European Design Office

What European Design Office does

European Design Office, operating under the trade name BEE (Bureau d'Études Européen), is a French privately held SARL founded in 1990 that delivers engineering and technical studies for industrial installations. The firm is headquartered in Vaulx-en-Velin (Lyon) with additional offices in Paris and Avignon, and operates with 11-50 employees across the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, Ile-de-France, and PACA regions, with secondary project footprints in Belgium and Algeria.

BEE provides project-based engineering studies organized around six core disciplines: mechanical engineering, piping and boilermaking, metal structural engineering, civil engineering, technical schematics, and electrical/automation. These services are delivered across four industrial verticals: energy (including nuclear and thermal power), environment (water, waste, and air treatment), industry (steel, cement, food processing), and life sciences (pharmaceutical, green chemistry, vaccine manufacturing). The firm uses industry-standard CAD/CAE tools — CATIA, E3D, PDMS, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, AutoCAD, MicroStation, plus proprietary tools (PROPIDES, SCHEMPID, SEE 3000) — to produce conceptual designs, detailed studies, 3D models, and fabrication documentation for large-scale industrial projects.

The business operates as a professional services firm on project-based contracts with major enterprise clients including EDF, TOTAL, Sanofi, MSD, Alstom, Areva, Orano, Lafarge, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bosch, Technip, Thyssenkrupp, Siemens-VAI, and SNC-Lavalin. Go-to-market is sales-led through direct business development targeting large industrial buyers; the firm maintains minimal digital marketing presence beyond a corporate website showcasing sectors, services, and case studies. With a registered capital of €153,000 and no external investors, the company is founder/owner-operated under CEO Jihade BELAMRI.

Name

European Design Office

Legal name

SARL BUREAU D'ÉTUDES EUROPÉEN (BEE)

Website

https://bee.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

European Design Office (BEE) is a French engineering services firm founded in 1990 that delivers technical studies, 3D modeling, and detailed engineering documentation for industrial installations across energy, environment, manufacturing, and life sciences sectors, serving enterprise clients from offices in Lyon, Paris, and Avignon.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Industrial Design Services (541420)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial/Product & Furniture Design (BPAHAKAM)

Keywords

• Industrial engineering services
• Piping design studies
• Mechanical engineering studies
• Plant design services
• CAD engineering studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Vaulx-en-velin

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 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 Studies Services: BEE provides professional engineering and technical studies services for industrial installations. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts delivering engineering studies, design services, and technical assistance for industrial sector clients across energy, environment, manufacturing, and life sciences.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

European Design Office (BEE) is a French industrial engineering bureau that delivers detailed technical studies, 3D modeling, and design documentation for industrial installations. Its offering spans six engineering disciplines — mechanical, piping/boilermaking, metal structure, civil engineering, schematics, and electrical/automation — sold as project-based studies to enterprise clients in energy, environment, industry, and life sciences.

Product overview

BEE (Bureau d'Études Européen) is a specialized engineering and technical studies bureau operating since 1990. The company provides a comprehensive suite of engineering services organized around six core disciplines: Mécanique, Tuyauterie-Chaudronnerie, Charpente Métallique, Génie Civil, Schématique, and Électricité-Automatisme. These services are delivered across four key industrial sectors: Energy, Environment, Industry, and Life Sciences. The company employs CAD/CAE tools including CATIA, E3D, PDMS, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and MicroStation to deliver general installation studies, 3D modeling, and detailed technical documentation for industrial clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mécanique (Mechanical Engineering) Studies and design of mechanical equipment for industrial installations and rotating machinery. Delivered as part of BEE's engineering studies portfolio to enterprise industrial clients.
• Tuyauterie - Chaudronnerie (Piping and Boilermaking) Conceptual and detailed design studies for industrial installation piping and pressure vessels. Delivered to industrial clients across energy, pharmaceutical, and process sectors.
• Charpente Métallique (Metal Structural Engineering) Design and execution studies for metal structural frameworks in industrial settings.
• Génie Civil (Civil Engineering) Master plan and detailed civil engineering design for industrial installations.
• Schématique (Schematics) Creation and modification of technical schematics for industrial systems.
• Électricité - Automatisme (Electrical and Automation) Design and maintenance of industrial electrical equipment and automation systems.
• Études d'Installations Générales (General Installation Studies) Full-service engineering studies including conceptual design, detailed studies, 3D modeling, and technical documentation for industrial projects across energy, environment, industry, and life sciences sectors.

Named customers18 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Egis: Large French engineering and consulting group with extensive energy, environment and industrial portfolios. Overlaps with BEE in industrial installation studies but covers a much broader infrastructure and consulting mandate.
• SPIE Industrie: French industrial services group providing engineering, installation and maintenance across process industries. Overlaps with BEE in electrical-automation and mechanical study scopes, though primarily an executional contractor rather than studies specialist.
• Technip Energies: Global engineering and technology company for the energy transition, with deep oil & gas, petrochemical and process-industrial EPC and study capabilities. Directly comparable in process/piping studies but operates at much larger scope and scale; also a BEE customer relationship.
• Capgemini Engineering (ex-Altran): Global engineering services and R&D powerhouse with strong presence in French industrial clients across energy, life sciences and manufacturing. Overlaps with BEE on plant and process engineering studies at much larger scale and digital scope.
• Tractebel (Engie): Belgian-headquartered engineering consultancy with nuclear, energy and process-industrial expertise operating across Europe. Comparable to BEE in regulated-energy and process plant studies, particularly given BEE's documented activity in Belgium.

Direct peers

• Akkodis (Akkodis France): European engineering consulting and staffing firm delivering multi-disciplinary technical studies across energy, industrial and life-sciences clients in France. Directly comparable to BEE's project-based engineering studies model and CAD/CAE workforce.
• Fives Group: French industrial engineering group with expertise in process equipment design, plant engineering and multi-disciplinary studies for steel, cement and process industries — closely comparable to BEE's Industry vertical work and EPC-adjacent scope.
• Ingérop: French independent engineering firm providing studies and project management across energy, industry, environment and infrastructure. Highly comparable to BEE in multi-disciplinary plant design and French industrial client base, operating at a larger scale.
• Assystem: French independent engineering group with deep nuclear, energy and complex infrastructure expertise. Closely comparable to BEE in the energy and process-industrial verticals, particularly in nuclear engineering studies and regulated environments.
• Artelia: French-headquartered engineering and project management group with multi-disciplinary capabilities spanning energy, environment, industry and life sciences — directly comparable to BEE across verticals and service lines, though at significantly larger scale. Notably appears as a BEE reference/customer logo.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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