Duval Electricity

What Duval Electricity does

Duval Electricity (Duval Électricité) is a French electrical contracting firm founded in 1918 and headquartered in Bois-Guillaume, Normandy, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of VINCI Energies within the VINCI Group. The company specializes in the design, installation, and maintenance of electrical systems for sensitive and occupied environments, with a primary service area covering the Haute-Normandie region. It serves public-sector and private clients across four vertical-integrated service lines: electrical distribution and energy management (including photovoltaic and domotics), physical security and fire detection, voice-data-image (VDI) structured cabling and VoIP telephony, and electric-vehicle and boat charging stations. An in-house Bureau d'Études (integrated engineering office) equipped with Caneco BT, Calcelec, AutoCAD Electrical, and Legrand/Schneider design tools supports project design across all four lines.

The company's core customer base is concentrated in healthcare facilities (Hôpital Navarre, Clinique Pasteur, Centre Hospitalier de EU), government and public administration (Hôtel de Région in Rouen with ANSSI Level 1 compliance), and educational institutions (Faculté de Droit de Rouen). Specialized French qualifications — including C18-510, work under tension (BT-HT), asbestos SS4 handling, Qualifelec E3.3 and CF 2 AV ST TC FO, and KNX certification — enable work in regulated, occupied, and security-sensitive sites where competitors without these certifications cannot bid.

Duval Electricity generates revenue primarily through project-based electrical installation contracts with multi-year maintenance components, complemented by hardware resale for EV and boat charging stations. The €8.5M 2024 revenue base, 60 employees, and 1,700 annual interventions reflect a mature regional specialist rather than a scaling operator. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales: the firm engages building owners and maîtres d'œuvre directly through project-based relationships, with credibility anchored in 107 years of operating history, the VINCI Energies parent affiliation, and a reference portfolio of institutional clients.

Name

Duval Electricity

Legal name

Duval Electricité

Website

https://duval-electricite.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1918

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Duval Electricity is a 107-year-old French electrical contracting firm (wholly-owned by VINCI Energies) that designs, installs, and maintains electrical, security, VDI, and EV-charging systems for healthcare, government, and commercial clients in Haute-Normandie.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electrical Contracting Services

akta.pro primary industry

Electrical Contracting & Wiring (IMAFALAA)

Keywords

• Electrical installation services
• Building security systems
• Energy management solutions
• Structured cabling infrastructure
• EV charging stations

Headquarters

HQ city

Ingré

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electrical Installation Services: Design, installation, and maintenance of electrical systems for commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings. Services include electrical distribution, energy management, security systems, VDI (Voice-Data-Image) cabling, and EV charging stations. Primarily project-based work with both new installations and renovation projects in occupied environments.
2. EV and Boat Charging Stations: Supply and installation of electric vehicle and boat charging stations, including maintenance contracts and administrative assistance for subsidies

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Duval Electricity is an electrical contracting company that designs, installs, and maintains electrical distribution, security (access control, video surveillance, intrusion, fire detection), Voice-Data-Image (VDI) structured cabling, and EV/boat charging systems for public and private clients in Haute-Normandie, France. The company specializes in projects within sensitive and occupied environments such as hospitals, government buildings, and industrial facilities, supported by an in-house engineering bureau.

Product overview

Duval Electricity is a specialized electrical installation company operating as a single unified offering rather than a modular platform. The company provides four integrated service areas: (1) Distribution Electrique et Gestion de l'Energie — electrical distribution, photovoltaic, and domotics; (2) Sûreté et Sécurité — physical security systems; (3) Voix-Données-Images — structured cabling and VoIP; and (4) Bornes de recharge VE et Bateaux — EV and boat charging stations. An integrated engineering office (Bureau d'Etudes Intégré) supports all service areas with internal design and calculation capabilities. The company holds QUALIFELEC and other industry certifications, operates across Haute Normandie from two locations (Bois-Guillaume headquarters and Evreux center), and serves sectors including healthcare, education, banking, correctional facilities, and commercial real estate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Distribution Électrique et Gestion de l'Énergie Electrical distribution and energy management services including installation, compliance, troubleshooting, maintenance, photovoltaic systems, and building automation/domotics for commercial, institutional, and industrial clients.
• Sûreté et Sécurité des Biens et des Personnes Physical security and safety systems including access control (biometric, keypad, electronic locks), video surveillance (indoor/outdoor cameras, DVR/NVR), intrusion alarms (wired and wireless), fire detection and protection, and IT security solutions.
• Voix-Données-Images (VDI) Voice-Data-Image structured cabling infrastructure including copper and fiber optic cabling, VoIP telephone systems, fiber optic installation and fusion, and building automation/domotics systems.
• Bornes de Recharge VE et Bateaux Electric vehicle and boat charging station solutions including needs assessment, equipment supply, professional installation, commissioning, and maintenance services with administrative assistance for subsidies.

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• VINCI EnergiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVINCI Energies is the parent company of Duval Electricity. VINCI Energies accelerates digital transformation and energy transition for infrastructure, transport, communication, factories, and buildings. Duval Electricity joined the GTIE group in 1979, which was renamed VINCI Energies in February 2003. VINCI Energies operates with 77,500 employees across 53 countries with €12.6 billion revenue (2018 figures).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• SNEF: French electrical engineering and contracting firm with strong presence in building electrical, security, VDI, and maintenance services for healthcare, public sector, and industrial clients. Comparable service mix and vertical specialization in sensitive environments.
• Eiffage Énergie Systèmes: French electrical contracting and energy services subsidiary of Eiffage Group, offering design, installation, and maintenance of electrical systems, security, and telecom infrastructure for buildings and industrial sites. Closely comparable business model and customer base to Duval Électricité.
• ETDE (Bouygues Construction): Electrical and maintenance engineering arm of Bouygues Construction, delivering electrical contracting for infrastructure, buildings, and public-sector projects. Comparable in core electrical contracting service line and customer profile.
• SPIE: Independent French multi-technical services group providing electrical contracting, security, VDI, and energy management services for buildings across France and Europe. Directly comparable in service offering and customer segments (healthcare, public sector, commercial) though at much larger scale.
• Bouygues Energies & Services: Bouygues Group subsidiary providing electrical installation, energy management, security, and telecom infrastructure for buildings and public infrastructure. Competes for similar public-sector and healthcare contracts in France, though at significantly larger scale.
• Cegelec: Sister VINCI Energies brand specializing in electrical engineering, HVAC, and energy systems for buildings and infrastructure. Operates with the same parent backing, overlapping service portfolio, and similar target customers; the most directly comparable peer within the VINCI network.
• Spie Climatisation / Spie ICS: SPIE Group subsidiary focused on information and communication systems, security, and structured cabling (VDI) for buildings. Directly comparable in the VDI, security, and IP telephony portion of Duval's service offering.

Others

• Rexel: French-headquartered global distributor of electrical, lighting, security, and energy management products. Not a direct competitor but an adjacent ecosystem participant that supplies many of the products Duval installs (wiring, switchgear, EV chargers, security devices).

Broad incumbents

• Ineo (ENGIE Solutions): ENGIE Solutions brand delivering electrical engineering, network infrastructure, and security systems for public infrastructure and buildings in France. Competes for the same public-sector and rail/transport electrical projects as Duval, typically at larger scale.
• Equans: Multi-technical services group (spun off from ENGIE) covering electrical contracting, HVAC, security, and digital infrastructure across Europe. Operates broadly across the same verticals as Duval but with a much wider geographic and service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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