Replacement Service France

What Replacement Service France does

Service de Remplacement France is a non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in 1974 that operates the national federated network of agricultural replacement services in France. Its core function is to match salaried replacement workers (agents de remplacement) with member farm operators (exploitants agricoles) who need coverage for holidays, training, illness, accidents, maternity, paternity, professional responsibilities, and a range of other absence types. The network comprises over 200 local and departmental associations across metropolitan France and overseas territories, governed by volunteer farmers and coordinated from the Paris headquarters.

Name

Replacement Service France

Legal name

Service de Remplacement France

Website

https://servicederemplacement.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Service de Remplacement France is a 1974-founded non-profit federation operating 200+ local associations that supply salaried replacement workers to 66,332 member French farmers during absences for leave, illness, maternity, paternity, training, and professional duties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Staffing Services

NAICS

Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders (115115), Temporary Help Services (561320), Support Activities for Animal Production (1152)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Seasonal & Migrant Farm Labor Staffing (AFACAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Dairy & Livestock Labor Staffing (Milking, Feeding, Barn Crew) (AFACAHAF)

Keywords

• Agricultural replacement services
• Farm worker staffing
• Agricultural employer groups
• Farm absence coverage
• Rural labor services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership and Service Fees: Service de Remplacement France is a Loi 1901 association (non-profit organization) that provides replacement services to agricultural farmers through a network of local associations. The organization is directed by volunteer farmers and appears to operate through membership fees and service charges to member farmers who use replacement services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Service de Remplacement France operates a nationwide network of local employer-group associations (groupements d'employeurs) that recruit, train, and dispatch replacement workers (agents de remplacement) to French agricultural farmers during periods of absence. Coverage is provided for holidays, training, illness, accidents, maternity, paternity, and professional responsibilities, ensuring continuity of farm operations across all French departments and overseas territories.

Product overview

Service de Remplacement France is a network of employer associations (groupements d'employeurs) operating under the loi 1901 structure. The organization connects agricultural farm operators (exploitants agricoles) who need coverage during absences with trained replacement agents (agents de remplacement). The national organization coordinates regional and departmental branches that provide services across all of France, including overseas territories. The core offering is the replacement worker staffing service, with services categorized by absence type: leave, training, illness/accident, maternity, paternity, and professional responsibilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agricultural Replacement Service (Service de Remplacement) A national network of employer groups providing replacement workers (agents de remplacement) to cover farmer absences due to leave, training, illness, accident, maternity, paternity, or professional responsibilities, ensuring continuity of agricultural operations for member farm operators.
• Regional/Departmental Replacement Services Local branches of the Service de Remplacement network operating across all French departments and overseas territories (Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane) that connect member farmers with replacement agents in their area through face-to-face service.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.5 million hours of replacement services delivered in 2023
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LIDL FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLIDL France has renewed its partnership with the Services de Remplacement. As a major retailer of agricultural products, this partnership supports the agricultural sector and the replacement services that enable farm continuity.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• MSA (Mutualité Sociale Agricole): French social-security fund for the agricultural sector, including financing the new birth leave benefit applicable to Service de Remplacement usage. Comparable as a major institutional partner and French agricultural-sector stakeholder, though MSA is social-security rather than staffing.
• Manpower France: Global staffing firm with French agricultural placement, providing temporary labor supply to farms and agribusiness. Comparable as a competitor in agricultural labor supply, though Manpower is a multi-sector for-profit rather than agricultural-focused.
• Chambres d'Agriculture (France): Network of French agricultural chambers providing advisory and support services to French farmers, including labor-related guidance. Comparable as a nationwide institutional network serving the same farmer customer base with operational support services.
• Randstad France: Major global staffing firm with French operations including agricultural labor placement. Comparable as a temporary staffing provider competing for agricultural assignments, though operating as a multi-sector for-profit rather than agricultural specialist.
• FNCUMA (Fédération Nationale des Cuma): Federation of agricultural cooperatives for shared equipment use among French farmers. Comparable as a large, federated, farmer-led organization providing operational support to French agriculture, though focused on equipment rather than labor.
• AGRICA: French agricultural-sector social protection and employee benefits group. Comparable as a complementary agricultural-sector institution serving the same farmer and farm-employee population, though focused on social protection rather than labor supply.
• Adecco France: Major global staffing firm with French operations including agricultural placements. Comparable as a competitor in labor supply for the agricultural sector, though Adecco is a for-profit, multi-sector staffing player rather than an agricultural specialist.

Direct peers

• ANEFA (Association Nationale Emploi Formation en Agriculture): French national association focused on agricultural employment and training, with a similar mission to Service de Remplacement France of matching labor supply and demand in the agricultural sector. Closely aligned on target population (French farmers and farm workers) and labor-market intermediation role.
• APECITA: French association for employment of agricultural executives, technicians, and engineers. Comparable to Service de Remplacement France in providing agricultural-sector recruitment and staffing services, though APECITA focuses more on technical/managerial roles.

Emerging players

• Hays France: International recruitment firm with French operations across multiple sectors including agribusiness. Comparable as a recruitment competitor for skilled agricultural professionals, though focused on permanent placement rather than temporary replacement like Service de Remplacement.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SRemplacement51
• Facebookfacebook.com/servicederemplacement
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/service-de-remplacement-france

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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