Synergis Environnement

What Synergis Environnement does

Synergis Environnement is a French environmental engineering consultancy (bureau d'études) that advises industrial, agricultural, renewable energy, and territorial planning clients on regulatory compliance, environmental impact, and ecological engineering. The firm is structured as a privately held SAS headquartered in Beaucouzé (Angers) and operates 16 agencies across metropolitan France with approximately 180 multidisciplinary collaborators. Its core service portfolio covers ICPE dossiers (declaration, registration, authorization), environmental impact studies, water law files (Loi sur l'eau), wetland expertise, protected species derogations, single environmental authorizations (Autorisation environnementale), pedological studies, ecological engineering, and management plans. Proprietary technology includes the VIGIE regulatory monitoring tool (covering environmental law, energy, and occupational health and safety aligned with ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, ICPE compliance, and RED III certification) and GIS/QGIS-based cartography and spatial analysis for ecological studies.

The company traces its lineage to Impact et Environnement, founded in 1994 in Angers, alongside two predecessor entities, ALTHIS (2005) and Sinergia Sud (2013), which merged in November 2020 to form Synergis Environnement under co-directors Julien Briand and Cyrille Martineau. Its business model is professional services: revenue is generated through custom, project-based consulting fees for ICPE dossiers, ecological studies, and regulatory authorizations, with no public pricing and multi-year contract cadences. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and direct, with no intermediary channels; client acquisition relies on the firm's 30-year track record (95% claimed administrative authorization success rate), local agency proximity, and participation in professional unions (UPGE, ATEE Club Biogaz, Biogaz Vallée, Atlansun). Cumulative project volumes of 582 ground-mounted solar projects, 262 methanization projects, 173 environmental authorizations, and approximately 500 renewable energy missions demonstrate the firm's scale within the French environmental compliance market, which is structurally driven by ICPE regulation and the renewable energy transition.

Name

Synergis Environnement

Legal name

SYNERGIS ENVIRONNEMENT SAS

Website

https://synergis-environnement.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Compliance & Permitting (BPAHAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

BECCS Project Development & Integration (Permitting, FEED, EPC Interface) (EUAAALAA), Oceans, Coastal & Marine Resource Management (BPADALAI)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• Environmental impact assessment
• Regulatory compliance consulting
• Ecological engineering services
• Renewable energy permitting

Headquarters

HQ city

Beaucouzé

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Regulatory and Environmental Studies Services: Synergis Environnement generates revenue through project-based professional services contracts. These include environmental impact studies, ICPE (Installations Classées pour la Protection de l'Environnement) dossiers, water law compliance, biodiversity assessments, renewable energy project support, and ecological engineering services. Revenue is derived from consulting fees, study fees, and regulatory dossier preparation fees for industrial, agricultural, and renewable energy clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Synergis Environnement is a French environmental engineering consultancy that provides regulatory studies, ecological inventories, and engineering services for environmental compliance. Core offerings include environmental impact studies (Études d'impacts), ICPE (classified facilities) dossiers, water law files, wetland expertise, protected species derogations, environmental authorization dossiers, and ecological engineering/generation écologique for projects across industrial, agricultural, renewable energy, and territorial planning clients.

Product overview

Synergis Environnement is an environmental engineering consultancy organized around a core offering of regulatory studies and compliance services. The portfolio consists of multiple specialized service lines: impact studies (Études d'impacts), pedological studies, ICPE dossiers, water law files, wetland expertise, protected species derogations, environmental authorizations, and management plans with ecological engineering. The VIGIE pole provides a personalized regulatory monitoring tool. These services are delivered across five main sectors: Agriculture, Industry, Renewable Energy, Biodiversity, and a Legal/Juridical pole. The company supports clients from initial feasibility through construction and exploitation phases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VIGIE: Regulatory monitoring tool specialized in environment, safety and energy compliance, meeting ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 50001 requirements.

Products and services

• Études d'impacts (Environmental Impact Studies) Environmental impact studies that analyze the state of the environment (physical, natural, human, landscape), define project alternatives, assess incidences, and propose ERC (Avoid, Reduce, Compensate) measures for development projects. Targets industrial, agricultural, renewable energy, and territorial planning clients.
• Études Pédologiques (Pedological / Soil Studies) Soil studies that determine soil types and suitability for spreading organic matter, defining best spreading practices to limit environmental impacts on soil and crops. Targets agricultural operations and methanization project developers.
• Dossiers ICPE (Classified Facilities Files) Complete ICPE (Installations Classées pour la Protection de l'Environnement) files including declaration, registration, and authorization dossiers, impact studies, danger studies, health risk evaluations, and hygiene/security notices. Targets industrial companies and agricultural operations subject to French ICPE regulation.
• Dossiers Loi sur l'eau (Water Law Files) Water law dossiers for IOTA (Installations, Ouvrages, Travages et Activités) following a three-step method: diagnosis, project study, and regulatory file preparation. Targets developers of projects affecting water resources.
• Expertise Zones Humides (Wetland Expertise) Wetland delimitation and characterization services including functional analysis, impact assessment, and compensatory measure proposals using national evaluation methods. Targets developers and territorial planners needing wetland impact assessments.
• Dérogation Espèces Protégées (Protected Species Derogation) CNPN/CSRPN derogation dossiers for projects affecting protected species or habitats, including field inventories and innovative environmental measures. Targets developers and planners needing exceptions for protected species impacts.
• Autorisation Environnementale (Environmental Authorization) Single environmental authorization dossiers consolidating ICPE and other authorizations for wind farms, methanization installations, and ground photovoltaic plants. Targets renewable energy project developers.
• Plans de Gestion / Génie Écologique (Management Plans / Ecological Engineering) Ecological engineering for habitat restoration including ecological diagnostics, management plans, and construction supervision for wetlands, watercourses, and ecological corridors. Targets territorial planners and developers requiring ecological restoration.
• VIGIE (Personalized Regulatory Monitoring Tool / Juridical Pole) VIGIE is a proprietary, 100% personalized regulatory monitoring tool specializing in environmental law, energy, and occupational health and safety (SST). It meets ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 50001 requirements and supports ICPE compliance and RED III certification. Targets enterprise clients needing ongoing regulatory monitoring.
• Agriculture Services Agricultural environmental services including ICPE dossiers, spreading plans, agricultural prior studies, agro-environmental diagnostics, water-soil-biodiversity expertise, and composting-methanization support. Targets farms, agricultural operators, and methanization developers.
• Industry Services Industrial environmental services including ICPE authorization dossiers, scientific expertise, technical calculations, waste studies, noise measurements, atmospheric dispersion modeling, and site audits. Targets industrial companies subject to ICPE regulations.
• Renewable Energy Services Renewable energy project support for wind, photovoltaic, and methanization projects including feasibility studies, environmental studies, and construction/exploitation follow-up. Targets developers of wind farms, ground-mounted solar, and methanization projects.
• Biodiversity Services Ecological inventory services and natural environment diagnostics conducted by naturalist and ecologist engineers, essential for ecological and regulatory integration of development projects. Targets developers and territorial planners needing biodiversity assessments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% administrative authorization success rate for clients
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• AGROSOLminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural and environmental consultancy partner visible in the company's partner network.
• AFITEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner visible in the company's partner network section.
• ATEE Club BiogazminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation technique énergie environnement - biogas club partnership for knowledge sharing and industry collaboration.
• Bureau d'études B.E.A. Tera Maîtrise d'OeuvreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering consultancy partner visible in the company's partner network.
• CEMATERminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner visible in the company's partner network section.
• Club PyrogazéificationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional club for pyrogasification technology collaboration.
• AtlansunminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSolar energy partner visible in the company's partner network.
• ArkeFip / EnerfipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRenewable energy financing and investment platform partnership.
• MéthatlantiqueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMethanization sector partner in the Atlantic region.
• Biogaz ValléeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiogas valley cluster partnership for biogas industry collaboration.
• Résonance UrbanismeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban planning partner visible in the company's partner network.
• CCI Maine-et-LoireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChambre de Commerce et d'Industrie partnership for regional business development.
• DAVELÉminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional partner visible in the company's partner network.
• Union Professionnelle du Génie Ecologique (UPGE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSynergis Environnement has been a member since May 2016 of the Union Professionnelle du Génie Ecologique (UPGE), participating in professional standards and knowledge sharing for ecological engineering.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ginger Group: French environmental and geotechnical engineering consultancy offering impact studies, ICPE dossiers, ecological inventories, and water law services across multiple regional offices — directly comparable in service portfolio and customer base to Synergis Environnement.
• Antea Group: International environmental engineering consultancy with strong French operations delivering impact studies, ICPE compliance, water resource management, and ecological engineering — competes head-to-head for the same project mandates as Synergis.

Broad incumbents

• WSP Environmental: Global professional services firm with environmental consulting practice including impact assessments, permitting, and ecological services, competing for large-scale renewable energy and infrastructure projects in France.
• Environmental Resources Management (ERM): Global pure-play environmental, health, and safety consultancy delivering impact assessment, permitting, and sustainability services to industrial and energy clients — broader scale and international reach than Synergis but competes for similar French and pan-European mandates.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification giant with substantial environmental services and ICPE compliance practice in France, serving overlapping industrial and infrastructure clients through a much broader service portfolio.
• SOCOTEC: France-based TIC and environmental consultancy providing ICPE studies, environmental impact assessments, and regulatory compliance services to industrial clients, competing with Synergis on industrial mandates through a national branch network.
• Ramboll Environ / Ramboll: International engineering, design, and environmental consultancy providing impact assessment, permitting, and sustainability services — competes in France for environmental and renewable energy mandates through its Ramboll Environ franchise.
• Egis Group: Major French engineering group offering environmental studies, water resource engineering, and impact assessments as part of broader infrastructure and energy project portfolios, competing for renewable energy and territorial planning mandates.
• Artelia: French-headquartered engineering and project management group with environmental studies, water engineering, and renewable energy advisory services overlapping with Synergis's technical service portfolio.

Emerging players

• BIOTOPE: France-based ecological engineering consultancy with strong specialization in biodiversity inventories, natural habitat assessments, and protected species surveys — directly competes with Synergis's biodiversity practice while being narrower in regulatory/ICPE coverage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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