Ad3

What Ad3 does

AD3 is a French private B2B services company headquartered in Dardilly, near Lyon, that manages personal laundry care for residents of medical-social establishments. Founded in 1998, the company serves nursing homes (EHPAD), daycare centers (crèches), and disability facilities across France through a customer base of more than 700 establishments covering over 50,000 residents. The firm employs between 501 and 1,000 people and is structured as a Société par actions simplifiée (SAS) with €152,465.245 of capital.

The company's service portfolio is organized around four operational models: Solution interne (on-site laundry management with AD3-staffed workers), Solution externe (fully outsourced processing through AD3's 18 RABC-certified external laundries), Solution mutualisée (shared multi-establishment laundry inside a client's own facility), and Solution matériel (equipment supply and consultancy). An emergency Dépannage service covers continuity when client facilities are unavailable. Underlying technology includes RFID chips and QR code-based garment identification for traceability, aqua-cleaning wash/dry systems with microbiological and virucidal capabilities, and a client extranet portal (ad3client.fr) that lets establishments track residents' linen remotely. All external laundries and decentralized units operate under the RABC (Risk Analysis and Biocontamination Control) hygiene standard.

AD3 generates revenue through recurring B2B service contracts billed monthly with budgets adapted to each establishment's occupancy rate. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales, with each account managed by a dedicated Chef de secteur who follows the client through the contract lifecycle, supplemented by presence at sector trade shows (Salon AGE3, Salon HANDI 4) and a monthly newsletter. The company holds GDPR/RGPD-compliant data handling practices and earned a 94/100 score on the French Gender Equality Index in 2025. There are no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, or parent company relationships, indicating founder-controlled, organically funded operations.

Name

Ad3

Legal name

Société par actions simplifiée au capital de 152.465,245 EUR

Website

https://ad3.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

AD3 is a French B2B services company managing personal laundry for residents of medical-social establishments including nursing homes, daycare centers, and disability facilities. It operates 178 laundries serving 700+ clients and 50,000+ residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Laundry Services

NAICS

Linen and Uniform Supply (81233), Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) (812320)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical / Healthcare Laundry Pickup & Delivery (Clinics, Dental, Vet) (HSAJACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Commercial / B2B Laundry Pickup & Delivery (SMBs, Gyms, Salons, Restaurants) (HSAJACAE)

Keywords

• Commercial laundry services
• Healthcare linen care
• Medical-social laundry
• Textile hygiene services
• Resident linen management

Headquarters

HQ city

Dardilly

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Laundry Management Services: B2B contractual services for personal laundry care of residents in medical-social establishments. Services include garment marking, collection, washing, drying, folding, ironing, sewing repairs, packaging by resident, and delivery. Pricing is likely structure-based on establishment size and occupancy rate. The company offers flexible billing with a monthly budget adapted to occupancy rates.
2. Equipment Solutions: Equipment provision, installation, and maintenance services for on-site laundries including negotiated terms with supplier partners, national installer/dealer network, and facility management expertise

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AD3 provides personal laundry care services for residents of medical-social establishments in France, including nursing homes (EHPAD), daycares, and disability facilities. Services include garment marking, collection, washing, drying, ironing, sewing repairs, and resident-level packaging, delivered through four service models: on-site management, fully outsourced, shared mutualized, and equipment-only solutions. The company operates a national network of 18 external laundries, 30 shared laundries, and 130 on-site facilities with RABC-certified processes and RFID/QR code traceability.

Product overview

AD3 operates a multi-model personal linen care service portfolio for medical-social establishments (EHPAD, nurseries, disability facilities). The core offering (Prestation) provides a controlled, hygienically certified laundry cycle with marking, washing, drying, folding, ironing, sewing, and resident-level film wrapping, delivering clean laundry within 48 hours. This is delivered through four service configurations: Solution interne (on-site laundry managed by AD3), Solution externe (fully outsourced to AD3's 18 certified RABC laundries), Solution mutualisée (shared multi-establishment laundry in the client's own facility), and Solution matériel (equipment and consultancy-only package). Depannage provides emergency continuity coverage. The portfolio is supported by La traçabilité (RFID/QR code traceability technology), Le suivi (dedicated account management), and a client extranet portal for linen tracking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% customer satisfaction rate
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Equipment SuppliersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSupplier partners providing laundry equipment with negotiated conditions as part of AD3's solution matériel offering

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Image'IN (Blanchisserie Industrielle): Image'IN is a French industrial laundry operator serving healthcare and hospitality customers. As a France-based industrial laundry peer, it competes with AD3 in similar customer verticals with overlapping geographic coverage.
• Hôpital de la Blanchisserie de Lyon (BHL): BHL is a French hospital laundry cooperative serving healthcare establishments in the Lyon/Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is a regional competitor to AD3's external laundry network in the same geographic market.

Direct peers

• Berendsen (Sodexo Benefits & Rewards): Berendsen was a major European workwear and textile services company acquired by Elis in 2017. Through Sodexo's adjacent services, it represents a comparable recurring textile rental business model serving healthcare and commercial customers in Europe.
• CWS International: CWS is a German-listed European provider of workwear, hygiene, and mat services with rental and laundering business models. It is a direct competitor in healthcare and care facility textile services across European markets.
• Alsco (Alsco France): Alsco is a US-founded family-owned industrial laundry and uniform rental company with operations in France. It directly competes with AD3 in uniform and linen rental services for healthcare, hospitality, and industrial customers in the French market.
• Lindstrom Oy: Lindstrom is a Finnish family-owned workwear and textile rental services company operating across Europe and Asia. It directly competes with AD3 in recurring textile rental and laundering for healthcare and service-sector customers with comparable subscription economics.
• Elis SA: Elis is a French-listed multinational industrial laundry and hygiene services company, the largest in Europe. It directly competes with AD3 in healthcare linen rental, flat linen, and workwear, serving hospitals and care homes across France and Europe with a much broader portfolio.
• Clean Linen (Geodis subsidiary): Clean Linen is a French industrial laundry operator serving hospitality, healthcare, and restaurants with linen rental and laundering services. It directly competes with AD3's flat linen and healthcare laundering offerings in France.

Broad incumbents

• Rentokil Initial plc: Rentokil Initial is a UK-listed global hygiene services conglomerate offering workwear and textile services alongside pest control and washroom hygiene. It competes with AD3 in textile services for healthcare and commercial customers, though as part of a much broader portfolio.

Emerging players

• Lav'Pro: Lav'Pro is a French industrial laundry services company with focus on hospitality, healthcare, and corporate clients. It represents an emerging smaller-scale peer competing with AD3 in French healthcare and commercial laundry segments.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AD3-100080294474208
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ad3-linge

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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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