Samyl

What Samyl does

Samyl is a Spanish family-owned integrated facility services company founded in 1990 and headquartered in Valladolid, Spain, operating across six service lines: cleaning and hygienization (Limpieza), maintenance and installations covering electrical, HVAC, fire protection, and electronic security systems, environmental and landscaping services including pest control and waste management, auxiliary personnel outsourcing for hosts, receptionists, and back-office staff, sociosanitary services for dependent persons and socially excluded groups, and integrated facility management. The company serves enterprise and public-sector clients in healthcare, educational, industrial, agri-food, pharmaceutical, real estate, public administration, hospitality, and sports sectors across six Spanish regional offices (Madrid, Castilla y León, Galicia, Canarias, Baleares, Levante) and two Colombian offices (Bogotá, Eje Cafetero) via the Samyl Colombia and Sacyl subsidiaries. Sacyl in particular extends the platform into healthcare staffing administration for hospitals, EPSs, and IPSs.

Its technology backbone is an internally developed proprietary service-control software built by the I+D+i (R&D) department, providing operational management and coordination across the integrated facility management portfolio. Physical service innovations include ionized water cleaning systems, advanced microfiber methods, and ozone-based bactericide/virucide application. The company operates under an Integrated Management System certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 50001.

Samyl generates revenue through professional services contracts and managed services arrangements on a quote-based, direct-B2B basis with no public pricing. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting large corporations, hospitals, hotels, educational centers, and public institutions, with marketing primarily through the corporate website and direct client relationships. Disclosed 2022 revenue was €80 million with 15% year-over-year growth and a workforce of approximately 4,950 employees, placing Samyl in the TOP 10 of Spanish cleaning and building maintenance companies.

Name

Samyl

Legal name

Servicios Auxiliares de Mantenimiento y Limpieza S.L.

Website

https://samyl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Samyl is a Spanish family-owned integrated facility services company founded in 1990, providing cleaning, maintenance, environmental, auxiliary, and sociosanitary services to enterprise and public-sector clients across Spain and Colombia, with €80M revenue in 2022 and 4,950 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Facility Management Services

NAICS

Janitorial Services (561720), Facilities Support Services (56121), Services to Buildings and Dwellings (5617), Administrative and Support Services (561)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340), Services-Management Services (8741), Services-Help Supply Services (7363), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

General Commercial Janitorial (Recurring Contract Cleaning) (BPABABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Soft Services (Cleaning, Support, Mailroom) (BPABAAAB), Hard Services (MEP/HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing) (BPABAAAA), Construction Site Trailer & Temporary Facilities Cleaning (HSAEADAJ), Commercial Office & Corporate Janitorial (IMAIADAA)

Keywords

• Janitorial services
• Facility management
• Industrial cleaning
• Building maintenance
• Commercial cleaning

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Cleaning Services: Comprehensive cleaning and hygiene services for all types of facilities including hospitals, educational centers, commercial centers, industries, and airports. Includes maintenance cleaning, post-construction cleaning, height cleaning, and special cleaning services.
2. Maintenance and Installations: Integral maintenance solutions including electrical systems, HVAC/climate control, fire protection systems, electronic security systems, and minor installations. Services include predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance.
3. Environmental and Landscaping Services: Gardening and landscaping, pest control with ecological treatments, water and waste treatment, waste management, street cleaning, and playground conservation.
4. Auxiliary Services: Outsourcing of auxiliary personnel including hosts, control staff, receptionists, doormen, hospital services, sports facilities, school services, hotel services, administrative and back office support.
5. Healthcare-Social Services: Management of residences and day centers, home care services, management of centers for people at risk of social exclusion, and residences for people with disabilities.
6. Facility Management: Integrated facility management solutions coordinating all non-core business activities for clients, facilitating work environment productivity through comprehensive facility and contract management.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Samyl provides integrated facility management services to enterprise and institutional clients across Spain and Colombia. Its core offerings include professional cleaning and hygienization, integral maintenance of electrical, HVAC, fire protection and security systems, environmental and landscaping services, auxiliary personnel outsourcing (receptionists, doormen, hostesses), sociosanitary services (residences, day centers, home care), and integrated facility management that coordinates all non-core client activities under a single accountable contract.

Product overview

Samyl is a service company that operates as a unified portfolio of integrated facility management services rather than a single product. The core offerings include six main service lines: Limpieza (cleaning and hygienization), Mantenimiento e Instalaciones (maintenance and installations), Medio Ambiente y Paisajismo (environmental and landscaping services), Servicios Auxiliares (auxiliary/outsourcing services), Servicios Sociosanitarios (sociosanitary services), and Facility Management (integrated facility management coordination). The company also operates two sub-brands in Colombia: Sacyl (healthcare staffing administration) and Samyl Colombia (cleaning and outsourcing services). All services are supported by internally developed software for operational management and control. The company serves sectors including healthcare, education, industrial, agri-food, pharmaceutical, real estate, and public sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Limpieza (Cleaning and Hygienization) Comprehensive cleaning and hygienization services for buildings and facilities across sectors including hospitals, educational centers, commercial centers, industries, and airports. Includes maintenance cleaning, post-construction cleaning, high-altitude cleaning, garage cleaning, carpet cleaning, floor polishing, and graffiti removal.
• Mantenimiento e Instalaciones (Maintenance and Installations) Comprehensive maintenance solutions covering design, execution, and subsequent maintenance of electrical systems, HVAC systems, fire protection systems, electronic security systems, and minor installations including painting, locksmithing, and plumbing. Includes predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance.
• Medio Ambiente y Paisajismo (Environmental and Landscaping) Environmental and landscaping services including gardening, pest control with ecological treatments, sanitation, waste management, street cleaning, and conservation of furniture and playgrounds. Team includes professionals from landscaping, architecture, urban planning, chemical engineering, biology, agronomy, and project management.
• Servicios Auxiliares (Auxiliary Personnel Outsourcing) Outsourcing of auxiliary personnel including hostesses, control staff, receptionists, doormen, hospital services, sports services, school services, hotel services, administrative and back office services, and IT outsourcing. Custom-designed services available.
• Servicios Sociosanitarios (Sociosanitary Services) Sociosanitary services focused on improving quality of life for dependent people and fostering inclusion of vulnerable groups. Includes management of residences and day centers, home care services, and management of centers for people at risk of social exclusion.
• Facility Management (Integrated Facility Management) Integrated facility management solution that coordinates, plans, provides, and maintains productive work environments across all non-core client activities. Supported by internally developed software enabling comprehensive management and operational control.
• Sacyl (Healthcare Staffing Administration) Healthcare staffing administration subsidiary operating in Colombia, specializing in hiring, administration, and management of clinical personnel for hospitals (public and private), EPSs, and IPSs. Services include nursing auxiliaries, pathology auxiliaries, pharmacy auxiliaries, nursing professionals, radiology technologists, pharmacy managers, pharmaceutical chemists, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and stretcher bearers.
• Samyl Colombia (Colombian Cleaning and Outsourcing) Colombian cleaning company providing outsourcing services in multiple economic sectors. Offers institutional, commercial, industrial, hospital, and residential cleaning, technical cleaning (floor restoration, crystallization, polishing, diamond cuts, sealing), infrastructure maintenance, gardening and landscaping, and auxiliary services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15% year-over-year growth between 2021 and 2022
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Adecco Group: Adecco is a global HR services and staffing group with strong Iberian presence, competing in the same auxiliary/outsourced personnel services that Samyl provides through Servicios Auxiliares. Related through staffing overlap but not a direct cleaning competitor.
• ManpowerGroup: ManpowerGroup is a global staffing and workforce solutions company that competes with Samyl's auxiliary services and outsourcing lines, particularly in reception, administrative, and back-office personnel. Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than direct cleaning competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Sodexo: Sodexo is a global IFM and food services multinational with strong Spain presence across cleaning, maintenance, and benefit services. Directly comparable in IFM scope but at significantly greater scale and global reach than Samyl.
• Compass Group: Compass Group is a global contract foodservice and support services giant with adjacent IFM capabilities. While food-service led, its facility services segment competes for the same enterprise cleaning and support contracts that Samyl targets.
• ISS A/S: ISS is a global integrated facility services leader with significant Spain and Latin America presence, providing cleaning, workplace, and IFM services. Competes with Samyl for large enterprise and public-sector contracts at the top end of the market.
• CBRE Group: CBRE's Global Workplace Solutions provides integrated facility management and building services to corporate real estate clients. Competes with Samyl for corporate IFM contracts but operates at significantly greater scale and with a real-estate-led platform.
• Ferrovial Servicios: Ferrovial Servicios (now Serveo) is the services arm of Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial, providing facility management, cleaning, and maintenance across Spain and international markets. A broader incumbent competing for the same public-sector and infrastructure cleaning contracts as Samyl.

Direct peers

• Clece: Clece is a major Spanish IFM, cleaning, and social services provider owned by ACS/Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, with strong healthcare and public-sector exposure. Direct competitor in sociosanitary services, hospital cleaning, and public-sector tenders where Samyl operates.
• Eulen Grupo: Eulen is one of Spain's largest family-owned facility services and cleaning groups with similar multi-service offerings (cleaning, maintenance, auxiliary, sociosanitary) and a comparable Iberian footprint. Most directly comparable Spanish competitor to Samyl across vertical mix and customer segments.
• Serveo: Serveo (formerly part of Ferrovial Servicios) is a Spanish IFM and infrastructure services provider with strong public-sector and transport cleaning contracts. Operates in the same integrated facility services category with similar customer mix to Samyl.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SamylColombia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/samylservicios

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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