ACERE Groupe

What ACERE Groupe does

ACERE Groupe is an independent French engineering and urban planning consultancy headquartered in the Vosges department (Dogneville/Epinal area), founded in 2004 by Laurent Dumas. The firm operates across four integrated service lines — VRD & Bâtiment (civil engineering, roads and utility networks), Lumière (public, sports, heritage, and smart lighting), Réseaux & Énergie (photovoltaic, smart grids, fiber/TIC, smart-city infrastructure) — and a wholly-owned landscape architecture subsidiary, Ingaïa. Its technical work spans infrastructure development, accessibility compliance, sports facility construction, energy networks, lighting master plans (SDAL), and dark-sky/trame noire planning, with notable capabilities including 3D visualization and VR (BimMotion) for client presentations and WifiGrid solar-WiFi streetlighting developed with Sunna Design for African markets.

The firm serves almost exclusively the French public sector — communes, intercommunalities, departments, and regional bodies — winning work primarily through public procurement (appels d'offres) and direct commissions, with a secondary international footprint via development aid programs (FASEP in Togo, Mayotte solar deployments). Its revenue model is professional-services project fees for design studies, engineering, and maîtrise d'œuvre, with pricing set per project rather than published; named mandates include the €6.7M ZAC de l'Arsenal in Metz (SEBL), the €1.68M RD12 realignment in Dogneville, and SDAL lighting plans for Bastia and Rethel.

ACERE operates five regional offices across Grand Est, Alsace, and Rhône-Alpes with 31 collaborators, and reports 1,600+ projects completed and 550+ active mandates. The firm is privately held as a SARL under family ownership, with no disclosed institutional investors, no funding history, and no public revenue figures. The competitive position rests on integrated multidisciplinary delivery from a single interlocutor, regional embeddedness that supports public-procurement competitiveness, and domain specialization in sustainable urban lighting.

Name

ACERE Groupe

Legal name

ATEL CONCEP ETUDE RESEAUX SEC ECL PUBLIC (A.C.E.R.E.)

Website

https://acere-groupe.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ACERE Groupe is an independent French engineering consultancy specializing in VRD infrastructure, public lighting, energy networks, and landscape architecture for municipalities and public-sector clients. Founded in 2004 and operating across Grand Est, Alsace, and Rhône-Alpes with 31 staff, the firm delivers design and maîtrise d'œuvre services primarily through public procurement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Planning & Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541), Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Landscape Construction Project Management & General Contracting (HSAIABAK), Environmental Compliance & Permitting (BPAHAJAA)

Keywords

• Urban planning services
• Civil engineering consultancy
• Public lighting design
• Energy networks infrastructure
• Landscape architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Dogneville

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Design Services: Project-based professional fees for master planning, engineering studies, and design services in VRD, lighting, energy networks, and landscape architecture. Revenue generated through public procurement contracts and direct commissions from municipalities and government bodies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ACERE Groupe is an independent French urban planning and civil engineering consultancy delivering multidisciplinary design and project management services across four integrated practices: VRD & Bâtiment (road networks, utility infrastructure, and buildings), Lumière (public lighting design, sports lighting, smart lighting, and 3D visualization), Réseaux & Énergie (photovoltaic systems, smart grids, fiber optics, and smart city solutions), and landscape architecture via its subsidiary Ingaïa. The firm primarily serves French municipalities, communes, departmental bodies, and select international development projects, operating as maître d'œuvre from concept through construction supervision.

Product overview

ACERE Groupe is an independent urban planning and civil engineering firm offering multidisciplinary services through four integrated offerings: VRD & Bâtiment (civil engineering, road networks, and building projects), Lumière (professional lighting design and smart lighting solutions), Réseaux & Énergie (energy distribution, renewable energy, and smart city infrastructure), and its subsidiary Ingaïa (landscape architecture and urbanism). The group operates as a unified agency providing comprehensive project support from concept through execution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ingaïa: Landscape architecture and urban planning subsidiary of ACERE Groupe, providing landscape studies, design, and construction supervision services.

Products and services

• VRD & Bâtiment Civil engineering and road/utility networks services covering infrastructure development, sustainable construction, accessibility compliance, and sports facilities implementation for French municipalities and government bodies.
• Lumière (Lighting Design) Professional lighting services including public lighting, sports lighting, interior lighting, smart lighting solutions, 3D visualizations, and lighting master plan (SDAL) development for municipalities, communes, and heritage sites.
• Réseaux & Énergie Energy distribution and network infrastructure services covering photovoltaic systems, smart grids, TIC/fiber optic deployment, and smart city solutions for public-sector clients and territorial development projects.
• Ingaïa (Landscape Architecture) Landscape architecture and urbanism subsidiary providing landscape studies, landscape design, and construction management & site supervision services across the Grand Est region and beyond.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1600+ projects completed across French territories
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and strategic.

• IngaïacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021Ingaïa is a subsidiary of ACERE Groupe specializing in landscape architecture and urban planning. The subsidiary provides expertise in landscape studies, landscape design, and construction management for projects across the Grand Est region and beyond. ACERE acts as mandate holder with Ingaïa as co-contractor on major urban development projects.
• HydrostadiumminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021Hydrostadium provides expertise in whitewater engineering and hydroelectric infrastructure. Collaborated with ACERE as part of the multidisciplinary team for the Épinal whitewater course project.
• Jacquel & ChatillonminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021Environmental and ecology consulting firm based in Bains-les-Bains, providing expertise on environmental impact assessments and ecological considerations for urban development projects.
• Sunna DesignstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerSunna Design develops WifiGrid technology combining autonomous solar streetlighting with monetizable WiFi services. ACERE contributes lighting design expertise for projects under the FASEP 'Solutions Innovantes pour la Ville Durable en Afrique' program, specifically for the Togo pilot project.
• EIC (Entreprise d'Intégration et de Construction)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal partner in Mayotte responsible for on-ground installation of solar lighting systems supplied by Novéa Energy, with ACERE providing design services.
• SYDER (Syndicat Départemental d'Énergie)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDepartmental energy union acting as project owner for public lighting installations, commissioning ACERE for design and engineering services on street lighting projects.
• Imagine L'ArchitectureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeritage architecture firm led by Michel Burlet-Plan, overseeing restoration projects including the Église Saint-Pierre-et-Paul in Obernai where ACERE provides lighting design services.
• Atelier Du TerritoireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental consultancy acting as lead contractor on the SCoT des Vosges Centrales dark sky planning project, with ACERE as specialist lighting design subcontractor.

Scale indicators4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Egis: Major French engineering group operating across urban development, transport, energy, and environment, providing overlapping services at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Setec: Independent French engineering group with multidisciplinary urban, infrastructure, and environmental capabilities serving public and private clients, operating at national scale above ACERE.
• Safege (Suez Consulting): Engineering consultancy within the Suez group providing water, environment, urban planning, and infrastructure services to French local authorities, competing in adjacent practices.
• Artelia: Large French engineering and project management consultancy with practices in infrastructure, energy, and urban development, competing for the same municipal tenders as ACERE.

Direct peers

• Verdi: Mid-sized French bureau d'études providing urban planning, environment, and infrastructure engineering for municipalities and developers, directly comparable in service mix and target market.
• Altereo: French engineering firm specialized in water, environment, urban planning and infrastructure for local authorities, with comparable public-sector client profile.
• Cabinet Merlin: Independent French engineering consultancy focused on water, environment, urban planning and infrastructure projects for municipalities, closely aligned with ACERE's service portfolio.
• SCE: French engineering and urban-planning consultancy offering VRD, environment, water, and infrastructure services to public-sector clients, comparable in scale and customer base to ACERE.
• Naldéo: French engineering and consulting group active in water, environment, energy, and urban development, serving local authorities on similar multidisciplinary assignments as ACERE.

Others

• DarkSkyLab: Light-pollution specialist consultancy collaborating with ACERE on dark-sky and trame noire planning projects, operating in the same niche and reflecting ACERE's specialization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ACERE.concept
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acere
• Instagraminstagram.com/ldumas.acere/?hl=fr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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