Automatec

What Automatec does

Automatec is a French Société par Actions Simplifiée (SAS) founded in 2002 by Pascal Billon, headquartered in Meximieux (Ain) with a registered office in Bourg-en-Bresse. The company installs and maintains industrial closures — sectional doors, roller shutters, automatic pedestrian doors, flexible and service doors, refrigerated doors (including the proprietary Biport® combined refrigerated/flexible door), fire-rated doors, rising barriers, swing and sliding gates, dock levelers, dock seals, and dock shelters — for industrial, logistics, food-processing, pharmaceutical, automotive, and cold-chain customers. Service operations cover 15 departments across the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes and Bourgogne Franche-Comté regions via field-based installer/repairer teams.

The company's technical capabilities include a custom automation control cabinet developed over 10 years for industrial gate automation, a smart-connection rail junction system for sectional doors, and a color-coded maintenance traceability system (developed with Socotec Qualité) that is integrated into a proprietary GMAO (Computerized Maintenance Management System). Partnerships, most notably with the HÖRMANN Group since 2013, anchor access to leading international industrial door product lines, and the company holds the registered 'Maintenancier®' trademark for its self-defined maintenance profession.

Automatec's revenue model combines one-time professional services revenue from installation and renovation projects with recurring subscription revenue from preventive maintenance contracts (billed annually) and on-demand emergency repair across all equipment brands. Pricing is quote-based, with no publicly disclosed rates; customer acquisition is field-driven via phone and website contact, supported by a presence on Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn. The company is privately held by Pascal Billon, who continues to serve as Président Directeur Général, with an €80,000 share capital and no external investors, parent company, or subsidiaries disclosed.

Name

Automatec

Legal name

Automatec, S.A.S.

Website

https://automatec.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Automatec is a French industrial closure installation and maintenance company serving industrial, logistics, food, pharmaceutical, and automotive customers with doors, gates, dock equipment, and recurring maintenance contracts across the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes and Bourgogne Franche-Comté regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Closure Installation & Maintenance Services

NAICS

Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (8113), Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (811310)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Repair Services (7600)

akta.pro primary industry

Doors, Gates, Loading Docks & Access Systems Service (IMAIABAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Preventive Maintenance Programs for Refrigeration Systems (HSAOAJAL)

Keywords

• Industrial door installation
• Dock equipment maintenance
• Sectional door services
• Fire door installation
• Industrial gate automation

Headquarters

HQ city

Meximieux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Installation Services: Installation of industrial doors, handling doors, dock equipment, access equipment, and fire doors. One-time service revenue from new installations.
2. Maintenance Contracts: Preventive maintenance contracts for industrial closure equipment ensuring compliance with legislation, equipment longevity, and optimal functioning. Includes monthly quality checks and GMAO-based tracking.
3. Repair and Emergency Services: Emergency breakdown and repair services for all brands of industrial closures, including doors, gates, dock equipment, rolling shutters, automatic doors, fridge doors, service doors, lifting barriers, and fire doors.
4. Renovation and Improvement: Renovation and improvement services for existing closure systems, addressing manufacturer obsolescence, recurring breakdowns, and excessive spare parts costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Automatec installs, maintains, repairs, and renovates industrial closure systems — including sectional doors, roller shutters, automatic pedestrian doors, refrigerated and flexible doors, fire doors, industrial gates, rising barriers, and dock equipment — for enterprises across the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes and Bourgogne Franche-Comté regions of France. The company also delivers preventive maintenance contracts with traceability documentation and GMAO-managed scheduling across all equipment brands.

Product overview

Automatec is an industrial closure installer and maintainer offering a comprehensive portfolio of door, gate, and dock equipment products. The core offering includes sectional doors (S40, A40, SD/SD80/S80, Sprint high-speed models) and aluminum sectional doors for building closures; automatic pedestrian doors and roller shutters; flexible doors, service doors, refrigerated doors, and Biport® combined doors for material handling; fire-rated doors with various configurations; rising barriers, swing gates, sliding gates, and gate automation systems for access control; and dock equipment including levelers, seals, shelters, and safety/protection systems. Services include emergency repair for all brands, renovation/improvement with engineering studies, and preventive maintenance contracts with computer-aided management. The company operates primarily in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes and Bourgogne Franche-Comté regions of France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Porte sectionale S40 / A40 / SD40-SD80-S80 / Sprint Insulated steel (S40), aluminum (A40), distribution-center (SD/SD80/S80, including AS40 food-industry variant), and high-speed (Sprint, 1 m/s) sectional doors for industrial building closures, warehouses, and food-industry facilities.
• Porte sectionale isolée compensée & Porte sectionale aluminium compensée Custom-made insulated (40/60/80mm panels) and aluminum glazed sectional doors for bay isolation and aesthetic building closures, with multiple customization options.
• Porte automatique piétonne Automatic pedestrian door for business entrances, with options including electromagnetic lock, personalized serigraphy, and reinforced sealing for cleanrooms.
• Rideau métallique Metal roller shutter providing simple, effective, and low-cost building closure with optional insulation and motorization.
• Porte souple Flexible door available in stacking, mega-door, and rolling configurations for handling areas to facilitate traffic flow.
• Porte de service Service door in steel with rock wool, aluminum with polyurethane foam, or polyethylene (food industry) variants, including emergency exits, inter-workshop doors, and cleanroom doors.
• Porte automatique frigorifique Swinging or sliding refrigerator door for positive and negative cold rooms, with steel or stainless steel panels, 40-120mm polyurethane foam injection, and EPDM double-density gasket sealing.
• Porte Biport® Combined refrigerated and flexible door where the refrigerator door opens on first passage and the flexible rapid door operates afterwards, with adjustable closing delay.
• Porte coupe-feu Fire-resistant door for fire spread prevention and protection against smoke and toxic gases, including sliding, standard, double-action swing (1 or 2 panels), and inspection-trap variants.
• Barrière levante Rising barrier in three series — light duty (small parking), intensive (SEVESO sites), and highway (repetitive extreme use) — for parking and access control.
• Portail à vantaux 1 or 2-panel swing gate for industrial and collective use, automated to meet stringent normative criteria.
• Portail coulissant Sliding gates on rail or cantilevered up to 10 meters, used at industrial sites with frequent traffic, with options for management center, radio, remote control, badge readers, intercom, videophone, and coded keypads.
• Automatisation de portails Industrial gate automation with custom Automatec-developed control cabinet featuring large enclosure, DIN rail plate, protected management platform, and optional annual timer, access management, magnetic loop, and 400V three-phase motorization.
• Rampe de quai Dock levelers with tilting or telescopic lips for semi-trailer loading/unloading, including hydraulic 2250x2500x600mm models.
• Etanchéité à quai Dock sealing systems including reinforced rubber dock shelters, inflatable peripheral seals, and foam seals for refrigerated applications.
• Protection et sécurisation des quais Dock protection equipment including rubber/steel/mobile bumpers, galvanized wheel guides, manual or automatic wheel chocks, color-coded traffic lights, and command console security.
• Abri de quai Compact Dock Compact dock shelter allowing 100% covered surface exploitation for storage with zero fiscal impact (under 12m², demountable).
• Dépannage et réparation Emergency breakdown and repair services for all brands of industrial closures, including doors, gates, dock equipment, rolling shutters, automatic doors, refrigerator doors, service doors, rising barriers, and fire doors.
• Rénovation et amélioration Renovation and improvement services for existing industrial closures across all brands, addressing manufacturer obsolescence, recurring breakdowns, and excessive spare parts costs, with engineering studies respecting EN 1324-1 and NF 25362 standards.
• Contrat de maintenance Preventive maintenance contract ensuring equipment security, extended lifespan, reduced operating costs, and regulatory compliance, including monthly quality verification by Socotec Qualité partner, semi-annual color-coded traceability system, GMAO-managed maintenance, and CACES-certified technician interventions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Equipment lifespan increased through preventive maintenance contracts
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HÖRMANN GroupcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2013Strategic partnership with HÖRMANN, an international leader in industrial door manufacturing. Automatec re-invested in installation in 2013, developing partnerships with renowned French and European manufacturers including HÖRMANN. The quality of selected products combined with service and maintenance expertise enables effective business development strategy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Manusa: Spanish automatic and industrial door manufacturer with service operations across Southern Europe; comparable product portfolio (sectional, high-speed, fire, refrigerated doors) but geographically focused on Iberian and Latin American markets where Automatec does not compete.
• FERCO Ferrures de Bâtiment: French automatic door hardware and entrance systems manufacturer relevant to Automatec's automatic pedestrian door and fire door installation segment; positioned as a domestic supplier rather than a direct installer competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Hörmann: Hörmann is the international leader in industrial doors and Automatec's core strategic supplier/manufacturer partner. Comparable as the dominant incumbent whose products Automatec installs, services, and whose quality reputation the partner leans on commercially.
• Stanley Access Technologies: Major automatic and industrial door manufacturer/install/servicer in North America and Europe; overlaps with Automatec on sectional, rolling, and high-speed industrial door installation and preventive maintenance services.
• Record Automatic Doors: Swiss-headquartered automatic door manufacturer with European service network covering installation, maintenance, and modernization of automatic pedestrian and industrial doors - directly comparable offering to Automatec.
• GEZE: European leader in door, window, and safety technology; comparable in automatic pedestrian doors, fire-rated doors, and service/maintenance offerings across commercial and industrial buildings.
• ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems: Global industrial door and entrance automation manufacturer with brands like Crawford and Besam. Closely aligned to Automatec's product categories (sectional doors, dock equipment, high-speed doors) and operates an install-and-maintain model worldwide.
• Crawford (ASSA ABLOY): Industrial doors specialist under ASSA ABLOY, focused on sectional, rolling, and high-performance industrial doors used in factories and warehouses - a directly overlapping product portfolio to Automatec's core installation set.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses6 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCNVdlcoM3VTzrQj8A-K60rg
• Facebookfacebook.com/automatec01
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/automatec

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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