Valoprest

What Valoprest does

VALOPREST is the primary legal entity of Groupe VALO', a French cooperative of 14 social and solidarity economy companies headquartered in Florange, Grand Est. The group operates across three French regions (Grand Est, Hauts-de-France, and Gironde) and provides an integrated portfolio of circular economy and social inclusion services: waste collection, sorting, and recycling (VALO'Prest, Triplast, VALO'33, Gecco); professional cleaning (VALO'Propreté); inclusive and general temporary staffing (VALO'TTI, VALO'TTS); Qualiopi-certified training (Hésione); circular economy and industrial decarbonation engineering (VALO'Lab, ÉCOTA Conseil); and a hospitality arm comprising insertion restaurants (Café Fauve, P'tit Fauve), a solidarity bar (Les Beaux Jours), and a second-hand retail boutique (La Recyclerie de la Fensch).

The group's technical capabilities center on specialized waste handling equipment, including a plastic sorting line, expanded polystyrene crushing and briquetting, multi-material window frame dismantling, and a biolubricant production line (Biolub) that transforms collected used cooking oils into a chainsaw lubricant sold in 5-liter containers. In 2023 the group managed approximately 2,948 tonnes of waste (up from 2,448 tonnes in 2022), collected 400 tonnes of used cooking oil, and processed 166 tonnes of clear cullet delivered to Saint-Gobain. The New Flow digital platform, co-developed with EPA Alzette Belval, provides a mobile app for construction site managers to order waste collection, staffing, cleaning, and concierge services with traceability certificates.

Revenue is generated primarily through B2B service contracts with enterprises, public institutions, and project owners, supplemented by retail revenue from second-hand goods and insertion restaurants, and government-funded social clause fulfillment. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; used cooking oil collection is offered free to restaurants as a feedstock acquisition strategy. The group is led by PDG Philippe Lerouvillois, with Quentin Ehlinger serving as Directeur Général, and operates a hybrid GTM combining direct enterprise sales, regional development platform membership (Grand Est Développement), and partnership-led expansion into industrial decarbonation through the Fensch Impact ZIBaC consortium with Air Liquide, ArcelorMittal, SUEZ, and Thyssenkrupp, co-funded by ADEME France 2030.

Name

Valoprest

Legal name

VALOPREST

Website

https://valo.info

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Florange

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Collection and Valorization Services: Collection, transport, treatment, and recycling of used cooking oils, plastics, construction waste, and polystyrene. Services provided directly to producers and through recycling centers. Revenue generated through service fees for waste management contracts.
2. Cleaning and Maintenance Services: Commercial cleaning, industrial cleaning, window cleaning, post-construction cleanup, and common area maintenance for offices, commercial spaces, and public buildings.
3. Inclusive Staffing/Placement Services: Temporary staffing and placement services through VALO'TTS and VALO'TTI, specializing in integrating job seekers facing barriers into sustainable employment. Revenue from staffing fees charged to client companies.
4. Social Restaurant and Reuse Retail: Operating social insertion restaurants (Café Fauve, P'tit Fauve) and La Recyclerie de la Fensch secondhand goods store. Revenue from food sales and resale of refurbished items.
5. Engineering and Consulting Services: Sustainable development engineering, consulting, and training through VALO'Lab and ÉCOTA Conseil. Services to enterprises and territorial collectives on circular economy and industrial decarbonation.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Valoprest is the operating legal entity of Groupe VALO', a cooperative of 14 social-and-solidarity-economy enterprises providing waste collection, sorting, recycling and valorization (used cooking oils, plastics, expanded polystyrene, construction debris, window frames), professional cleaning (offices, industrial sites, windows, common areas, post-construction remediation), inclusive and general temporary staffing, sustainable-development engineering and circular-economy consulting, insertion restaurants and a solidarity bar, and a second-hand reuse retail boutique. Operations span Grand Est, Hauts-de-France and Gironde in France. The Biolub brand of biodegradable chainsaw lubricant is produced in-house from collected used cooking oils.

Product overview

VALO' is a cooperative group operating a multi-brand portfolio of circular economy and social inclusion services across Grand Est, Hauts-de-France, and Gironde. The core offerings include VALO'Prest and Triplast for waste collection, sorting, and recycling; VALO'Propreté for professional cleaning; VALO'TTI and VALO'TTS for inclusive temporary staffing; Hésiode for professional training; and VALO'Lab and ÉCOTA Conseil for sustainable development engineering. The group also operates hospitality brands including Café Fauve restaurants, P'tit Fauve snacking format, and Les Beaux Jours solidarity bar. Recent additions include La Recyclerie de la Fensch for second-hand goods and Gecco for cooking oil collection following acquisition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Biolub: Biodegradable biolubricant brand for chainsaws made from collected used cooking oils
• La Recyclerie de la Fensch
• P'tit Fauve
• Les Beaux Jours
• Hésiode
• New Flow

Products and services

• VALO'Prest waste collection, recycling and valorization services End-to-end collection, transport, treatment and recycling of used cooking oils, plastics, expanded polystyrene, construction waste (including window frames and plaster) and asbestos cement for enterprises, restaurants, local authorities and déchèteries; produces the Biolub biolubricant.
• VALO'Propreté professional cleaning services Office cleaning, window cleaning, industrial cleaning, common-area maintenance and post-construction site remediation delivered to businesses, social-housing providers and public-sector buildings, primarily across Lorraine and Grand Est.
• VALO'TTI inclusive temporary staffing agency Inclusive temporary-employment agency focused on placing people distant from the labour market into sustainable jobs, with training and supported pathways; supplies staff to enterprises including those with social-clause obligations.
• VALO'TTS general temporary staffing General temporary-employment services placing workers with client companies across the Grand Est region, complementing the insertion-focused VALO'TTI offering.
• VALO'Lab sustainable-development engineering and consulting Engineering, consulting and training services in sustainable development and the circular economy, delivered to enterprises and territorial collectivities, including leadership of the Fensch Impact (ZIBaC) low-carbon industrial-zone project.
• Café Fauve insertion restaurants Insertion restaurants serving homemade, local and seasonal cuisine, employing people on reintegration pathways and open to the general public.
• P'tit Fauve snacking and takeaway restaurant Snacking and takeaway insertion restaurant in Nancy offering ready-to-eat meals (bagels, buddha bowls, savory waffles, vegetarian pita) made from local, organic ingredients.
• Les Beaux Jours solidarity bar Solidarity bar located at 34 rue de la Tour, Thionville, offering a welcoming venue for drinks and social connection, operated under the cooperative's social-inclusion mission.
• La Recyclerie de la Fensch second-hand reuse boutique Physical second-hand boutique at 5 Place Jean Moulin, Uckange (Tuesday–Saturday 10h–18h) that collects reusable objects from déchèteries in Hayange and Algrange and resells them at low prices to individual consumers.
• New Flow construction-site services platform Integrated platform for construction sites bundling waste collection, delegated personnel management, cleaning and concierge services, ordered by site managers via a dedicated mobile application with traceability certificates, deployed in the OIN Alzette-Belval territory.
• Biolub biodegradable chainsaw lubricant Biodegradable chainsaw lubricant produced in-house by transforming collected used cooking oils, sold in 5-liter containers under the registered Biolub brand to professional users.
• Conciergerie Solidaire solidarity concierge services Solidarity concierge services delivered to enterprises (work-life balance support for employees), Third Places (shared-space management) and neighbourhoods (assistance for residents, especially seniors).

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,948 tonnes of waste managed in 2023, up from 2,448 tonnes in 2022
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Grand Est Développement Solutions EnvironnementcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 April 2026Triplast and VALO'Prest joined the network of Solution Providers on the Grand Est Développement platform, a regional initiative by Région Grand Est and Grand Est Développement agency supporting environmental and industrial transition. Over 400 digital, industrial, and environmental solutions represented.
• Urbaflow Interreg Partners (Agora Luxembourg, Polygone)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 July 2025VALO' co-organized an Interreg Grande Region event on construction material reuse and sustainable deconstruction with Agora Luxembourg and Polygone. Event featured experts on reuse opportunities, selective deconstruction, circular economy platforms, and social insertion through reuse.
• VIVESTminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2024Partnership between ECCU'M and VIVEST for La Recyclerie des Matériaux project. VIVEST supports the materials recovery operation financially, provides access to selective deconstruction sites, and promotes the model to contractors. Enables reduction of building sector waste and creation of 6 jobs including 4 in insertion.
• Fensch Impact Partners (Air Liquide, ArcelorMittal, H2V, Knauf, Saarstahl, Sovitec, SUEZ, Thyssenkrupp)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 April 2024VALO'Lab leads the ZIBaC (Zone Industrielle Bas Carbone) Fensch Impact project, a low-carbon industrial zone initiative in North Moselle. Funded 50% by ADEME through France 2030, the project involves major industrial partners and local authorities aiming for 50% CO2 reduction by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050.
• New Flow Consortium (EPA Alzette Belval, CCPHVA, Université de Lorraine)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 October 2023Joint initiative with EPA Alzette Belval, CCPHVA, and Université de Lorraine to provide comprehensive circular economy services for construction sites in the OIN Alzette-Belval territory. Includes waste collection, delegated personnel management, cleaning, and concierge services through mobile application.
• SUEZcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with SUEZ at Maxival waste treatment center where VALO'TTI provides staffing for industrial cleaning operations. Three former integration employees were hired in permanent positions by SUEZ. SUEZ and VALO collaborate on synergies in waste management and professional insertion.
• Communauté d'Agglomération du Val de FenschcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Val de Fensch agglomeration community for La Recyclerie de la Fensch project and reuse spaces in déchèteries. The community supports the initiative enabling collection of reusable items from Hayange and Algrange déchèteries for resale at the Uckange boutique.
• Gecco (Hauts-de-France)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVALO'Prest acquired Gecco (June 2025) after it entered judicial receivership. Both companies were partners in the Olivert national network for used cooking oil collection. Acquisition preserves 14 jobs and continues Gecco's mission of combining environmental and social impact.
• Olivert NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network of used cooking oil collection companies including Gecco and VALO'Prest, enabling clients to access simple collection services throughout France.
• La Cravate Solidaire Metz, Centre Social AgoraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with La Recyclerie du Sport Lorraine, La Cravate Solidaire Metz, and Centre Social Agora for events linking sports and employment, helping job seekers develop skills and confidence.
• Saint-GobainminorOthersSaint-Gobain receives clear cullet from Triplast for recycling into new glass products in their French factories.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Elise: French cleaning services company whose explicit mission is professional insertion of people far from employment. Elise operates a multi-region network of cleaning contracts fulfilled by insertion employees — a near-mirror model to VALO'Propreté and VALO'TTI within the VALO' group.
• HALAGE: Ile-de-France-based insertion association operating environmental services (green-space maintenance, waste management, water services) with people in insertion pathways. Closely comparable to VALO's combined environmental-services + insertion-employee model at regional scale.
• Groupe Ares: Leading French social insertion enterprise operating across logistics, cleaning, and recycling activities with an integration-by-employment model. Directly comparable to VALO' in combining environmental services, cleaning, and professional insertion under a unified social mission.
• Envie: National French network of insertion enterprises collecting, refurbishing, and reselling used electrical appliances and equipment. Shares VALO's combination of circular economy activities (re-use retail), professional insertion, and brand-led retail operations like La Recyclerie de la Fensch.
• Emmaüs France: Federation of French social insertion organizations running second-hand goods collection, sorting, and resale through community outlets. Compares to VALO's La Recyclerie de la Fensch and Conciergerie Solidaire, with a similar social-enterprise cooperative structure and circular economy positioning.

Broad incumbents

• ONET: Major French cleaning, security, and facility services group with broad geographic presence. Directly comparable to VALO'Propreté in commercial and industrial cleaning services, though ONET operates a conventional (non-insertion) staffing model.
• Derichebourg: French-listed environmental services group with recycling, waste management, and facility services businesses. Competes with VALO'Prest and VALO'Propreté in industrial cleaning and metal/waste recycling but at materially larger scale.
• Veolia: Global leader in environmental services with extensive waste management, water, and energy operations in France. Competes with VALO for municipal and industrial waste contracts and represents the kind of large-scale incumbent against which VALO's differentiated insertion + circular economy offering must be defended.
• Paprec Group: One of France's largest private recycling and waste management groups operating nationwide across plastics, paper, metals, construction waste, and industrial waste. Compares to VALO'Prest/Triplast in recycling capabilities but at vastly larger scale and without the insertion-by-employment overlay.
• SUEZ: Major French-headquartered environmental services and waste management group operating globally. Direct partner of VALO' at the Maxival waste treatment center and a potential competitor for industrial cleaning and waste contracts across the same regions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ValoFlorange
• LinkedInfr.linkedin.com/company/groupe-valo

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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