GECOBAT

What GECOBAT does

GECOBAT is a privately-held French general building contractor (entreprise générale du bâtiment) founded in 1999 and headquartered in Guilers, Finistère. The company employs approximately 27 staff spanning field trades — qualified masons and menuisiers plaquistes — and a back-office design bureau composed of conducteurs de travaux, dessinateurs métreurs, chargés d'affaires, and administrative support. GECOBAT serves two principal customer segments: individual homeowners (particuliers) and commercial or public-sector clients (professionnels) across the Brest metropolitan area and wider Finistère region, including Landerneau, Quimper, Saint-Renan, and surrounding communes.

The company's service portfolio is organized around six integrated offerings: exterior carpentry (menuiserie extérieure — windows, doors, shutters, gates, fencing in wood, aluminum, PVC); renovation; building extensions; professional premises fitting-out (locaux professionnels, including PMR accessibility compliance); an in-house design office (bureau d'études) producing 3D plans, technical studies, and administrative permitting; and full project management (maîtrise d'œuvre). This bundling allows GECOBAT to deliver turnkey projects, coordinating multiple trades (masonry, carpentry, insulation, electrical, plumbing, painting) under a single point of contact. The company is RGE QUALIBAT certified, which qualifies its clients for French government energy renovation subsidies such as MaPrimeRénov', CEE, and éco-PTZ, and additionally holds Handibat (2022) and SOL certifications.

GECOBAT's business model is project-based fee-for-service: each contract — residential renovation, extension, exterior carpentry installation, or commercial fit-out — is a discrete one-time engagement priced via a custom quote following a free on-site study. Go-to-market is direct field sales supported by a content-marketing website, organic social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), local SEO across ten city landing pages, and verified Google reviews. The company sources materials from recognized suppliers including Atlantem, Point P, and Aubade. No public revenue, employee trend, or financial disclosures are available.

Name

GECOBAT

Legal name

GECOBAT

Website

https://gecobat-renovation.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GECOBAT is a privately-held French general building contractor founded in 1999, based in Guilers, Finistère. With ~27 employees, it delivers turnkey construction, renovation, exterior carpentry, extension, and professional premises fitting-out services — including design studies and project management — to residential and commercial clients across the Brest metropolitan area and Finistère.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

General Building Contracting

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA)

Keywords

• General building construction
• Exterior carpentry services
• Home renovation services
• Building extension construction
• Construction project management

Headquarters

HQ city

Guilers, Finistère

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Construction and Renovation Services: One-time project fees for construction, renovation, and extension services. Revenue is generated through individual project contracts for residential and commercial clients. Services include exterior carpentry, renovation, extensions, professional premises fitting-out, and construction of new buildings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GECOBAT is a general building contractor (entreprise générale du bâtiment) established in 1999 in Guilers, Finistère, France, providing turnkey construction, renovation, and exterior carpentry services to residential and commercial clients in the Brest region. The company delivers an integrated portfolio of six interconnected services: exterior carpentry (windows, doors, shutters, gates, fencing), renovation, professional premises fitting-out, building extensions, in-house building design studies with 3D plans, and full project management (maîtrise d'œuvre). GECOBAT coordinates multiple trades from initial concept and administrative permits through final delivery.

Product overview

GECOBAT is a general building company (entreprise générale du bâtiment) established in 1999, operating in the Brest region of Finistère, France. The company offers an integrated portfolio of construction and renovation services organized around six interconnected offerings: exterior carpentry (menuiserie extérieure), renovation, professional spaces (locaux professionnels), extensions, building design studies (bureau d'études), and project management (maîtrise d'œuvre). The exterior carpentry service forms a core specialty, providing windows, doors, shutters, and gates in various materials. The building design office provides 3D plans and technical studies that feed into project management and extension services. Together, these services enable GECOBAT to deliver turnkey solutions for residential and commercial clients, coordinating multiple trades from initial design through final delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Menuiserie extérieure (Exterior Carpentry) Specialized exterior carpentry services including windows, doors, shutters, gates, and fencing in wood, aluminum, PVC, or combined materials, with motorization, finishes, and color options, for residential and commercial clients.
• Rénovation (Renovation) Interior and exterior renovation services for houses, apartments, and buildings, including kitchen and bathroom remodeling, facade work, insulation improvements, and multi-trade coordination.
• Locaux professionnels (Professional Spaces) Design and fitting-out of commercial spaces, offices, healthcare facilities, and public buildings, including PMR (accessibility) compliance and ERP standards, targeted at businesses, healthcare providers, and public establishments.
• Extensions Building extensions including horizontal extensions, roof elevations, and attic conversions, providing turnkey solutions from technical studies to finishing work for residential clients needing additional space.
• Bureau d'études en bâtiment (Building Design Office) Integrated in-house design office providing 3D plans, technical studies, detailed estimates, administrative procedures (building permits), and construction site monitoring, supporting both internal project execution and standalone design services.
• Maîtrise d'œuvre (Project Management) Complete project management services including project design, cost and timeline estimation, construction monitoring, work verification, and turnkey delivery for construction, renovation, and extension projects.

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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 minor.

• AtlantemminorOthersWindow, door, and shutter manufacturer. Appears in the 'Partenaires et qualifications' section with logo displayed. GECOBAT likely sources exterior carpentry materials from Atlantem for window and door installations.
• Point PminorOthersBuilding materials distributor/supplier. Appears in the 'Partenaires et qualifications' section with logo displayed. GECOBAT sources construction materials from Point P for various building projects.
• AubademinorOthersBuilding products manufacturer. Appears in the 'Partenaires et qualifications' section with logo displayed.
• QM (Quality Management)minorOthersQuality management certification or service. Appears in the 'Partenaires et qualifications' section with logo displayed.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Demathieu Bard: Independent French general contractor with strong renovation and building fit-out capabilities. Overlaps with GECOBAT in commercial premises (locaux professionnels) construction and renovation services, but at national scale.
• Lapeyre: Established French retailer/installer of windows, doors, and home improvement products. Directly comparable to GECOBAT's exterior carpentry (menuiserie extérieure) core, but at national retail scale rather than local contractor scale.
• Maison Saint-Gobain: Saint-Gobain's home renovation service brand offering design-to-completion support. Comparable in targeting residential renovation with energy-efficiency expertise, but backed by a major building-materials incumbent with much broader reach.
• Spie Batignolles: French general contractor active across construction, renovation, and public works. Comparable in providing general building and multi-trade coordination services, but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Léon Grosse: Major French general construction and property development group. Overlaps with GECOBAT in general building contracting and renovation but operates at multi-region, large-project scale.

Emerging players

• Ootravaux: French online platform for finding and managing local construction/renovation artisans. Comparable in addressing the same homeowner renovation use case as GECOBAT, but competing on lead generation rather than integrated execution.
• Hemea: French tech-enabled renovation platform connecting homeowners with vetted local contractors and project managers. Comparable in offering integrated residential renovation services with a single point of contact, though delivered via a digital marketplace model.

Direct peers

• illiCO travaux: French nationwide franchise network specializing in home renovation project management and contractor coordination. Directly comparable business model to GECOBAT's residential rénovation and maîtrise d'œuvre offering, but operating at national scale through franchisees.
• Camif Habitat: French renovation specialist providing end-to-end project management for home extensions, renovation, and energy upgrades. Comparable in its turnkey residential renovation proposition and reliance on RGE-type certification for subsidy access.

Regional players

• Kermarrec Promotion: Breton construction and real estate development group headquartered in the same Brittany region as GECOBAT. Comparable regional general contractor serving overlapping Finistère/Brest-area residential and commercial demand.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=100063523662483
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gecobat29
• Instagraminstagram.com/gecobat.29

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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