What Protec Groupe does

Protec Groupe is a privately held French industrial group founded in 1948 and headquartered in Bezons, Île-de-France, operating four production sites with approximately 250 employees. The company specializes in surface treatment and finishing of materials — including electroplating (chrome, nickel, silver, gold, copper, zinc, tin), anodizing (sulphuric, sulfo-tartaric, black mineral for space), chemical conversion coatings, non-destructive testing (penetrant testing S2/S3, magnetic particle inspection), technical painting, and polishing. Its activities are split across two divisions: Protec Aerospace, which serves civil aviation, defense, space, energy, and railway primes; and Protec Luxe, which provides high-end decorative finishes to luxury brands such as Devialet, Ritz Paris, and Mauviel 1830 under the EPV (Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant) label.

The group's competitive position is anchored in a regulatory and qualification stack that includes Nadcap Merit-level accreditation (renewed 2025 for both Protec Industrie and Protec Service Industrie), EN 9100, ISO 9001, Qualiopi for Pro-School, and more than 350 customer-specific process qualifications from primes including Airbus, Dassault Aviation, Safran, Thales, Collins Aerospace, MBDA, ArianeGroup, Honeywell, and LISI Aerospace. The May 2021 fire at the Bezons site triggered a €20M reconstruction completed in 2023, raising electrolytic deposits and oxidation capacity by approximately 30%, and the February 2023 acquisition of Olympique Peinture (now Protec Paint) added EN 9100-certified industrial painting capacity.

Protec generates revenue through B2B contract-based professional services: sales-led enterprise engagements with dedicated technical experts and aerospace and luxury division sales teams, quote-based pricing dependent on project specifications, and a customer portal for existing clients. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales with no retail or e-commerce channel, supported by trade-show participation (notably SIAE Paris-Le Bourget 2023 and 2025), a corporate website, and LinkedIn presence. The company was selected in 2024 for the French Ministry of Economy's ETIncelles program and the Bpifrance Accélérateur Défense, signaling intent to scale from SME toward ETI status, particularly in defense.

Name

Protec Groupe

Legal name

PROTEC GROUPE

Website

https://protec-groupe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Protec Groupe is a French industrial group providing surface treatment, electroplating, anodizing, non-destructive testing, and technical painting for aerospace, defense, space, railway, energy, and luxury clients, with 250 employees across four sites.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Surface Treatment and Finishing Services

NAICS

Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities (33281)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Aerospace Adhesives, Sealants & Surface Treatments (IMABANAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Surface Treatment & Finishing Equipment (Coating, Plating, Deburring, Shot Blasting) (IMAHADAJ)

Keywords

• Surface treatment services
• Aerospace metal finishing
• Industrial electroplating
• Anodizing treatments
• Non-destructive testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Bezons

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Surface Treatment Services: B2B industrial services providing surface treatment and finishing for aerospace, defense, space, railway, energy and luxury sectors. Revenue generated through contract-based project work with major OEMs and industrial clients.
2. Special Processes: Specialized processes including non-destructive testing, chemical conversion treatments, electrolytic deposits, anodizing, and technical painting. Services provided to meet specific customer specifications and regulatory requirements.
3. Luxury Finishing Services: High-end decorative finishing services for luxury goods, interior design, VIP aviation, and restoration. Customized solutions for prestigious clients including boutique designers, furniture manufacturers, and luxury brands.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Protec Groupe is an industrial French group that delivers surface treatment and finishing services across two divisions. Protec Aerospace performs non-destructive testing, chemical conversion treatments, electrolytic and chemical deposits (silver, tin, nickel, zinc, etc.), anodizing of aluminum alloys, and technical painting for aerospace, defense, space, energy and railway clients. Protec Luxe provides high-end decorative finishes (chrome, nickel, silver, gold, copper, bronze in multiple effects) and polishing for luxury goods, interior design, VIP aviation and restoration. The group supports customers across the full production cycle from surface preparation through final finishing.

Product overview

Protec Groupe is a French industrial group operating two main divisions: Protec Aerospace and Protec Luxe. The Aerospace Division provides materials processing services for aerospace, defense, space, energy, and railway sectors with over 350 process qualifications. The Luxe Division specializes in high-end decorative finishes for decoration and luxury goods. Core services include non-destructive testing, electrolytic and chemical deposits, anodizing, chemical conversion treatments, technical paints, polishing, and electroplating. The company operates four production sites in Île-de-France with approximately 250 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Protec Aerospace: Division specializing in material processing for aerospace, defense and space industries, as well as energy and railway sectors
• Protec Luxe
• Protec Paint
• Pro-School

Products and services

• Protec Aerospace Division

Quantifiable outcome

• 20M€ investment increased electrolytic deposits and oxidation capacity by +30%
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 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

One partnership is on record.

• BoostAeroSpace (AirCyber Program)importantStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024AirCyber cybersecurity program membership and Bronze label. Program aims to improve cybersecurity of aerospace supply chain through shared best practices, expertise, and modern IT infrastructure investments.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Poeton Industries: UK-based specialist in aerospace surface treatments, plating and coatings. Serves many of the same European aerospace primes and holds equivalent Nadcap and OEM qualifications, making it a close comparable for European aerospace surface-treatment services.
• Bodycote plc: London-listed global leader in heat treatment and surface finishing with a dedicated aerospace division. Direct competitor serving aerospace primes with anodizing, coating and surface treatment services on similar regulatory frameworks.
• Anochrome Group: UK-based surface-treatment group with aerospace finishing capability, offering anodizing, plating and conversion coatings. Regional peer with comparable Nadcap and aerospace-qualified operations.
• MECANEX: French aerospace surface-treatment specialist providing similar plating, anodizing and chemical conversion services. Direct regional competitor serving primes in the same French supply-chain ecosystem.
• Valence Surface Technologies: US-headquartered provider of surface treatments, coatings and finishing for commercial aerospace and defense. Direct comparable given the same Nadcap-qualified, OEM-qualified business model serving primes.

Broad incumbents

• PPG Aerospace: Aerospace coatings division of PPG Industries, supplying paints, coatings and specialty materials to aircraft OEMs and tier suppliers. A broad incumbent with overlapping aerospace-coating capability but not a direct surface-treatment services peer.
• Element Solutions (Atotech): Specialty chemicals and coatings group with Atotech metal-finishing and aerospace surface-treatment exposure. A broader incumbent offering both chemistry supply and finishing services to aerospace and industrial customers.
• Henkel Aerospace: Industrial and aerospace adhesives, sealants and surface-treatment chemistry supplier. A broader incumbent providing enabling chemistries and surface solutions used by aerospace primes and finishing shops.
• Aalberts Surface Technologies: Division of Aalberts Industries providing heat treatment, surface treatment and coating services across Europe. A broader incumbent with wider geographic reach and diversified end-markets than Protec.

Others

• Safran (surface treatment operations): Aerospace prime with significant captive surface-treatment capability for in-house work. Relevant as both a customer and an adjacent operator that could choose to insource additional specialty processing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/protec-industrie

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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