IES

What IES does

IES (Inter Entreprises Services) is a French professional services firm founded in 1964 and headquartered in Maxéville (Grand Est). The company specializes in outsourced workplace social services, deploying social workers, psychologists, ergonomists, and trainers on-site at client enterprises to support employees facing personal and professional difficulties — including housing, health, financial, family, addiction, mental health, and retirement-related challenges. IES operates a three-pillar service platform: (1) Accompagnement social en entreprise (social work support), (2) Soutien psychologique (psychological support), and (3) Formations (training programs, Qualiopi-certified). It has approximately 35 specialized professionals operating from five regional offices (Maxéville, Épinal, Troyes, Reims, Besançon) covering the Grand Est and Franche-Comté regions.

The business model is enterprise-direct professional services: IES contracts directly with HR departments and management of companies ranging from TPE/PME to large enterprises, deploying staff on-site under negotiated service agreements. Revenue is generated primarily through recurring social-service contracts and a secondary stream of certified training programs eligible for OPTREO funding. The company supplements its human-delivered services with proprietary tools including the Perfilment® methodology, the Print® survey tool (developed with Paul Hertz and inspired by Deming's Lean management), and the My Genius® mobile application for tracking individual progress. Certifications include ISO 9001 (since 2019) and Qualiopi (training).

IES serves 110+ companies and supports more than 45,000 employees across industries including banking (CIC Est, Crédit Mutuel), manufacturing (Michelin, Saint-Gobain, McCain), food and beverage (Nestlé Waters, Champagne Charles Heidsieck, Lorraine Cream), energy (EDF), luxury (Baccarat), and agriculture/cooperatives (Vivescia). The company is an independent member of RESSIF GIE, a national network of 11 workplace social service structures covering the entire French territory with 750 collaborators and access to 3 million+ employees. IES is privately held, with no disclosed external private equity or venture backing, and is management-led.

Name

IES

Legal name

IES Inter Entreprises Services

Website

https://inter-entreprises-services.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IES (Inter Entreprises Services) is a French professional services firm, founded in 1964, that provides outsourced workplace social work, psychological support, and certified training programs to enterprises across Grand Est and Franche-Comté, serving 110+ companies and 45,000+ employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workplace Social Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Other Individual and Family Services (62419)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Worksite Financial Wellness & Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) (FSAIAMAN)

Keywords

• Workplace social services
• Employee assistance programs
• Psychosocial risk prevention
• Professional training services
• Corporate psychological support

Headquarters

HQ city

Maxéville

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Social Services Contracts: IES provides externalized social work and psychological support services to enterprises through service contracts. Companies contract IES to deploy social workers and psychologists to support employees facing personal and professional difficulties.
2. Training Services: IES offers professional training programs certified under Qualiopi, including preparation for retirement, mental health first aid, disability awareness, addiction management, stress management, and communication training. The company is registered with the Prefect of Grand Est region as a training organization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

IES provides externalized workplace social services to companies and public organizations, deploying social workers and psychologists on-site to support employees facing personal and professional difficulties (housing, health, debt, family, mental health). The company also delivers psychological support (listening, evaluation, referral, mediation) and Qualiopi-certified professional training (retirement preparation, mental health first aid, addiction, stress management, communication). Services are delivered across the Grand Est and Franche-Comté regions of eastern France.

Product overview

IES (Inter Entreprises Services) operates as a unified service platform offering three integrated core offerings: Social Support in Companies (Accompagnement social en entreprise), Psychological Support (Soutien psychologique), and Training Programs (Formations). These services are delivered by a multidisciplinary team of social workers, psychologists, trainers, and mediators. The portfolio includes specialized modules like Perfilment® (a neuroscience-based performance and fulfillment methodology), the Print application, and My Genius® app for progress tracking. The company also offers an Extranet portal for client access. Founded in 1964, IES serves the Grand Est and Franche-Comté regions of France with approximately 35 specialized professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Perfilment®: A systematic process aligning individual competencies, skills, and personal characteristics with the specific requirements of a role, aimed at sustainable performance and human fulfillment. Developed based on 40 years of human fulfillment research and the Print® survey tool.
• Print®
• My Genius®

Products and services

• Accompagnement social en entreprise (Workplace Social Support) Externalized workplace social work service for employees facing personal and professional difficulties including housing, health, debt, parenthood, and violence issues. Includes alerting on at-risk situations for the company such as psychosocial risks, absenteeism, and conflicts. Deployed on-site at client companies in Grand Est and Franche-Comté.
• Soutien psychologique (Psychological Support) Psychological support services for employees including listening, evaluation, referral to specialized resources, mediation with employers, and awareness/prevention actions within companies.
• Formations (Professional Training Programs) Customized training programs delivered by social workers, psychologists, and trainers covering retirement preparation, mental health first aid, disability awareness, addictology, stress management, conflict management, communication skills, and public speaking. Qualiopi-certified, OPTREO funding eligible.
• Perfilment® Methodology A systematic process that aligns individual competencies, know-how, and personal characteristics with specific job requirements, combining neuroscience advances with personalized coaching and collective intelligence to achieve sustainable performance and human fulfillment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 45,000 employees supported across 110+ companies
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EDFcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 February 2025Partnership between IES and EDF to fight energy precarity and support employees in vulnerable situations. This collaboration allows IES to deploy concrete actions on the ground and extend impact to the most fragile populations, reinforcing the expertise of their social workers.
• RESSIF GIEcoreOthersIES is a member of RESSIF, the first national network of workplace social services in France. RESSIF consists of 11 regional structures with 750 collaborators (650 specialized experts) covering the entire French territory and serving 1,500+ companies with access to 3 million+ employees. RESSIF has 90 years of expertise in workplace well-being.
• Filor AvocatsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIES co-animates a free training day with Filor Avocats on mental health and work to raise awareness among company leaders about psychosocial risks.
• CARSATminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCARSAT (Caisse d'Assurance Retraite et de la Santé au Travail) specialists participate in IES retirement preparation training sessions.
• CICASminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCICAS (Centre d'Information sur les Cessations d'Activités et de Préretraite) specialists contribute to IES retirement preparation training as external expert speakers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Modern Health: US-based global digital mental health and EAP platform serving employer clients with teletherapy, coaching and wellness programs. Comparable to IES in workplace mental health and well-being delivery, but digital-first and operating at much larger scale.
• Spring Health: US-based global employer-focused mental health benefits platform combining assessments, teletherapy and coaching. Comparable to IES as an employer-purchased mental health and well-being solution, though digital-first and technology-led.

Direct peers

• RESSIF GIE: National network of workplace social services of which IES is a member. RESSIF brings together 11 regional structures covering the entire French territory and serving 1,500+ companies and 3M+ employees, making it the closest national-level comparable to IES's regional model.
• ALIAE (Association de Lutte contre les Addictions en Entreprise): French non-profit providing workplace addiction prevention and support services to enterprises. Comparable to IES in addressing employee personal difficulties via employer contracts, though narrower in scope (addictions vs. IES's broader social work offering).
• Stimulus: French workplace QVT (Quality of Life at Work) consultancy offering prevention, psychological support and well-being programs to enterprises. Comparable to IES in target customer (HR/management), service mix (psychosocial risk prevention, training) and on-site delivery model.

Regional players

• APST (Association Paritaire de Santé au Travail): French regional occupational health service provider operating in Île-de-France and other regions. Comparable in serving employer clients with workplace health-related mandates, but focused on occupational medicine rather than social work.
• ACMS: French inter-company occupational health service covering Île-de-France and northern France, serving employers with mandatory health monitoring and prevention. Comparable as a regional inter-company services provider in the workplace health/social space.
• SEST (Service de Santé au Travail): French inter-company occupational health service covering specific French regions. Comparable to IES as an inter-company services provider serving employer clients with mandated workplace health obligations, though focused on occupational medicine.

Broad incumbents

• Présanse: National federation representing occupational health services (Services de Santé au Travail Interentreprises) in France. Adjacent but broader than IES, covering occupational medicine, prevention and workplace health programs — a relevant incumbent in the wider workplace well-being services ecosystem.
• Itelis: French health-services platform offering EAP-style programs (health, prevention, social assistance) to employees of client companies, often via insurance partnerships. Comparable to IES in the workplace social/health benefits space but with broader national scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/ies-inter-entreprises-services
• Facebookfacebook.com/IES-Inter-Entreprises-Services-100061828282005
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ies-inter-entreprises-services

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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