Perfurac

What Perfurac does

Perfurac is a privately held Brazilian foundation engineering contractor founded in the 1950s, headquartered in São Paulo with operational facilities in Guarulhos. The company provides deep foundation and earth retention services for construction and infrastructure projects throughout Brazil, executing drilled piles, driven piles, secant walls, anchors, soil nailing, shotcrete, and foundation reinforcement. Its service portfolio is anchored on four core proprietary techniques: monitored continuous flight auger piles, monitored segmented flight auger piles for confined-space execution, large diameter bored piles (up to 200cm diameter, 64m depth), and MEGA pile foundation reinforcement executed by hydraulic jacks against existing structures. Supporting services include static (PCE) and dynamic (PDA) load testing and equipment rental of cranes, concrete pumps, and mini-excavators.

The company operates an extensive capital-intensive fleet of European-imported equipment, including 20+ drilling rigs and 15+ pile drivers from Junttan (Finland), Soilmec, Mait (Italy), and Llamada (Spain), and runs an in-house precast pile manufacturing facility established in the 1980s that supplies both internal projects and external contractors. Technical execution is supported by electronic monitoring systems providing real-time process control during pile execution. The company is a member of major Brazilian foundation engineering industry associations and holds recognized technical capacity certification.

Perfurac generates revenue primarily through project-based foundation engineering services with custom pricing tied to scope, depth, diameter, and site conditions, complemented by equipment rental and external sales of precast piles. GTM motion is B2B enterprise field sales targeting general contractors, project owners, and engineering firms via direct engagement (phone, email, website inquiry), with no self-serve or digital commerce channels. The company has completed over 15,000 projects over its 70-year history, serves the Brazilian market exclusively, and is independently owned with no disclosed external funding, institutional investors, or M&A activity.

Name

Perfurac

Legal name

Perfurac

Website

https://perfurac.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Perfurac is a privately held Brazilian foundation engineering contractor providing deep foundation, earth retention, and pile driving services for construction and infrastructure projects, with 70 years of experience, in-house precast pile manufacturing, and an extensive European-imported equipment fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Foundation Engineering Services

NAICS

Site Preparation Contractors (23891)

SIC

Construction Machinery & Equip (3531)

akta.pro primary industry

Piling & Deep Foundations (Driven, Bored, CFA, Micropiles) (IMAFAOAA)

Keywords

• Foundation engineering services
• Deep foundation construction
• Earth retention systems
• Pile driving equipment
• Foundation equipment rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Guarulhos

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Foundation Engineering Services: Core revenue from execution of deep foundation and earth retention systems including drilled piles, driven piles, secant walls, anchors, soil nailing, and shotcrete. Services are project-based with pricing determined by scope, depth, diameter, and site conditions.
2. Equipment Rental: Rental of construction equipment including mini-excavators, cranes, and concrete pumps with guaranteed delivery quality.
3. Precast Pile Manufacturing: In-house manufacturing of precast concrete piles (MEGA piles) and steel components for internal use and external sales to other contractors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Perfurac is a Brazilian foundation engineering company that delivers deep foundation and earth retention services for construction and infrastructure projects. The company operates its own fleet of drilling rigs (Perfuratrizes), pile-driving rigs (Bate Estacas), and supporting equipment (Equipamentos de Apoio), and also rents this equipment to other contractors.

Product overview

Perfurac is a foundation engineering company with approximately 70 years of experience operating throughout Brazil. The company operates as a single unified service offering portfolio organized around foundation and earth retention solutions. The core service lineup includes monitored continuous flight auger piles (Hélice Contínua Monitorada) and segmented flight auger piles (Hélice Segmentada Monitorada) for standard and space-constrained applications; large diameter bored piles (Escavadas de Grande Diâmetro) and secant pile walls (Cortina de Estacas Secantes) for deep excavations; pile driving services (Cravações) using various hammer types; specialized techniques including shotcrete (Concreto Projetado), soil nailing (Solo Grampeado), and tieback anchors (Tirantes); root piles (Estacas Raiz) for challenging conditions; and MEGA pile foundation reinforcement (Reforço de Fundações). The company also offers equipment rental (Locação de Equipamentos) and maintains a fleet of drilling rigs (Perfuratrizes), pile drivers (Bate Estacas), and support equipment (Equipamentos de Apoio). Perfurac holds recognized technical training certifications and is a member of major industry associations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hélice Contínua Monitorada (Monitored Continuous Flight Auger)
• Hélice Segmentada Monitorada (Monitored Segmented Flight Auger)
• Cravações (Pile Driving)
• Escavadas de Grande Diâmetro (Large-Diameter Bored Piles)
• Cortina de Estacas Secantes (Secant Pile Wall)
• Concreto Projetado (Shotcrete)
• Solo Grampeado (Soil Nailing)
• Tirantes (Tiebacks)
• Estacas Raiz (Root Piles)
• Reforço de Fundações (Foundation Reinforcement)
• Locação de Equipamentos (Equipment Rental)

Quantifiable outcome

• 15,000+ projects completed over 70 years
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• FUNDACminorOthersShown on company contact page as an associated entity. FUNDAC appears to be a related business entity within the construction or foundation sector.
• SolotecminorOthersLogo displayed on contact page alongside other associated companies. Solotec appears to be a related construction or engineering entity.
• SolomixminorOthersLogo displayed on contact page as an associated company. Solomix appears to be a related business entity in the construction sector.
• Grupo AndresminorOthersParent or affiliated group shown on contact page. Links to andresempreendimentos.com.br, suggesting an affiliated holding or group structure.
• JunttancoreTechnology or IntegrationFinnish manufacturer of hydraulic pile drivers. Perfurac operates multiple Junttan PM-20 and PM-25 pile driving rigs with HHK and HHN hydraulic hammers, recognized globally as among the most efficient driving equipment.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Trevi Group: Italian specialty contractor in foundation and geotechnical engineering with global operations. Competes with Perfurac in deep foundations, tiebacks, and soil improvement across Latin American and other markets.
• Soletanche Bachy: French VINCI subsidiary and one of the world's largest foundation engineering groups, with deep Brazilian presence via Rodio Swissboring. Directly competes with Perfurac across the full piling, secant wall, and ground engineering portfolio.
• Fugro N.V. Dutch global geo-data and geotechnical services firm operating throughout Brazil. Comparable to Perfurac on geotechnical site characterization and load testing (PCE/PDA) rather than execution, but serves overlapping clients.
• Bauer AG: German global foundation engineering specialist offering piling, drilling, and ground improvement services with a Brazilian subsidiary. Comparable to Perfurac in piling/drilling techniques but with much broader geographic and service breadth.
• Keller Group plc: UK-headquartered global specialist contractor in geotechnical and foundation engineering with operations across the Americas including Brazil. Directly competes with Perfurac in piling, ground improvement, and earth retention, but at substantially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Rodio Swissboring: Brazilian geotechnical and foundation specialist (part of Soletanche Bachy). Executes drilled piles, secant walls, and tiebacks in Brazil, directly competing with Perfurac on the same techniques and customer base.
• Bauer do Brasil: Brazilian subsidiary of Bauer AG, executing the same deep foundation and piling services as Perfurac within the Brazilian market. Direct head-to-head competitor for foundation contracts on infrastructure and commercial projects.

Regional players

• Mills: Brazilian listed company providing construction equipment rental and formwork/shoring solutions. Adjacent to Perfurac's emerging equipment rental line, sharing customer overlap in Brazilian construction but not directly competing in foundation execution.
• Engeco Construções: Brazilian engineering and foundation services contractor active in deep foundations and earth retention. Comparable to Perfurac in scope and customer base within Brazil but with a more regional operational footprint.

Others

• Solotec: Brazilian construction/engineering entity displayed as an associated company on Perfurac's contact page. Ecosystem relationship rather than direct competitor, but operates in adjacent Brazilian construction services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@perfuracengenharia1237
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/perfurac-engenharia
• Instagraminstagram.com/perfurac

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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