FCC Meio Ambiente

What FCC Meio Ambiente does

FCC Meio Ambiente is the Portuguese operating subsidiary of FCC Group's environmental services division, branded under the FCCenviro Atlantic platform. The company delivers integrated environmental services to Portuguese municipalities, with a service portfolio covering mixed and selective waste collection, urban cleaning, operation and management of waste treatment facilities (including recycling, composting, and waste-to-energy), green space management and conservation, facility management, animal shelter management, and environmental education programs. Customers are exclusively public sector entities, and revenue is generated through long-term public procurement contracts awarded via tender processes.

The company has no disclosed proprietary technology platform; its service delivery is operationally intensive, relying on physical collection fleets, treatment infrastructure, and trained personnel embedded in municipal contracts. Its go-to-market is a consultative B2G field sales motion, with proposal requests routed through a corporate website (fccma.pt) and contracts structured as multi-year managed services agreements. The Portuguese entity is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FCC Group and operates within the FCCenviro Atlantic platform alongside sister subsidiaries in Spain (FCC Medio Ambiente, the platform's flagship since 1911), France (FCC Environnement), the Iberian Peninsula industrial waste business (FCC Ámbito), and the United States (FCC Environmental Services in Florida). The Atlantic platform structure enables shared resources, brand, and best practices across geographies, and FCC Meio Ambiente benefits from this scale in technology investment and operational expertise.

Financially, the company is a private, wholly-owned subsidiary of FCC Group with no independent revenue, headcount, or funding disclosures. The reported 18-employee figure is anomalously low for the scope of services offered and most likely reflects only headquarters or administrative staff, with operational personnel embedded in municipal contracts not captured in firmographic data. The absence of segment-level financial disclosure limits the precision of any independent revenue estimate, but based on the scale of the FCCenviro platform and the typical contract values in the Portuguese municipal environmental services market, FCC Meio Ambiente is most plausibly a mid-to-large revenue contributor within the Atlantic platform.

Name

FCC Meio Ambiente

Legal name

FCC Meio Ambiente

Website

https://fccenvironment.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1911

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FCC Meio Ambiente is the Portuguese subsidiary of FCC Group's environmental services division, delivering integrated municipal environmental services including waste collection, urban cleaning, green space management, and waste treatment facility operations to Portuguese municipalities under long-term public procurement contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Environmental Services

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Universal Waste Management (Batteries, Lamps, Mercury-Containing) (BPALAHAL)

Keywords

• Municipal waste management
• Urban cleaning services
• Waste treatment operations
• Green space management
• Environmental services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Environmental Services Contracts: Revenue is generated through long-term contractual agreements with municipalities and government entities for comprehensive environmental services including waste collection, urban cleaning, green space management, and waste treatment facility operations. These are typically multi-year public procurement contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FCC Meio Ambiente provides integrated environmental services to Portuguese municipalities and public sector entities, including mixed and selective waste collection, urban cleaning, waste treatment facility operations, green space management, facility management, animal shelter management, and environmental education. Revenue is generated through long-term contractual agreements awarded via public procurement tenders.

Product overview

FCC Meio Ambiente is an environmental services company operating as part of the FCCenviro Atlantic platform in Portugal. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of seven integrated environmental services: waste collection and management (both mixed and selective), urban cleaning, waste treatment facility operations, green space management, facility management, animal shelter management, and environmental education. These services work together to provide municipalities and commercial clients with full-cycle environmental management solutions that promote circular economy principles, reduce environmental impact, and protect natural resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FCCenviro Atlantic: Platform encompassing FCC Meio Ambiente (Portugal), FCC Medio Ambiente (Spain), FCC Environnement (France), and FCC Ámbito (Iberian Peninsula)

Products and services

• Recolha e Gestão Indiferenciada e Seletiva de Resíduos (Mixed and Selective Waste Collection and Management) Collection and management of mixed and selective waste, including door-to-door collection, container management, and recycling programs for municipalities.
• Limpeza Urbana (Urban Cleaning) Urban cleaning services including street sweeping, public space maintenance, and municipal cleanliness operations for cities and municipalities.
• Operação e Gestão de Unidades de Tratamento de Resíduos (Waste Treatment Facility Operation and Management) Operation and management of waste treatment facilities including recycling centers, composting, and waste-to-energy installations for municipal clients.
• Gestão e Conservação de Zonas Verdes (Green Space Management and Conservation) Green space management and conservation services including parks, gardens, and urban vegetation maintenance for municipalities.
• Facility Management Integrated facility management services for municipal and commercial buildings.
• Gestão de Centros de Recolha Animal (Animal Shelter Management) Animal shelter management services including stray animal collection, care, and rehoming programs for municipalities.
• Educação Ambiental (Environmental Education) Environmental education programs promoting awareness of sustainability, waste reduction, and circular economy practices for communities.

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FCC Medio AmbientecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the same FCCenviro Atlantic platform. FCC Medio Ambiente is the Spanish operation and leader in urban services in Spain since 1911. The two companies share resources, best practices, and operate under the unified FCCenviro brand across the Atlantic region.
• FCC EnvironnementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the FCCenviro Atlantic platform. FCC Environnement provides street cleaning, building cleaning, waste collection, and treatment services in France. Operates under the unified Atlantic platform structure with FCC Meio Ambiente.
• FCC ÁmbitocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the FCCenviro group focused on industrial and commercial waste management, resource recovery, and soil decontamination on the Iberian Peninsula. Integrated within the FCCenviro Atlantic platform alongside FCC Meio Ambiente.
• FCC Environmental Services (USA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the FCCenviro Atlantic platform with operations in Florida, USA. Recent contract wins in New Smyrna Beach demonstrate active expansion in the North American market under the unified Atlantic platform.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Environnement: Global environmental services giant with significant Portuguese operations (including Valorsul). Competes in Portuguese municipal tenders with broader geographic reach and deeper capital base, though FCC Meio Ambiente is more specialized in integrated municipal services.
• PreZero: European waste management and recycling company backed by the Schwarz Group. Operates across multiple European countries and competes in municipal and industrial waste tenders, increasingly expanding into integrated municipal services.
• SUEZ: Major French-headquartered environmental services group with Portuguese subsidiaries including Amarsul. Operates competing waste treatment facilities and collection contracts in the Portuguese market.

Direct peers

• Urbaser: Major Spanish municipal services and waste management company operating across Iberia and Latin America. Provides the same integrated portfolio (collection, cleaning, treatment, green spaces) to municipalities and competes in overlapping Portuguese and Spanish tenders.
• Renewi: UK and Netherlands-headquartered waste management company operating municipal and commercial collection services across Europe. Comparable in B2G municipal contract model and integrated waste-to-resource positioning.
• FCC Medio Ambiente: Spanish sister company under the FCCenviro Atlantic platform, providing identical municipal services in Spain since 1911. Operationally comparable and often shares resources, knowledge, and bid strategies with FCC Meio Ambiente.
• FCC Ámbito: Iberian sister company under FCCenviro focused on industrial and commercial waste, resource recovery, and soil decontamination. Operationally adjacent and shares FCC Group infrastructure and know-how with FCC Meio Ambiente.
• Indaver: Belgian-headquartered European waste management company operating treatment facilities and providing hazardous and industrial waste services across multiple European markets. Comparable in integrated waste management service model.
• EGF / Valor Ambient: Portugal's largest municipal waste management operator, formerly known as EGF (Environmental Services of Portugal). Direct domestic competitor bidding on the same Portuguese municipal contracts under identical B2G procurement framework.
• SUMA (Serviços Urbanos e Meio Ambiente): Portuguese municipal services company providing waste collection, urban cleaning, and green space management to municipalities. Closely comparable business model, customer base, and service portfolio to FCC Meio Ambiente in the domestic market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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