Name

Groupe Carré

Legal name

SAS CARRÉ

Website

https://carre-sa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tournefeuille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Construction project services: Project-based revenue from design, fabrication, and installation of metal construction works including structural steel, façades, guardrails, doors, stairs, bridges, cladding, sunbreakers, and glazed envelopes. Revenue generated through direct contracts with building owners, architects, and public institutions.
2. Maintenance and renovation services: Carré Multiservices provides building maintenance, security upgrades, and renovation services for occupied buildings, including standardization compliance for public and private buildings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Groupe Carré is a French metalworking group founded in 1982, headquartered in Tournefeuille (Toulouse metropolitan area). It integrates six specialized subsidiaries that together deliver the design, fabrication, surface treatment, and on-site installation of metal constructions, structural steelwork, locksmithing, aluminum and steel joinery, facade cladding, and glass structures for building and infrastructure projects.

Product overview

Groupe Carré is a French metalworking group ("Entreprise générale du métal") integrating six specialized companies covering all aspects of metalwork and locksmithing. The portfolio includes Carré Bâtiment (main entity with Qualibat certifications for structural metalwork and ironwork), Carré Multiservices (emergency repair and building renovation), STH (work-at-height safety systems including guardrails and lifelines), Roynel (precision metal fabrication in Bordeaux), Les Polisseurs Réunis (surface treatment with shot blasting and powder coating), and Artel (fine metalworking combining glass and stainless steel). Service offerings span metal framing, facade cladding, aluminum and steel joinery, and glass work, with projects including canopies, walkways, guardrails, doors, stairs, curtain walls, sun breakers, and glazed roofs. The group has operated in the Toulouse metropolitan area since 1982.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Carré Bâtiment
• Carré Multiservices
• STH
• Roynel
• Les Polisseurs Réunis
• Artel

Quantifiable outcome

• 40+ years of experience in major public works projects of the Toulouse agglomeration

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Technal: French-headquartered aluminum building systems manufacturer producing windows, doors, curtain walls, and façades for commercial and residential construction. Comparable to Groupe Carré because both serve French architectural metalwork and façade projects, though Technal operates at national/international scale as a systems supplier rather than a regional fabricator.
• Wicona: Aluminum façade and window systems brand under Hydro, serving commercial and high-rise construction across Europe. Comparable to Groupe Carré in the architectural façade and aluminum joinery space but competes as a global systems supplier rather than a regional metalwork fabricator.
• Schüco: Global aluminum and steel façade/window systems manufacturer headquartered in Germany, with strong French market presence. Comparable to Groupe Carré in serving the architectural metalwork and façade market, but Schüco competes as a large international systems supplier rather than as a regional fabrication/installation specialist.
• Reynaers Aluminium: Belgian-headquartered aluminum systems manufacturer producing windows, doors, curtain walls, and façade solutions across Europe. Comparable to Groupe Carré in targeting architectural metalwork projects but operates as a large-scale systems manufacturer rather than a regional fabrication shop.
• Hydro Building Systems: Norwegian aluminum group's building systems division, encompassing Wicona, Technal, and Sapa brands, supplying aluminum façade and window systems across Europe. Comparable to Groupe Carré as a competitor in the architectural metalwork/façade space but at industrial scale and as a systems manufacturer rather than regional installer.
• Kawneer: Architectural aluminum products manufacturer (part of Arconic) producing entrances, curtain walls, windows, and storefront systems. Comparable to Groupe Carré in serving commercial façade and architectural metalwork markets but at much larger scale and through standardized product lines.

Direct peers

• Profils Systèmes: French aluminum building systems manufacturer based in southern France, producing windows, doors, verandas, and façade products. Comparable to Groupe Carré in targeting French architectural aluminum and metalwork applications with a regional/French footprint.
• Lorillard: French specialist in architectural metalwork, façades, roofing, and structural metalwork for construction. Comparable to Groupe Carré as a direct domestic competitor offering bespoke metal façade and structural metalwork services to similar architects, developers, and public-sector clients in France.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInfr.linkedin.com/company/groupe-carr%C3%A9
• Facebookfacebook.com/carreparticulier

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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