Dousson SAS

What Dousson SAS does

Dousson SAS is a privately held French electrical services contractor headquartered at 39 Rue Gustave Delory, Saint-Étienne (Loire), operating continuously since its founding in 1946 by Victor DOUSSON. The company provides a full-service electrical offering across nine sector verticals — tertiary/commercial buildings, healthcare and senior residences, educational institutions, sports and cultural venues, public lighting, HTA high voltage, industrial buildings, residential housing, and engineering studies — with project work, multi-year maintenance contracts, and emergency repair services for public institutions, private enterprises, and individual homeowners. Its core technology stack centers on conventional electrical installation practices augmented by specialized equipment (lifting rigs for public lighting) and certified capabilities: Qualifelec E33-CH (general electrical), ME3-TN3 (public lighting), CH1 (HVAC), asbestos Sous-Section 4, Schneider and Renault EV charging installation (since 2013), and VDI copper. An in-house Bureau d'Études with three technicians — one BIM-trained — delivers electrical studies, project design, cost estimation, and mandatory DOE documentation, providing integrated design-to-installation capability.

The business operates a pure-services model with quote-based project pricing and multi-year maintenance contracts; revenue is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is relationship-driven enterprise field sales: long-term contracts anchor to the public sector (Ville de Saint-Étienne for festive lighting since 1990, SIEL intercommunal energy syndicate for public lighting, Conseil général de la Loire, CPAM), large cultural and sports venues (Stade Geoffroy Guichard since 1996, Zénith, multiple museums), healthcare institutions (CHU Saint-Étienne, EHPADs, Clinique du Parc), and educational establishments (Université Jean Monnet, Écoles des Mines, ENISE). Distribution is direct, with the website (dousson.ovh) and phone (04 77 74 72 44) serving as the primary customer-entry points. Ownership passed from the founding DOUSSON family to Romain MOLENDI in 2012 via a management buyout; MOLENDI subsequently integrated RM TRAITEMENTS as an internal activity pole in 2013 and acquired the DCF low-current subsidiary in 2014. The company operates from a single Saint-Étienne headquarters, serves the Loire department within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France, and currently lists only 7 employees in its formal headcount — indicating heavy reliance on field subcontracting to deliver its multi-vertical project portfolio.

Name

Dousson SAS

Legal name

Dousson SAS

Website

https://dousson.ovh

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dousson SAS is a Saint-Étienne, France-based electrical services contractor founded in 1946, providing installation, maintenance, HTA high-voltage, public lighting, and engineering-study services across institutional, healthcare, educational, sports, and residential clients throughout the Loire region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Étienne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electrical Installation Services: Primary revenue stream from electrical installation, wiring, and equipment setup for new construction and renovation projects across all sectors (tertiary, industrial, healthcare, educational, residential, public). Services include studies, cabling, and installation.
2. Maintenance and Repair Services: Ongoing maintenance contracts for electrical systems, heating, air conditioning, and security systems. Includes emergency repair services for residential, commercial, and public clients.
3. Public Lighting Services: Installation and maintenance of public lighting systems for municipal clients, including seasonal Christmas illuminations for Saint-Étienne since 1990.
4. Engineering Studies: Electrical studies and project design services provided to architects, private clients, and contractor partners through the in-house Bureau d'Études.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Dousson SAS is an electrical services contractor that installs, maintains, and studies electrical systems across nine vertical sectors including high voltage (HTA), public lighting, healthcare and senior residences, sports and cultural venues, educational facilities, industrial buildings, housing, tertiary/commercial buildings, and an in-house engineering office. Services include electrical installation, heating, air conditioning, security systems, access control, troubleshooting, EV charging station deployment, and photovoltaic/heat pump renewable energy integration for institutional, commercial, and residential clients in the Loire region.

Product overview

Dousson SAS is an electrical services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of specialized services organized around two main categories: core electrical services (electricity, heating, air conditioning, security systems, troubleshooting, and access control) and sector-specific services (high voltage HTA, engineering studies, educational, industrial, public lighting, housing, healthcare, tertiary, and sports/events). With over 70 years of experience since 1946, the company operates primarily in the Loire department and Saint-Étienne region, serving residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial clients. The company also holds specialized certifications for electric vehicle charging stations and maintains in-house BIM-capable engineering capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HTA - Haute Tension (High Voltage Electrical Services)

Quantifiable outcome

• 70+ years of operational experience since 1946
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Schneider ElectriccoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2013Schneider Electric certified Dousson SAS for electric vehicle charging station installation since 2013. This partnership provides Dousson with official certification to install Schneider EV charging infrastructure, opening opportunities in the growing EV charging market.
• Ville de Saint-ÉtiennecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1990Long-term partnership since 1990 with the City of Saint-Étienne for Christmas illuminations and public lighting projects. Historical relationship with the municipality for festive and functional public lighting installations.
• SIEL (Syndicat Intercommunal d'Énergies du département de la Loire)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term strategic partnership with SIEL for public lighting maintenance across Loire municipalities including L'Etrat, Chazelles sur Lyon, La Tour-en-Jarez, and Saint-Étienne. Dousson manages and maintains municipal public lighting installations for the intercommunal energy syndicate.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Axians: VINCI Energies brand focused on ICT infrastructure, EV charging networks, and smart building systems. Direct competitor in Dousson's EV charging and security/access-control service lines.
• SNEF: French electrical contracting group (SPIE subsidiary) serving industrial, healthcare, and tertiary clients with electrical installation, HVAC, and security systems. Closely comparable to Dousson's multi-trade service model and customer mix.
• INEO (ENGIE Solutions / EQUANS): French electrical engineering, contracting, and infrastructure operator within EQUANS covering industrial, healthcare, public lighting, and energy networks. Direct comparable to Dousson's full-service electrical contracting portfolio.
• Citeos: VINCI Energies brand dedicated to public lighting and urban illumination infrastructure across France. Head-to-head competitor for Dousson's public lighting segment including SIEL-type municipal framework contracts.
• Cegelec: French electrical engineering and contracting firm (VINCI Energies subsidiary) covering HTA substations, public lighting, healthcare electrical, and renewable integration. Direct service-by-service overlap with Dousson's nine practice areas.
• SPIE SA: French multi-trade electrical services group with the closest direct overlap to Dousson across HTA, public lighting, healthcare/tertiary electrical installation, and EV charging infrastructure. Operates at vastly larger scale but covers the same service portfolio and institutional client base.

Broad incumbents

• Bouygues Energies & Services: French electrical and energy services subsidiary of Bouygues Group (now folded into EQUANS). Large-scale competitor for tertiary, healthcare, and education institutional contracts of the type Dousson wins in Loire.
• ENGIE Solutions: Major French energy services and infrastructure operator (now part of EQUANS) with broad electrical contracting, HTA, and energy transition capabilities. Competes with Dousson on institutional contracts and renewable integration work.
• Eiffage Energie Systèmes: Major French energy infrastructure and electrical contracting division of Eiffage Group with comprehensive HTA, public lighting, EV charging, and renewable energy capabilities. Competes with Dousson for the same institutional and municipal RFPs at much larger scale.
• EQUANS: Multinational multi-technical services group formed from the combination of ENGIE Solutions and Bouygues Energies & Services. Operates overlapping electrical services, public lighting, and energy infrastructure offerings against Dousson across France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dousson-sas

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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