DURIEUX FERMETURES

What DURIEUX FERMETURES does

DURIEUX FERMETURES (legal entity: Durieux Fermetures Automatismes) is a privately held, family-owned French artisan-fabricant founded in 2005 by Pierre Durieux and headquartered in St-Romain-Lachalm, Haute-Loire. The company designs, fabricates, and installs a complete range of custom aluminium and PVC fenestration products — including windows, sliding and lift-and-slide doors, entry doors, conservatories (vérandas), curtain walls, shutters, bioclimatic pergolas, solar protection, gates, fencing, garage doors, balustrades, and Somfy-based motorization and connected-home solutions. Manufacturing is performed in-house across two independent workshops (one for aluminium using Installux profile systems, one for PVC using Kömmerling Greenline lead-free profiles), and the company holds dual RGE Qualibat certification (aluminium n°35.21 and PVC n°35.41) that enables customers to access French state energy-renovation subsidies.

The business operates a sales-led, showroom-anchored go-to-market with two physical locations serving the Haute-Loire (43) and Ardèche (07) departments of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Pricing is custom project-based with no public price list, and revenue is generated one-time per project from both residential end-customers (B2C, primary) and professional installers/resellers (B2B, secondary). Customers are supported through a structured project journey spanning 3D design visualization, on-site measurement, in-house fabrication, administrative support for energy-aid programmes, and professional installation by in-house craftsmen.

The company is bootstrapped with no institutional investors, generates undisclosed annual revenue, and operates with a lean team led by founder Pierre Durieux and four named commercial representatives across the two showrooms. Strategic positioning rests on regulatory certification, local physical presence, partner-network membership (Installux Aluminium & Partenaires, Somfy Expert), and vertical integration from measurement through installation within a single regional territory.

Name

DURIEUX FERMETURES

Legal name

Durieux Fermetures Automatismes

Website

https://durieux-fermetures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DURIEUX FERMETURES is a privately held, family-owned French artisan-fabricant that designs, manufactures, and installs custom aluminium and PVC fenestration products — including windows, conservatories, pergolas, gates, and Somfy-based motorization — for residential homeowners and professional installers in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fenestration Manufacturing and Installation

NAICS

Household and Institutional Furniture Manufacturing (33712), Blind and Shade Manufacturing (33792)

SIC

Prefabricated Metal Buildings & Components (3448)

akta.pro primary industry

Joinery, Millwork & Casework Installation (Cabinetry, Built-Ins) (IMAFANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pergola, Arbor & Trellis Installation/Repair (HSAIAJAG), Glazing Hardware, Sealants & Accessories (Spacers/Gaskets/Setting Blocks) (IMADAHAJ), Outdoor Mounting & Assembly (patio furniture, pergolas, sheds kits) (HSAGAHAI)

Keywords

• Custom window fabrication
• PVC door installation
• Conservatory design
• Bioclimatic pergolas
• Motorized shutters

Headquarters

HQ city

St-Romain-Lachalm

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Fenestration Product Sales: Sale of bespoke aluminium and PVC windows, doors, sliding systems, curtain walls, and facade elements manufactured in-house. Products are sold with installation (conception, measurement, fabrication, and fitting) as a complete package.
2. Conservatory (Véranda) Design, Fabrication & Installation: Full-service delivery of custom conservatories including 3D design, structural engineering, manufacturing, and professional installation. Offered in contemporary, traditional, Victorian, and roof-terrace styles.
3. Solar Protection & Outdoor Living Products: Sale and installation of bioclimatic pergolas, outdoor blinds, BSO (brise-soleil orientable), awnings, interior blinds, and mosquito nets. Products available in manual and motorized versions.
4. Gates, Fencing & Garage Doors: Sale and installation of aluminium gates (swing, sliding, self-supporting), fencing, garage doors (sectional, swing, rolling), and balustrades, with motorization options.
5. Motorization & Connected Home Solutions: Sale of Somfy motors and TaHoma domotic systems for controlling shutters, gates, garage doors, pergolas, and outdoor screens. Includes retrofit motorization for existing openings.
6. Professional Installer/Reseller Channel: Business-to-business sales channel targeting professional window installers and resellers who need custom fabrication of aluminium and PVC fenestration products. Pricing and lead times provided upon request.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Durieux Fermetures designs, fabricates, and installs custom aluminium and PVC fenestration products — including windows, sliding doors, entry doors, conservatories (vérandas), bioclimatic pergolas, shutters, gates, fencing, garage doors, balustrades, and Somfy-based motorization — for residential homeowners and professional installers in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The company operates two physical showrooms (St-Romain-Lachalm 43 and St-Clair-lès-Annonay 07) supported by two independent in-house manufacturing workshops (one aluminium, one PVC), delivering end-to-end project support from personalised study and 3D conception through on-site measurement, fabrication, and professional installation.

Product overview

DURIEUX FERMETURES is a manufacturer-installer of aluminum and PVC construction products serving the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Their portfolio spans five main product families: (1) Véranda (aluminum conservatories in traditional, contemporary, and flat-roof styles), (2) Menuiseries ALU & PVC (windows, sliding doors, entry doors, curtain walls, roller/swing shutters), (3) Pergola & Store (bioclimatic pergolas, adjustable sun breakers, outdoor/indoor blinds, mosquito nets), (4) Portail & Motorisation (gates, fences, garage doors, railings with integrated motorization), and (5) Connected Home (Somfy-based motorization and TaHoma domotic integration). All products are custom-manufactured in the company's two workshops (aluminum and PVC) and installed by company craftsmen. The company holds RGE Qualibat certification for both aluminum (n°35.21) and PVC (n°35.41) fabrication and installation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Véranda (Aluminium Conservatory) Custom aluminium conservatory and home extension solutions available in traditional, contemporary, creative, and flat-roof styles, serving as year-round living space extensions with thermal and acoustic performance compliance.
• Menuiseries ALU & PVC (Windows, Sliding Doors, Curtain Walls) Complete range of custom-manufactured aluminium and PVC windows, French doors, sliding doors, and curtain walls with hidden vent systems, ALU CLIP hybrid technology, and high thermal/acoustic performance.
• Entry Doors (Portes d'entrée) Aluminium and PVC entry doors with decorative panel options, glazing choices, monobloc frameless designs, design handles, and bicolor options.
• Roller Shutters (Volets roulants) Aluminium and PVC roller shutters for renovation and new construction, available with Somfy motorisation featuring silent operation, obstacle detection, and frost detection.
• Swing and Sliding Shutters (Volets battants et coulissants) Traditional and contemporary aluminium shutters in swing and sliding versions, with vertical slats, frames, hinges, and louvered design options.
• Bioclimatic Pergola (Pergola bioclimatique) Aluminium pergola with motorised adjustable slat roof providing natural ventilation and climate regulation, with LED lighting, side screens, and sliding glass walls; available in classic and contemporary styles.
• Adjustable Sun Breakers and Outdoor Awnings (BSO & Stores extérieurs) Adjustable sun breakers (brise-soleil orientables) and outdoor awnings including banner awnings, Ombra Jardin freestanding awnings, and exterior venetian/roller blinds, with motorised and connected options including sun sensors.
• Indoor Blinds and Mosquito Nets (Stores intérieurs et moustiquaires) Interior blinds in venetian, california, roller, pleated, boat, and Japanese panel styles, plus integrated venetian blinds within double glazing (Visionergie) and mosquito nets for doors and windows.
• Gates and Fencing (Portails et clôtures) Aluminium gates and fencing in swing, sliding, and self-supporting versions, available in traditional, classic, and contemporary styles with various fillings and colours, plus integrated motorisation options.
• Garage Doors (Portes de garage) Garage doors in sectional (ceiling and lateral), swing, and roll-up types, A2P-certified for security with anti-pinch hinges, plus motorisation and personalisation options such as portholes and stainless steel handles.
• Railings and Balustrades (Garde-corps) Aluminium railings and balustrades in glass, aluminium-glass, and solid/perforated panel designs, suitable for interior and exterior use and meeting public and private safety standards.
• Motorisation and Connected Home (Motorisation et maison connectée) Somfy-based motorisation solutions for shutters, gates, garage doors, pergolas, sun breakers, and blinds, with TaHoma domotic box enabling control via mobile, tablet, or computer across more than 200 compatible connected devices.
• Access Control (Contrôle d'accès) Intercom and videophone systems for home access control with connected access via code, key, fingerprint, or Somfy domotic box, including parcel delivery management features.

Quantifiable outcome

• Products meet RT 2012 thermal regulation requirements for new-build and renovation construction
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Installux Aluminium & PartenairescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDurieux Fermetures has partnered with Installux Aluminium as a member of its craftsmen-manufacturer network (formerly Côté Baies) since 2008. Installux provides aluminium profile systems, product development, training, quality standards, and network marketing support. In return, Durieux represents the network in its regional territory. The partnership was restructured in the early 2020s as 'Installux Aluminium & Partenaires' to enhance customer experience clarity.
• Kömmerling (Groupe Profine)coreTechnology or IntegrationKömmerling is a world-leading PVC profile extruder (part of Groupe Profine) supplying Durieux Fermetures with PVC fenestration systems. Kömmerling pioneered lead-free PVC (Greenline technology) and provides high thermal and acoustic performance profiles that Durieux manufactures in its dedicated PVC workshop.
• SomfycoreTechnology or IntegrationSomfy is a global leader in home automation and motorization for buildings. Durieux Fermetures holds Somfy Expert partner status, enabling it to specify, supply, and install Somfy motors and the TaHoma connected-home platform across all its product categories (windows, shutters, gates, garage doors, pergolas, outdoor screens). The partnership provides access to Somfy's ecosystem of 200+ compatible connected devices.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bel'M: French manufacturer of aluminium entry doors, gates, and fences distributed via a network of certified installers. Comparable to Durieux's portails/clôtures/porte d'entrée range and similar RGE-aware trade channel.
• Gustave Rideau (Vérandas Gustave Rideau): French manufacturer-installer of aluminium conservatories (vérandas) and home extensions with a network of regional showrooms. Overlaps directly with Durieux's véranda business line and shares the integrated design-fabricate-install customer journey.
• Tryba: France's largest national network of craftsmen-installers of windows, doors, conservatories, and pergolas. Closely mirrors Durieux Fermetures' combined manufacturer-installer model and dual-material (aluminium/PVC) approach, but at national scale via franchise showrooms.
• Fenêtres de France: Network of independent French craftsmen manufacturing and installing custom aluminium, PVC, and wood fenestration. Structurally identical model to Durieux Fermetures: local artisan, in-house fabrication, dual-material offer, showroom-based sales.
• Akena Vérandas: French specialist manufacturer-installer of vérandas, pergolas, and outdoor living extensions. Comparable to Durieux in product category (verandas, pergolas) and showroom-based consultative sales model, with a multi-region footprint.
• K par K: National French franchise specializing in custom fenestration (windows, doors, blinds, pergolas) with direct-to-consumer sales-led showroom motion. Same bespoke home-visit, measure-fabricate-install value chain as Durieux Fermetures, but with broader geographic reach.

Broad incumbents

• Lapeyre: Major French home improvement retailer and manufacturer offering fenestration (windows, doors, shutters), pergolas, and garage doors. Operates a much broader portfolio with retail stores; overlaps Durieux's product lines but is fundamentally a mass-market incumbent rather than a regional artisan.
• Saint-Gobain: Global building materials group with fenestration and habitat offerings (including through subsidiaries such as Tryba and分发 channels). A broad incumbent whose activities intersect Durieux's window/door install market but at vastly larger scale and scope.

Others

• Reynaers: Belgian-headquartered aluminium and steel systems supplier for windows, doors, sliding systems, and curtain walls. Upstream systems supplier comparable to the aluminium inputs Durieux uses; relevant for technology benchmarking but not a downstream competitor.
• Technal: European aluminium fenestration systems brand (profiles, curtain walls, windows) supplying architects and installers. Upstream supplier-tier peer to Durieux's aluminium fabrication workshop; comparable on materials and product technology but not on go-to-market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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