What Vepres does

Vepres (legal entity VÊPRES CONSTRUCTIONS SA, RCS Grenoble B 315 064 162) is a French specialist engineering and construction firm headquartered in Claix near Grenoble, with 11-50 employees and a history of 60+ years in cleanroom and controlled-atmosphere infrastructure. The company designs, builds, qualifies, and maintains "salles propres/blanches" (cleanrooms) and "zones à atmosphère contrôlée" (ZAC) classified from ISO 5 through ISO 8, including multi-zone facilities combining several ISO classes within a single building. Vepres acts as a general contractor ("contractant général tous corps d'état"), managing all construction trades in-house from integrated design office through fabrication, installation, commissioning, and ongoing maintenance. The offering includes energy-efficient Free Cooling air handling, grey rooms (salles grises) for less stringent applications, and bespoke solutions such as the world-first ultra-clean funicular delivered at CEA LETI Minatec.

The company serves regulated B2B clients across pharmaceutical and healthcare, biotech and life sciences, microelectronics and semiconductors, cosmetics and personal care, plastics and medical devices, research and education, agri-food, and advanced manufacturing (laser, photovoltaic, hydrogen). Named enterprise customers include CEA LETI, CEA INES, BENEQ (Finland), ADRAGOS PHARMA, LUMIBIRD, ESSILOR, ELOGEN, HELIUP, DIAMFAB, Laboratoires URIAGE, and AXON'CABLE, spanning public research institutions, global industrials, and SMEs. Operations are run through 11 regional offices across France, a wholly-owned Swiss subsidiary (VÊPRES SUISSE SA, Thônex), with executed international projects in Finland.

Vepres is a privately held, family-owned company that operates as a strategic subsidiary of the industrial group Groupe CEME. Revenue is generated through custom-quoted, project-based turnkey construction contracts billed over multi-year horizons, with each engagement tailored to client specifications (surface area, ISO classification, scope). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; prospective clients initiate engagement via a website quote request. The company holds ISO 9001 and ISO 45001 certifications, and parent Groupe CEME achieved Ecovadis Gold Medal status in 2025 (78/100), up from Silver in 2024. GTM is direct enterprise field sales, supplemented by industry event presence (The Pharma Days 2026, Contamin@Lyon 2026), content marketing via the corporate website, and SEO. Legal representative is M. Cédric MERCIER; RGPD contact is Caroline HOSTALIER.

Name

Vepres

Legal name

VÊPRES CONSTRUCTIONS SA

Website

https://vepres.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vepres is a French specialist contractor designing, building, and maintaining turnkey cleanrooms and controlled-atmosphere facilities (ISO 5 to ISO 8) for pharmaceutical, microelectronics, biotech, medical device, cosmetics, and research clients across France, Switzerland, and selected international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cleanroom Construction Services

NAICS

Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (23822)

SIC

Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Cleanroom Fit-Out (Factories, Warehouses, Controlled Environments) (IMAFANAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

HVAC & Refrigeration Contracting (IMAFALAB), Commercial HVAC Maintenance Agreements & PM Programs (HSAOAHAJ)

Keywords

• Cleanroom construction
• Controlled atmosphere zones
• Pharmaceutical cleanroom design
• ISO classified environments
• Laboratory infrastructure services

Headquarters

HQ city

Claix

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cleanroom Construction Projects: VÊPRES generates revenue through design-and-build cleanroom construction contracts, acting as general contractor for turnkey projects. Revenue is project-based, one-time per contract, with each engagement tailored to client specifications for new construction, renovation, or transformation of controlled atmosphere facilities. Projects range from small laboratory fit-outs to large-scale industrial cleanroom complexes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vepres designs, constructs, and delivers turnkey cleanrooms and controlled-atmosphere zones (ZAC/salles propres et blanches) for industries requiring stringent contamination control. Acting as a general contractor, the company handles the full project lifecycle from preliminary study and design engineering through fabrication, installation, commissioning, validation, and ongoing maintenance. Deliverables span ISO 5 through ISO 8 classified environments, multi-zone facilities, grey rooms (salles grises), and specialized configurations for pharmaceutical, biotech, microelectronics, medical device, cosmetics, agri-food, and research clients.

Product overview

Vepres is a cleanroom construction company offering 100% bespoke cleanroom solutions as a unified service portfolio. The core offering encompasses integrated cleanroom design and engineering, turnkey construction and installation, delivery and commissioning, and ongoing maintenance services. Cleanrooms are delivered across multiple ISO classifications (ISO 5 through ISO 8) and in different variants including standard cleanrooms (salles propres/salles blanches), grey rooms (salles grises) for less stringent applications, and ultra-clean configurations. The company operates as general contractor managing all construction trades for complete turnkey delivery. Services target diverse industries including pharmaceutical, biotech, cosmetics, microelectronics, medical devices, food supplements, and research institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conception et Design (Cleanroom Design & Engineering) Integrated design office providing cleanroom layout studies, process analysis, technical constraint assessment, and performance specification aligned with client production requirements and regulatory standards. Targets industrial clients requiring bespoke cleanroom solutions.
• Réalisation (Cleanroom Construction & Installation) Turnkey cleanroom construction and installation services including partitioning, ceilings, air handling systems, flooring, electrical systems, and process utilities, executed by qualified in-house teams under clean concept protocols. Serves industrial clients in pharmaceutical, biotech, microelectronics, and other regulated sectors.
• Livraison et Mise en Service (Cleanroom Delivery & Commissioning) Cleanroom performance verification and commissioning services ensuring delivered facilities meet client specifications and cleanliness class requirements. Targets enterprise clients who require validated, ready-to-operate controlled environments.
• Garanties, Entretien et Maintenance (Cleanroom Warranty & Maintenance) Post-delivery warranty services and ongoing maintenance programs for cleanroom facilities, including technical support and performance monitoring. Serves existing Vepres clients requiring continued operational reliability of their controlled environments.
• ISO 5 Cleanrooms Highest-purity cleanroom classification (ISO 5) for ultra-sensitive manufacturing environments, typically used in microelectronics fabrication, semiconductor manufacturing, and advanced research applications requiring very low particulate levels.
• ISO 6 Cleanrooms Ultra-clean cleanroom classification (ISO 6) for precision manufacturing environments requiring very low particulate levels, applied in medical device production, semiconductor manufacturing, and advanced research.
• ISO 7 Cleanrooms Cleanroom classification (ISO 7) meeting pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing standards for sterile product preparation, aseptic processing, and controlled assembly. Used across pharmaceutical, medical device, cosmetics, and biotech applications.
• ISO 8 Cleanrooms Standard cleanroom classification (ISO 8) for controlled environments in manufacturing and processing applications with moderate cleanliness requirements, used in medical device assembly, laser technology, biotech, and pharmaceutical packaging.
• Salles Grises (Grey Rooms) Controlled-atmosphere production areas with lower cleanliness classification than cleanrooms, suitable for food supplement manufacturing, agri-food processing, and powder handling facilities where moderate environmental control is sufficient.
• Contractant Général (General Contractor Services for Cleanroom Construction) Full project management and general contracting services covering all construction trades for cleanroom projects, from initial study through final qualification, including air handling, partitioning, flooring, fluids, and electrical systems. Eliminates coordination complexity for enterprise clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple projects delivered 1 week to 1 month ahead of schedule (citing BENEQ, NUTRIMUSCLE, LUMIBIRD projects)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments8 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.

• Groupe CEMEcoreOthersVÊPRES is a member of Groupe CEME, a family-owned industrial group. This affiliation provides the company with group resources and shared services (including Ecovadis CSR certification obtained at group level) while maintaining SME agility. The parent group enables collective scale advantages and shared RSE commitments.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AES Clean Technology: US-based design-build cleanroom contractor serving pharmaceutical, semiconductor, and medical device clients. Closely comparable business model—integrated turnkey cleanroom delivery—and a directly competing specialty contractor for regulated-industry projects.
• G-CON Manufacturing: US manufacturer of prefabricated modular cleanroom pods for pharma and biotech. Comparable cleanroom delivery focus but uses a modular/prefab model that contrasts with VÊPRES's bespoke in-place construction approach.
• Daldrop: German cleanroom and process-environment technology company providing cleanroom engineering, construction, and HVAC integration. Comparable European specialty contractor with overlapping pharma and high-tech customer base.
• Clauger: French industrial HVAC and controlled-atmosphere specialist serving pharma, agri-food, and industrial clients. Direct French peer with overlapping cleanroom, cold-room, and process-air capabilities and similar mid-market positioning.
• Critical Systems Ltd: UK-based cleanroom design-and-build contractor serving semiconductor, pharmaceutical, and healthcare clients. Direct competitor in the European specialty cleanroom construction market with similar turnkey project model.
• Spetec: German cleanroom equipment and contracting specialist serving research, pharma, and semiconductor clients. Direct competitor in DACH-region cleanroom construction with comparable turnkey service offering.

Broad incumbents

• Exyte: Global German engineering and construction firm (formerly M+W Group) specializing in high-tech facilities including cleanrooms for semiconductor fabs, pharma, and biotech. Operates at much larger scale and competes for the same mega-projects VÊPRES targets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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