primarily as a service business rather than a software product company. Notable internal tools include K'Scan (employee survey for workspace analysis) and Thesaurus (ROI measurement tool).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lbc: Furniture subsidiary offering professional furniture solutions for workspaces
• Lbc Korus Group
• Korus Consulting

Products and services

• Korus Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced energy consumption by 37% compared to 2021 baseline
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers32 records

Segments8 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

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Bleu Vert ConceptscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025Strategic partnership with Bleu Vert Concepts, a consulting and architectural firm specializing in hospitality and dining sectors. The collaboration delivers unique customer experiences where dining becomes a vector of well-being, sharing, and conviviality. Korus Group and Bleu Vert Concepts bring innovative solutions adapted to evolving consumer needs in workplace environments, healthcare, leisure, hospitality, retail, residential, and hybrid spaces.
• LeasecomcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2025Partnership with Leasecom, creator of Leasing Circulaire® and leading independent player in rental financing. The partnership offers innovative and sustainable financing solutions integrating leasing, responsible management, and equipment recycling. Already implemented with Lbc Korus Group's furniture subsidiary, this allows businesses to optimize cash flow while reducing environmental footprint through circular economy financing.
• Rolland & AssociésflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025Architectural and urban planning partnership with Rolland & Associés, an established firm since 1954 transforming urban landscapes in France and internationally. With nearly 65 professionals across Angers and China with presence in Europe, Asia, and Middle East, the partnership has already collaborated on the revamp of a global seed industry leader's headquarters.
• WorklibcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2025Partnership with Worklib, an innovative platform launched in 2021 and leader in on-demand workspaces across Europe with a network of 50,000 workspaces. Supporting over 500 companies including Atos, Capgemini, Bearing Point, Generali, and Leboncoin. Korus Consulting incorporates the Hybrid Work Index as part of its change management toolkit, integrating flexible workspace solutions.
• MeasuremencoreTechnology or Integration · 1 March 2025Partnership with Measuremen providing precise insights into workspace usage and performance. Services include asset inventories, occupancy studies, sensor deployments, reservation systems, and employee surveys. Through a dedicated platform, clients can harness data-driven insights to transform environments more efficiently. Partnership has supported major clients such as Michelin and Becton Dickinson.
• Workplace Future Group (WFG)flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 March 2025UK-focused partnership with Workplace Future Group offering comprehensive solutions for workspace design and management. WFG develops high-performance environments blending design, innovation, and quality. The collaboration supports companies occupying, leasing, or selling spaces with tailor-made solutions enhancing competitiveness, strengthening international reach and expertise.
• Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM) FoundationflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Sponsorship partnership with GEM Foundation supporting human and responsible management. Korus Group President Charles Marcolin serves as Foundation President. Collaboration includes TIM Lab, a space dedicated to discovery through experimentation of innovation process stages. Partnership dates to 2018.
• Goodwill ManagementcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership for environmental consulting through Korus Consulting. Goodwill Management supports companies in integrating ecological ambitions into workspace redesign, defining environmental objectives, and analyzing layout scenarios based on economic, social, and environmental performance.
• SOCOTECcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHealth, Safety & Environment training partnership with SOCOTEC for site operations teams and Regional Management. Objectives include raising awareness about HSE challenges, providing tools and skills for regulatory compliance, and strengthening autonomy and accountability.
• Club des Entreprises (IUT Grenoble)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Club des Entreprises created in 2015 by IUTs of Grenoble, chaired by Charles Marcolin. Goal is breaking barriers between education and entrepreneurship, promoting professional integration at Bac+2/Bac+3 levels, and expanding professional networks.
• Global Heart Watch (GHW)minorOthersSupport for GHW association aiming to combat sudden adult death by cardiac arrest through public awareness of life-saving techniques and scientific research support.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves20 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CBRE: World's largest commercial real estate services platform, with Workplace and Project Management practices that compete for the same fit-out, office refurbishment, and workplace advisory engagements; competes on global account coverage rather than product specialisation.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure and design firm whose Buildings + Places practice delivers interior design, fit-out, and workplace strategy for enterprise and public-sector clients; broader portfolio than Korus but overlapping on office, hospitality, and healthcare interiors.
• Gensler: Global architecture, design, and planning firm with a large Workplace practice combining strategy, design, and project delivery for Fortune-500 occupiers; competes for the same high-end corporate office fit-out mandates and design-led RFPs.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm with a Project & Development Services (PDS) practice delivering design-build, fit-out, and workplace strategy; significantly larger but overlaps on enterprise occupier clients and end-to-end service delivery.

Direct peers

• M Moser Associates: Hong Kong-headquartered workplace design-build firm with European and APAC offices delivering strategy, design, construction, and furniture for enterprise clients; comparable on integrated service model and target client base (large corporates seeking multi-country rollout).
• Unispace: Global workplace strategy, design, and construction firm operating in ~30 countries with a similar integrated consulting-led model for corporate occupiers; directly comparable on multinational rollout capability and K'Scan-style change management services.
• Tétris (JLL): JLL-owned fit-out and design-build brand operating across Europe with the same end-to-end model (consulting, design, build, furnishing) for office, retail, and hospitality clients — the closest direct comparable to Korus' core four-pillar offering.
• Area Workplace: Workplace design-build specialist with strong European presence offering consulting-led service for corporate offices, retail, and hospitality — directly comparable to Korus on segment mix, integrated delivery, and customer profile.

Others

• Steelcase: Global office furniture manufacturer with an expanding 'Workplace + Workday' advisory and turnkey services offering; relevant as an adjacent/ecosystem participant on the FF&E and workplace-strategy portions of the same client RFPs.
• Haworth: Global office furniture and workspace solutions company with an organic growth + acquisition strategy (e.g., Poltrona Frau, Cappellini) into integrated design and furnishings; adjacent peer via Lbc and the FF&E portion of Korus' portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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