What Novotec Consultores, S.A. does

Novotec Consultores, S.A. is a Spanish technical consulting firm headquartered in Madrid and operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Applus+ Group, a multinational inspection, testing, and certification conglomerate with 18,700+ employees across 70+ countries. Founded in the late 1980s, the company delivers specialized consulting across environmental compliance, management systems (ISO 9001/14001/45001/50001/27001 and UNE frameworks), occupational health and safety (PRL), engineering, energy efficiency, waste management, climate change, and CSR/sustainability reporting. Its portfolio combines human-delivered advisory with proprietary digital tools including INC@WEB (modular web-based document and workflow automation), SALEM (online legal-update service for environmental, safety, and quality legislation across multiple countries), SEYGRAM (environmental risk assessment per UNE 150008 with automated financial-guarantee calculation), and ODSPlus (SDG measurement). The company resells/implements the Gartner-recognized AuraQuantic BPMS and builds Business Intelligence solutions on Power BI and QlikView.

Novotec serves a diversified client base spanning industrial enterprises (Endesa, Enel Green Power, Ouigo, Madrileña Red de Gas, Ekhi Energy), telecommunications (SomVera), and Spanish public administrations (Junta de Andalucía, Ayuntamiento de A Coruña, Consorcio de Aguas Bilbao Bizkaia), alongside distributed SMB engagements through the Kit Digital subsidy channel. Go-to-market is sales-led via a network of 28+ regional offices covering all 17 Spanish autonomous communities, supplemented by webinars, industry events (SICUR, Greencities), LinkedIn presence, and European research-project participation (Erasmus+). Revenue is generated through four primary streams: (1) project-based professional consulting, (2) recurring technical assistance and outsourcing, (3) training and education (e.g., €480 per ISO 9001/14001:2026 course), and (4) SaaS subscriptions including Incaweb (€6,100 first year / €3,100 annual maintenance) and BI packages (€5,500). Recent strategic positioning includes coordination of the EU-funded 'Lab of the Future' Erasmus+ project (2025–2028) and COP30 recognition for advanced-recycling permitting work.

Name

Novotec Consultores, S.A.

Legal name

Novotec Consultores S.A.

Website

https://novotec.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Novotec Consultores is a Madrid-headquartered Spanish technical consulting firm and wholly-owned subsidiary of Applus+ Group, delivering environmental compliance, management systems, safety, and engineering services to enterprise, public administration, and SMB clients across all of Spain via 28+ regional offices and proprietary digital platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices27 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Core revenue from technical consulting services across environmental, quality, safety, and process management domains. Services include environmental impact assessments, waste management, risk analysis, legal compliance, and management system implementation. Revenue is project-based and recurring through ongoing compliance requirements.
2. Training and Education: Revenue from training programs on ISO standards, environmental management, occupational safety, and professional development. Includes webinars, online courses, and in-company training with pricing from 480€ per course.
3. Software Solutions (SaaS): Subscription-based revenue from Incaweb document management platform (6,100€ first year, 3,100€ subsequent years), Business Intelligence solutions (5,500€), and website services (900€-8,000€). Also includes Kit Digital government subsidy program services.
4. Technical Assistance and Outsourcing: Ongoing technical assistance services for environmental monitoring, waste management, legal compliance, and management system maintenance. Provided through a national network of offices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Novotec Consultores is a Spanish technical consulting firm that designs, implements, and certifies management systems (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 50001, 27001), delivers environmental compliance services (permits, waste, climate change, risk analysis), occupational health and safety advisory, and engineering services, supported by proprietary digital platforms (IncaWEB, SALEM, SEYGRAM) and Business Intelligence solutions delivered through offices across all Spanish autonomous communities.

Product overview

Novotec Consultores S.A. is a consulting firm within the Applus+ Group offering a broad portfolio of technical and management consulting services organized across several practice areas. Its digital product portfolio includes three main proprietary solutions: IncaWEB (web-based modular workflow automation and document management), SALEM (online legal compliance update and monitoring), and Business Intelligence platforms built on technologies including J2EE, .NET, PHP, Alfresco, Pentaho, and GIS. Novotec also resells/recommends Auraquantic BPMS (a Gartner-recognized no-code process automation platform on Azure) and integrates Power BI as part of its Kit Digital offerings. The company also delivers specialized consulting services across management systems (ISO standards), environmental consulting (climate change, waste, permits, risk), process and operations consulting (Lean-Six Sigma), energy engineering, occupational health and safety, and CSR/sustainability reporting. Services are delivered through a network of offices across all autonomous communities of Spain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SALEM: Online legal update service for environmental, energy efficiency, occupational health and safety, food safety, and quality legislation.

Products and services

• IncaWEB (INC@WEB) Proprietary modular web application for integrated document management, workflow automation, and process control supporting multi-language environments and compliance with management system standards. Sold as a subscription (annual license + SaaS hosting) primarily to organizations implementing ISO management systems.
• SALEM (Legal Compliance Update Service) Online subscription service providing personalized identification, evaluation, and tracking of environmental, energy, occupational health and safety, food safety, and quality legislation across multiple countries. Supports compliance verification for ISO 14001, 9001, 20000, 27001, 50001 and OHSAS 18001.
• SEYGRAM (Environmental Risk Management System) Proprietary environmental risk assessment and management system based on UNE 150008 methodology that automatically calculates financial guarantees for environmental damage repair under Spanish Environmental Liability Law 26/2007.
• ODSPlus Technological solution that enables organizations to measure, track and report their contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• SUSTAIN E+ Self-Evaluation Tool Web-based self-evaluation application that assesses sustainability performance of ERASMUS+ projects and awards a green project badge to those scoring above 70/100.
• Business Intelligence and Analytics (Kit Digital) Kit Digital solution delivering Power BI-based real-time data analysis, dashboards, KPIs and reporting for operations control and decision-making, including 5 Power BI Pro user licenses, training, consulting and maintenance. Priced at €5,500.
• Website and Internet Presence (Kit Digital) Kit Digital website creation service including domain registration, hosting, responsive web design, WCAG-2.1 AA accessibility compliance, self-manageable CMS, and basic SEO. Price range €900–€8,000.
• Management Systems Consulting (ISO) Advisory service for designing, implementing and certifying management systems based on ISO 9001 (quality), 14001 (environmental), 45001 (occupational health and safety), 50001 (energy), 55001 (asset), 27001 (information security), 19600 (compliance), 22301 (business continuity) and sector-specific standards.
• Technical Consulting and Occupational Risk Prevention Advisory and support service on occupational safety and health technical and management aspects, including prevention integration, continuous improvement and cultural change for effective prevention management.
• Environmental Permits and Authorizations Technical support service for obtaining environmental permits, licenses and authorizations including integrated environmental authorization, discharge permits, activity licenses, hazardous substances registration (REACH), and other administrative procedures.
• Climate Change and Carbon Footprint Consulting Advisory service providing GHG inventories, carbon footprint calculation, emissions reduction plans, carbon offset projects and climate adaptation programs for organizations seeking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Advisory Advisory service integrating CSR and sustainability criteria into business management across environmental, social and economic dimensions using GRI, AA-1000, SGE-21, SA-8000, equality policies and sustainable mobility frameworks.
• Electrical Engineering Projects Engineering solutions for high-voltage electrical installations for major distribution utilities, covering design, calculation, and simulation using TOWER, PLSCAD and DIGSILENT tools.
• Energy Recovery and Renewables Engineering Engineering services for energy efficiency and renewable energy, including feasibility studies, basic and construction projects, execution management, process reengineering, and administrative processing for renewable energy, cogeneration and trigeneration installations.
• Operations Consulting (Lean-Six Sigma) Lean-Six Sigma consulting services to increase profitability and productivity, applying DMAIC methodology, value stream mapping, 5S, TPM and SMED tools to optimize response capacity and reduce costs.
• Outsourcing of Management Functions Outsourcing service that allows organizations to delegate quality, environmental, prevention management, process management and continuous improvement functions to Novotec as a specialized external provider.
• ISO Training Programs Training programs and webinars on ISO standards (9001, 14001:2026), ESG integration and sector-specific topics, delivered online and in-company. Priced at €480 per course with 10% multi-participant discount.

Quantifiable outcome

• 120,000 tonnes CO₂ equivalent emissions avoided annually through environmental project processing
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Auraquantic (Gartner-recognized BPM platform)coreTechnology or IntegrationNovotec combines its business process design and reengineering expertise with Auraquantic BPM platform, selected by Gartner as one of the world's best. The platform enables no-code process automation and is hosted on Microsoft Azure.
• SEPIE (Servicio Español para la Internacionalización de la Educación)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational agency approving and supporting Erasmus+ projects. Novotec coordinates the 'Lab of the Future' project approved by SEPIE, involving 8 entities across 5 countries to develop innovative training resources for laboratory digitalization.
• Lab of the Future Consortium (8 European entities)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner30-month Erasmus+ project consortium including partners from Spain, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, and North Macedonia. Develops AI, VR, and cloud-integrated LIMS training resources for vocational education and laboratories.
• EcoembesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for selective waste collection implementation in hotels across Galicia. Novotec provided technical assistance for adherence, training, and equipment supply under agreement with Clúster de Turismo and Junta de Galicia.
• AENORminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExternal certification audit body for ENS (National Security Scheme) certification. Novotec advises clients who then undergo AENOR certification audits.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Intertek: London-listed TIC company providing quality, environmental, safety, and energy certification services. Has Spanish operations and competes for similar ISO, environmental, and ESG consulting engagements.
• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC leader offering testing, inspection, and certification including ISO management systems, environmental compliance, and ESG advisory. Operates broadly across Spain and competes with Novotec for enterprise ISO and environmental mandates.
• SGS: World's largest TIC company with full ISO certification, environmental, and sustainability consulting portfolio. Direct overlap with Novotec's quality/environment/safety consulting across industrial and energy clients in Spain.
• TÜV SÜD: Global certification and testing body with strong ISO management systems and environmental services in Iberia. Competes for the same enterprise compliance and certification mandates Novotec pursues.
• TÜV Rheinland: Major German-origin TIC group offering ISO, environmental, energy, and industry-specific certifications in Spain. Overlaps directly with Novotec's ISO 9001/14001/45001/50001 certification support services.
• DEKRA: Global TIC player with growing Iberian presence in industrial inspection, certification, and ESG advisory. Competes with Novotec on environmental management and ISO certification mandates for industrial clients.

Direct peers

• AENOR: Spain's leading certification body and UNE standards developer. Functions both as a partner (audits Novotec-advised clients like SomVera) and direct competitor for ISO certification and standards advisory in the Spanish market.
• Applus+ IDIADA: Sibling Applus+ Group subsidiary specializing in automotive testing, certification, and engineering. Closely comparable through shared parent ownership, similar consulting/engineering mix, and complementary ISO and regulatory expertise.
• INERCO: Spanish engineering and consulting firm specializing in industrial safety, environmental risk, and process safety management. Direct competitor for environmental risk (SEVESO), occupational safety, and industrial compliance mandates in Spain.

Emerging players

• IDOM: Spanish multinational engineering and consulting group with growing environmental and sustainability practices. Competes for energy engineering, climate change, and industrial compliance projects similar to Novotec's portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/novotec-consultores-s.a./?originalSubdomain=es

Compliance33 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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