IBA

What IBA does

IBA (legal entity IBA Expansion SAS) is a French B2B electrical installation contractor founded in 1985 by Robert MULLER and headquartered in Sault-lès-Rethel, Ardennes. The company delivers project-based electrical works across three core service lines: strong currents (electrical distribution, lighting, TGBT main low-voltage switchboards, and CFO power feeds), weak currents integrated with GTC/GTB building management and supervision systems, and in-house design and assembly of electrical cabinets and switchboards. It serves five vertical segments — retail and large commercial surfaces, logistics platforms and developers, tertiary and commercial real estate, industrial facilities, and the public sector — operating across the Grand Est, Ile-de-France, and Hauts-de-France regions.

The company employs 60 collaborators and generated €15M in 2025 revenue, generating an implied revenue per employee of roughly €250K, consistent with skilled-trade project services. Its go-to-market is direct enterprise and mid-market field sales, with quote-based project pricing that is not publicly disclosed; no SaaS, subscription, or licensing revenue stream exists. IBA owns an in-house panel manufacturing workshop, providing vertical integration unusual for a regional installer of its size and supporting margin and quality control across projects.

In 1995 the company was taken over via a management buyout by four executives — Michèle COLLOT, Denis MENNESSIER, Serge LEGROS, and Dominique MAIZIERES — who continued to operate the firm as an independent SAS for three decades. In 2026, IBA was acquired by VINCI Energies, a subsidiary of the listed VINCI group, materially changing its ownership and corporate backing. Legal entity is IBA Expansion SAS, registered in Sedan with €1,143,368 share capital. There is no disclosed AI/ML capability, no patents, no outside funding rounds, and no published product roadmap.

Name

IBA

Legal name

IBA Expansion

Website

https://ibafrance.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IBA (IBA Expansion) is a French B2B electrical installation contractor founded in 1985, delivering strong-current wiring, weak-current and GTC/GTB building management systems, and in-house panel manufacturing to retail, logistics, commercial, industrial, and public-sector clients across three French regions. Joined VINCI Energies in 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sault-lès-rethel

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 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. Electrical Installation Services: Project-based electrical installation services from conception to maintenance, serving businesses, local authorities, and industrial clients

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

IBA is a French electrical installation company that delivers end-to-end electrical contracting services for businesses, local authorities, and industrial clients across the Grand Est, Ile-de-France, and Hauts-de-France regions. Its offering covers strong current installations (electrical distribution, lighting, TGBT, CFO), weak current and building management systems (GTC/GTB), and in-house design and assembly of electrical cabinets and switchboards. Projects are managed from conception through maintenance with a focus on performance, security, and durability.

Product overview

IBA is an electrical installation company offering a unified portfolio of services organized around three core offerings: Courants forts (electrical distribution and power systems), Courants faibles et GTC/GTB (building management and automation systems), and Fabrication de tableaux en atelier (custom electrical panel manufacturing). These services are delivered as an integrated offering, providing customers with complete electrical solutions from design through maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strong Currents Electrical Installation

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• VINCI EnergiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026In 2026, IBA joined VINCI Energies, a subsidiary of the VINCI group, as part of a strategic acquisition that positions IBA within a larger energy infrastructure organization

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SPIE: SPIE is the leading French independent multi-technical services group providing electrical, mechanical, and digital infrastructure services to industrial, commercial, and public-sector clients — directly comparable to IBA across both strong-current installation and building management systems integration.
• Eiffage Énergie Systèmes: Eiffage Énergie Systèmes is the energy division of Eiffage, offering electrical installation, energy systems, and industrial maintenance across France — directly comparable to IBA's electrical contracting and panel manufacturing services, though at much larger scale.
• Bouygues Energies & Services: Bouygues Energies & Services is the Bouygues group's electrical and energy services arm, providing design, installation, and maintenance of electrical infrastructure for buildings and industry — directly competing with IBA in the French commercial and industrial electrical installation market.
• SNEF: SNEF is a French mid-sized electrical engineering and contracting group serving industrial, energy, and building markets with electrical installation and maintenance services — closely comparable to IBA in size, vertical mix, and B2B project-based delivery model.
• Cegelec: Cegelec is a VINCI Energies brand specializing in electrical engineering, installation, and maintenance for infrastructure, industry, and buildings — directly comparable to IBA's service portfolio and now a sister entity within the same parent group post-IBA's acquisition.
• Engie Solutions (formerly INEO): Engie Solutions is the Engie group's multi-technical services arm (incorporating the legacy INEO brand), providing electrical installation, network infrastructure, and integrated facility services to public and private clients — a direct peer for IBA's commercial and industrial electrical contracting activities.

Broad incumbents

• Schneider Electric: Schneider Electric is a global leader in electrical equipment, distribution, and industrial automation, supplying the switchgear, panels, and building management products that IBA installs — a broad incumbent in the same electrical ecosystem rather than a direct installation competitor.
• Legrand: Legrand is a global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures, manufacturing wiring devices, distribution panels, and integrated systems — broadly relevant as the upstream equipment supplier category that intersects with IBA's electrical installation work.
• Hager Group: Hager Group is a leading European manufacturer of electrical installation systems, including distribution boards, cable management, and building automation — a broad incumbent whose products form a key input category for electrical contractors like IBA.

Others

• Rexel: Rexel is a global electrical products distributor serving installers and contractors in France — relevant as an enabling channel for IBA's procurement of electrical components rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/ibafrance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iba-expansion

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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