LES CHARPENTIERS DES ALPES ET PROVENCE

What LES CHARPENTIERS DES ALPES ET PROVENCE does

Les Charpentiers des Alpes et Provence is a family-owned French carpentry firm founded in 1969 in Vitrolles (Bouches-du-Rhône) by Robert Domeny, a Compagnon charpentier du Devoir, and currently led by the Domeny family across five generations of Alpine carpentry heritage. The company designs, manufactures, and installs glue laminated timber (Bois Lamellé Collé) structures on a fully integrated basis, operating a 4,500 m² air-conditioned workshop on a 13,000 m² site with no subcontracting. Its product range covers straight beams (deliverable within 48 hours), curved beams with variable inertia, arches, and circular or ogival poles, with production certified to ACERBOIS GLULAM and CE standards and independently audited twice yearly by CSTB and CTBA.

The business serves primarily public-sector and institutional clients across Southern France (from Perpignan to Menton, including Corsica), with a portfolio of more than 94 completed projects spanning sports facilities, schools and crèches, fire stations, churches, healthcare, wine cellars, and pedestrian bridges. The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales: the in-house design bureau (using CATIA V5 and RSA/Autodesk) handles structural calculations compliant with CB71, Eurocode, anti-seismic, and RT standards, after which the same company fabricates and erects the structure. Revenue is generated through two streams: project-based design-build contracts (one-time) and a transactional supply-only stream for pre-cut beams with hardware, with no public pricing and no recurring SaaS-style revenue.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the company is a Société à Responsabilité Limitée (SARL) with €100,000 of share capital and 5 employees. The customer base is highly fragmented across many one-off public tenders, and the company maintains Qualibat certifications in traditional carpentry, wood and laminated structures, and roofing. International activity is limited to a small number of projects such as a documented export gymnasium.

Name

LES CHARPENTIERS DES ALPES ET PROVENCE

Legal name

Les Charpentiers des Alpes et Provence

Website

https://caplamellecolle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Family-owned French manufacturer founded in 1969 that designs, fabricates, and installs glue laminated timber (Bois Lamellé Collé) structures for public-sector and institutional clients across Southern France and Corsica, operating its own engineering bureau, workshop, and installation crews without subcontracting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Timber Construction

NAICS

Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing (321215), Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing (32121)

SIC

Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430)

akta.pro primary industry

Wood Trusses, I-Joists & Framing Components (IMADADAD)

Keywords

• Glue laminated wood
• Timber construction
• Structural engineering
• Wood beam manufacturing
• Carpentry services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vitrolles

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Glue Laminated Wood Supply: Supply of pre-fabricated glue laminated wood elements including straight beams (deliverable within 48 hours), curved beams, arches, and poles with necessary hardware (anchor plates, bolts, nails, etc.). Includes calculation notes and execution plans.
2. Design, Manufacturing and Installation Services: Full-service offering from execution study through fabrication and on-site assembly/mounting of timber structures. No subcontracting - all work performed by company carpenters. Covers structural calculation, execution planning, and complete project management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Les Charpentiers des Alpes et Provence designs, manufactures, and installs glue laminated wood (Bois Lamellé Collé) structures. Operating from a 4,500 m² workshop in Vitrolles, France, the company produces straight beams, curved beams with variable inertia, arches, and circular or ogival poles, and delivers complete timber construction projects — from structural calculations and execution drawings to on-site assembly by their own carpenters.

Product overview

LES CHARPENTIERS DES ALPES ET PROVENCE is a manufacturer of glue laminated wood (Bois Lamellé Collé), a structural material produced in-house at their 4,500 m² workshop. The product portfolio centers on this core material, offered in four main structural forms: straight beams (available for rapid 48-hour supply), curved beams with variable inertia, arches, and circular or ogival poles. The company provides a comprehensive service offering that integrates manufacturing with structural engineering (using RSA and CATIA V5 software), on-site assembly by their own teams (no subcontracting), and supply services including cutting and hardware. The company holds ACERBOIS GLULAM certification and CE marking for their glue laminated wood production, qualifying them for complex construction projects across southern France, Corsica, and international markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Spans exceeding 100 meters achievable without intermediate supports
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered supporting.

• CSTB (Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment)supportingOthersIndependent testing center that conducts twice-yearly quality verification of the company's glue laminated wood production, ensuring compliance with certification standards.
• CTBA (Centre Technique du Bois et de l'Ameublement)supportingOthersTechnical wood center that performs twice-yearly independent testing of production quality, supporting CE marking and Acerbois Glulam certification.
• Autodesk (RSA Software)supportingTechnology or IntegrationStructural calculation software (RSA) used in-house for 3D and multi-material structural calculations for wood and mixed wood/metal structures.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Simonin SAS: French manufacturer of glulam (BLC) beams and structural timber components. Comparable as a French glue laminated wood producer with similar straight and curved beam offerings for construction.
• Mathis Group: French specialist in glue laminated timber and engineered wood structures for buildings and bridges. Comparable as a French glulam manufacturer with similar curved/arched beam capabilities and structural engineering services.
• Piveteau Bois: French glulam (BLC) manufacturer offering beams, columns, and curved structural elements for construction. Directly comparable as a French-based glue laminated wood producer serving public and commercial construction with similar certifications and product range.
• Ducerf Group: French timber group producing engineered wood products including glulam and laminated components. Comparable as a French manufacturer of engineered structural wood serving construction markets with similar product portfolio.
• CBS-CBT: European glulam and structural timber specialist with French operations. Comparable as a glulam manufacturer offering beams and curved structural elements for construction projects across the same European regulatory and certification framework.
• Bonnin Charpente: French timber frame and glulam construction company based in western France. Comparable as a regional French glulam/carpentry specialist delivering design-build timber structures for public and commercial clients.

Broad incumbents

• Binderholz: Austrian manufacturer of solid timber, glulam, and engineered wood products at industrial scale. Comparable as a major European glulam (BSH) producer serving construction markets with broader product range and higher volume capacity.
• Hess Timber: German specialist in glulam construction and large-span timber structures with international project references. Comparable as a larger European glulam manufacturer offering curved beams and complex architectural timber structures across broader geographies.
• Rubner Holzbau: Italian/Austrian group producing engineered glulam components and large timber structures for commercial buildings. Comparable as a larger European structural timber manufacturer with similar curved/arched beam products and turnkey construction services.
• Stora Enso: Finnish-Swedish forest products giant producing CLT and glulam building components under its Building Solutions division. Comparable as a large-scale European engineered wood supplier serving construction with structural timber systems, though at much greater scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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