Transports

What Transports does

Transports F.A.U. is a French moving and storage operator founded in 1995 and headquartered in Compans, Seine-et-Marne. The company delivers residential and commercial relocation services, secure storage, archiving, equipment rental, packing supplies, and domestic and international (including DOM-TOM) moves. Its owned operating asset base comprises 15 professional movers, a fleet of 5 heavy trucks plus 12 light vehicles, roughly 2,000 m³ of secured storage at Compans, and 300 containers of 8 m³ each at a Bondy facility, supported by approximately 1,000 m² of guarded depot space.

Name

Transports

Legal name

TRANSPORTS F.A.U.

Website

https://transportsfau.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Transports F.A.U. is a French moving and storage company based in Compans (Seine-et-Marne), serving residential, commercial, and public-sector clients across Île-de-France and nationally via the fadDEM network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Moving and Storage Services

NAICS

Used Household and Office Goods Moving (484210), Used Household and Office Goods Moving (48421)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Trucking (No Local) (4213)

akta.pro primary industry

Interstate Full-Service Door-to-Door Moving (Pack/Load/Transport/Unload) (HSAKABAH)

Keywords

• Residential moving services
• Commercial relocation
• Furniture transportation
• Secure storage facilities
• Moving supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Compans

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Residential Moving Services: Core revenue stream from relocating individuals, families, retirees, and civil servants across France, including international and DOM-TOM moves. Billed per move based on volume, distance, and service level chosen.
2. Commercial & Administrative Moving Services: Moving services for businesses, administrations, offices, social headquarters, libraries, and archives. Includes IT/bureautic transfers and industrial relocations.
3. Storage (Garde-meubles): Secure, monitored storage in 8m³ individual containers and palletized storage. Revenue from per-period storage fees. Locations: Compans 77 and Bondy 93.
4. Archivage (Archive Management): Archiving, storage, and destruction of client documents and records, offered as a complementary service to businesses and administrations.
5. Packing Supplies Sales: Sale of boxes, adhesives, wardrobe boxes, dish boxes, bubble wrap, polyethylene covers, and plastic sleeves for customers preparing their own moves or storing goods.
6. Equipment Rental: Rental of lifting equipment (hoist trucks/monte-meubles), trucks with driver, and other moving equipment for customers preferring partial-service or self-service moves.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Transports F.A.U. is a French moving and storage company based in Compans (Seine-et-Marne 77), serving Paris, Île-de-France, and the rest of France via long-distance groupage routes, with international and DOM-TOM relocations. It offers full-service residential and commercial moves, secure garde-meubles storage, archiving, heavy-object and piano transport, equipment rental (monte-meubles, trucks with driver), and sale of packing supplies. All moves are delivered by its own 15 in-house professional movers with no subcontracting.

Product overview

Transports F.A.U. operates as a traditional moving and storage company offering comprehensive relocation services primarily serving the Île-de-France region (Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis 93, Seine-et-Marne 77) with long-distance moving services across France. The company is part of the fadDEM network (France Armor Déménagements) and operates under the brand Déménagements Gilbert Morin. Core services include residential and commercial moving, administrative transfers, and secure storage (garde-meubles). Supporting services include truck rental with driver, moving lift rental, heavy object and piano transport, document archiving, and maritime transport for overseas moves. The company also sells packing materials and provides an online quote calculator tool. Services are delivered through a fleet of 5 carriers (35-60 m³) and 12 light commercial vehicles, supported by 15 professional movers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• fadDEM: Trademarked brand by France Armor Déménagements representing the company's professional moving services with quality guarantees.

Products and services

• Residential and Commercial Déménagement (Moving Services) Full-service moving for individuals, families, businesses, administrations, offices, libraries, and industrial sites across Paris, Île-de-France, and all of France via groupage routes.
• Transfert Administratif (Office and Administrative Transfer) Specialized relocation for offices, businesses, public administrations, social headquarters, libraries, archives, and IT/bureautic equipment, including industrial relocations.
• Garde-meubles (Secure Storage) Monitored, secure storage in individual 8 m³ containers at the Compans (77) and Bondy (93) sites, billed per period.
• Déménagement Militaires / Fonctionnaires (Military and Civil Servant Moves) Relocation services tailored for military personnel, civil servants, and government employees, including administrative procedures and special conditions for official transfers.
• Déménagement International / DOM-TOM International moving services including shipments to French overseas territories (DOM-TOM) and other international destinations.
• Transport Maritime (Maritime Transport) Overseas transport of household goods using specialized maritime containers and protective packing for international and DOM-TOM moves.
• Transport d'Objets Lourds et Pianos Specialized handling and transport for heavy or high-value items including grand and upright pianos, safes, pool tables, marble sideboards, motorcycles, boats, vehicles, and art objects.
• Location Monte-meubles (Moving Lift Rental) Rental of lifting equipment (hoist trucks / monte-meubles) for accessing upper floors during moves in Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis, Seine-et-Marne, and Hérault.
• Location Camion avec Chauffeur (Truck Rental with Driver) Rental of trucks with professional driver for customers who prefer a partial-service or self-service move.
• Archivage (Document Archiving) Secure archiving, storage, and destruction of client documents and records at the Compans and Bondy facilities for businesses and administrations.
• Vente d'Emballages et Fournitures (Packing Supplies Sales) Sale of packing materials and moving supplies (boxes, dish boxes, wardrobe boxes, adhesive tape, bubble wrap, polyethylene covers, mattress covers, fragile-item packaging) for self-packers and storage customers.
• Devis en Ligne avec Calculateur de Volume (Online Quote with Volume Calculator) Free online tool that estimates moving volume based on rooms and furniture inventory and generates a personalized free moving quote.

Quantifiable outcome

• Groupage network reduces move costs for customers through shared-load pricing on regular routes
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• France Armor Déménagements (fadDEM network)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1997Transports F.A.U. has been a member of the France Armor Déménagements network since 1997, operating under the fadDEM brand (marque déposée/trademark deposited by France Armor). This family-owned network originated in Brittany and provides a national framework for groupage routes, shared logistics infrastructure, professional standards, and brand recognition. As a member, Transports F.A.U. participates in national groupage operations and receives referrals for moves in the Île-de-France region. The partnership provides access to shared network resources including 540 vehicles, 710 employees, 48 hoist trucks, 40 forklifts, and 110,000 m³ of garde-meubles.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AGS Déménagements: Established international and domestic French mover with full-service relocation, storage and archiving capability. Same professional standards, similar storage-backed business model, larger geographic scale.
• Crown Relocations (Crown Worldwide Group): Global relocation provider with significant operations in France serving corporate and residential moves including DOM-TOM and international. Comparable premium moving and storage products targeting administration-heavy and expatriate relocations.
• DEMECO: National French moving and storage brand operating through a network of regional agencies. Comparable full-service product suite and reliance on a federation model similar to fadDEM.
• Santa Fe Relocation: International relocation and moving services group with presence in France. Comparable corporate and residential moving, secure storage, and archive services for multinational clients.
• Groupe Transalliance: French transport and logistics group with moving, freight and storage activities. Comparable trucking and storage infrastructure, broader logistics scope but overlapping customer base.

Direct peers

• France Armor Déménagements: Parent network under the fadDEM brand and direct operator of moving and storage services across France. Transports F.A.U. is a licensee/member — comparable product (residential/commercial moving, garde-meubles), same groupage economics and same Chambre Syndicale affiliation.
• Déménagements Brun: Regional and national French mover with full-service residential and commercial relocations and self-storage products. Same service catalogue and customer types as Transports F.A.U.
• Déménagements Masselin: Long-established French moving company with a national footprint, groupage operations and secure storage offering. Directly comparable moving + storage product mix and customer segments.
• Déménagements Sterne: French full-service moving company offering residential, commercial and international moves plus garde-meubles storage across the country. Same professional-charter positioning and target customer profile.

Emerging players

• Trusk (ex Allo Déménagement): Digital-first French moving platform aggregating professional movers via an instant-quote and booking flow. Represents the tech-led model disrupting traditional incumbents like Transports F.A.U.; materially comparable product (residential/commercial moves) but via a marketplace rather than owned-fleet delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Transports-FAU-1676075576046303
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/transports-f.a.u

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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