What Perene does

Perene S.A. is a privately held Portuguese B2B services company founded in 1999 and headquartered in São Julião do Tojal, Loures (Lisbon Metropolitan Area). The company operates three strategic divisions: Perene Ambiente (integrated vegetation control combining mechanical and chemical methods, forestry management, and green-area maintenance), Perene Construção Civil e Obras Públicas (civil construction, slope stabilization, and public works under Construction License Nº 50885), and Perene Serviços Municipais (urban arboriculture, playground maintenance, graffiti removal, water-feature maintenance). It serves Portuguese municipalities, transportation infrastructure operators (roads and railways), and industrial facilities including petrochemical, energy, and renewable-energy sites. The business model is sales-led, based on direct procurement contracts with public administration and enterprise clients; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Service delivery relies on a directly employed workforce of more than 200 staff across dozens of teams and on a company-owned fleet of specialized machines and equipment (including vehicles adapted for railway herbicide application), enabling operational autonomy. Since 2007, Perene has maintained integrated certification under ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 14001 (Environment), and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health & Safety), which functions as a procurement prerequisite for many public-sector contracts. The company has no disclosed external investors, no parent entity, no funding rounds, and no AI/ML or software products in its offering.

Name

Perene

Legal name

PERENE S.A.

Website

https://perene.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Perene S.A. is a privately held Portuguese B2B services company that provides integrated vegetation control, green-area maintenance, civil construction, and municipal services to municipalities, transportation infrastructure operators, and industrial clients across Portugal, using its own 200+ person workforce and specialized equipment fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Municipal Services

NAICS

Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating (115112)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Invasive Species & Weed Management (BPABADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forest Management & Silviculture Services (Cruising, Planning, Compliance) (IMAMAAAD), Wildfire Fuel Reduction & Prescribed Burning (AFAMAAAF)

Keywords

• Vegetation control services
• Green area maintenance
• Municipal services
• Civil construction works
• Forestry management

Headquarters

HQ city

Loures

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Services Contracts: Ongoing contracts with municipalities for green areas maintenance, urban cleaning, and municipal services. These are recurring service contracts with public entities.
2. Vegetation Control Services: Specialized vegetation control services for roads, railways, industrial areas, and urban environments. Includes both mechanical and chemical treatments.
3. Civil Construction and Public Works: Construction and public works including slope stabilization, civil construction, and infrastructure projects. Construction license number 50885.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Perene S.A. is a Portuguese service company providing integrated vegetation control (mechanical and chemical methods), green area maintenance, forestry management, civil construction and public works, and municipal services. Operations span three divisions serving municipalities, road and railway operators, and industrial facilities across Portugal with own workforce of over 200 employees and a proprietary equipment fleet.

Product overview

Perene S.A. is a services company offering three main strategic divisions: Perene Ambiente (environmental services including integrated vegetation control, forestry, and green area maintenance), Perene Construção Civil e Obras Públicas (civil construction and public works with slope stabilization), and Perene Serviços Municipais (municipal services including urban arboriculture, playground maintenance, and graffiti removal). The portfolio includes specialized sub-services under each division, all delivered with integrated quality, environment, and safety certifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Perene Ambiente: Environmental services division specializing in vegetation control, green areas, and forestry management.
• Perene Construção Civil e Obras Públicas
• Perene Serviços Municipais

Products and services

• Perene Ambiente Environmental services division specializing in integrated vegetation control (mechanical and chemical), green area maintenance, forest management, and vegetation control services for roads, railways, and industrial areas. Targets municipalities, transportation operators, and industrial clients.
• Perene Construção Civil e Obras Públicas (Civil Construction and Public Works) Civil construction and public works division offering construction services, slope and embankment stabilization, and infrastructure development. Operates under Construction License number 50885. Targets public administration and infrastructure clients.
• Perene Serviços Municipais (Municipal Services) Municipal services division providing urban arboriculture, children's playground maintenance, graffiti cleaning and removal, and water feature maintenance services. Targets Portuguese municipalities and public administration.
• Controlo de Vegetação (Vegetation Control) Integrated vegetation control services combining mechanical and chemical methods for roads, railways, industrial areas, and urban environments, including herbicide treatments with equipment adapted for railway application. Delivers treatment speeds 6-8x faster than mechanical cutting. Targets road authorities, railway operators, and industrial facilities.
• Floresta (Forestry Services) Forestry management and exploitation services including primary and secondary network constitution, firebreak management, riparian gallery maintenance, and PDR 2014-2020 grant application support. Targets landowners and forestry clients in Portugal.
• Áreas Verdes (Green Areas Maintenance) Green space maintenance including lawn maintenance, irrigation systems maintenance (with 24-hour availability teams), green space requalification, and landscape architecture and construction services. Operates with about 140 daily collaborators. Certified under integrated QAS certification since 2007. Targets municipalities and public administration.

Quantifiable outcome

• Treatment speed 6-8 times higher with herbicide application compared to mechanical cutting
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Irrigation System Equipment ManufacturerssupportiveTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partnerships with representatives of the most renowned brands of irrigation equipment and management software, supporting the company's irrigation system maintenance services

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• STIHL (Andreas STIHL): Global manufacturer of professional outdoor power equipment used in vegetation control and landscaping; adjacent ecosystem participant whose products underpin Perene's mechanical vegetation management capability.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Iberia: Iberian subsidiary of global environmental services group Veolia, active in municipal and industrial environmental contracts in Portugal and Spain; competes on large bundled tenders where Perene also bids.
• Urbaser (PreZero): Iberian and global municipal services giant (now operating under PreZero within the Schwarz Group) covering urban cleaning, green-area maintenance, and environmental contracts; competes with Perene for integrated municipal tenders.
• FCC Medio Ambiente: Spanish environmental services arm of FCC, a major Iberian municipal services incumbent offering green-area maintenance, vegetation control, and urban services at much greater scale; overlaps directly with Perene's municipal and vegetation-control offering.
• Ferrovial Servicios: Infrastructure services division of Ferrovial, including vegetation control, road, and railway infrastructure maintenance across Iberia; comparable customer base to Perene's transportation infrastructure segment.
• Acciona Servicios: Iberian infrastructure and environmental services arm of Acciona, active in municipal maintenance, vegetation management, and sustainability-driven public contracts; broad competitor for the same municipal RFP pool as Perene.
• Sacyr Servicios: Services arm of Sacyr group operating in municipal services, infrastructure maintenance, and concession management across Iberia; comparable to Perene in road and municipal infrastructure maintenance scope.

Direct peers

• SUMA: Portuguese municipal and environmental services provider with overlapping green-area maintenance, urban cleaning, and waste contracts with municipalities; the closest domestic direct peer to Perene's municipal services division.
• Eulen Servicios Medioambientales: Iberian facility and environmental services provider with explicit green-area and urban maintenance offerings; directly comparable to Perene's municipal services and vegetation control portfolio.

Emerging players

• Paisaje del Sur: Spanish landscaping and environmental services specialist focused on green-area design, construction, and maintenance; an emerging regional peer comparable to Perene's green-area division but smaller in scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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