What JEANTIL does

JEANTIL is a French family-owned agricultural equipment manufacturer headquartered in L'hermitage (Rennes jurisdiction), in operation since the early twentieth century (firmographics list 1957; brand history cites early 1900s). The company designs and produces a complete range of livestock-farming, spreading, and transport machinery, organized around three core categories: (1) feeding systems including the flagship Jeantil Automatic Feeding robotic chain, tractor-mounted silage feeders (D series), straw blowers (PR/DPR series), and vertical auger mixers (MVV, 8-38 m³); (2) spreading equipment including precision manure spreaders (EVR series with EPAN 5/6/7/8 devices) and slurry tankers (GT/GTi series, 4,500-24,000 L); and (3) transport, including monocoque dumpers (BR/TP series, 8-24 t). Manufacturing runs across two French production sites using digital-controlled, laser-cut, roller-formed, and automated-welded industrial equipment.

The Jeantil Automatic Feeding system is the most technologically advanced product line, combining a ration preparation station, precision weighing, and an autonomous wire-guided robot capable of climbing slopes up to 10% and executing programmable distribution and scraping cycles. Proprietary features span precision spreading (épandage de précision), automatic-regulation shredding, multipurpose distribution rotors, oblique-disc slurry injectors, and semi-cylindrical dumper bodies. Certifications include DESP 97/23 CE for pressure equipment, DLG certification for EVR spreaders, and NF EN 690 compliance.

JEANTIL operates a hardware-sales revenue model through a dealer network spanning France and more than 30 countries internationally, supported by its own sales force and a multilingual website. End customers are farmers and agricultural operations (bovine, sheep, goat farms sized 100-1,000 animals), served through bottom-of-funnel dealer channels. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated dealer-by-dealer. The company is family-controlled under director Philippe Jeantil, with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity.

Name

JEANTIL

Legal name

Jeantil

Website

https://jeantil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

JEANTIL is a French family-owned manufacturer of agricultural equipment specializing in livestock feeding systems, manure spreaders, slurry tankers, and transport trailers, serving farmers in France and more than 30 countries through a dealer network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Equipment

NAICS

Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333111), Agricultural Implement Manufacturing (33311)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)

akta.pro primary industry

Livestock & Dairy Equipment (IMAHACAG)

Keywords

• Agricultural machinery
• Livestock feeding equipment
• Manure spreaders
• Slurry tankers
• Transport trailers

Headquarters

HQ city

L'hermitage

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agricultural equipment sales: JEANTIL generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of agricultural equipment including livestock feeding systems, manure spreaders, slurry tankers, and transport trailers. The company operates through a dealer network across France and more than 30 countries internationally.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

JEANTIL manufactures agricultural equipment for livestock farming operations, including automatic feeding systems, silage feeders, straw blowers, vertical auger mixers, manure spreaders, slurry tankers, monocoque dumpers, stationary mixing plants, and distribution trailers. The company sells its equipment through a dealer network across France and more than 30 countries worldwide.

Product overview

JEANTIL is a French agricultural equipment manufacturer specializing in livestock farming, spreading, and transport machinery since the early 20th century. The product portfolio is organized around three core areas: (1) Feeding Systems including the flagship Jeantil Automatic Feeding robotic system, tractor-mounted silage feeders (D series), straw blowers (PR series), silage unloaders with straw blowers (DPR series), and vertical auger mixers (MVV series) ranging 8-38m³; (2) Spreading Equipment including manure spreaders (EVR series) with EPAN devices for precision spreading, and slurry tankers (GT/GTi series) from 4,500-24,000 liters; (3) Transport including monocoque dumpers (BR/TP series) from 8-24 tons. The Jeantil Automatic Feeding system represents their most technologically advanced product, combining an autonomous wire-guided distribution robot with ration preparation and mixing capabilities. Supporting products include the Stationary Mixing Plant and Distribution Trailers (DM series). The company operates two production sites in France and exports to over 30 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jeantil Automatic Feeding: Complete automatic feeding chain including forage preparation, mixing station, ration preparation, and automated distribution via autonomous mobile robot. Awarded silver medal at SIMA Innovation Awards 2013.

Products and services

• Jeantil Automatic Feeding

Quantifiable outcome

• Low energy cost of 0.20 to 0.30 € HT per tonne of forage distributed
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature9 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Claas: German agricultural machinery incumbent with a broad portfolio spanning harvesting, tractors, and livestock-related equipment. Overlaps with JEANTIL in silage and forage handling but with substantially greater scale and global distribution.
• DeLaval: Swedish incumbent providing integrated dairy farm solutions including milking, feeding, and herd management. Overlaps with JEANTIL's livestock-focused equipment and software offering, but operates at much greater scale and broader scope.

Direct peers

• Samson Agro: Danish manufacturer of slurry tankers, manure spreaders, and injection equipment. Comparable to JEANTIL's slurry and spreading portfolio, including precision-application technology aligned with EU nutrient regulations.
• Lely: Dutch manufacturer of dairy automation, including the Astronaut milking robot and feeding/automation solutions. Comparable to JEANTIL in automated livestock equipment innovation, though focused primarily on dairy milking rather than feeding systems.
• Pöttinger: Austrian family-owned manufacturer of grassland, harvesting, and livestock feeding equipment, including loader wagons and mixer wagons. Comparable to JEANTIL's silage feeding, straw blowing, and mixing lines for European dairy and livestock farms.
• Kverneland Group: Norwegian-headquartered, broad-line manufacturer of agricultural implements including forage, spreading, and transport equipment. Comparable across multiple JEANTIL product lines, with a significantly larger global footprint and dealer network.
• Trioliet: Dutch manufacturer specializing in feed mixing and automated feeding systems for dairy farms, including robotic feeding solutions. Closely comparable to JEANTIL's MVV vertical auger mixers and Jeantil Automatic Feeding robot product lines.
• Joskin: Belgian manufacturer of agricultural transport trailers, slurry tankers, and manure spreaders. Directly comparable to JEANTIL's GT/GTi slurry tankers, EVR manure spreaders, and BR/TP monocoque dumpers, with similar European mid-market dealer-led GTM.
• Strautmann: German family-owned manufacturer of livestock feeding, mixing, and transport equipment. Directly comparable to JEANTIL's feeding systems (mixers, straw blowers), transport dumpers, and manure-handling lines serving European dairy and livestock farms.
• Kuhn Group: French-headquartered, broad-line agricultural equipment manufacturer with strong presence in livestock feeding, manure spreading, and transport. Closely comparable product overlap with JEANTIL across feeding, spreading, and transport categories; significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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