Videsa

What Videsa does

Videsa SA is a Valais-based environmental services company founded in 1966, specializing in sanitation and wastewater infrastructure services across the Swiss canton of Valais. The company operates six core service lines: Curage/Débouchage/Vidange (sewer cleaning, drain unblocking, and septic tank emptying), Service Immeuble (building drainage maintenance for property managers), Location de WC Mobiles (rental of portable sanitation units for events and construction), Travaux Spéciaux (vacuum excavation, industrial sludge dewatering, and pipe rehabilitation), TV Vidéo Canal (rotating-camera pipe inspection with Wincan VX-compliant reporting and radiolocation network detection), and TRIVA SA (treatment and valorization of road depot sludge and road sweepings with sand recovery). The technical stack combines specialized physical equipment — 800-bar high-pressure jetting systems, suction excavators capable of non-destructive trenching down to DN 200mm, and 360-degree rotating inspection cameras with 300m cable autonomy — with two wholly-owned subsidiaries (TV Video Canal SA and TRIVA SA) that extend the vertical service chain.

Videsa serves five customer segments: municipal and cantonal administrations (primary), industrial and trade businesses (primary), private individuals (primary), property owners and real estate managers (primary), and public establishments (secondary). The company operates three regional branch offices in Sion (headquarters), Martigny, and Monthey, providing complete canton-wide coverage with a 24/7 toll-free hotline (0800 0800 05). Pricing is exclusively quote-based with no public rate disclosure, and services are delivered on-site by field technicians and specialized equipment operators. The company holds the Valais Excellence regional quality certification and is governed by the Glassey family, with Mylène Glassey and Pierre-Antoine Glassey serving as co-directors and multiple other Glassey family members occupying operational management positions.

The business model is asset-heavy and service-based, generating revenue through per-engagement sanitation contracts, recurring municipal infrastructure maintenance, mobile toilet rentals on flexible terms (1 day through 1 year), and managed-services revenue from TRIVA SA's waste processing. Geographic scope is intentionally narrow — the company operates only within Valais and explicitly does not claim any global footprint — making it a regionally dominant specialist rather than a scalable platform. Marketing is conducted primarily through the website, a dedicated mobile toilet e-commerce channel, and an Instagram presence (@videsa_sa), with no inbound digital demand generation infrastructure or app ecosystem.

Name

Videsa

Legal name

Videsa SA

Website

https://videsa.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Videsa SA is a family-owned Swiss environmental services company founded in 1966 that provides sanitation, drain cleaning, video pipe inspection, vacuum excavation, mobile toilet rental, and waste valorization services to municipalities, industries, property managers, and private individuals across the Valais canton.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sion

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sanitation Services (Curage/Débouchage/Vidange): Core sanitation services including drain cleaning, unclogging, and septic tank emptying for administrations, industries, and private individuals. Services include emergency pollution response and flood interventions.
2. Building Services (Service Immeuble): Building drainage services including rainwater grid emptying, lifting station maintenance, column and drain cleaning, and portable camera inspections for property owners and real estate managers.
3. Mobile Toilet Rental (WC Mobiles): Rental of mobile chemical toilets, urinals, mobile showers with water heaters, mobile sinks, VIP trailer toilets, and container toilets. Serves events, construction sites, and public hygiene needs.
4. Special Works (Travaux Spéciaux): Suction excavation, industrial sludge dewatering, special waste transport, pipe milling, 4x4+tracked vehicle access for difficult terrain, container cleaning, and pipe rehabilitation services.
5. Treatment Center Processing (TRIVA SA): Processing and valorization of road depot sludge, sand trap waste, and road sweepings with sand recovery for municipalities and road authorities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Videsa is a Swiss sanitation services company that provides sewer and drain cleaning, grease trap and septic tank emptying, mobile toilet rental, building sanitation services, special excavation works, and video pipe inspection to administrations, industries, property managers, and private individuals across the canton of Valais. The company also operates a wastewater treatment center (TRIVA SA) that processes collected waste streams, and runs a video inspection subsidiary (TV Vidéo Canal SA).

Product overview

Videsa SA is a specialist sanitation company founded in 1966, offering a comprehensive portfolio of environmental and infrastructure services in Valais, Switzerland. The company operates a unified service model organized around six interconnected core offerings: Curage/Débouchage/Vidange (sewer cleaning and emptying), Service Immeuble (building drainage maintenance), Location de WC Mobiles (mobile sanitation rentals), Travaux Spéciaux (vacuum excavation and special works), TV Vidéo Canal (video pipe inspection and diagnostics), and Centre de Traitement/Triva SA (sludge treatment and valorization). These services serve municipal administrations, industrial clients, artisans, property managers, and private homeowners across three operational locations in Sion, Martigny, and Monthey, with 24/7 availability. The Valais Excellence certification recognizes the company's commitment to regional quality standards and environmental protection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TV Video Canal: Video inspection and canal monitoring services including camera inspection, network detection, smoke testing, and leak testing.
• TRIVA

Products and services

• Curage / Débouchage / Vidange (Sewer Cleaning, Drain Unblocking, Tank Emptying) Core sanitation service combining sewer cleaning (curage), drain unblocking (débouchage), and emptying of grease traps and septic tanks (vidange). Offered to administrations, industries, property managers, and private individuals across Valais with 24/7 emergency response.
• Service Immeuble (Building Sanitation Services)
• Location de WC Mobiles (Mobile Toilet Rental)
• Travaux Spéciaux (Special Works / Excavation)
• TV Vidéo Canal (Video Pipe Inspection)
• Centre de Traitement TRIVA SA (Wastewater Treatment Center)

Quantifiable outcome

• 600m inspection autonomy with 300m cable
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Valais ExcellencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in Valais Excellence represents a further step in the company's integration into the Valais economic fabric, in compliance with the values defended by the organization. The certification proves the leadership's commitment to promoting Valais in partnership with companies linked to Valais-Excellence.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SUEZ (now SDEA / Lyonnaise des Eaux Suisse): International water and waste services group with Swiss municipal contracts. Broader incumbent that competes with Videsa for cantonal-level wastewater and treatment work.
• REMONDIS Suisse: European waste and recycling group with Swiss operations across wastewater, sludge, and industrial services. Comparable to Videsa in wastewater handling; competes with TRIVA SA for sludge valorization volumes.
• Veolia Suisse: Global environmental services incumbent with significant Swiss water and wastewater operations. Overlaps with Videsa's broader sanitation portfolio but operates at national scale rather than regional niche.
• TOI TOI & DIXI (Initial Group): European mobile sanitation rental leader (chemical toilets, container toilets, event hygiene). Directly comparable to Videsa's Location de WC Mobiles line; broad incumbent versus Videsa's regional scope.

Direct peers

• A. Tschümperlin AG: Swiss specialist in sewer rehabilitation, TV inspection, and wastewater services. Closely comparable to Videsa's TV Vidéo Canal subsidiary and special works line.
• Meier Jäggi AG: Swiss sanitation and wastewater services company operating across multiple cantons. Comparable in offering — drain cleaning, sewer inspection, sludge transport — and competes for the same municipal and industrial contracts as Videsa.
• Suter Gruppe: Swiss market leader in sewer and drainage services with national coverage. Direct competitor to Videsa's Curage/Débouchage/Vidange line; comparable business model (service-based, equipment-heavy, B2B + public sector).
• Hunziker Beton AG: Swiss contractor operating in pipeline, sewer, and civil works across cantons. Overlaps with Videsa's Travaux Spéciaux (suction excavation) and pipe rehabilitation offerings.
• Roediger Vacuum GmbH: German-based provider of vacuum/suction excavation and industrial cleaning services. Closely comparable to Videsa's Travaux Spéciaux line and high-pressure water jetting capability.

Emerging players

• Saurer (Kanaltechnik / Aarsleff): European pipe and sewer inspection/rehabilitation specialist with growing presence in Switzerland. Adjacent player to Videsa's TV Vidéo Canal services and pipe rehabilitation work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/videsa_sa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/videsa-sa

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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