Edil Hellas

What Edil Hellas does

EDIL Hellas is a privately held Greek technical services group (founded 1985, headquartered in Thessaloniki) operating across four integrated business lines: natural gas infrastructure, telecommunications, public and private construction, and waste management. The company serves large enterprise and public-sector clients including EPA Thessalonikis & Thessalias, all three Greek mobile network operators (Cosmote, Vodafone, Wind), TITAN, EYATH, OTE Group, ERICSSON Hellas, and ALCATEL Hellas, with ~210 employees distributed across three owned facilities in Thessaloniki (6,000 sqm), Athens (2,600 sqm), and Larissa (600 sqm).

The company's core service offerings span the full project lifecycle. In natural gas it provides low/medium pressure pipeline construction, intelligent pigging (inline inspection using technology from TECMA SRL and PII_GE for metal loss and geometry detection), SCADA, cathodic protection, hot-tapping, leak detection, CNG station construction, and 24/7 emergency maintenance under a 20-year RAE gas supply license. In telecommunications, it handles end-to-end base station deployment (GSM/DCS/UMTS/LTE), fiber optic and microwave network builds, hybrid power via the patented ASCOT Hybrid Energy Unit, and the BigOptiBase ML-based energy optimization platform launched in 2023. In construction it holds Class D classification in the Greek Contractor Registry covering roadworks, buildings, hydraulic, port, electromechanical, industrial, and energy works; in waste management it holds nationwide licenses for collection, transfer station operation, recycling, and disposal.

EDIL Hellas generates revenue primarily through B2B project contracts, public procurement tenders, framework agreements with utilities, and direct enterprise contracts. Pricing is non-public and negotiated per project. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting a concentrated Greek customer base of oligopolistic mobile operators and monopoly/duopoly utilities. Quality and regulatory credentials underpin access to public contracts: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, SA8000. The company participates in EU co-funded ESPA programs and exhibitions such as the Thessaloniki International Fair for pipeline building of brand visibility.

Name

Edil Hellas

Legal name

EDIL ΤΕΧΝΙΚΗ – ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗ ΑΝΩΝΥΜΗ ΤΕΧΝΙΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ

Website

https://edil.gr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

EDIL Hellas is a privately held Greek technical services group (founded 1985, Thessaloniki) delivering natural gas, telecommunications, construction, and waste management services to utilities, mobile operators, and government clients across Greece.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering and Infrastructure Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Business Support Services (5614)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Network Performance Management & Observability Services (BPAEAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Customer Grid-Edge Enablement Services (HEMS/DR Device Integration, VPP Enablement) (EUAEANAL)

Keywords

• Natural gas infrastructure
• Telecommunications construction
• Pipeline inspection services
• Waste management services
• Public infrastructure construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Thessaloníki

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Infrastructure Projects: EDIL Hellas holds Class D registration in the Greek Contractor Registry (Μητρώο Εργοληπτικών Επιχειρήσεων), enabling participation in public infrastructure projects including roadworks, buildings, hydraulic, port, electromechanical, industrial, and energy works. Revenue is generated through competitive bidding on government contracts for municipalities, public utilities, and central government agencies.
2. Natural Gas Services: Services include pipeline construction (low pressure 4 bar, medium pressure 19 bar polyethylene and steel networks), smart pigging, patrolling, leak detection, hot-tapping, SCADA, cathodic protection, CNG station construction, and 24/7 emergency maintenance. Contracts with EPA Thessalonikis & Thessalias for network construction, meter reading, and leakage surveys. Also serves industrial clients (TITAN, EYATH) and municipalities.
3. Telecommunications Infrastructure: Services include site acquisition, licensing, installation and commissioning of GSM, DCS, UMTS, and LTE base stations, microwave links, fiber optic networks, and power systems for all three major Greek telecom operators (Cosmote, Vodafone, Wind). Also includes preventative and corrective maintenance of base stations, generators, HVAC, substations, grounding/lightning protection. The subsidiary EDIL TELECOM A.E. was created to cover Greek and Balkan markets.
4. Waste Management Services: Comprehensive waste management services including collection and transport of non-hazardous solid waste, recycling, transfer station operation, and disposal for private organizations and public bodies. Services cover inert waste, household waste, recyclable materials, used batteries and accumulators, and waste oils. The company holds the required licenses from central and regional authorities for nationwide operations.
5. Building Construction: Construction and renovation of all types and categories of buildings for both public and private sector clients. Activities include public and private construction works, building construction and renovation, preparation of necessary plans and environmental impact studies for building permits. The company operates in the Greek private construction market serving large commercial and industrial clients as well as numerous hotel units.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EDIL Hellas is a Greek technical services group that designs, builds and maintains infrastructure across four sectors: natural gas networks, telecommunications networks, public and private construction works, and waste management. Its services span pipeline construction and integrity assessment, mobile base station deployment and maintenance, building and infrastructure construction under a Class D contractor registry classification, and licensed nationwide solid-waste collection, transfer and recycling. The group also delivers specialized proprietary offerings such as intelligent pipeline pigging, the BigOptiBase energy-optimization platform and the patented ASCOT Hybrid Energy Unit for off-grid telecom sites.

Product overview

EDIL Hellas is a Greek engineering and construction services company offering integrated solutions across four main sectors: Natural Gas (design, construction, maintenance and energy management), Telecommunications (mobile base station installation, maintenance, and network development since 1993), Public and Private Construction Works (infrastructure and building construction), and Waste Management with New Technologies. The company operates as a services provider rather than a software product company, offering specialized services including the BigOptiBase platform for energy optimization of telecommunications infrastructure, Intelligent Pipeline Inspection (Pigging) services, and ASCOT hybrid energy units. EDIL Hellas holds ISO certifications for quality, environmental, and occupational health and safety management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BigOptiBase: Smart infrastructure management technology for optimizing energy consumption of mobile base stations using big data analytics and machine learning techniques.

Quantifiable outcome

• Gas leakage survey coverage across Thessaloniki, Larissa, Volos, Karditsa, and Trikala networks — a service innovatively offered since 2008 with 7+ years of continuous operation.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 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

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Promethan / CNG GreeceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2017Promethan operates CNG Greece, the first company in the Greek market for supply and transport of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). EDIL Hellas participated in the inauguration of the CNG compression station in Sindos, Thessaloniki (May 2017). Promethan constructs and operates two compression stations in Thessaloniki and Larissa, with plans for Athens and Komotini.
• TECMA SRLcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 September 2015EDIL Hellas partnered with TECMA SRL (Italy) for intelligent pipeline pigging inspection services. TECMA provided one of the highest-accuracy inline inspection tools available for pipeline integrity assessment. The partnership enabled EDIL Hellas to perform comprehensive pipeline inspections for DESFA, detecting metal loss, geometry anomalies, and strain on pipelines constructed with Horizontal Directional Drilling methods.
• PII_GE (Pipeline Inspection Institute, a GE Company)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 September 2015EDIL Hellas partnered with PII_GE for advanced pipeline data analysis from inline inspection tools. Field-collected data was dispatched to PII_GE's laboratory for in-depth analysis, producing a screening report that enabled DESFA to certify and commission the pipeline. PII_GE's analysis capabilities were critical for interpreting inspection results.
• RAE (Regulatory Authority for Energy)coreOthers · 23 October 2014EDIL TEXNIKH-BIOMHXANIKH A.T.E.B.E. received a 20-year Natural Gas Supply License (Decision No. 559/2014) from RAE, enabling the company to supply natural gas as a licensed provider.
• ASCOTcoreTechnology or IntegrationASCOT provides the proprietary and patented Hybrid Energy Unit (HEU) that EDIL Hellas offers and installs for telecommunications base stations in remote areas. EDIL Hellas distributes and services ASCOT's plug-and-play energy systems that provide 24/7 power with maximum autonomy and fuel savings, integrated into EDIL's telecom infrastructure offerings.
• ERICSSON HellascoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEDIL Hellas serves as a subcontractor to ERICSSON Hellas for telecommunications equipment replacement projects. Work was carried out in the Peloponnese, Epirus, and Thrace regions, supporting ERICSSON's network deployment and modernization activities.
• ALCATEL HellascoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEDIL Hellas served as exclusive subcontractor to ALCATEL Hellas for TELLAS ADSL network extension and as subcontractor for OTE ADSL extension projects covering western Greece and Eastern Aegean islands. These partnerships positioned EDIL as a key telecom infrastructure player.
• LANNET Communications S.A.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEDIL Hellas participated as a subcontractor to LANNET Communications in two EETT (National Telecommunications Commission) projects: supply and installation of equipment for the National Radio Frequency Control project (Phase 1) and equipment supply and installation for TRAM AE.
• OTE Group (OTE ESTATE AE)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEDIL Hellas signed an agreement with OTE ESTATE A.E. for completion of work involving interior redesign, facade changes, and landscape development at the Phoinix property in Pylaia, Thessaloniki. The partnership demonstrates EDIL's capabilities in commercial building renovation and its standing as a trusted contractor for major Greek enterprises.
• Greek Mobile Network Operator (MNO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe BigOptiBase project was developed in collaboration with a Greek mobile network operator, using historical usage data from the operator's real network to build and validate energy optimization models for base stations. The project aimed to optimize energy consumption while maintaining quality of service for subscribers.
• Municipality of Lagkada and Development Organization of Central Macedonia AEcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEDIL Hellas signed a contract with the Municipality of Lagkada and the Development Organization of Central Macedonia AE for the construction of the new 1st Gymnasium of Lagkada building using the Design-Build (Melete-Kataskevi) procurement method.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• J&P Avax: Greek construction and infrastructure contractor with capabilities in buildings, roads, ports, energy, and telecommunications infrastructure. Comparable to EDIL Hellas on construction services and Greek market focus, though at significantly larger scale.
• Bilfinger: European industrial services provider specializing in consulting, engineering, and maintenance for energy, process, and infrastructure clients. Comparable to EDIL Hellas on multi-disciplinary infrastructure services and blue-chip utility customers, though at much larger scale and broader European footprint.
• GEK TERNA Group: Major Greek construction, energy, and concessions group with operations in infrastructure, renewable energy, and real estate. Comparable to EDIL Hellas on construction and energy infrastructure but operates at much larger scale with diversified project portfolio.
• AKTOR Group: One of Greece's largest construction and infrastructure groups operating across buildings, infrastructure, energy, and concessions. Comparable to EDIL Hellas on construction and infrastructure services but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• SPIE SA: European technical services provider offering multi-technical services in energy, communications, and infrastructure across electrical, mechanical, and HVAC disciplines. Comparable to EDIL Hellas on multi-disciplinary infrastructure services model serving utility and telecom clients, though at substantially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Space Hellas: Greek IT integrator and managed services provider offering IT infrastructure, cloud, security, and digital transformation services to enterprise and public sector clients. Comparable to EDIL Hellas on Greek B2B services focus, multi-sector presence, and similar mid-tier scale.
• Intrakat: Greek infrastructure and construction group with diversified operations across telecom networks, energy infrastructure, civil construction, and environmental projects. Highly comparable to EDIL Hellas due to multi-sector Greek infrastructure focus and B2B project-based revenue model, though larger in scale.
• SingularLogic: Greek IT services and software company focused on enterprise applications, digital transformation, and IT consulting for public and private sector clients. Similar mid-tier Greek B2B services profile, with comparable customer overlap in Greek municipalities and utilities.
• Intracom Telecom: Greek telecom systems integrator serving operators in the EMEA region with network deployment, managed services, and smart infrastructure solutions. Directly comparable to EDIL Hellas's telecom division (base station deployment, fiber, network maintenance) and shares the Greek market and MNO customer base.

Others

• Netcompany: Nordic IT services and digital transformation provider with operations across Northern Europe. Adjacent to EDIL Hellas through BigOptiBase's data analytics and ML capabilities, though focused on software-led IT services rather than physical infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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