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CADEV
Legal namestring
KADRA Consultants
Websiteurl
cadev.eu
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2010
Descriptiontext

CADEV, commercially known as KADRA Consultants, is a French engineering and technical studies consultancy founded in November 2010 and headquartered in Limonest, France. The firm advises and supports industrial companies and manufacturers across France on innovation, productivity, performance, sustainability, and project execution, operating from three offices in Lyon, Paris, and Toulouse. Its service portfolio is organized around three core offerings — Accompagnement projet (project support), Manufacturing, and Engineering — which together cover the full lifecycle of industrial projects and products, from technical studies through to project accompaniment.

KADRA Consultants operates as a privately held professional services firm (PME), led by President Lahcen Rachidi. The company positions itself as a "human-sized company in expansion," emphasizing a consultant-centric model in which engineers are recruited for both technical competence and human qualities, with structured attention to professional development and career progression. No proprietary technology platform, software product, or AI/ML component is disclosed; the offering is fundamentally people-based consulting delivered through deployed technical consultants.

Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed. The firm does not publish pricing, customer names, or contract terms; commercial activity is described as direct engagement with industrial clients across metropolitan France. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and consultative, with no channel partners, distributors, or resellers evidenced. Marketing activity is limited to a LinkedIn corporate page (under the "cadev-development" handle) used for professional networking and brand presence rather than demand generation.

Short descriptiontext

KADRA Consultants (CADEV) is a French engineering and technical studies consultancy serving industrial clients with project support, manufacturing, and engineering services across Lyon, Paris, and Toulouse, operating since 2010 as a privately held, human-sized firm.

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Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
11–50
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersLimonest, France
HQ citystring
Limonest
HQ countrystring
France
HQ regionstring
Europe
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices3 records

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
engineering consulting services, industrial project support, manufacturing engineering, technical studies consulting, industrial performance advisory
Industry2 codes
1Operations & Process Improvement Consulting
CodeBPAHACABPrimaryYes
2Innovation, Product & R&D Consulting
CodeBPAHACAMPrimaryNo
NAICS code3 codes
  • Management Consulting Services54161
  • Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services5416
  • Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services541690
SIC code2 codes
  • Services-Engineering Services8711
  • Services-Management Consulting Services8742
Product category
Engineering Consulting Services
Social media profiles1 record
GTM motion1 record

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

Revenue model1 record
1Engineering and Technical Consulting Services
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Professional consulting services providing engineering expertise and technical studies to industrial clients, including project support, manufacturing, and engineering services throughout the project lifecycle.

kadra-consultants.com
Marketing channels1 record

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Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels1 record

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Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components3 values
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

KADRA Consultants is an engineering and technical studies consultancy that advises and supports industrial clients on innovation, productivity, and project execution. Its service portfolio includes Accompagnement projet (project support), Manufacturing, and Engineering, which together cover the full product and project lifecycle for industrial companies operating across France.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

KADRA Consultants is an engineering and technical studies consultancy offering a unified portfolio of service offerings. Their core services include Accompagnement projet (project support), Manufacturing, and Engineering, which together cover the entire product and project lifecycle. The company advises and supports industrial clients in innovation and productivity development, focusing on performance, sustainability, and equity.

Product and service3 records
1Accompagnement projet
CategoryProject support services
Description

Project support and management services helping industrial clients achieve their project objectives, delivered by KADRA's engineering consultants across the project lifecycle.

2Manufacturing
3Engineering
Scale indicator2 records

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Recent move5 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight3 records

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Type, Description

Peers8 records
1Capgemini Engineering
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global engineering and R&D services arm of Capgemini (incorporating the former Altran); competes broadly for industrial engineering mandates in France and Europe at significantly greater scale.

2Scalian
TypeDirect peer
Description

French engineering and consulting group delivering industrial engineering, project support and technical studies to manufacturing and infrastructure clients; competes for the same multi-sector French industrial mandates.

3Ingerop
TypeDirect peer
Description

Independent French engineering consultancy providing project engineering, technical studies and industrial accompaniment across multiple sectors — a close size-and-scope peer within the French 'bureau d'études techniques' market.

4Segula Technologies
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global French-origin engineering group providing industrial project engineering, manufacturing support and technical studies across automotive, aerospace, energy and rail — a much larger incumbent in the same space.

5Assystem
TypeDirect peer
Description

French-headquartered engineering and innovation consulting firm providing technical studies, project engineering and industrial performance services to energy, industrial and infrastructure clients — directly comparable in offering and customer base.

6Egis
TypeDirect peer
Description

Major French engineering and project management consultancy with deep multi-sector industrial expertise across energy, mobility and the built environment — overlapping offering though larger in scale.

7AKKA Technologies
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

European engineering R&D and consulting services group (now part of Akkodis) with strong French roots; broader, larger footprint but overlapping industrial engineering and project consultancy capabilities.

8Artelia
TypeDirect peer
Description

French independent engineering and project management group offering multi-sector industrial, energy and infrastructure services; comparable multi-sector project accompaniment positioning.

Market position
Strengths4 records

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Weaknesses4 records

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Competitive moat3 records

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Key risks5 records

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Key highlights6 records

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Segment1 record

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Ideal customer profile1 record

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Technology focused
No
API detail
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Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

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Number of profiles
Profiles1 record

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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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

M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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CADEV

Engineering Consulting Servicescadev.eu

KADRA Consultants (CADEV) is a French engineering and technical studies consultancy serving industrial clients with project support, manufacturing, and engineering services across Lyon, Paris, and Toulouse, operating since 2010 as a privately held, human-sized firm.

What CADEV does

CADEV, commercially known as KADRA Consultants, is a French engineering and technical studies consultancy founded in November 2010 and headquartered in Limonest, France. The firm advises and supports industrial companies and manufacturers across France on innovation, productivity, performance, sustainability, and project execution, operating from three offices in Lyon, Paris, and Toulouse. Its service portfolio is organized around three core offerings — Accompagnement projet (project support), Manufacturing, and Engineering — which together cover the full lifecycle of industrial projects and products, from technical studies through to project accompaniment.

KADRA Consultants operates as a privately held professional services firm (PME), led by President Lahcen Rachidi. The company positions itself as a "human-sized company in expansion," emphasizing a consultant-centric model in which engineers are recruited for both technical competence and human qualities, with structured attention to professional development and career progression. No proprietary technology platform, software product, or AI/ML component is disclosed; the offering is fundamentally people-based consulting delivered through deployed technical consultants.

Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed. The firm does not publish pricing, customer names, or contract terms; commercial activity is described as direct engagement with industrial clients across metropolitan France. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and consultative, with no channel partners, distributors, or resellers evidenced. Marketing activity is limited to a LinkedIn corporate page (under the "cadev-development" handle) used for professional networking and brand presence rather than demand generation.

CADEV firmographics

Firmographics
Name
CADEV
Legal name
KADRA Consultants
Website
https://cadev.eu
Company type
Private
Founded year
2010
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Short description
KADRA Consultants (CADEV) is a French engineering and technical studies consultancy serving industrial clients with project support, manufacturing, and engineering services across Lyon, Paris, and Toulouse, operating since 2010 as a privately held, human-sized firm.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

CADEV industry classification

Industry
Product category
Engineering Consulting Services
NAICS
Management Consulting Services (54161), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)
SIC
Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)
akta.pro primary industry
Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB)
akta.pro secondary industry
Innovation, Product & R&D Consulting (BPAHACAM)

Keywords

  • Engineering consulting services
  • Industrial project support
  • Manufacturing engineering
  • Technical studies consulting
  • Industrial performance advisory

Where CADEV is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Limonest
HQ country
France
HQ region
Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

CADEV business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

  1. Engineering and Technical Consulting Services: Professional consulting services providing engineering expertise and technical studies to industrial clients, including project support, manufacturing, and engineering services throughout the project lifecycle.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

CADEV product offering

Product offering

Core offering

KADRA Consultants is an engineering and technical studies consultancy that advises and supports industrial clients on innovation, productivity, and project execution. Its service portfolio includes Accompagnement projet (project support), Manufacturing, and Engineering, which together cover the full product and project lifecycle for industrial companies operating across France.

Product overview

KADRA Consultants is an engineering and technical studies consultancy offering a unified portfolio of service offerings. Their core services include Accompagnement projet (project support), Manufacturing, and Engineering, which together cover the entire product and project lifecycle. The company advises and supports industrial clients in innovation and productivity development, focusing on performance, sustainability, and equity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Accompagnement projet Project support and management services helping industrial clients achieve their project objectives, delivered by KADRA's engineering consultants across the project lifecycle.
  • Manufacturing
  • Engineering

Companies that use CADEV

Customer profile

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

CADEV technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

CADEV partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

CADEV competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • Capgemini Engineering: Global engineering and R&D services arm of Capgemini (incorporating the former Altran); competes broadly for industrial engineering mandates in France and Europe at significantly greater scale.
  • Segula Technologies: Global French-origin engineering group providing industrial project engineering, manufacturing support and technical studies across automotive, aerospace, energy and rail — a much larger incumbent in the same space.
  • AKKA Technologies: European engineering R&D and consulting services group (now part of Akkodis) with strong French roots; broader, larger footprint but overlapping industrial engineering and project consultancy capabilities.

Direct peers

  • Scalian: French engineering and consulting group delivering industrial engineering, project support and technical studies to manufacturing and infrastructure clients; competes for the same multi-sector French industrial mandates.
  • Ingerop: Independent French engineering consultancy providing project engineering, technical studies and industrial accompaniment across multiple sectors — a close size-and-scope peer within the French 'bureau d'études techniques' market.
  • Assystem: French-headquartered engineering and innovation consulting firm providing technical studies, project engineering and industrial performance services to energy, industrial and infrastructure clients — directly comparable in offering and customer base.
  • Egis: Major French engineering and project management consultancy with deep multi-sector industrial expertise across energy, mobility and the built environment — overlapping offering though larger in scale.
  • Artelia: French independent engineering and project management group offering multi-sector industrial, energy and infrastructure services; comparable multi-sector project accompaniment positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

CADEV social profiles

Digital presence

CADEV financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

CADEV leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

CADEV funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

CADEV M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about CADEV

What does CADEV do?

KADRA Consultants is an engineering and technical studies consultancy that advises and supports industrial clients on innovation, productivity, and project execution. Its service portfolio includes Accompagnement projet (project support), Manufacturing, and Engineering, which together cover the full product and project lifecycle for industrial companies operating across France.

Is CADEV a public or private company?

CADEV is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was CADEV founded?

CADEV was founded in 2010. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is CADEV based?

CADEV is headquartered in Limonest, France, in the Europe region.

How does CADEV make money?

One revenue line is on record: engineering and Technical Consulting Services.

Who are CADEV's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Capgemini Engineering, Segula Technologies and AKKA Technologies. Direct peers are Scalian, Ingerop, Assystem, Egis and Artelia.

Does CADEV have an API?

No public API is recorded for CADEV.

What industry is CADEV in?

CADEV's product category is Engineering Consulting Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAHACAB, Operations & Process Improvement Consulting, with a secondary code of BPAHACAM, Innovation, Product & R&D Consulting. Its NAICS code is 54161 and its SIC code is 8711.

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