Verre & Métal

What Verre & Métal does

Verre & Métal is a French specialty construction subcontractor (SAS, registered in Bonneuil-sur-Marne) that designs, fabricates, and installs glass and metal building envelopes — including verrières (skylights), façades, curtain walls, guardrails, and structural glass assemblies — for new builds, renovations, and historical monuments. The company operates through two divisions: Grands Projets handles large, prestigious construction and renovation projects (Grand Palais, Opéra Garnier, Centre Pompidou, Beaugrenelle, L'Oréal headquarters), while the Services division provides ongoing maintenance, diagnostics, predictive maintenance reports, and 24/7 emergency repair for existing glass and metal structures via dedicated account managers. The technical core is an integrated in-house capability spanning a bureau d'études (design office), metal fabrication, aluminum cladding, and assembly — combined with proprietary systems VEPMA (glass guardrails) and ASTA (glass staircase handrails) and in-house R&D for ATEx technical assessments, AEV testing, and fire testing.

Name

Verre & Métal

Legal name

VERRE ET METAL

Website

https://verreetmetal.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Verre & Métal is a French specialty contractor designing, fabricating, and installing glass and metal building envelopes — including verrières, façades, curtain walls, and proprietary VEPMA/ASTA glass guardrails — for prestigious new builds, renovations, and ongoing maintenance across Île-de-France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Glass and Metal Construction

NAICS

Glass and Glazing Contractors (23815), Metal Window and Door Manufacturing (332321), Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing (332322), Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing (332323)

SIC

Sheet Metal Work (3444), Metal Doors, Sash, Frames, Moldings & Trim (3442), Glass Products, Made Of Purchased Glass (3231)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural & Building Glazing Systems (Curtain Wall/Storefront/Canopies) (IMADAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Architectural & Miscellaneous Metals (Stairs, Railings, Ladders) (IMADACAE), Exterior Doors (IMADAIAA)

Keywords

• Glass metal construction
• Building envelope fabrication
• Curtain wall installation
• Architectural metalwork
• Facade maintenance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bonneuil-sur-marne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction projects: Design, fabrication and installation of glass-metal structures for new construction and renovation projects including verrières, façades, guardrails, and architectural metalwork
2. Maintenance and repair services: Ongoing maintenance, repair, and diagnostic services for existing glass and metal building envelopes. Services include predictive maintenance reports, emergency call-out with 24/7 phone support, and maintenance contracts.
3. Worksite maintenance contracts: Framework agreements (marchés à bon de commande) with building owners for scheduled maintenance of glazed facades, skylights, and metalwork

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Verre & Métal designs, fabricates, and installs glass and metal structures for building envelopes, including verrières (skylights), façades, curtain walls, guardrails, stair railings, entrance halls, pergolas, and architectural metalwork. The company also provides ongoing maintenance, repair, and diagnostic services for existing glass and metal building envelopes through its Services division, with 24/7 emergency support and predictive maintenance contracts.

Product overview

Verre & Métal is a single unified company offering specialized glass and metal construction services through two operational divisions: Grands Projets (Major Projects) handles new construction and renovation of prestigious buildings with study, fabrication, and installation capabilities; Services provides ongoing maintenance, repair, and emergency response for existing structures. The company also holds patents for its proprietary VEPMA (glass guardrail) and ASTA (glass staircase handrail) systems. Both divisions share internal resources including an in-house study bureau, production facilities, and coordination teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Verre & Métal Grands Projets

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• VINCI Construction France: France's leading construction group with own envelope and structural glazing operations. Competes on large tenders for cultural, commercial and public buildings where V&M participates as a specialist subcontractor.
• SPIE Batignolles: Major French general contractor and former parent of Verre & Métal (2007-2011). Competes indirectly through multi-trade public/private construction projects that include the same envelope work V&M specializes in.
• Eiffage Construction: One of France's largest building construction groups with internal façade and envelope capabilities. Competes with V&M on tenders for large public buildings and infrastructure where the envelope is part of a broader construction scope.

Direct peers

• Schüco International: German global leader in window, door and façade systems. Comparable on curtain-wall and railing product portfolios; targets the same high-end commercial and public-building specifications as V&M, especially on international rollouts.
• Saint-Gobain Glassolutions: Saint-Gobain's architectural glass fabrication and installation brand. Direct competitor on verrières, façades and curtain-wall glazing for prestigious French buildings; overlaps with V&M's Grands Projets division on both product and customer base.
• Reynaers Aluminium: Belgian-headquartered aluminium systems manufacturer for curtain walls, windows and sliding doors. Direct product overlap with V&M's metal/glass envelope offering and active in the French specification market.
• Kawneer (Arconic): Major global curtain-wall and storefront systems manufacturer. Competes with V&M on commercial new-build and renovation glass-and-metal envelope projects, particularly for institutional and corporate clients.
• Technal (Hydro Building Systems): French-headquartered architectural aluminum systems supplier (curtain wall, windows, doors). Competes head-to-head with V&M on the metal framing side of envelope projects and shares the same architect/specifier sales channel in France.

Emerging players

• SAPA (Hydro) - now part of Technal: Architectural aluminium systems brand within Hydro Building Systems, overlapping with Technal on façade, window and railing products. Comparable product breadth to V&M's metalwork line for commercial projects.

Regional players

• Schmidlin Group: Swiss specialist in façade glazing, metalwork and heritage restoration. Closely matches V&M's combination of bespoke metal/glass craftsmanship and historical-monument expertise, though primarily active in Switzerland rather than France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 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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