DF Industrie

What DF Industrie does

DF Industrie is a privately held French industrial maintenance contractor founded in 1969 and headquartered in Lillebonne, Normandy. The company operates along the Seine valley between Le Havre and Rouen, serving industrial operators — most likely petrochemical, chemical, refining, and heavy manufacturing clients — with five interconnected core services: industrial piping (tuyauterie), boilermaking and pressure equipment (chaudronnerie), metal structures (charpentes métalliques), general-contractor project execution (réalisation de projet), and ongoing industrial maintenance. Technical scope spans multiple alloy grades (carbon steels P265/P355, alloy steels P5/P11/P22, stainless steels 304/309/316/321), workshop fabrication up to 9m diameter, on-site repair up to 70m diameter, and CNC-enabled prefabrication compliant with EN1090 standards. Gating certifications include MASE (safety, renewed April 2023–2026), ISO 9001, DESP module D/D1 for pressure equipment, and EN1090 execution classes EXC1/EXC2/EXC3.

The business model blends recurring revenue from multi-year maintenance contracts with episodic revenue from new project execution and planned/unplanned unit shutdown interventions. Distribution is regional and direct: five agency offices (Lillebonne HQ, Le Havre, Le Trait, La Trinité-de-Thouberville, Cany-Barville) provide local coverage of the Normandy industrial corridor, supported by direct field sales and account management targeting enterprise industrial clients. Pricing is bespoke and project- or contract-based rather than publicly disclosed. The company coordinates specialized subcontractors (NDT, scaffolding, insulation, painting, lifting) and manages projects from detailed studies through commissioning. Marketing is limited to a website with technical content articles and a LinkedIn presence; no proprietary digital platform, app, or API exists. Headcount is reported in the 101–250 range; no parent company, subsidiaries, external investors, or funding rounds are disclosed.

Name

DF Industrie

Legal name

DF Industrie

Website

https://df-industrie.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

DF Industrie is a privately held French industrial maintenance contractor founded in 1969, serving industrial operators in Normandy with piping, boilermaking, metal structures, project execution, and maintenance services across five regional agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lillebonne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Industrial Maintenance Contracts: Recurring revenue from pluriannual maintenance contracts with industrial clients, including preventive and curative maintenance services for industrial equipment.
2. New Project Realization: One-time revenue from the execution of new industrial projects, including project management, detailed studies, coordination of subcontractors (NDT, scaffolding, insulation, painting, lifting), and commissioning of installations.
3. Unit Shutdown Services: Revenue from planned and unplanned unit shutdown/stop interventions, providing rapid and efficient response to preserve industrial equipment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

DF Industrie provides industrial maintenance, piping fabrication and installation, boiler-making (pressure equipment and storage tanks), and metal structure fabrication for industrial clients. Services span the full lifecycle of industrial facilities, from new project construction and on-site assembly to recurring preventive/corrective maintenance and unit shutdown interventions, delivered via modern workshops and on-site teams across Normandy.

Product overview

DF Industrie is an industrial services company offering a portfolio of five interconnected core services: industrial piping (tuyauterie), boilermaking (chaudronnerie), metal structures (charpentes métalliques), project execution (réalisation de projet), and industrial maintenance. These services are designed to serve the full lifecycle of industrial facilities, from new project construction and installation to ongoing maintenance and repairs. The company operates as a general contractor, coordinating specialized subcontractors and managing projects from detailed studies through commissioning. Services are delivered through modern workshops and on-site teams positioned throughout Normandy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Piping (Tuyauterie industrielle)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Endel (ENGIE Solutions): Industrial maintenance and shutdown services provider for petrochemical, refinery and process plants across France — directly comparable on unit shutdowns, multi-year maintenance contracts, and on-site industrial service delivery.
• Ortec Group: French industrial engineering, maintenance and environment group serving process industries with mechanical, piping and shutdown services; directly comparable in industrial maintenance and works execution.
• Ponticelli: French industrial contractor specializing in piping, boiler-making, mechanical works and site construction for oil & gas, petrochemical and energy clients — a near-direct peer in the same Normandy/French industrial corridor with overlapping service lines.
• Onet Technologies: French industrial services group offering maintenance, mechanics and nuclear/industrial site services — overlapping capabilities in maintenance contracts and on-site industrial interventions.
• Altrad Services: Provider of industrial services including scaffolding, insulation, painting and mechanical works for refineries and petrochemical sites — overlaps with DF Industrie's general contractor subcontractor scope.

Broad incumbents

• SNEF: French multi-technical group providing electrical, instrumentation and industrial services to process and energy clients — broader incumbent competing for shared industrial clients in Normandy.
• Fives Group: French industrial engineering group providing process equipment, maintenance and industrial services to energy and process industries; broader incumbent with related industrial services footprint.
• SPIE Industrie: Large French multi-technical services group offering industrial maintenance, piping and mechanical services as part of a much broader portfolio; competes with DF Industrie for industrial maintenance and project work in Normandy.
• Eiffage Énergie Systèmes: Industrial construction and maintenance arm of Eiffage serving energy, process and infrastructure clients — larger incumbent with overlapping industrial site services capabilities.
• Cegelec (Vinci Energies): Industrial HVAC, electrical and mechanical services provider within Vinci; competes for industrial maintenance and project scopes across French process sites.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInfr.linkedin.com/company/df-industrie

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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