LPE Engenharia

What LPE Engenharia does

LPE Engenharia e Consultoria Ltda. is a privately held Brazilian civil engineering consultancy founded in 1993 and headquartered in São Paulo, specializing in industrial concrete floors and rigid concrete pavements. The firm provides end-to-end technical services covering structural design, concrete mix development, execution monitoring, and quality certification — anchored by its pioneer status in F-Number flatness and levelness measurement in Brazil, with certification from Face Construction Technologies Inc. since November 1995 and unique ownership of four Type II Dipstick profilographs. Over 30 years, LPE has executed more than 7,600 projects encompassing nearly 100 million square meters of designed floors, serving enterprise clients in logistics, retail/atacarejo, airports, ports, and industrial road systems.

The company's service portfolio spans Industrial Floors Consulting, Concrete Pavements, Port Pavements, Airport Pavements, Road Systems, F-Number Measurement, Technical Consulting, and on-site Technical Follow-up. Technological differentiators include 3D Laser Scanning combined with augmented reality visualization (deployed on the ~120,000 m² Golgi Rodoanel project), BIM methodology implementation aligned with ISO 19650/NBR 15965, and proprietary mix design expertise incorporating shrinkage-compensating admixtures and metallic/macro fiber reinforcement. The firm is led by Director-President Wagner Gasparetto, who concurrently serves as president of ANAPRE, and founder Publio Penna Firme Rodrigues.

LPE operates a project-based B2B consulting model with no public pricing, quoting each engagement individually based on scope, area, and complexity, typically on multi-year contracts with enterprise clients. Go-to-market is direct technical sales and reputation-driven, supported by an active content and event presence including the 'Piso em Foco' newsletter, technical publications, podcast appearances, and presentations at the Brazilian Concrete Congress (CBC). Customer segments span logistics developers (Libercon, BTS Properties, Autonomy Investimentos), large retailers (Assaí, Leroy Merlin, Flex Atacarejo, Spani), and construction firms (EJ Construtora, Plano Engenharia, SGO Construções, Comaro Engenharia, Alphapiso, Gran Nobre). Geographic operations are concentrated in São Paulo state with documented cross-border work in Paraguay (Ciudad del Este).

Name

LPE Engenharia

Legal name

LPE ENGENHARIA E CONSULTORIA LTDA.

Website

https://lpe.eng.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LPE Engenharia is a São Paulo-based civil engineering consultancy, founded in 1993, that specializes in industrial concrete floor and pavement design, F-Number quality measurement, and execution monitoring for enterprise logistics, retail, airport, and port clients across Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Floor Design and Engineering Consultancy: Core revenue stream from providing comprehensive engineering consultancy for industrial concrete floors, including structural project design, concrete mix development, construction planning, and execution monitoring.
2. Quality Measurement and Certification Services: F-Number measurement services using proprietary Dipstick profilograph equipment to assess floor flatness (FF) and levelness (FL), providing clients with certified quality assessments for industrial floor acceptance.
3. Technical Consultancy and Advisory: Technical opinions and advisory reports on floor and pavement structures, structural and operational capacity evaluations, and recommendations for structural adequacy of existing facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

LPE Engenharia is a civil engineering consultancy specializing in industrial concrete floors and rigid concrete pavements. The firm delivers end-to-end services including structural floor design, concrete mix development, on-site execution monitoring, and certified F-Number quality measurement for logistics, retail, port, airport, and industrial clients across Brazil. It supplements these core services with BIM modeling, 3D laser scanning with augmented reality visualization, and technical opinions on existing floor and pavement structures.

Product overview

LPE Engenharia is a specialized civil engineering consulting firm with over 30 years of experience in industrial floors and concrete pavements. The company operates as a single integrated service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture, providing end-to-end engineering consulting from project design through execution follow-up. Core services include Industrial Floors Consulting (Pisos Industriais) with its quality management system, Concrete Pavements for various applications (ports, airports, roads), F-Numbers measurement services, Technical Consulting, and Technical Follow-up. The portfolio includes specialized technology services such as 3D Laser Scanner with Augmented Reality for real-time floor quality assessment. The company serves logistics, retail, and industrial sectors with projects including logistics centers, distribution centers, and retail stores. Notable projects include the Golgi Rodoanel project in Mauá-SP and the Lyon Distribution Center Phase II in Itupeva-SP. The company also produces technical publications, participates in podcasts, and implements BIM methodology in their projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Floors Consulting (Pisos Industriais) Comprehensive engineering consulting service for industrial concrete floor projects, covering data collection, executive project detailing, work planning, execution control, and specialized technical follow-up to ensure durability and achievement of client-specified F-Numbers for planarity and leveling. Sold to enterprise clients such as logistics developers and retail chains.
• Concrete Pavements Consulting Engineering consulting for rigid concrete pavements, including reinforced or structurally armed concrete, prestressed concrete, fiber-reinforced concrete with metallic or macrofibers, and simple concrete solutions adapted for Brazilian conditions. Sold to industrial facility, port, airport, and road system clients.
• Port Pavements Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 59% increase in load-bearing capacity with 0.5% (40 kg/m³) steel fiber addition in fiber-reinforced concrete beams (from structural testing program)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 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

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, core, major and minor.

• Hengelhoef Concrete Joints NV (HCJ)strategicTechnology or Integration · 1 June 2024LPE Engenharia was invited by HCJ, a major international manufacturer of metal joints for concrete floors, to visit their industrial plant in Genk, Belgium. The visit included technical exchange on load transfer efficiency in joints and presentations of LPE's own design concepts. Technical visits to active floor construction sites were also conducted. HCJ specializes in solutions for improving the performance and durability of concrete floors with focus on edge protection and crack control, having contributed to over 1,000 projects in approximately 40 countries including Amazon, IKEA, DHL, and Coca-Cola.
• Comaro EngenhariacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerComaro Engenharia is a recurring execution partner for floor projects. Notable collaborations include the Golgi Rodoanel project in Mauá-SP (120,000 m²) and the Centro de Distribuição Cariacica-ES, where LPE provided consultancy and Comaro executed the floors, achieving excellent F-Number results exceeding project specifications.
• AlphapisocoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAlphapiso is a specialized floor execution company that serves as the on-site contractor for multiple LPE-designed projects including the Assaí Marginal Tietê store and the Galpão Logístico Raposo Tavares km 39 project.
• EJ ConstrutoramajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEJ Construtora was the main contractor for the Flex Atacarejo Itatiba project where LPE provided floor design and execution monitoring. The project's engineer praised LPE's solutions and service quality, indicating a strong collaborative relationship.
• Libercon EngenhariacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLibercon Engenharia is a key client ordering floor projects and consultancy services. LPE has provided floor design for multiple Libercon logistics centers including Centro de Distribuição Lyon Phase II in Itupeva-SP (120,000 m²) and the Galpão Logístico Raposo Tavares km 39.
• BTS PropertiesmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBTS Properties is the real estate client for the Centro de Distribuição Cariacica-ES project, where LPE provided full floor consultancy services from concrete mix development through F-Number measurement.
• Plano EngenhariamajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPlano Engenharia is the construction company client for multiple retail floor projects including Assaí Mooca (transformation) and Assaí Penha, where LPE provided technical consultancy and execution support.
• Gran Nobre Piso IndustriaismajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGran Nobre Piso Industriais was the floor execution contractor for the Centro de Distribuição Lyon Phase II project in Itupeva-SP (120,000 m²), working under LPE's design and technical monitoring.
• PolipisominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPolipiso was involved alongside Alphapiso in the execution of the high-resistance cementitious coating for the Assaí Penha transformation project.
• SGO ConstruçõesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSGO Construções was the construction company executing the Golgi Rodoanel project in Mauá-SP, where LPE provided the floor design and Comaro Engenharia executed the concrete floors.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Sika AG: Swiss global leader in construction chemicals, including concrete admixtures, fiber-reinforced systems, and industrial flooring solutions. Overlaps with LPE in the concrete floor specification ecosystem and could bundle engineering advisory services alongside its materials.
• Bekaert: Belgian multinational and leading supplier of Dramix steel fibers used to reinforce industrial concrete floors. Adjacent value-chain player in the same end-market — LPE specifies Bekaert-type fibers in its designs — and a potential competitor if it expands into design services.
• MAPEI: Italian construction chemicals multinational with a substantial industrial flooring product line and admixture portfolio. Comparable to LPE at the materials-and-specification layer, with growing technical-service offerings that overlap with engineering consultancy.
• BASF Master Builders Solutions: Global construction chemicals division of BASF providing concrete admixtures, fiber reinforcement, and flooring systems. Operates in the same end-market and increasingly offers technical support services that compete with specialty floor consultancies.
• Saint-Gobain Weber: Construction chemicals arm of Saint-Gobain with significant Brazilian presence under the Quartzolit brand (interviewed LPE's director-president for a market feature). Provides concrete coatings, admixtures, and floor systems that intersect with LPE's specification scope.

Regional players

• Structural Group: US specialty contractor and engineering firm focused on concrete restoration, strengthening, and infrastructure repair. Comparable to LPE in the engineering services layer for concrete structures, though operating in a different geography and with a contractor (not pure-consultancy) model.
• W. R. Meadows: US-based manufacturer of concrete products, sealers, and floor-related construction materials with North American focus. Comparable to LPE in serving the industrial concrete floor ecosystem, though not active in Brazil.

Others

• Face Construction Technologies Inc. Owner and licensor of the Dipstick profilograph / F-Number methodology that LPE uses and is certified for since 1995. Functions as a technology partner and standards body rather than direct competitor, but defines the technical framework within which LPE operates.

Direct peers

• Hengelhoef Concrete Joints NV (HCJ): Belgian specialist in metal joints for industrial concrete floors, active across ~40 countries including Amazon, IKEA, DHL, and Coca-Cola. Operates in the same technical niche as LPE (load-transfer, joint design, durability optimization for high-traffic industrial floors) and is already a strategic technical partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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