Gibello

What Gibello does

Gibello is a privately held French general contractor (Entreprise de Bâtiment) headquartered in Les Marches, Savoie, operating in the gros œuvre (structural/rough construction) segment for over 50 years. The company executes fixed-price construction contracts for property developers, municipalities, hospitality operators, and private clients across the Savoie, Haute-Savoie, and broader Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Alpine regions. Its portfolio spans four main verticals: tourism and hospitality (chalets, hotels, Club Med resorts with individual project values up to €25.5M), residential multi-family housing, tertiary/administrative buildings, and civil engineering/public infrastructure. Notable clients include Club Med (at least five disclosed resort projects), independent hotel operators in Tignes and Megève, the City of Annecy, and senior-living developers.

The company operates a traditional construction business model with no proprietary software platform or technology layer. It maintains an in-house workforce spanning masons, crane operators, truck drivers, site managers, study engineers, and administrative staff (approximately 80-90 employees per website roster), under the long-tenured leadership of President Raphaël GIBELLO (27 years). Revenue is generated exclusively through individually negotiated, scope-defined project contracts awarded via direct relationships and tender processes; no pricing is publicly disclosed and no recurring or subscription revenue streams exist. Go-to-market is relationship-driven enterprise field sales supported by a portfolio-driven website, targeting the regional French Alpine market. Quality credentials include Qualibat certification, the French construction qualification standard.

Name

Gibello

Legal name

Entreprise GIBELLO

Website

https://entreprise-gibello.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gibello is a family-owned French general contractor in Savoie/Haute-Savoie executing structural construction projects (gros œuvre) for hospitality operators, developers, and municipalities across the French Alps, with a 50-year track record and a dominant client relationship with Club Med.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Les Marches

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

Revenue model

1. Construction project contracts: Gibello generates revenue through fixed-price construction contracts awarded by developers, municipalities, hotel operators, and private clients. Projects range from residential housing to large-scale hospitality resorts (e.g., Club Med) and civil engineering works. Revenue is project-based, one-time, and contract-value driven. The company lists project values ranging from €515,000 to €25.5 million across its portfolio.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Gibello is a Chambéry-based French construction company specializing in gros œuvre (structural/rough construction) for buildings and infrastructure. It builds the load-bearing structures for tourism/hospitality projects (chalets, hotels, resort residences), tertiary/administrative buildings, residential developments, civil engineering works, and senior living residences across Savoie, Haute-Savoie, Ain, and Isère, supported by an internal design office and approximately 80 employees organized into eight on-site teams.

Product overview

Gibello is a construction company (Entreprise de bâtiment) based in Chambéry, Savoie, France, with over 50 years of experience. The company does not offer a software product or platform—it provides construction and civil engineering services across five main categories: tourism construction (chalets, hotels, resort residences), tertiary/administrative buildings, housing/residential developments, civil engineering and infrastructure projects, and senior living residences. Projects are delivered across the Savoie and Haute-Savoie regions, with notable clients including Club Med and various local developers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tourism & Hospitality Construction (Gros Œuvre)
• Tertiary & Administrative Building Construction (Gros Œuvre)
• Residential Development Construction (Gros Œuvre) Structural / rough construction for housing units and collective residential programs delivered for real estate developers and social housing operators in the French Alps.
• Civil Engineering & Public Works Construction Structural and public-works construction (bridges, retaining structures, infrastructure works) delivered primarily for public-sector clients under tendered contracts.
• Senior Living Residence Construction (Gros Œuvre) Structural / rough construction for senior living residences (résidences seniors) combining residential and operator-driven specifications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered projects with construction values ranging from €515,000 to €25.5 million across 48+ portfolio projects
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bouygues Construction: Large publicly listed French construction subsidiary of Bouygues Group, active in building, civil works and energy. Competes with Gibello on larger hospitality, residential, and public-building tenders in the French Alps.
• VINCI Construction France: French arm of the global VINCI group, delivering building and civil engineering works nationwide. Broad incumbent competing for nonresidential, hospitality and infrastructure contracts across Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
• Eiffage Construction: Major publicly listed French construction group with extensive building, civil engineering and concessions operations nationwide. Broad incumbent competing with Gibello on larger tenders in Savoie and broader Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Regional players

• Firalp (Alpes Contrôles group): Regional French infrastructure and networks contractor with strong presence in the Alps and Rhône-Alpes. Comparable as a regional construction peer focused on public infrastructure and civil engineering works.
• Colas Rhône-Alpes: Regional subsidiary of Colas focused on roads, utilities and civil works in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Comparable regional peer with similar territory and customer base in public infrastructure projects.

Direct peers

• NGE (Gaillard Group): French regional general contractor and infrastructure builder with deep presence in the Rhône-Alpes and southern France. Comparable as a multi-trade GC delivering building, civil engineering and earthworks for public and private clients.
• Demathieu Bard: Independently owned French general contractor with building, civil engineering and infrastructure capabilities across regional offices. Closely comparable to Gibello in being a privately held, multi-trade builder serving public and private developers.
• Cardinal Edifice: French mid-market general contractor delivering nonresidential building, hospitality and housing projects. Directly comparable in scope, customer profile (developers, hotel operators) and average project size.
• Léon Grosse: Mid-sized French general contractor headquartered in Aix-en-Provence with regional offices across France. Directly comparable as a privately held GC executing nonresidential, hospitality, residential and civil works with own crews.
• Spac (Société de Construction et d'Activités): Mid-sized privately held French general contractor based in the Rhône-Alpes region. Directly comparable regional peer with similar multi-trade building execution capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gibello

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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