ANCREST

What ANCREST does

ANCREST (legally ANCR'EST) is a privately held French manufacturer founded in 1967 and headquartered in Saint-Avold, Grand Est, France. The company designs and produces a comprehensive range of anchoring systems — including spiral ground anchors, helical anchors, embedded anchors, anchoring points, hammer-in anchors, screw-in anchors, and underwater tripod (mixed) anchors — along with installation tools and accessories (stakes, ties, hooks, wire/cable tensioners branded TENVIT). Its products serve four end-use segments: civil engineering (land and marine), agriculture (viticulture, arboriculture, market gardening, greenhouses), industry, and green spaces/landscaping. Notable specialized offerings include ecological spiral anchors designed to protect sensitive marine habitats such as Posidonia seagrass beds.

The company sells exclusively through a direct B2B model, with customers requesting quotes via the corporate website (available in French and English) or by phone. ANCREST is ISO 9001:2015 certified by Bureau Veritas (renewed July 2021) for the design, manufacture and marketing of all anchoring systems, accessories and their means of implementation. Operations are supported by an in-house R&D department that conducts project-specific feasibility studies and design work, and the company maintains its own installation service for complex deployments (e.g., pipeline weighting, 50-tonne stress tripod installations). The product portfolio emphasizes adaptability to diverse soil and marine conditions — clay, sandy, muddy, peaty, rocky, and saline environments — with anchor variants differentiated by disk diameter, shaft length, and material specification (galvanised, chromated, stainless steel).

ANCREST is a micro-enterprise with 7 employees, privately held with no disclosed parent company or external investors beyond a 2024/25 grant of €125,399 (against a total project cost of €358,283) to modernize production equipment. The company's stated objectives for that program include diversifying the product range, reducing unit costs, enhancing workstation ergonomics, and opening new markets — signaling forward-looking expansion intent despite its small scale and traditional manufacturing focus.

Name

ANCREST

Legal name

ANCREST

Website

https://ancrest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ANCREST is a privately held French manufacturer founded in 1967 that designs and produces anchoring systems (spiral, helical, embedded, hammer-in, and marine anchors) for B2B customers in civil engineering, agriculture, industry, and landscaping, selling directly via quote-based B2B channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Anchoring Systems

NAICS

Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing (3331)

SIC

Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Rivets & Washers (3452)

akta.pro primary industry

Fasteners, Anchors & Connectors (Bolts, Weld Studs, Plates) (IMADACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Deck Fittings & Hardware (Bitts, Fairleads, Cleats, Anchors & Chains) (IMAJAIAK)

Keywords

• Ground anchoring systems
• Helical anchor manufacturing
• Agricultural anchoring solutions
• Civil engineering anchors
• Marine anchoring equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Avold

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Anchoring Systems Sales: ANCREST designs and manufactures a complete range of anchoring systems and accessories. Revenue is generated through the sale of anchors, tools, and related products to agricultural, civil engineering, and industrial customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ANCREST designs and manufactures a complete range of anchoring systems and accessories, including spiral ground anchors, helical anchors, embedded anchors, hammer-in anchors, screw-in anchors, monobloc anchors, spear anchors, rocker anchors, and underwater mixed (tripod) anchors. The company serves agriculture (viticulture, arboriculture, market gardening, greenhouses), civil engineering (land and marine projects such as mooring, pipeline anchoring, piers and walkways), industry, and green spaces, and also supplies installation tools and accessories including stakes, ties, hooks, and wire/cable tensioners.

Product overview

ANCREST designs and manufactures a comprehensive range of anchoring systems for three main sectors: agriculture (viticulture, arboriculture, market gardening, greenhouses), civil engineering (land and marine), and green spaces. The product portfolio includes spiral ground anchors and helical anchors for civil engineering applications, screw-in anchors and hammer-in anchors for agricultural use, along with embedded anchors, anchoring points, and various tools. Supporting accessories include stakes, ties, hooks, wire/cable tensioners (TENVIT), and accessories for wooden and metal posts. The products range from basic models to elaborate designs with long service life, offering solutions adapted to different soil types and load requirements.

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Products and services

• Spiral ground anchor Anchoring device with a spiral design providing effective resistance to traction and horizontal forces, suitable for civil engineering applications on land and in marine environments.
• Helical anchor Screw-type anchor adapted for clay, sandy, muddy, and peaty soils with varying compaction levels.
• Anchoring point Anchor point designed for securing various structures and applications in civil engineering projects.
• Embedded anchor Anchor designed to be embedded in rock, granite, or very compact soils for civil engineering applications.
• Installation tools Hydraulic or pneumatic equipment for anchor installation across various soil conditions.
• Screw-in anchors (Agriculture) Screw-type anchors for agriculture including viticulture, arboriculture, market gardening, and greenhouses. Available with disk diameter 100-300mm and shaft diameter 6-50mm.
• Hammer-in anchor Permanent anchorage anchors for moderately to heavily stony soils and certain rocky soils (schistous type). Installed using manual, hydraulic or pneumatic tools.
• Agricultural anchoring accessories Supporting products including stakes, ties and hooks; TENVIT wire/cable tensioners; and accessories for wooden and metal posts.
• Monobloc anchor All-in-one agricultural anchor with integrated disk and shaft. Available with disk diameters from 100mm to 300mm and shaft diameters from 10mm to 30mm.
• Shaft and disk system Permanent agricultural anchorage system with separate shaft and disk components. Disk diameter 100-150mm, shaft diameter 6-7mm, lengths from 600mm to 1000mm.
• Spear anchor Agricultural spear anchor with variants including 12-spear with upper plate, 16-spear with lateral plate, and 18-spear with half-ring.
• Rocker anchors Chromated or galvanised plate anchors with surface area from 3,130 mm2 to 34,500 mm2, assembled with galvanised shaft or galvanised/stainless steel multi-wire cable for mooring applications.

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Platipus Anchors: UK-based specialist in earth anchoring systems (Platipus percussion and screw anchors) for civil engineering, utilities, and landscaping. Direct overlap with ANCREST's helical/spiral/hammer-in anchor portfolio and similar B2B specification-driven sales model.
• Mungo Befestigungstechnik: Swiss fastening technology manufacturer producing anchors and fasteners for construction and industrial markets. Comparable mid-sized European specialist with similar mechanical anchor portfolio.
• Gripple: Manufacturer of wire/cable tensioners and ground-anchor kits used in viticulture, trellising, and civil engineering. Closely comparable to ANCREST's agricultural (viticulture/arboriculture) anchoring and TENVIT tensioner accessory line.
• Earth Contact Products (ECP): US manufacturer of helical piers, anchors, and underpinning systems for construction and infrastructure. Directly comparable in product (helical anchors) and end markets (civil engineering / structural reinforcement).
• Helifix: UK specialist in structural anchoring and repair systems for masonry and concrete. Comparable to ANCREST's civil engineering anchoring line, particularly for buildings/houses and specific structures.

Broad incumbents

• Hubbell Power Systems (Chance): Large US infrastructure supplier offering helical piles, screw anchors, and grounding products through its Chance brand. Operates broadly in the same anchoring category but at much greater scale and with utility-grade distribution.
• MacLean Power Systems: Infrastructure products supplier for utility and renewable markets, including anchoring hardware for transmission lines and floating applications. Comparable to ANCREST's pipeline and bracing anchoring use cases at greater scale.
• Rawlplug (Rawlplug / Powers Fasteners): Global fastening and anchoring manufacturer covering mechanical and chemical anchors across construction. Overlaps with ANCREST's structural anchoring for buildings and houses, but with a much wider catalog and distribution network.

Emerging players

• Helical Anchors Inc: US-focused helical and screw anchor manufacturer serving residential and light commercial markets. Comparable product category (helical anchors) but smaller and more regional than ANCREST.

Others

• Geotechnical Engineering (engineering services): UK-based geotechnical engineering consultancy that designs and specifies ground anchors for civil engineering projects. Adjacent rather than competitive; ANCREST's R&D and installation services play into similar project workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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