GIRAUD TP

What GIRAUD TP does

Groupe TP Giraud is a family-owned civil engineering and construction materials group headquartered in Alès, Occitanie, France, with continuous operations tracing back to 1880 and the current corporate form established in 1940 by Pierre and Louis Giraud under the name Giraud Frères (renamed GIRAUD TP in 1993 under the current president, Jean-Christophe Giraud). The group operates three core lines: (1) TP GIRAUD, which constructs, develops, and maintains roads, VRD (Voirie et Réseaux Divers), and related public infrastructure primarily for municipalities and departmental authorities in the Gard; (2) SATP (Société Ardéchoise de Travaux Publics, wholly-owned since 1988), which delivers the same scope in the Ardèche and operates a cold-asphalt facility described as unique in South Ardèche; and (3) Béton du Gard (acquired 2017), which manufactures and delivers ready-mix, special, and decorative concrete plus stackable concrete blocks from plants at Cassagnoles (upgraded 2018) and Salindres (acquired 2022).

Underpinning the construction services is a vertically integrated materials manufacturing footprint spanning Gard, Ardèche, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Côte-d'Or, and Haute-Loire: ten-plus industrial sites produce hot and cold asphalt mixes, bituminous emulsions, treated gravels, and ready-mix concrete, with additional sites dedicated to material treatment and recycling. MASE workplace-safety certification and NF BPE EN 206/CN (obtained 2019 for Béton du Gard) certify the group to bid on French public tenders requiring these standards. The group employs 300+ collaborators and reported €43.9 million in revenue for FY2022.

The business model is B2B field-sales driven: direct enterprise sales targeting local government authorities and private construction contractors, with materials delivered via the group's own fleet of mixer trucks, concrete pumps, and PUMI vehicles, and services performed on customer project sites. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts for road construction and maintenance, plus material-supply contracts for asphalt, emulsions, and concrete. Pricing is project-by-project with no publicly disclosed schedule, reflecting the bespoke nature of public-works and materials-supply work. Geographic reach is regional across five French departments, with no international footprint, and marketing is relationship-led with a minimal digital channel footprint concentrated on recruitment rather than demand generation.

Name

GIRAUD TP

Legal name

TP Giraud

Website

https://giraud-tp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Groupe TP Giraud is a family-owned French civil engineering group based in Alès, Occitanie, that builds and maintains roads and manufactures asphalt, emulsions, and ready-mix concrete across southern France, serving municipalities, departmental authorities, and private contractors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Alès

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Road construction and maintenance services: Core business of constructing, developing and maintaining roads and infrastructure, serving both public sector (municipalities, local government) and private contractors. Revenue generated through project-based contracts for VRD (Voirie et Réseaux Divers), road surfacing, and civil engineering works.
2. Asphalt and emulsion manufacturing: Production and sale of asphalt products including hot mix, cold mix, and emulsions through multiple subsidiary sites. Revenue from material supply contracts to construction projects.
3. Ready-mix concrete supply: Manufacturing and delivery of ready-mix concrete, decorative concrete, and concrete blocks through Béton du Gard subsidiary. Revenue from product sales to construction contractors and private clients, with fleet of mixer trucks and concrete pumps.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Groupe TP Giraud is a family-owned construction and public works group that builds, develops and maintains roads and infrastructure (VRD, surface dressings, asphalt paving) primarily in the Gard and Ardèche departments of southern France. The group also manufactures and delivers asphalt mixtures (hot mix, cold mix, emulsions) and ready-mix concrete (standard, special, decorative, plus stackable concrete blocks) through its subsidiaries TP Giraud, Béton du Gard, and SATP, with multiple industrial production sites across the region.

Product overview

Groupe TP Giraud operates as a construction materials and public works group consisting of several specialized divisions and subsidiaries. The core offering includes TP GIRAUD for road construction and maintenance, Béton du Gard for ready-mix concrete production and delivery, and SATP for road construction in Ardèche. The group manufactures asphalt mixtures (enrobés) at multiple industrial sites across Gard and Ardèche, produces specialized concrete products including decorative and structural concrete, and offers stackable concrete blocks. Additional services include material treatment and recycling operations. The integrated structure allows the group to control the entire supply chain from raw material extraction to final construction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TP Giraud Road Construction & Maintenance
• Béton du Gard Ready-Mix Concrete

Quantifiable outcome

• NF BPE EN 206/CN certification achieved in 2019, enabling participation in public works and specific tender processes
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• WayzzminorOthersWayzz is listed as a partner of Béton du Gard, with their logo displayed on the partner section of the website. Wayzz appears to be a digital or technology solution provider.
• 2GSminorOthers2GS is listed as a partner of Béton du Gard, with their logo displayed on the partner section of the website. The nature of the partnership is not detailed.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Colas SA: Bouygues subsidiary and global leader in road construction and asphalt production. Operates extensive asphalt plants and roadworks subsidiaries across France including the same Gard/Ardèche regions where TP Giraud competes; larger scale, R&D resources, and procurement leverage make it the principal broad incumbent for any integrated French regional road contractor.
• Eiffage Route: Eiffage Group's road construction arm, operating a national network of asphalt plants and roadworks agencies. Directly comparable to TP Giraud's integrated road construction + materials model, but at materially larger scale and geographic reach.
• Vicat: French-listed cement, concrete, and aggregates producer. Comparable on the materials side (ready-mix concrete through BÉTON DU GARD) but operates nationally and internationally; serves as the broad incumbent benchmark for the concrete manufacturing portion of TP Giraud's operations.
• Lafarge France (Holcim): Major French cement, aggregates, and ready-mix concrete operator (part of Holcim Group). Competes with BÉTON DU GARD in concrete supply and with TP Giraud's broader value chain through vertical integration upstream into aggregates.
• Heidelberg Materials France: Major international aggregates, ready-mix concrete, and cement group with substantial French operations. Comparable to the materials-manufacturing backbone of TP Giraud's integrated model, though at much greater scale and geographic reach.

BROAD_INCINCUMBENTs

• Eurovia (Vinci): Vinci's road construction subsidiary and one of the world's largest road infrastructure groups. Operates a dense French network of asphalt plants, aggregates quarries, and roadworks branches directly competing with TP Giraud in southern France for VRD and public tender projects.

Direct peers

• NGE (Nouvelles Générations d'Entrepreneurs): French independent public works group with multi-regional coverage in roadworks, VRD, and earthmoving. Closest size-and-strategy analog to a mid-market integrated French regional public works group like TP Giraud, with similar emphasis on regional agency model and in-house production capabilities.
• Spie Batignolles: French independent construction group active in public works, civil engineering, and infrastructure. Comparable in multi-regional presence, family-influenced ownership heritage, and integrated construction services positioning relative to TP Giraud.
• Charrier Groupe: Mid-sized French regional construction group with roadworks, public works, and materials operations centered in western France. Similar profile to TP Giraud in terms of family-controlled regional integrated construction materials and contracting model.
• Pigeon Group: Family-owned French construction materials and public works group operating quarries, asphalt plants, and roadworks across western and northern France. Closely analogous integrated business model and family-ownership heritage to Groupe TP Giraud.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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