Bikom

What Bikom does

Bikom (legal name: Bikom Shop) is a French manufacturer specializing in custom and standardized cardboard point-of-sale advertising displays (PLV — Publicité sur Lieux de Vente) and exhibition/event stands. Founded around 2009–2010 and headquartered in Les Mureaux, Île-de-France (approximately 20 minutes from Paris La Défense), the company operates an integrated manufacturing facility equipped with two flatbed printing tables (120x250 cm), two Zund cutting tables, and two HP industrial plotters. Its portfolio spans cardboard totems, arches, silhouettes, counters, podiums, carousels, floor and XXL displays, modular exhibition stands, RollUp/Kakemono banners, custom packaging, and add-on lines in wood, metal, and inflatable furniture, supported by in-house 3D design, prototyping with load testing, and optional graphic design services.

The company's business model rests on two revenue streams: (1) custom/sur-mesure manufacturing sold via direct B2B sales with bespoke quoting for enterprise clients in retail/GMS, cosmetics, beverages, banking, energy, automotive, insurance, and office supplies, and (2) standardized catalog sales through its e-commerce storefront (bikomshop.com) with unit pricing ranging from €5.90 to €359 and modular exhibition stands up to €3,290. GTM is sales-led with a multi-channel mix including the e-commerce site, a physical showroom, social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram), a content blog, an email newsletter, and trade show participation (SHOP! Le Salon 2025). The company emphasizes eco-friendly materials (predominantly 100% recycled cardboard, locally sourced in France) and rapid prototyping as functional differentiators.

Bikom serves as a vertically integrated regional manufacturer in the French PLV market with no disclosed export activity and a customer base anchored by recognizable enterprise logos (BNP Paribas, ENGIE, Aperol, Citroën, UNEO, Esselte). The company received a PM'up subsidy from Région Paris Île-de-France in 2025 to accelerate development and operates with a headcount of 11–50 employees. No external venture or institutional investors, no revenue figures, and no M&A activity are disclosed in the source material.

Name

Bikom

Legal name

Bikom Shop

Website

https://bikom.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bikom is a French manufacturer of custom and standardized cardboard point-of-sale advertising displays (PLV) and exhibition stands, serving enterprise clients across retail, banking, beverages, automotive, energy, and insurance sectors throughout France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Point-of-Sale Advertising Displays

NAICS

Converted Paper Product Manufacturing (3222), Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing (322219)

akta.pro primary industry

Folding Carton Board (FBB) Manufacturing (IMAMAFAH)

Keywords

• Point-of-sale displays
• Cardboard manufacturing
• Exhibition stands
• Custom packaging
• Print services

Headquarters

HQ city

Les Mureaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom PLV Product Sales: Sale of custom-made cardboard point-of-sale advertising displays and stands, including prototypes and personalized solutions. One-time purchase model for individual products.
2. Standard Product Sales: Sale of standardized PLV products (displays, totems, counters, dump bins, etc.) from catalog with customization options. E-commerce direct sales through their website.
3. Graphic Design Services: Optional graphic design services for clients without in-house design capabilities, accompanying product orders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bikom is a French manufacturer that designs, prints, and fabricates custom cardboard Point-of-Sale (POS/POP) advertising displays, exhibition stands, packaging, and personalized printed communication media for B2B clients. Production is carried out in-house using industrial digital printing (flatbed), automated cutting (Zünd), and finishing (HP plotters) equipment, enabling made-to-order brand marketing hardware.

Product overview

Bikom is a French manufacturer of cardboard point-of-sale advertising (PLV) and exhibition stands, operating for over 15 years. The company's core offering centers on cardboard POP displays including totems, arches, silhouettes, counters, podiums, carousels, and floor displays, supplemented by wood and metal display alternatives. The product portfolio extends to exhibition and event stands (umbrella, modular, folding), large and small format printing services (banners, posters, signage), custom cardboard packaging and e-commerce solutions, promotional items (goodies), and outdoor advertising materials. Key sub-products include RollUp and Kakemono banners, X-Banner and L-Banner displays, Solustand modular textile stands, fortune wheels, inflatable furniture, and XXL displays. The company also offers integrated services encompassing 3D design, white prototyping, load testing, and graphic design assistance. The two main business sectors are in-store advertising and event/conference stand construction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cardboard PLV / POP Advertising Displays

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Région Paris Île-de-FrancemoderateOthers · 1 January 2025Received PM'up subsidy from Région Paris Île-de-France to accelerate company development. This regional government support demonstrates recognition of the company's growth potential and commitment to local manufacturing. The company committed to respecting the Charte des valeurs de la République as part of the support agreement.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sonoco: Global diversified packaging manufacturer with consumer-product and point-of-purchase display offerings. Competes with Bikom for large CPG and retail display contracts across multiple geographies and verticals at substantially greater scale.
• Smurfit Kappa: Global paper-based packaging giant with a dedicated PLV and point-of-purchase display business serving major CPG and retail brands worldwide. Operates at much greater scale than Bikom but competes for the same enterprise PLV RFPs through its integrated packaging and display solutions.
• Raja Entreprises: French leader in B2B distribution of packaging, office supplies, and shipping materials. While primarily a distributor rather than a custom PLV maker, Raja overlaps with Bikom on packaging supplies and serves the same French SME and enterprise customer base.
• Mondi: European paper and packaging group with corrugated and consumer-packaging operations including retail-ready and POS display solutions. Relevant as a vertically integrated incumbent competing in the same converted-paperboard space Bikom operates in.
• DS Smith: International packaging and display manufacturer with significant POS/PLV capabilities under its Display division. Serves many of the same retail and FMCG customers as Bikom but at pan-European scale with vertically integrated paper sourcing.

Emerging players

• Packhelp: Polish online packaging platform offering customized cardboard packaging and displays with a self-serve configurator. Comparable to Bikom's e-commerce catalog motion and competes for SMB and mid-market packaging demand that Bikom also targets.
• Quadpack: Spanish-headquartered cosmetics packaging manufacturer with custom-design and finishing capabilities. Intersects with Bikom's cosmetics and pharmacy retail segment and follows a comparable design-plus-manufacture model for premium beauty brands.

Direct peers

• Labbé Group: French manufacturer of cardboard packaging, PLV displays, and customized promotional supports. Operates in the same French regional market as Bikom with a closely aligned product mix (custom cardboard PLV, POS displays, packaging), serving similar retail and brand customers.
• beMatrix: Belgian manufacturer of modular aluminum frame systems used to build exhibition stands and event environments. Bikom overlaps directly with beMatrix on the exhibition-stand and event-display side of its business, serving similar trade-show and corporate-event buyers with comparable B2B project sales motions.
• Pro-Display: UK-based manufacturer of custom POS displays, retail signage, and exhibition solutions. Comparable to Bikom in its custom-design, in-house manufacturing approach for cardboard and rigid-media displays aimed at retail and brand customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC14HIycB5VLP91BeHNXJ_Kw
• Facebookfacebook.com/bikomshop
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bikomshop?originalSubdomain=fr
• Instagraminstagram.com/bikom_shop/?hl=fr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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