What Puissance 5 does

Puissance 5 S.A.S. is a French professional cleaning and associated-services company headquartered in Asnières-sur-Seine, founded in 1997, and operating exclusively across the Paris and Île-de-France region. The company serves more than 2,000 professional client sites through three integrated service lines: Nettoyage (regular, periodic, and restoration cleaning), Désinfection (contact-point and total aerial disinfection, with elevated emphasis post-COVID), and Services associés (occupant and building services). Customers span tertiary offices, culture and leisure venues, residential real estate, retail, industrial facilities, logistics zones, healthcare/sensitive environments, and public-sector institutions, with pricing conducted via bespoke B2B service contracts managed by a direct enterprise field-sales motion.

The operating model is unusually HR-intensive for the category. Puissance 5 runs an internal Qualiopi-certified training center (ACF) that delivers the Titre Professionnel Agent de Propreté et d'Hygiène, and operates an autonomous in-house occupational health service (P5 SSTA) holding DIRECCTE approval. Quality is anchored to an ISO 9001:2015 management system (renewed January 2025) and the firm holds the Palme Verte du Développement Durable from the FEP and the Label PLUS from the ARS. The company is 100% manager-owned with no external investors identified, employs 1,001–5,000 people, reported €100.6M of revenue in FY2024, and discloses a 90% client retention rate. In July 2024 it acquired Novasol, marking the group's first identifiable M&A event; no products, APIs, or software platforms are sold.

Name

Puissance 5

Legal name

Puissance 5 S.A.S.

Website

https://puissance5.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Puissance 5 is a French, 100% manager-owned B2B cleaning and associated-services company founded in 1997, serving 2,000+ professional sites across Paris and Île-de-France with cleaning, disinfection, and complementary building services, reporting €100.6M of FY2024 revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Asnières

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Cleaning Services: Core revenue from professional cleaning and maintenance of commercial, institutional, and industrial premises. Services include regular cleaning, periodic cleaning (window cleaning, high-rise cleaning, carpet shampooing), and restoration work. Revenue is generated through service contracts, typically ongoing B2B relationships.
2. Disinfection Services: Specialized disinfection services including contact point disinfection and total aerial disinfection. Post-COVID-19 demand has increased focus on contamination risk management for professional premises.
3. Associated Services: Complementary services including occupant services and building services to improve comfort and well-being in professional premises.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Puissance 5 is a French professional cleaning and associated services provider operating across Paris and Île-de-France since 1997. The company delivers regular and periodic cleaning (window, high-level, carpet shampooing), disinfection services (contact-point and total aerial disinfection), and complementary occupant/building services to over 2,000 professional client sites, supported by an in-house training center (ACF) and an autonomous occupational health service.

Product overview

Puissance 5 is a professional cleaning and facility services company operating across Paris and Île-de-France. The company offers a unified portfolio of three core services: Nettoyage (cleaning), Désinfection (disinfection), and Services associés (associated services), complemented by an internal training center (Centre de Formation ACF) and an occupational health service (Service de Santé au Travail). The offering is structured as integrated service lines rather than a software platform, delivering cleaning, hygiene, disinfection, and employee well-being solutions to over 2,000 professional client sites.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nettoyage (Cleaning) Professional cleaning services including regular cleaning, occasional cleaning (window cleaning, high-level cleaning, carpet shampooing), and restoration services tailored for professional premises such as offices, retail, healthcare, and industrial sites.
• Désinfection (Disinfection) Specialized disinfection services to control contamination risks in professional premises, including contact-point disinfection and total aerial disinfection of premises.
• Services associés (Associated Services) Complementary services including occupant services and building services designed to improve comfort and well-being in professional premises.
• Centre de Formation ACF (Audit-Conseil-Formation) In-house Qualiopi-certified training center providing professional development for cleaning agents, including the Titre Professionnel Agent de Propreté et d'Hygiène certification.
• Service de Santé au Travail (P5 SSTA) Autonomous, multidisciplinary internal occupational health service approved by DIRECCTE, providing workplace health monitoring, prevention programs, and on-site health visits for Puissance 5 employees.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% client retention rate demonstrates strong customer satisfaction and loyalty
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• NovasolmajorOthers · 11 July 2024Novasol joined the Puissance 5 group, representing a significant acquisition that expands Puissance 5's operational footprint and client base.
• FormicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormi is a specialist in workplace well-being that partnered with Puissance 5 for innovative managerial projects related to sports and employee well-being initiatives. This partnership was instrumental in winning the Trophée Sport & Management 2020 award for the 'Des sourires et des hommes' project.
• KEDGE Business SchoolminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with KEDGE Business School for student engagement programs and business school competitions, including support for student challenges and team-building activities.
• ARSEG (Association des Responsables de Services Généraux)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerActive membership and participation in ARSEG events including Afterwork gatherings and industry awards. Puissance 5 has received ARSEG awards for workplace environment initiatives.
• Adie (Association pour le Droit à l'Initiative Économique)minorOthersPartnership with Adie, an organization supporting micro-credit and entrepreneurship. Puissance 5 supports young entrepreneurs through this partnership and participates in Adie regional assemblies.
• TPS ConseilminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOrganizer of Trophées Sport & Management, a sports and business management awards ceremony. Puissance 5 won the 2020 Entreprises category through this partnership.
• AlterAllianceminorOthersPsychological support and mediation services partner providing listening and support cell for employees 7 days a week during challenging periods such as COVID-19 lockdown.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Atalian Global Services: Atalian is one of the largest independent facility services and cleaning companies in Europe, headquartered in France. It directly competes with Puissance 5 across professional cleaning, disinfection, and multi-site contracts in France, with a comparable geographic focus on Paris and a broader international footprint.
• Onet (Groupe Onet): Onet is a major French family-owned multiservice and cleaning company operating across professional cleaning, disinfection, and facility services for B2B clients. It directly competes for the same enterprise and institutional cleaning contracts in Île-de-France that Puissance 5 serves.
• GSF Mercure: GSF is a leading French professional cleaning and hygiene services company. It targets the same commercial, institutional, and healthcare cleaning tenders as Puissance 5 and operates with a similar service bundle (cleaning, disinfection, associated services) in the French market.
• Derichebourg Multipropreté: Derichebourg Multipropreté is the cleaning services arm of the French Derichebourg group, providing professional cleaning, hygiene, and disinfection services to B2B clients across France. It is a directly comparable competitor in Puissance 5's core market segments.
• Nicollin (Groupe Nicollin): Nicollin is a French family-owned cleaning, waste management, and multiservice company with strong regional presence including Paris. It competes directly for B2B cleaning and hygiene contracts and shares the family/manager-owned governance structure with Puissance 5.

Broad incumbents

• ISS A/S: ISS is a Danish-headquartered global facility services company with significant operations in France covering cleaning, workplace, and integrated facility management. It overlaps Puissance 5 in professional cleaning but operates at much greater scale as a publicly listed multinational incumbent.
• Sodexo: Sodexo is a France-headquartered global food services and integrated facility management company. While its cleaning offering is part of a much broader services portfolio, it directly competes for large multi-site enterprise cleaning contracts where Puissance 5 also bids.
• Elior Group: Elior is a France-based multinational food services and facility services operator. Through its services arm, it overlaps with Puissance 5 on professional cleaning and hygiene contracts for enterprises and institutions in France, though cleaning is not its primary focus.

Regional players

• Cleanway: Cleanway is a French regional professional cleaning company serving commercial and institutional clients. It operates in a similar mid-market, regional-services segment as Puissance 5 though it does not directly contest all the same Île-de-France sites.

Others

• ARSEG (Association des Responsables de Services Généraux): ARSEG is the French industry association for general services and workplace environment managers. While not a competitor, Puissance 5 maintains active ARSEG membership and has received ARSEG workplace awards, making ARSEG a comparable industry-ecosystem connection for benchmarking and partnership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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

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