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Tribord SAS is a French private environmental services company headquartered in Brest, operating in the Grand Ouest region for over 30 years. The company provides waste management services to local authorities and municipalities through four core offerings: comprehensive déchèterie (waste disposal center) management, waste collection and sorting organization, sorting center operation, and green waste gerbage, compactage, and composting services. The company operates as an Entreprise d'Insertion, combining waste management with professional integration of disadvantaged workers under subsidized CDDI contracts. Tribord holds ISO 9001 certification, the RSEi label at 'Confirmé' level (with 'Exemplaire' for inclusion policy), and ESUS approval, and achieved a maximum 50/50 Index Egalité Professionnelle score in 2025. The group includes subsidiaries SYMETRI and PROSECO, and operates five agencies across Brest, Vannes, Rennes, Nantes, and Coutances serving metropolitan areas and communautés de communes in Brittany, Pays de la Loire, and Normandy.

Technologically, Tribord's most distinctive proprietary asset is Retriplast, a multi-resin plastic sorting center capable of separating 12 different rigid plastic resin types across two operational sites (Gouesnou and Vitré). In 2025, Retriplast processed 1,750 tonnes of plastic and reported 5,255 tonnes of CO2 avoided, with a publicly stated goal of reaching 8,000 tonnes by 2030. The Crisalide 2025 Eco-activities award in the 'Economy of Resources and Energy' category from Bretagne Compétitivité validates the innovation. Core technology is mechanical and industrial (sorting lines, compaction equipment, composting facilities) rather than digital or AI-driven.

Revenue is generated primarily through public sector service contracts with municipalities, metropolitan areas, and regional authorities, structured as managed services under annual billing cycles. Major clients include Rennes Métropole, Métropole Nantes, Pays de Landerneau Daoulas, Pays d'Iroise Communauté, Quimper Bretagne Occidentale, Auray Quiberon, Pontivy Communauté, Roi Morvan Communauté, and Erdre & Gesvres. GTM is sales-led via direct engagement with local authorities, supplemented by event participation and institutional visits. The company partners with Suez for waste bin distribution, Valouest for PVC window recycling, and Saveol for insertion worker employment bridges.

Name

Starboard

Legal name

TRIBORD SAS

Website

https://e-tribord.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Tribord is a French waste management company in western France providing déchèterie management, collection, sorting, and composting services to local authorities through 5 agencies, with a multi-resin plastic sorting subsidiary (Retriplast) and an insertion enterprise mission employing disadvantaged workers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (5621), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulky Waste & White Goods Drop-Off/Transfer (BPALABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bulking, Sorting & Pre-Processing Facilities (Screening, Shredding, Size Reduction) (EUAIABAJ), Compactor, Container & Roll-off Services (Rental, Service & Logistics) (EUAIAGAC)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Recycling center operations
• Waste collection services
• Plastic sorting services
• Composting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brest

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Sector Waste Management Contracts: Service contracts with local authorities and municipalities for comprehensive waste management including déchèteries operation, waste collection and sorting, and recycling center management. Revenue generated from public procurement contracts with territorial authorities in Brittany and surrounding regions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Groupe Tribord provides comprehensive waste management services for local authorities in the Grand Ouest (western France) region, including global management of déchèteries (recycling centers), waste collection organization, sorting center exploitation, green waste composting and compaction. The company also operates the Retriplast multi-resin plastic sorting centers at two sites. The company is structured as an Entreprise d'Insertion, creating jobs and training insertion workers as part of its operational model.

Product overview

Groupe Tribord is a waste management company operating in the Grand Ouest (western France) region with a portfolio of services organized around five core offerings: global déchèteries (recycling center) management, waste collection organization, sorting center operation, and green waste gerbage/composting services. The company runs two operational sites for its Retriplast subsidiary (Gouesnou and Vitré) which specializes in sorting 12 types of rigid plastic resins. Through its subsidiaries SYMETRI and PROSECO, the group provides integrated waste management solutions to local authorities and communities across 5 agencies (Brest, Vannes, Rennes, Nantes, Coutances). The group also operates as an insertion enterprise (Entreprise d'Insertion), creating employment opportunities for people facing professional integration challenges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Retriplast: Multi-resin plastic sorting center operated by Tribord, processing rigid plastics for recycling. Retriplast won the Crisalide 2025 competition award in the 'Economy of Resources and Energy' category.
• SYMETRI
• PROSECO

Products and services

• Gestion globale des déchèteries (Global Recycling Center Management) Complete management of recycling centers (déchèteries) including operational oversight and maintenance services for local authorities in western France.
• Organisation de la collecte (Waste Collection and Sorting Organization) Collection and sorting organization services for waste, including household waste collection, selective collection, and voluntary contribution points for local authorities.
• Exploitation de centres de tri (Sorting Center Operation) Operation of sorting centers that separate and process recyclable materials from waste streams on behalf of local authorities.
• Gerbage, compactage et compostage (Green Waste Composting and Compaction) Green waste management, compaction, and composting services for organic waste processing for local authorities.
• Retriplast (Multi-Resin Plastic Sorting Center) Multi-resin plastic sorting center operated by Tribord that sorts 12 rigid plastic resins, recovering materials for recycling. Operates two sites in Gouesnou and Vitré, with a goal of 8,000 tonnes sorted by 2030. Processed 1,750 tonnes with 5,255 tonnes of CO2 avoided in 2025.
• SYMETRI Wholly-owned subsidiary company of Groupe Tribord operating in the waste management sector.
• PROSECO Wholly-owned subsidiary company of Groupe Tribord operating in the waste management sector.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,255 tonnes of CO₂ avoided through Retriplast plastic sorting operations in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ValouestcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 May 2022Partnership with Valouest at Landerneau for PVC window recycling operations. Valouest handles separation of different materials from demolished windows for recycling. The two facilities (Valouest and Retriplast) are showcased together during industry visits.
• SuezcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Suez for distribution of new waste bins to Rennes Métropole residents. Tribord assembles bins and Suez handles distribution logistics as part of the bin renewal program.
• SaveolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership creating employment bridges between Tribord and Saveol for insertion workers. Saveol, an agricultural company, accepts Tribord employees completing their insertion parcours for job transitions. Focuses on transferable skills between Agent de Tri and Agent de Conditionnement roles.
• Symeed29minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSYMEED29 (Syndicat Mixte d'Etude et d'Enseignement à la Dérive) organizes visits for elected officials and technicians from local authorities to Retriplast sorting center, building relationships with potential public sector clients.
• Région BretagnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional authority conducting visits to Retriplast facilities, including Regional Advisor Carole Le Bechec and regional waste management officials, indicating strategic relationship for regional waste policy alignment.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Paprec Group: Leading French recycling and waste recovery specialist operating sorting centers, material recovery facilities, and plastic recycling. Direct competitor and most relevant peer to Tribord's Retriplast multi-resin plastic sorting capability and déchèterie/sorting center footprint.
• Nicollin: Family-owned French environmental services group providing waste collection, cleaning, and déchèterie management to local authorities. Closely comparable in service mix, customer profile (French communes and intercommunalités), and operational scale to Tribord.
• Séché Environnement: France-based mid-sized environmental services group operating hazardous and non-hazardous waste collection, sorting, treatment, and recovery. Comparable business model and customer base (industrial and municipal clients) to Tribord's waste management operations.

Broad incumbents

• Derichebourg Environnement: Environmental services arm of Derichebourg Group providing waste collection, sorting, and recycling services to municipalities and industrial clients in France. Comparable in service portfolio but operates at materially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Veolia: World leader in environmental services with large French waste management operations spanning collection, déchèterie management, sorting, and recycling. Competes with Tribord for French municipal contracts and has materially greater scale, fleet, and procurement leverage.
• Urbaser: Spanish-origin global environmental services group (ACS-owned) with significant French municipal waste management operations including collection, street cleaning, and sorting. Competes with Tribord for French local authority contracts.
• Suez: Major French and global water and waste management group operating household waste collection, sorting, recycling, and material recovery. Directly comparable to Tribord across the déchèterie, collection, and sorting value chain; Suez is also named as a distribution partner on the Rennes Métropole bin program.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/e_Tribord
• Facebookfacebook.com/TribordSAS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sas-tribord

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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