GROUPE COCHEZ

What GROUPE COCHEZ does

GROUPE COCHEZ is a privately held, founder-led multi-business industrial group headquartered in Valenciennes, France. Founded in 2007 by Pascal COCHEZ — the fifth generation of a Valenciennes-based entrepreneurial lineage dating to 1911 — the group was formally structured in 2016 around a SARL parent company with €3.6M share capital. It employs approximately 300 people across six regional locations in the Hauts-de-France region, anchored by a 17,000 m² leased industrial site in Valenciennes and the former VALLOUREC industrial site acquired in Saint-Saulve in 2018.

The group's operations are organized into three business poles supported by six wholly-owned subsidiaries plus an autonomous real estate vehicle (SCI OPALE-ESCAUT): (1) Pôle Services Industriels, comprising COCHEZ COMPANY (industrial services) and SITCA (industrial logistics and transport); (2) Pôle Industrie, comprising MTM (railway specialist and mechanical welding, acquired March 2024) and BOOT & COSETEX (manufacturing, formerly CALAIS DENTELLES); and (3) Pôle BTP, comprising REMCO (signaling/signage) and MAISONS KREA (residential house building).

The business model is relationship-based B2B direct sales to industrial sites and manufacturing facilities in northern France. Revenue is generated through negotiated contracts for industrial services, hardware sales from manufacturing operations, and construction-related services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The group has no digital distribution channels, no consumer-facing apps, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities. Recent strategic activity includes the MTM acquisition, the divestiture of SITCA's LEVAGE division to GROUPE DUFOUR in December 2023, a new production site in Saint-Saulve, the appointment of a leader dedicated to France operations and international expansion in March 2025, and recognition as one of Les Echos' 100 French Champions of Long-Term Growth 2014-2024.

Name

GROUPE COCHEZ

Legal name

GROUPE COCHEZ

Website

https://cochez.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GROUPE COCHEZ is a privately held, founder-led multi-business industrial group based in Valenciennes, France, employing 300 people across six subsidiaries in three poles — Industrial Services, Industry, and BTP — serving industrial sites in northern France through direct B2B relationships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

VALENCIENNES

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Services: Revenue generated from industrial services provided to manufacturing and industrial sites in Northern France through subsidiaries COCHEZ COMPANY and SITCA.
2. Manufacturing/Industry: Revenue from manufacturing operations through MTM (railway specialist) and BOOT & COSETEX (formerly CALAIS DENTELLES).
3. Construction (BTP): Revenue from construction and related services through REMCO (signaling) and MAISONS KREA (house building).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

GROUPE COCHEZ is a multi-business industrial holding company (groupe multimétiers) headquartered in Valenciennes, Northern France. It provides industrial services, manufacturing, and construction through six wholly-owned subsidiaries organized into three poles: Industrial Services (COCHEZ COMPANY, SITCA), Industry (MTM, BOOT & COSETEX), and Construction/BTP (REMCO, MAISONS KREA). The group employs 300 people across 6 regional sites serving industrial clients in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region.

Product overview

GROUPE COCHEZ is a multi-business industrial group (groupe multimétiers) headquartered in Valenciennes, France. The group operates through a parent company structure with six subsidiaries organized into three strategic poles: (1) Poles Services Industriels - offering industrial services (COCHEZ COMPANY) and industrial logistics (SITCA); (2) Poles Industrie - manufacturing operations including railway specialist (MTM) and production services (BOOT & COSETEX); and (3) Poles BTP - construction sector covering signage (REMCO) and house building (MAISONS KREA). The group employs 300 people across 6 regional locations and serves industrial sites in northern France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• COCHEZ COMPANY Industrial services subsidiary providing services to manufacturing and industrial sites in Northern France. Part of the Industrial Services pole of GROUPE COCHEZ.
• SITCA Industrial logistics subsidiary providing transport and logistics services for industrial clients in Northern France. Part of the Industrial Services pole of GROUPE COCHEZ.
• MTM Railway specialist and manufacturing subsidiary offering mechanical welding (mécano-soudure) and production services. Part of the Industry pole of GROUPE COCHEZ.
• BOOT & COSETEX Manufacturing subsidiary within the Industry pole of GROUPE COCHEZ, providing industrial production services.
• REMCO Signage and signalization subsidiary serving construction and infrastructure needs. Part of the Construction (BTP) pole of GROUPE COCHEZ.
• MAISONS KREA Residential house construction subsidiary providing house building and real estate development services in Northern France. Part of the Construction (BTP) pole of GROUPE COCHEZ.

Quantifiable outcome

• Recognition among France's 100 champions of long-term growth 2014-2024 by Les Echos newspaper

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MTMcoreOthers · 25 March 2024Acquisition of MTM, a railway specialist company, by GROUPE COCHEZ. MTM operates a new fully operational mechanical welding and production site in Saint-Saulve (59). This acquisition expanded the group's Industry pole and railway sector capabilities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Eiffage Construction: Large French construction subsidiary operating across building, infrastructure, and energy across France. Most relevant for benchmarking REMCO signaling/markings and MAISONS KREA residential construction activities at scale.
• VINCI Construction France: Largest French construction operator with building, civil engineering, and infrastructure subsidiaries nationally. Relevant peer for benchmarking REMCO and MAISONS KREA against incumbent construction capacity and pricing power.
• Bouygues Bâtiment France: French construction arm of Bouygues with regional subsidiaries delivering commercial, residential and infrastructure builds. Peer for MAISONS KREA's residential housebuilding and overall group comparison on regional construction GTM.
• NGE (Groupe): Major French multi-business group covering construction, infrastructure, environment and rail. Comparable as a multi-pole French group structure with subsidiaries that mirror GROUPE COCHEZ's BTP and railway (MTM) exposures.
• SPIE SA: France's largest listed multi-technical industrial services group, providing electrical, mechanical and digital services to industrial and tertiary clients. Comparable because it competes with COCHEZ COMPANY and SITCA for multi-year industrial maintenance and logistics contracts across French industrial basins.

Direct peers

• SNEF Group: Marseille-headquartered multi-technical services group operating across electrical engineering, industrial automation and energy for industrial customers. Comparable multi-trade industrial services delivery model and direct overlap with MTM's mechanical welding and COCHEZ COMPANY's industrial services.
• FOSELEV Group: Privately-held French multi-trade industrial services group offering maintenance, lifting, transport and mechanical services to industrial sites. Highly comparable regional SME profile, multi-business pole structure, and B2B industrial services GTM mirrors GROUPE COCHEZ.
• TSO (NGE): NGE subsidiary and one of France's leading railway works and catenary installation specialists. Competes directly with MTM for rail infrastructure mechanical welding and maintenance contracts, particularly in Northern France.
• SPIE Batignolles: Privately-held French multi-business construction group structured around regional subsidiaries serving building, civil works, infrastructure and real estate. Close comparable in size, multi-pole structure, and B2B construction GTM.
• Colas Rail: French railway construction and infrastructure maintenance subsidiary of Bouygues, serving SNCF and industrial rail customers across France. Direct competitor to MTM's railway specialist activities and a relevant peer for the group's Industry pole expansion thesis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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