Name

Groupe Bovis

Website

https://groupe-bovis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Groupe Bovis is a French specialty logistics company, founded in 1977 and headquartered in Fleury-mérogis, providing transport, handling, and storage services for heavy, fragile, and high-value cargo.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fleury-mérogis

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Core offering

Groupe Bovis is a transportation company providing road transport, specialized handling, and dedicated storage services for heavy, fragile, or valuable items. The firm's offering is structured around the physical movement and warehousing of cargo that standard freight operators are not equipped to manage, targeting business clients with non-standard logistics requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Heavy cargo transport Specialized road transport service for heavy, oversized, or overweight cargo that exceeds standard freight limits, targeting industrial, manufacturing, and infrastructure clients requiring specialist vehicles and permits.
• Fragile goods handling and transport Specialist handling and transportation for fragile items requiring white-glove treatment, custom crating, climate-controlled vehicles, or on-site rigging, serving clients such as museums, galleries, luxury goods firms, medical equipment suppliers, and high-value machinery movers.
• Valuable items transport and secure handling Secure transport and handling service for financially or strategically valuable items, incorporating secure vehicle configuration, controlled custody chains, and discretion for high-value shipments such as luxury goods, fine art, jewelry, and sensitive industrial assets.
• Storage services for specialist goods Dedicated warehousing and storage facilities for heavy, fragile, or valuable items, with environments configured to support specialist cargo between transport legs or for longer-term custody, targeting clients needing secure short- or long-term holding outside standard self-storage or generalist warehousing.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Direct peers

• Atelier 4: French specialist in fine art transport, handling, and storage for museums, galleries, and collectors. Direct competitor in the same French market with the same specialized service offering.
• Cadogan Tate: Provides international fine art logistics, including shipping, storage, and installation. A direct competitor to Groupe Bovis in handling heavy, fragile, and valuable items for collectors, galleries, and museums.
• Gander & White: Specialist in shipping, storage, and installation of fine art and antiques, with operations in the UK, US, France, and Hong Kong. Highly comparable to Groupe Bovis in service mix and customer base.
• Masterpiece International: Fine art and antiques logistics firm offering packing, shipping, and storage worldwide. Comparable to Groupe Bovis in its focus on careful handling of fragile, high-value items and integrated service delivery.
• Hasenkamp Holding: German-headquartered specialist logistics provider for art, exhibitions, and high-value goods. Comparable to Groupe Bovis in offering integrated transport, storage, and customized handling for fragile and valuable items across Europe.
• Natural Le Coultre: Swiss fine art transport and storage specialist serving galleries, collectors, and museums. Directly comparable to Groupe Bovis in handling sensitive, valuable items and offering dedicated transport and storage services.
• Crown Fine Art (MOMART): Specialist in the global transport, storage, and installation of fine art, antiquities, and luxury goods. Directly comparable to Groupe Bovis because it offers the same integrated transport-handling-storage model for high-value, fragile cargo, including a major presence in Europe.

Broad incumbents

• GEODIS: Global logistics provider headquartered in France, with broad freight forwarding, warehousing, and specialized handling capabilities. Represents a much larger incumbent that competes in adjacent segments of the same addressable market.
• DSV A/S: Global transport and logistics company with specialized solutions for high-value and project cargo. Competes in adjacent segments of the market and represents a large-scale incumbent benchmark for the company.
• Kuehne + Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders, with a dedicated fine art and high-value logistics division. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering similar handling services for valuable items as part of its wider portfolio.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/groupe_bovis

Revenue estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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