What Bérim does

Bérim is a France-based multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm (bureau d'études) founded in 1948 that designs, rehabilitates, and operates infrastructure and building projects with a focus on sustainable urban development. The firm delivers professional engineering services across five core domains: Building (design, rehabilitation, high-rise/IGH, low-carbon construction, change of use), Urban Planning & Mobility (eco-districts, transport infrastructure, ZAC/ZAE development, brownfield treatment, heat-island mitigation), Energy (district heating, geothermal, biomass, solar, RE 2020 and Tertiary/BACS decree compliance, thermal simulation), Water (networks, drinking water, sanitation, stormwater, treatment units, microtunneling), and Industry & Complex Sites (rail, port/maritime, defense, aerospace, nuclear). It serves predominantly public-sector clients (municipalities, hospitals, schools, urban development authorities) alongside private enterprise, with named engagements including the ZAC Ivry Confluences redevelopment (2012–2029), the Niemeyer building rehabilitation in Saint-Denis (2021–2025), the Ferrocampus training campus in Saintes, AMO Écoles in Marseille, the Centre Hospitalier de Laval (2026–2030), and Paris 2024 Olympic infrastructure.

The business model is project-based professional services: revenue is generated through technical studies, engineering design, and project management engagements procured via competitive public tenders and direct enterprise relationships. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, consistent with a B2B engineering consultancy. Go-to-market is direct enterprise/field sales driven by project references, industry recognition, and business-development relationships rather than formal marketing channels. The firm reports approximately €33 million in annual revenue and roughly 300 collaborators, of whom more than 70% are engineers and experts, distributed across 10 locations in France and internationally.

Bérim is an independent, privately held firm with no disclosed parent, subsidiaries, institutional investors, or funding history. Its competitive positioning rests on technical depth (100+ OPQIBI qualifications, ISO 9001 certification), an 80-year operating heritage, transdisciplinary integration across engineering disciplines, and a public-interest orientation rooted in its founding by Resistance engineers including Raymond Aubrac. It ranks among the top 10 French building engineering firms.

Name

Bérim

Legal name

Bérim

Website

https://berim.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Bérim is an independent French multidisciplinary engineering consultancy (bureau d'études) founded in 1948, providing building, urban planning, energy, water, and complex-site engineering services primarily to public-sector clients across sustainable urban development projects in France and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Systems Engineering & Technical Program Management (BPAHAIAI)

Keywords

• Engineering consulting services
• Building design
• Urban planning mobility
• Energy transition consulting
• Water infrastructure engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Pantin

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering services for construction, rehabilitation, and urban development projects. Revenue generated through project-based consulting engagements, technical studies, and engineering design services for public and private clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Bérim is a multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm (Bureau d'études) providing integrated engineering services across five core domains: Building (Bâtiment), Urban Planning & Mobility (Aménagement & Mobilités), Energy (Énergie), Water (Eau), and Industry & Complex Sites (Industrie & Sites Complexes). Services span feasibility studies, master engineering (MOE), project programming (AMO), rehabilitation, energy transition, water infrastructure, and commissioning for public and private sector clients. The firm employs approximately 300 people, over 70% of whom are engineers and experts, operating across 10 locations in France and internationally with €33 million in revenue.

Product overview

Bérim is a multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm (Bureau d'études) providing integrated engineering services across five core domains: Building (Bâtiment), Urban Planning & Mobility (Aménagement & Mobilités), Energy (Énergie), Water (Eau), and Industry & Complex Sites (Industrie & Sites Complexes). The firm employs approximately 300 people, over 70% of whom are engineers and experts, operating across 10 locations in France and internationally with €33 million in revenue. The company positions itself as a transdisciplinary and independent engineering practice committed to sustainable urban development, combining technical expertise with commitment to collective interest and the environment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Building Engineering (Bâtiment) Engineering services for designing, rehabilitating, and operating high-performance, durable buildings adapted to their uses. Covers housing, healthcare facilities, educational buildings, sporting venues, hotels, cultural venues, office spaces, high-rise buildings (IGH), low-carbon construction, and change of use for public and private sector clients.
• Urban Planning & Mobility (Aménagement & Mobilités) Urban redevelopment and mobility infrastructure services including eco-districts (écoquartier), transport infrastructure, soft mobility modes, civil engineering (VRD), ZAC/ZAE development, sports facilities, landscape parks, photovoltaic installations, brownfield treatment, and urban heat island mitigation for public authorities and private developers.
• Energy (Énergie) Energy transition services encompassing district heating networks, geothermal systems, biomass, solar thermal and photovoltaic installations, waste heat recovery, RE 2020 compliance, Tertiary Decree compliance, BACS Decree compliance, bioclimatic design, energy certifications, thermal simulations, lighting optimization, summer/winter comfort, and commissioning for territorial and building-scale clients.
• Water (Eau)

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SAFEGE (SUEZ Consulting): French engineering consultancy specializing in water, environment, urban development and infrastructure—closely overlaps Bérim's Eau and Aménagement domains.
• Ingerop: Independent French engineering bureau covering building, infrastructure, energy and environment—very close mid-tier independent peer to Bérim in scope and positioning.
• Egis: French engineering group operating across building, urban development, transport, energy and environment—directly overlapping Bérim's domain breadth and public-sector client base.
• Antea Group: France-rooted engineering and environmental consulting firm active in water, environment, infrastructure and urban development—direct comparator in environmental and water practices.
• Assystem: French engineering firm with deep practice in complex industrial sites (rail, defense, nuclear)—directly comparable to Bérim's Industrie & Sites Complexes domain.
• Ginger Group: French engineering group covering environment, water, infrastructure and buildings—overlaps substantially with Bérim's energy, water and urban-development practices.
• Setec: Independent French multi-disciplinary engineering bureau (bâtiment, infrastructures, énergie, aménagement)—same Bureau d'études DNA, French ownership, public-tender mix.
• Artelia: Leading French multi-disciplinary engineering group (bâtiment, villes, énergie, eau, industrie) closely matching Bérim's five-domain transdisciplinary model and public-tender footprint.
• Tractebel (Engie): Engineering consultancy within the Engie group covering energy, buildings, water and large infrastructure projects; highly comparable in scope, though ownership-linked to a major utility.

Broad incumbents

• WSP Global (France): Large global professional-services firm with a significant French engineering practice across buildings, environment and transport—an incumbent competitor for major French public-tender frameworks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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