AQUALIS-EES

What AQUALIS-EES does

AQUALIS-EES (legal name SAS ETUDES ENVIRONNEMENT SERVICES AQUALIS) is a French water and sanitation services firm providing diagnostic, inspection, testing, and regulatory consulting to local authorities and industrial clients across southwest France. Founded in 1999 and operating from three offices (Mérignac/Bordeaux, Montrabé/Toulouse, Bayonne), the company delivers six core service lines: network diagnostics via TV inspection and VLOC3 Pro georadar; soil and hydrogeological studies (G1 studies, ANC, infiltration) using the MAPESOL MAP 90 dynamic penetrometer; regulatory dossiers (loi sur l'eau, impact studies, discharge authorizations); multi-phase sanitation master plans (schémas directeurs) covering wastewater, stormwater, and drinking water; COFRAC-accredited acceptance testing (compaction, TV inspection, watertightness) using MISTRAL NG pressure consoles and battery-powered camera trucks; and industrial effluent assessments (bilans industriels) with 24-hour sampling.

The firm holds two COFRAC accreditations — ISO 17020 (#3-1742) for inspection and ISO 17025 (#1-7517) for water sampling — that make its results regulatory-acceptable by French state services (SATESE, DDT, Police de l'eau, Agence de l'eau Adour Garonne). Revenue is generated through quote-based professional service contracts with local authorities and industrial customers across the Gironde, Dordogne, Landes, and Haute-Garonne departments, with multi-year contract cadence. The company is a privately held SAS, was a subsidiary of Groupe Exedra, and in 2025 was integrated into Groupe Razel-Bec, a major French construction and infrastructure group, suggesting a forthcoming shift from regional specialist to nationally embedded infrastructure-services provider.

Name

AQUALIS-EES

Legal name

SAS ETUDES ENVIRONNEMENT SERVICES AQUALIS

Website

https://aqualis-ees.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AQUALIS-EES is a French specialist services firm providing COFRAC-accredited inspection, testing, soil studies, and regulatory consulting for water and sanitation networks, serving local authorities and industrial clients across southwest France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Sanitation Network Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Compliance (BPAHAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

EHS Auditing, Inspections & Assurance (BPAHAJAG), Water Sampling, Testing & Laboratory Analysis (Legionella/Microbiology) (BPABAJAB)

Keywords

• Water network inspection
• Sanitation services
• Soil studies
• Regulatory compliance
• Industrial effluent analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Montrabé

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Service Provision: Direct service provision in water and sanitation domains including SPANC services, test de réception, hydrocurage, and industrial assessments. Revenue generated through consulting, inspection, testing, and diagnostic service fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

AQUALIS-EES is a French service company providing consulting, inspection, testing, and diagnostic services for water and sanitation networks. It delivers network diagnostics, soil studies, regulatory studies, master plans, acceptance testing, and industrial effluent assessments to local authorities and industrial clients in southwest France.

Product overview

AQUALIS-EES is a service company providing specialist consulting, inspection, and testing services for water and sanitation (wet) networks. Its portfolio consists of six core service offerings: (1) Diagnostic réseaux — TV inspection and georadar-based network diagnostics; (2) Étude des sols — soil and hydrogeological studies including G1 studies, infiltration studies, and ANC system definition, using the MAPESOL MAP 90 penetration probe; (3) Étude réglementaire — regulatory studies and water law dossier preparation; (4) Schémas directeurs — multi-phase sanitation and drinking water master plans for local authorities; (5) Test de réception — COFRAC-accredited acceptance testing (compaction, TV inspection, watertightness) using MISTRAL NG consoles and camera trucks; and (6) Bilans industriels — COFRAC-accredited industrial effluent sampling and assessment. These services are delivered to local authorities and industrial clients across southwest France (Gironde, Dordogne, Landes, Haute-Garonne).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Diagnostic réseaux (Network Diagnostics)

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero workplace accidents (2021 safety challenge)

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Groupe ExedracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Parent company of AQUALIS-EES as a subsidiary. In 2025, AQUALIS-EES (subsidiary of Groupe Exedra) integrates into Groupe Razel-Bec.
• Groupe Razel-BeccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Construction group that acquired AQUALIS-EES in 2025 as part of Groupe Exedra integration.
• SATESE, DDT, Police de l'eau, Agence de l'eau Adour GaronneminorOthersCollaboration with various state services for environmental preservation and natural environment protection actions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SCE (Groupe Setec): French engineering consultancy specialized in water, sanitation, and environmental infrastructure — providing diagnostic réseaux, schéma directeur, and regulatory dossier services to local authorities and industry, directly competing with AQUALIS-EES.
• Safege (Suez Consulting): Engineering consultancy within the Suez group providing water infrastructure diagnostics, hydraulic studies, and regulatory compliance services — directly comparable to AQUALIS-EES' diagnostic réseaux and schéma directeur offerings.
• Antea Group France: Environmental and water engineering consultancy with French operations providing soil studies, hydrogeology, and water/sanitation diagnostics — closely aligned with AQUALIS-EES' étude des sols and regulatory offerings for local authorities and industrial clients.
• IRH Ingénieur Conseil: Independent French consultancy providing hydrogeology, water, and environmental diagnostic services to public and industrial clients — comparable in service mix (soil studies, water sampling, regulatory studies) and customer profile.

Broad incumbents

• Suez Eau France: Major French water and wastewater utility providing network diagnostics, regulatory compliance, and industrial effluent services to municipalities and industry — a direct larger-scale competitor to AQUALIS-EES in the southwest French market.
• Saur: One of France's leading water and sanitation service operators, serving collectivités locales and industrial clients with diagnostics, network management, and treatment services — overlapping significantly with AQUALIS-EES' core offerings, but at national scale and as part of a broader utility portfolio.
• Séché Environnement: French environmental services group offering water, waste, and industrial effluent management — overlaps with AQUALIS-EES' bilan industriel and effluent sampling activities, though Séché operates at significantly larger scale.
• Veolia Eau France: Global environmental services leader with extensive French water network operations, including diagnostics, master planning, and industrial water cycle management — comparable to AQUALIS-EES but with vastly greater geographic and service breadth.
• Egis Eau: Engineering division of Egis Group providing water, sanitation, and environmental consulting to public authorities — comparable in regulatory studies and master planning services but operating as part of a large international engineering group.

Regional players

• Cabrol Ingénierie: Independent French engineering firm providing water, sanitation, and infrastructure services — comparable in scope (diagnostics, regulatory studies) but operating in different French regions, making it more of a regional non-competing peer than a direct rival.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ees-aqualis

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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