What Gagneraud does

Gagneraud is a French family-owned construction group (legal name: ENTREPRISE GAGNERAUD PÈRE ET FILS) founded in 1880 and currently in its sixth generation of family ownership. The group operates as an ETI (Entreprise de Taille Intermédiaire) through a decentralized network of 50 independent entities spread across five French regions: Nord, Ile-de-France, Normandie, Bretagne, and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, with group headquarters in Paris. With approximately 3,000 employees, the group generated €600 million in annual revenue as of FY2023. Leadership rests with Jean-Francis Gagneraud, supported by four regional directors heading each major territory, with the group currently led by the François and Jean-Francis Gagneraud generation.

The group's core offering spans the full construction value chain: building construction (residential, commercial, industrial, institutional), civil engineering (petrochemical, energy, environmental, maritime), public works (VRD, roads, tramways, urban development), and material production from owned quarries (limestone, sea pebbles, granite, alluvial materials). It has also diversified into adjacent verticals including general contracting (subsidiary CG2i), metal construction (EML/Etablissements Morgerre), circular-economy recycling (Marc Environnement, SECAB), utility-scale solar generation (Marc Energie, including Brittany's largest solar farm at Bruz-Pont Péan producing 17.7 GWh/year), and electric-vehicle charging infrastructure (EGE Beranger/Fulgura network of 300 stations). The group is certified to ISO 9001, ECOVADIS, and Label RSE TP standards, and is pre-qualified through DNV GL and industry federations (FRTP, UNICEM, COPRO).

Gagneraud makes money almost exclusively through project-based construction contracts awarded via competitive bidding or direct negotiation, with individual contract values ranging from hundreds of thousands to over €20 million and typical multi-year billing cadences. The customer mix is split between public-sector clients (government departments, municipalities, public infrastructure) and private commercial/industrial buyers (LVMH/Céline, Toyota, Auchan, EDF, Clinique des Ormeaux). The decentralized regional model combines local relationship-driven sales with shared group-level purchasing, qualifications, and strategic coordination, while vertical integration from raw quarry materials through finished construction provides cost control unavailable to non-integrated competitors. The group has no external institutional shareholders and remains entirely under family control.

Name

Gagneraud

Legal name

ENTREPRISE GAGNERAUD PÈRE ET FILS

Website

https://gagneraud.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1880

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Gagneraud is a French family-owned construction group (ETI) operating 50 independent entities across five French regions, with ~3,000 employees and €600M revenue. It provides building construction, civil engineering, public works, quarrying, general contracting, solar energy, EV charging, and recycling services to public and private clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Services

NAICS

Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237990), Nonresidential Building Construction (2362)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works General Contracting (IMAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA), Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight) (EUANALAE)

Keywords

• Construction services
• Civil engineering
• Public works
• Building construction
• Material production

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction and Building: Construction services for public and private sector projects including residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings. Projects range from individual housing to large-scale developments.
2. Public Works: VRD (Road and Utility Works), road construction, tramway projects, urban development, and infrastructure maintenance services.
3. Civil Engineering: Industrial civil engineering projects including petrochemical, energy, environmental, and maritime infrastructure construction.
4. Materials Production: Operation of quarries producing limestone, sea pebbles, granite, and alluvial materials. Products supplied to asphalt plants, concrete plants, and urban development projects.
5. General Contracting: Turnkey construction and rehabilitation of industrial, commercial, and office buildings through subsidiary CG2I, from design through delivery.
6. Metal Construction:
7. Environmental Services and Recycling: Collection, sorting, treatment and recycling of construction waste, with investment in new factories enabling 50% recycling of asphalt materials.
8. Renewable Energy Production: Construction and operation of solar power plants on brownfield sites, producing electricity for equivalent of thousands of households.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Gagneraud is a diversified French construction group providing building construction, civil engineering, public works (VRD, roads, tramways, urban development), general contracting, metal construction, quarry-based materials production, environmental recycling, and renewable energy services (solar farms and EV charging stations). The group serves public sector clients (municipalities, departments, national agencies) and private commercial/industrial clients across five French regions through a decentralized network of 50 autonomous entities.

Product overview

Gagneraud is a network of independent construction companies operating across France with 50 entities in 5 regional directions (Bretagne, Nord, Normandie, PACA, Ile-de-France). The company offers a diversified portfolio of construction and civil engineering services organized into integrated core product lines: Building (Bâtiment), Civil Engineering (Génie Civil), Public Works (Travaux Publics), Material Production (Production de Matériaux), General Contracting (Contractant Général), Art Structures (Ouvrages d'Art), Metal Construction (Construction Métallique), Services, Energy (Énergie), and Recovery & Recycling (Valorisation & Recyclage). Key subsidiaries include Marc Energie for solar energy, EGE Beranger/Fulgura for EV charging infrastructure, SECAB for material recovery, and Marc Environnement for recycling operations. The group has diversified from its original public works origins into renewable energy, building standards compliance, networks, and innovative materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bâtiment (Building Construction) Construction, renovation and rehabilitation of public and private buildings, covering residential, commercial, healthcare, educational and institutional projects from new build to restructuring.
• Génie Civil (Civil Engineering) Design and construction of industrial projects in petrochemistry, energy, environment and maritime/fluvial sectors, including specialized industrial facilities.
• Travaux Publics (Public Works) VRD (roads and miscellaneous networks), sewer and water-supply networks, telecommunications, electrical networks, paving, tiling, urban development and tramway construction for public sector clients.
• Production de Matériaux (Material Production) Quarry operations producing limestone, sea pebbles, granite and alluvial materials supplied to construction sites, asphalt plants and concrete plants via subsidiaries including SECAB, Silmer and SCB - Granits de la Rance.
• Contractant Général (General Contractor) Turnkey design-to-delivery construction and rehabilitation of industrial, commercial and office buildings via subsidiary CG2I.
• Ouvrages d'Art (Art Structures) Construction of bridges and other superior or inferior structures on highways, railways and rivers, with specific expertise in cantilever construction.
• Construction Métallique (Metal Construction) Design and construction of metal structures via subsidiary EM LONCLE and EML Etablissements Morgerre for military, aerospace, food and general industry, including metalwork, boiler-making, scaffolding and naval repair.
• Services (Specialized Construction Services) Specialized services including rock-wall reinforcement, retaining walls, slope stabilization, dredging, freight transport, and waste collection, sorting, treatment and recycling.
• Marc Energie - Solar Power Production Installation and operation of renewable-energy infrastructure on industrial brownfield sites through subsidiary Marc Energie, including the largest solar farm in Brittany at Bruz-Pont Péan.
• EGE Beranger / Fulgura - EV Charging Stations Electric vehicle charging station solutions developed by subsidiary EGE Beranger and rolled out nationally under the Fulgura brand, part of a network of around 300 stations including 50 dedicated to Gagneraud.
• Valorisation & Recyclage (Recovery & Recycling) Circular-economy material recovery and recycling of construction and demolition waste, delivered via the SECAB recovery center in Hauts-de-France and five Marc Environnement recycling platforms between Rennes and Saint-Malo, with a target of recycling 50% of asphalt materials.

Quantifiable outcome

• 17.7 GWh/year renewable electricity production from owned solar installations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 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

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered industry, quality assurance, quality management, digital services and infrastructure.

• FRTP PacaindustryOthersProfessional federation membership providing industry representation and standards alignment for construction and public works activities in the PACA region
• COPROindustryOthersProfessional organization representing construction professionals and promoting quality standards
• DNV GLquality assuranceTechnology or IntegrationCertification and classification society providing quality and safety certification services
• UNICEMindustryOthersNational union of quarrying and construction materials industries, representing and supporting materials producers
• AFAQ ISO 9001quality managementTechnology or IntegrationISO 9001 quality management system certification through AFNOR
• OPTEAM Communicationdigital servicesImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDigital agency responsible for website design and development as noted in legal mentions
• OVHinfrastructureTechnology or IntegrationWebsite hosting provider located in Roubaix, France, as noted in legal mentions

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Eiffage: Eiffage is a major European construction and concessions group with building, civil engineering, roads, energy systems and infrastructure activities. It overlaps with Gagneraud across construction, public works and energy transition infrastructure, but is a much larger incumbent.
• Bouygues Construction: Bouygues Construction delivers building, civil works, energy and infrastructure projects in France and internationally. It is a relevant broad incumbent because it competes for large public and private construction projects that overlap with Gagneraud’s building and civil engineering scope.
• Colas: Colas specializes in transport infrastructure, road construction, materials production and maintenance. It is comparable to Gagneraud’s public works, road, network and material production activities, though Colas is a larger, more specialized road-infrastructure incumbent.
• VINCI Construction: VINCI Construction is a global construction business covering buildings, civil engineering, roads, specialty works and infrastructure. It is comparable to Gagneraud in core activities but is a broad incumbent with international scale and a much wider portfolio.

Direct peers

• NGE: NGE is a French construction and public works group active in civil engineering, roads, utilities, earthworks and infrastructure. It is highly comparable to Gagneraud because both operate as diversified French contractors serving public and private infrastructure clients.
• Groupe Legendre: Groupe Legendre is a French construction and real estate group with construction, energy and development activities. It is comparable to Gagneraud because both combine regional French construction capabilities with adjacent energy or infrastructure activities.
• Fayat Group: Fayat is a family-owned French construction and industrial group with public works, building, metal construction and road-related activities. Its family ownership, construction breadth and French infrastructure exposure make it one of the closest comparables to Gagneraud.
• Demathieu Bard: Demathieu Bard is a French construction and civil engineering contractor active in buildings, infrastructure and real estate-related projects. It is comparable because it targets similar public and private buyers for complex construction and civil works delivery.
• Léon Grosse: Léon Grosse is a French construction company focused on building, renovation, civil works and real estate-related construction. It is comparable to Gagneraud’s building and general contracting activities for public and private-sector customers.
• Spie batignolles: Spie batignolles is a French construction group covering building, civil engineering, foundations, energy and infrastructure services. It competes in many of the same public works and construction categories as Gagneraud, though at larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/groupe-gagneraud

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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