EREM

What EREM does

EREM is a family-owned French industrial engineering firm founded in 1973 and headquartered in Sotteville-lès-Rouen (Normandy), specialising in the design and manufacture of custom industrial machinery, with a particular focus on spinning machines used in mineral wool (stone and glass wool) production since 1980. The firm also designs special machines and tooling and performs precision mechanical fabrication for industrial customers. With approximately 35 employees, an average tenure of 15 years, and an average age of 40, the company operates as a small but unusually experienced mechanical-engineering workshop.

The firm's technical capability rests on a fleet of more than 30 CNC machines and FANUC robotic welding cells, supported by CAD/CAM environments (INVENTOR, AutoCAD, TopSolid), 3D measurement control and vibration analysis for quality assurance. Revenue is generated through three streams: (i) bespoke industrial machinery projects — including on-site installation, commissioning and maintenance contracts for mineral wool manufacturers and other industrial operators; (ii) contract machining and fabrication work for third parties; and (iii) a consumer sub-brand, SIROGA, which markets wood pellet stoves that EREM manufactures in-house. SIROGA was launched in March 2022 and represents a deliberate B2C diversification adjacent to the core B2B industrial activity. Approximately 20% of production is exported across five continents, with the remainder serving French industrial customers; project-based pricing and limited reference customers preclude firm quantification of revenue mix.

Operationally, EREM differentiates from typical small workshops through stacked industrial certifications — MASE (safety/health/environment, June 2024) and PROREFEI Référent Energie (October 2023) — and through an in-house apprenticeship pipeline that delivers 100% diploma success, with 1,600+ training hours invested in 2023. The 2020 capital programme (CNC and robotic welding) and the 2022 SIROGA launch, together with the 2023 50th-anniversary brand refresh, indicate a posture of selective capability upgrade and brand-anchored diversification rather than aggressive scale-out. With €305,000 of registered capital and private ownership retained by the founding Giuliani family, the business remains a tightly-held industrial SME.

Name

EREM

Legal name

EREM

Website

https://erem-sa.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EREM is a family-owned French industrial engineering firm (est. 1973) that designs and manufactures custom machinery — including mineral wool spinning machines and precision fabricated parts — and operates the consumer pellet-stove sub-brand SIROGA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sotteville-lès-rouen

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Machinery Design and Manufacturing: EREM designs, fabricates, and delivers custom industrial machines (notably spinning machines for mineral wool) as one-off or small-series projects. Revenue is project-based, earned through bespoke fabrication contracts for industrial clients.
2. On-Site Installation and Maintenance Services: Field services including assembly, installation, preventive and corrective maintenance, machine transfer, retrofit, and revamping of industrial equipment at client sites in France and internationally.
3. Machining and Fabrication Services: CNC machining, turning, welding, hot forming, part rebuilding, and balancing services provided either as standalone jobs or as part of larger machine fabrication projects. Charged per job or project.
4. Pellet Stove Sales (SIROGA Brand): Sale of SIROGA-brand pellet stoves (7kW and 9kW models, sealed, square or rounded), manufactured in their Normandy workshops. Includes installation and after-sales service. Retail product channel for consumers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EREM designs, manufactures, and installs custom industrial machinery — notably spinning machines (fileuses) and ancillary equipment for the mineral wool sector — and provides mechanical welded assemblies through in-house machining, hot forming, welding, and on-site installation and maintenance services. The company also produces SIROGA-brand pellet stoves (7kW and 9kW sealed models) manufactured in Normandy for the consumer market.

Product overview

EREM is an industrial mechanics and welding company offering a comprehensive portfolio of services centered on mechanical manufacturing and custom machine design. The core offering includes machining, industrial boiler making and welding, on-site maintenance and assembly, and engineering design services. Specialized capabilities include 3D measurement control and vibration analysis for quality assurance. The company is notably specialized in the design and manufacture of fileuses (machines for producing mineral wool) and other custom machines for the mineral wool sector. Additionally, EREM manufactures SIROGA branded pellet stoves (7kW and 9kW sealed models) as a consumer-facing product line. Services are delivered from Normandy with 20% of production exported internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SIROGA: Pellet stove brand manufactured in France by EREM.

Products and services

• Machining (Usinage) Mechanical machining services for manufacturing mechanical parts and welded assemblies, available for single-unit or series production, using a fleet of more than 30 machines including CNC machining centers and turning equipment.
• Boiler making and welding (Chaudronnerie et mécano-soudé) Industrial boiler making and welding services including structural metal fabrication, large complex parts, qualified welding for steel, stainless steel, and aluminum, plus automated robotic welding using SAF/FANUC cells.
• On-site maintenance and assembly (Maintenance montage sur site) Preventive and corrective maintenance, equipment installation and relocation, machine restoration, retrofitting, revamping, and production line maintenance delivered at client sites in France and internationally.
• Engineering design office (Bureau d'études Conception) Mechanical and welded design engineering including on-site surveys, specification writing, CAD design using Inventor 3D/2D AutoCAD and TopSolid, manufacturing plans, and full project management from conception to production.
• 3D measurement control (Contrôle tridimensionnel) Automated 3D measurement control programmed against customer drawings or 3D files, verifying geometric tolerances, dimensions, reference systems, and localization, with automated control reports.
• Vibration analysis (Analyse vibratoire) Vibration analysis services for mechanical parts and welded assemblies to detect and characterize structural integrity issues.
• Custom machines and mineral wool equipment (Fileuses et machines spécifiques) Design and manufacture of custom machines including spinning machines (fileuses) for mineral wool production, flight/pallet machines, cupolas/cubilots, and spinner machines, with installation and production start-up support.
• SIROGA pellet stoves (Poêles à pellets SIROGA) Pellet stoves of 7kW and 9kW capacity, sealed, available in square or rounded designs, with Wi-Fi connectivity, remote thermostat, and eco-stop function; RGE QUALI-BOIS certified with installation and after-sales service included.
• Parts reloading and rebuilding (Rechargement de pièces) Service to restore worn surfaces to original dimensions and optimal performance by applying additional material via welding, including piece balancing, particularly for parts subject to wear, abrasion, or extreme operating conditions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of apprentices obtain their diploma and are in employment or continue studies upon completion
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Danieli: Italian-based global supplier of plants and machinery for the metals industry with broad custom engineering, fabrication, and on-site service capabilities. Larger-scale incumbent operating in adjacent industrial machinery verticals with comparable bespoke project delivery model.
• Thyssenkrupp: Large German industrial conglomerate with divisions in plant technology, materials, and custom-engineered components for heavy industry. Comparable in custom mechanical fabrication and on-site industrial services though operating at much greater scale.
• SMS group: German global provider of plant construction and mechanical engineering for metals processing, with custom design, fabrication, and lifecycle service offerings that overlap EREM's full-lifecycle industrial equipment model.

Direct peers

• Fives Group: French industrial engineering group supplying furnaces, combustion, and process equipment for glass, mineral wool, and metals — overlapping with EREM's cupola and thermal process equipment capabilities and serving the same mineral wool vertical from a French base.
• Valmet: Finnish process technology company supplying machinery, plants, and services for pulp, paper, and energy industries including fiber-based insulation lines. Overlaps with EREM in the design and supply of complete mineral wool and fiber-spinning production systems.
• Andritz: Austrian global supplier of industrial machinery and services with a dedicated mineral/pulp fiber line that designs and manufactures complete mineral wool production lines (spinning, cupolas, ancillaries). Direct overlap with EREM's signature fileuse/cupola product range serving the same end-customer base.
• Maerz Ofenbau: Swiss-headquartered specialist in industrial furnaces and cupolas for metal melting and mineral wool production. Directly competes with EREM in the cupola/cubilot product category and serves the same European mineral wool customers.
• Metso: Finnish industrial company providing equipment and services for mining, aggregates, and mineral processing — comparable to EREM in delivering custom-engineered industrial process equipment and on-site installation/maintenance for heavy-industry customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/erem-sa
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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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