Labrie Enviroquip

What Labrie Enviroquip does

Labrie Group, founded in 1971 and headquartered in Saint-Nicolas, Quebec, Canada, is a North American manufacturer of waste collection vehicles serving municipalities and waste management companies. The company operates through three specialized sub-brands: Labrie (side loaders), Leach (rear loaders), and Wittke (front loaders), each focused on a distinct refuse collection methodology. Its product portfolio spans automated and manual collection vehicles, with configurations for residential, commercial, demolition, organics, recycling, alleys/tight areas, tip-to-dump, full eject, and split-body applications, plus emerging electric (EV) and compressed natural gas (CNG) powertrain variants.

The company generates revenue through two primary streams: (1) hardware sales of waste collection trucks via a network of certified distributors across the United States and Canada, and (2) parts and after-sales service through wholly-owned Labrieplus support centers. Distribution is exclusively channel-based, with Sourcewell partnership providing a procurement pathway for U.S. municipal and government buyers. The company's website emphasizes over 50 years of operational history, ISO certification, and a market position as a North American leader in solid waste equipment.

Underlying technology centers on heavy-duty truck body engineering and chassis integration for refuse collection, rather than software or data systems. The company maintains ISO 9001 quality management certification and holds registered trademarks for each of its three brand identities. Customer support infrastructure (Labrieplus) creates a recurring parts and service revenue stream, while the channel-only distribution model means the company itself does not interact directly with end-buyers at the point of sale.

Name

Labrie Enviroquip

Legal name

Labrie Group

Website

https://groupelabrie.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Labrie Group manufactures waste collection vehicles under three brands (Labrie, Leach, Wittke), distributing side, rear, and front loaders to North American municipalities and waste haulers via a certified distributor network, with parts/service through owned Labrieplus centers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Collection Vehicles

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing (336211)

SIC

Truck & Bus Bodies (3713)

akta.pro primary industry

Truck Body & Upfit Manufacturing (Box/Dump/Service/Refuse) (IMACAGAC)

Keywords

• Waste collection vehicles
• Refuse truck bodies
• Solid waste equipment
• Garbage truck manufacturing
• Recycling collection vehicles

Headquarters

HQ city

North America (US and Canada)

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Collection Vehicle Sales: Manufacturing and selling waste collection trucks and equipment to municipalities and waste management companies. Products include side loaders, rear loaders, and front loaders under Labrie, Leach, and Wittke brands.
2. Parts & Service: Labrieplus provides parts, service, and repairs through company-owned support centers in the US and Canada.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Labrie Enviroquip manufactures refuse collection vehicle bodies — including automated and manual side loaders, rear loaders, and front loaders — under the Labrie™, Leach™, and Wittke™ brands for municipalities and waste management operators. The product portfolio spans residential, commercial, recycling, organics, demolition, alley/tight-area, and split-body collection applications, with chassis compatibility for CNG and electric powertrains. Aftermarket parts and service are delivered through the Labrieplus program, and vehicles are sold via a certified distributor network across the US and Canada, including via Sourcewell cooperative procurement.

Product overview

Labrie Group operates as a unified manufacturer of waste collection vehicles with three distinct sub-brands serving different collection needs: Labrie™ (side loaders), Leach™ (rear loaders), and Wittke™ (front loaders). The portfolio covers automated, manual, residential, commercial, demolition, organics, recycling, and special application collection vehicles including electric (EV) and compressed natural gas (CNG) variants. Labrieplus provides centralized parts and service support across North America.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Labrie: Side loader trucks for waste collection
• Leach
• Wittke

Products and services

• Labrie Side Loaders Side-loading waste collection vehicles offered under the Labrie brand, covering automated and manual configurations for residential, commercial, recycling, organics, demolition, alley/tight-area, and tip-to-dump collection applications. Sold to municipalities and private waste haulers through certified distributors across North America.
• Leach Rear Loaders Rear-loading waste collection vehicles offered under the Leach brand for residential and commercial refuse collection. Sold to municipal and private-sector fleet operators via the certified distributor network.
• Wittke Front Loaders Front-loading waste collection vehicles offered under the Wittke brand, typically used for commercial container collection. Sold to waste management operators and municipalities through certified distributors.
• Split-Body Collection Vehicles Split-body refuse collection units designed to collect multiple waste streams (e.g., refuse and recyclables) in a single route. Targeted at municipal and private haulers seeking route-efficiency gains.
• Full-Eject Collection Vehicles Full-eject body configurations enabling complete payload discharge without elevating the front of the body. Designed for fleet operators in residential and commercial collection routes.
• CNG and EV-Ready Chassis Configurations Refuse collection vehicle bodies engineered for compatibility with compressed natural gas (CNG) and electric vehicle (EV) chassis, supporting fleets pursuing alternative-fuel and emissions-reduction mandates. Targeted at municipalities and haulers with sustainability or regulatory requirements.
• Labrieplus Parts and Service Aftermarket parts, maintenance, and service program supporting installed Labrie, Leach, and Wittke fleets. Offered to existing customers to extend equipment lifecycle and uptime.

Quantifiable outcome

• Servicing millions of citizens in cities & municipalities all over North America

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SourcewellcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSourcewell partnership for municipal and government procurement of Labrie Group waste collection vehicles, providing a streamlined purchasing process for public sector customers.

Scale indicators3 records

Regional players

• Dennis Eagle: Dennis Eagle is a UK-based manufacturer of refuse collection vehicles (owned by Terberg Environmental) that competes with Labrie in product category but operates primarily in Europe and other international markets rather than North America.

Direct peers

• New Way Trucks: New Way manufactures front-, rear-, and side-loading refuse collection vehicles, competing head-to-head with Labrie's three sub-brands across municipal and private hauler customers in the North American market.
• Bridgeport Manufacturing: Bridgeport Manufacturing produces refuse and recycling collection vehicle bodies, competing with Labrie Group in the North American municipal and commercial waste equipment market.
• Curbtender: Curbtender designs and builds side- and rear-loading refuse collection trucks, directly overlapping with Labrie's core product lines in the North American municipal waste market.
• Autocar Trucks: Autocar produces severe-duty and vocational chassis commonly used as the platform for waste collection vehicles, making it both a critical supplier and a downstream competitor to Labrie as it increasingly offers integrated refuse solutions.
• McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing: McNeilus is a leading manufacturer of front- and rear-loading refuse trucks and mixers, directly competing with Labrie's Leach and Wittke brands in municipal and commercial waste collection applications across North America.
• Heil Environmental: Heil is the largest North American manufacturer of refuse collection vehicle bodies (rear loaders, front loaders, side loaders), making it Labrie Group's most direct competitor across overlapping product categories and customer segments.
• Hauler (Amrep Manufacturing): Amrep's Hauler brand manufactures front- and rear-loading refuse collection vehicles, providing direct competition to Labrie's Wittke and Leach product lines in the North American market.

Broad incumbents

• Mack Trucks: Mack (Volvo Group) supplies Class 8 chassis that form the foundation of many North American refuse trucks, including those built by Labrie. As a chassis OEM, Mack is both a key supplier and a broader incumbent shaping waste fleet electrification.
• Peterbilt Motors: Peterbilt (Paccar) is a leading supplier of vocational and Class 7-8 chassis commonly upfit into refuse collection vehicles, competing indirectly with Labrie as a broad incumbent in the heavy truck ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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