Lhotellier group

Name

Lhotellier group

Legal name

LHOTELLIER SA

Website

https://lhotellier.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering and Construction Services

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Treatment Plant Construction (Drinking Water) (IMAFAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight) (EUANALAE)

Keywords

• Civil engineering construction
• Public works infrastructure
• Asphalt materials production
• Water distribution services
• Building general contracting

Headquarters

HQ city

Blangy-sur-bresle

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: Core revenue from construction projects including public works (travaux publics), building construction (bâtiment), specialized construction, water infrastructure, and deconstruction services. Projects are delivered as general contractor or through public service delegations.
2. Industrial Materials Production: Production and sale of construction materials including asphalt (enrobés), concrete (béton), aggregates (granulats), emulsions, and recycled materials. Materials supplied to both internal construction operations and external clients.
3. Public Service Delegations: Delegated public services for water distribution and treatment. Long-term contracts with municipalities (DSP) providing recurring service revenue with cost control and service continuity obligations.
4. Transport Services: Material transport services through Magma Transports subsidiary (now majority controlled by Opal, Lhotellier remains minority shareholder). Includes alternative fuel transportation using Oleo 100.
5. Energy Services: Energy services including photovoltaic installations, methanization, and district heating development. Revalorization of disused industrial sites for renewable energy production.
6. Real Estate Development: Real estate activities including rehabilitation of brownfields (friches), mixed-use development projects, and urban planning. Property development and land development services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Groupe Lhotellier operates as a multi-trade general contractor delivering public works, building construction, deconstruction/depollution, and water management services across Normandy and Hauts-de-France. The group also produces and sells construction materials including asphalt, concrete, aggregates, emulsions, and precast elements through its industrial plants. Additionally, it develops renewable energy projects, real estate rehabilitation, and material transport services through dedicated subsidiaries.

Product overview

Lhotellier Group is a French construction and public works operator organized as a multi-pole construction and infrastructure conglomerate. The group operates across six strategic poles: Infrastructures & Aménagements (public works, civil engineering, pipelines, green engineering, art structures), Lhotellier Construction (building, civil engineering, prefabrication, TCE), Industries et Matériaux (asphalt, concrete, aggregates, recycling), Énergies & Environnement (depollution, deconstruction, asbestos removal, water, photovoltaics, methanization), Immobilier (brownfield redevelopment, mixed-use development), and International / Québec. Core business lines include Travaux Publics, Building, 3D Solutions (deconstruction, asbestos, depollution), Water (Lhotellier Eau via HYDRA/SPEE SP), Asphalt (EVDS, EVO plants), Concrete (Révobéton, LBC), Aggregates, Energy, Transport (via Magma Transports), and Real Estate (via Valcity). The group also operates specialized subsidiaries including Samog (recycling), ATECLAB (laboratories with Laboroute accreditation), New Road (bitumen binders), Lhotellier Préfabrication (precast concrete), and Terre Solaire (photovoltaic). The group underwent a significant rebranding in June 2026, renaming Lhotellier Bâtiment to Lhotellier Construction and launching the Excellence 2030 strategic plan.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Magma Transports: Transport de matériaux de construction (construction materials transport subsidiary)
• EVDS
• EVO
• Révobéton
• Samog
• ATECLAB
• 3D Solutions
• Pocket

Quantifiable outcome

• 25% energy reduction in asphalt production through connected drying technology
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Opal GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2026Opal Group (Crécy-en-Ponthieu) took majority control of Magma Transports in June 2026. Lhotellier, which previously owned Magma Transports and created it in 2020, remains a minority shareholder while Opal assumes operational management.
• Oleo 100 (Vegetable Oil Fuel Supplier)minorOthers · 1 January 2020Supply partnership for Oleo 100, a fuel derived from local vegetable oils produced in Normandy. Lhotellier installed 8 tanks across its locations to power Magma Transports fleet with alternative fuel, supporting RSE commitments.
• TUBAOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partnership between LSTP (Lhotellier Travaux Publics) and TUBAO (Saint-Saëns-based specialist in galvanized metal pipe solutions and Weholite PEHD basins). Collaboration on logistics platform construction at Cléon for SPI Group, combining expertise in civil engineering and water management solutions.
• Village by CA RouenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLhotellier is a partner of the Village by CA Rouen startup accelerator. Provides networking, expertise, experience sharing, individualized support, and community access to young enterprises in the regional ecosystem.
• Builders (formerly ESITC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Builders engineering school in Caen (formerly ESITC) for talent attraction. Regular student encounters, site visits, and 'Lhotellier Experience' sessions to attract future engineers to construction careers.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Demathieu Bard: French mid-sized construction group operating in building, civil engineering, and infrastructure. Similar multi-trade general contracting model and comparable scale to Lhotellier.
• Colas: World leader in road construction and maintenance with vertically integrated asphalt and aggregates production. Directly comparable to Lhotellier's EVDS/EVO asphalt plants and road materials business lines.
• Razel-Bec: French civil works specialist (Fayat subsidiary) operating in earthworks, underground works, and infrastructure. Comparable heavy civil capabilities to Lhotellier's Travaux Publics division.
• Spie Batignolles: Mid-size French private construction group covering building, public works, and infrastructure. Comparable diversified structure and similar regional positioning in northern France make it a strong direct comparable for Lhotellier.
• NGE (Nouvelles Générations d'Entrepreneurs): Major French independent construction and public works group with similar multi-trade capabilities spanning earthworks, roads, utilities, and environmental services. Closely comparable to Lhotellier in scale, regional focus, and integrated business model.
• Eurovia: VINCI subsidiary specializing in road construction, asphalt production, and aggregates. Direct competitor in Lhotellier's core road materials and public works segments.

Broad incumbents

• Bouygues Construction: Major French construction subsidiary of Bouygues Group operating in building, civil works, and energy. Overlaps with Lhotellier's TCE construction and infrastructure businesses at much larger scale.
• Eiffage: Major French construction and concessions group with overlapping activities in public works, building, energy, and infrastructure. Much larger incumbent operating across France and internationally.
• Fayat: French family-owned construction and industrial group encompassing construction, road equipment, and materials. Comparable family-owned governance and diversified industrial-construction model.

Regional players

• Saur: French water and wastewater services operator holding delegated public service contracts. Comparable to Lhotellier's DSP water business, though Saur operates at larger national scale and is infrastructure-investor owned.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Subsidiaries18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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