IGR

What IGR does

IGR (Investigacion Y Gestion En Residuos Sociedad Anonima) is a Spanish environmental services company founded in 1989 and headquartered in Sopelana, Basque Country. It specializes in asbestos removal, industrial dismantling, hazardous waste management, and thermal insulation services. The company operates across Spain, France, and Portugal, serving enterprise clients in the energy sector (including major utilities such as Iberdrola, Endesa, Naturgy, and EDP), construction and demolition contractors, industrial manufacturers, and nuclear facilities. IGR is the first Spanish company to provide asbestos removal services and remains a benchmark contractor for projects of any magnitude.

The company's core technology centers on specialized asbestos removal techniques, including static and dynamic negative pressure enclosures (burbujas en presión negativa) with HEPA filtration, glove bag systems for pipe and duct insulation removal, and non-friable fibrocemento disassembly protocols. These capabilities are complemented by asbestos survey and diagnostic services accredited to UNE 171370-2 and HSG 264 standards, and hazardous waste handling authorized by the Basque Country government under EU 2/194/11. In June 2019, IGR built and decommissioned one of Europe's largest negative pressure containment structures for the Petronor industrial facility, maintaining 16 Pascals with 150,000 m³/hour extraction capacity within a 3-week maintenance window.

IGR operates a B2B professional services model with custom project-based pricing, enterprise field sales, and direct client engagement. Revenue is generated across four streams: asbestos removal (desamiantado), industrial decommissioning, waste management and disposal, and asbestos survey/diagnostics. Customer acquisition is driven primarily by regulatory mandates (RD 396/2006, Ley 7/2022) and enterprise facility requirements, with services delivered on-site at client locations without any reseller or distributor network.

Name

IGR

Legal name

Investigacion Y Gestion En Residuos Sociedad Anonima

Website

https://igrsa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

IGR is a Spanish environmental services company specializing in asbestos removal, industrial dismantling, and hazardous waste management for enterprise clients in energy, construction, and industrial sectors across Spain, France, and Portugal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Remediation Services

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Asbestos Abatement & Removal (BPALALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Asbestos, Lead & Mold Abatement (IMAIAGAB), Asbestos/Lead/Mold Inspection, Testing & Consulting (BPALALAD), Regulatory Compliance, Permitting & Project Management (HazMat Abatement) (BPALALAG), Asbestos, Lead & Mold Abatement (Building/Infrastructure Remediation) (EUAIALAK)

Keywords

• Asbestos removal
• Hazardous waste management
• Industrial decommissioning
• Environmental remediation
• Asbestos abatement

Headquarters

HQ city

Sopelana

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Asbestos Removal Services: Core revenue stream from specialized asbestos removal works including project design, execution, and compliance documentation. Services include friable material removal with negative pressure enclosures, non-friable fibrocemento removal, and pipe insulation removal using glove bags.
2. Industrial Dismantling: Turnkey industrial decommissioning projects including demolition planning, waste management, soil decontamination, and equipment recovery.
3. Waste Management and Disposal: Hazardous and non-hazardous waste management including transport, treatment, soil remediation, and hydrocarbon tank cleaning. Authorized by Basque Country government for hazardous waste collection and transport (EU 2/194/11).
4. Asbestos Survey and Diagnostics: Inspection and diagnostic services for asbestos identification and risk assessment, following UNE 171370-2 standard, including written reports with location mapping and management recommendations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

IGR is an environmental services company that performs asbestos removal and management, including handling of friable and non-friable materials using negative pressure enclosures and glove bag systems. The company also provides industrial decommissioning and waste management services, serving industrial and construction clients across Spain, France, and Portugal.

Product overview

IGR offers a suite of specialized environmental services centered on asbestos management. The core portfolio includes asbestos removal (desamiantado) with specialized sub-methods (glove bags, negative pressure enclosures, asbestos cement removal), asbestos survey and diagnostics per UNE 171370-2, industrial decommissioning, and waste management/disposal services. The company also provides emergency response services for asbestos-related incidents. IGR operates in Spain, France, and Portugal, serving industrial clients, construction companies, and public entities with turnkey projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Asbestos Removal Services Licensed removal of friable and non-friable asbestos materials using techniques such as negative pressure enclosures and glove bag systems. Designed for industrial facilities, construction projects, and building refurbishments that require compliant asbestos abatement.
• Industrial Decommissioning Decommissioning of industrial plants and facilities, including dismantling of equipment and structures. Targeted at industrial operators shutting down or repurposing sites.
• Hazardous Waste Management Collection, handling, and disposal of hazardous waste, including asbestos-containing materials produced during abatement and decommissioning projects. Targeted at industrial and construction clients with regulated waste streams.

Quantifiable outcome

• Built and removed asbestos from one of Europe's largest negative pressure enclosures at Petronor industrial facility in June 2019
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Autoridade para as Condições do Trabalho (ACT)coreTechnology or Integration · 9 August 2017Portuguese labor authority that approved IGR's first asbestos removal work plan (Reference 000667), enabling IGR to operate in Portugal.
• AFNORcoreTechnology or Integration · 5 July 2017AFNOR issued NFX 46-010 certification to IGR, allowing the company to perform asbestos removal work in France for 5 years. This certification positions IGR as the only Spanish company authorized to conduct such operations in France.
• British Occupational Hygiene SocietycoreTechnology or IntegrationAccreditation body for IGR's asbestos inspection team. IGR's survey team was created in 2003 with inspectors qualified by this British society, demonstrating specialized competence in asbestos identification and risk assessment.
• ENAC-Certified Soil Engineering CompaniessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIGR collaborates with ENAC (Entidad Nacional de Acreditación) certified engineering companies specialized in soil remediation for exploratory investigations, detailed studies, and final certification of remediation works.
• Instituto Nacional de Seguridad, Salud y Bienestar en el TrabajominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish national institute for occupational safety and health. IGR participated in presenting their experience in asbestos fiber exposure assessment and respiratory protection equipment selection at a technical day organized by INSSBT in Bilbao.
• United Nations Global CompactsupportingOthersSince 2009, IGR has been a signatory to the UN Global Compact, committing to implement ten universal principles on human rights, labor standards, environmental protection, and anti-corruption.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Environnement: Global environmental services group with hazardous waste, industrial cleaning and decommissioning capabilities. Competes with IGR on large multi-site tenders where IGR's specialist services are bundled into broader facility-management contracts.
• SGS: World-leading testing, inspection and certification company offering asbestos surveys, industrial inspection and environmental services globally. Overlaps with IGR's UNE 171370-2 surveying activity and TIC contracts in energy and industrial markets.
• Bureau Veritas: International TIC group with asbestos inspection, industrial asset integrity and environmental compliance services. Overlaps with IGR in pre-demolition surveys and industrial facility compliance work across Europe.
• TÜV Rheinland: Global TIC and industrial services provider with environmental and hazardous-materials testing offerings. Competes with IGR for survey, inspection and certification scopes in industrial decommissioning tenders.
• Applus+: Spain-headquartered TIC and industrial services group providing inspection, non-destructive testing and environmental services. Closest Spanish-headquartered TIC incumbent and a natural competitor for IGR's energy and industrial inspection contracts.
• Eurofins Scientific: International testing group operating accredited environmental and asbestos laboratories. Overlaps with IGR's UNE 171370-2 sample analysis and laboratory-based asbestos identification services.

Others

• Bilfinger: European industrial services provider specializing in plant maintenance, decommissioning and environmental compliance. A potential partner or competitor on turnkey industrial dismantling projects of the type IGR delivers for energy clients.
• Stork (Fluor): Industrial services and asset integrity provider (now part of Fluor) active in power, oil & gas and process industries. Comparable for large-scale shutdown, maintenance and decommissioning work that intersects with IGR's energy-client offering.

Regional players

• EDF / Endesa decommissioning supply chain: European utility decommissioning programmes (Endesa, EDF) and their accredited supplier pools. Provides a regional reference set for the kind of multi-year thermal/nuclear dismantling work IGR has historically delivered.

Direct peers

• AFESA: Spanish environmental services firm focused on asbestos removal and hazardous waste management. Listed as a referenced partner on IGR's website and competes head-to-head in the same Spanish hazmat abatement niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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