GROUPE VERIDIS

What GROUPE VERIDIS does

Groupe Veridis is a French landscaping and urban development group headquartered in Lapeyrouse-Mornay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, operating through 13 wholly-owned specialized subsidiary companies and 12 sites across southeastern France. Founded in 1972 and employing 440 people, the group reported €74 million in revenue for fiscal year 2024, up from €69.5 million in 2023 and €65 million in 2022. Its customers are primarily French local government authorities (collectivités locales), with secondary work through maîtres d'œuvre (architects and project managers) and a smaller private-individual segment, all served through a business-to-government (B2G) model based on direct engagement with public procurement decision-makers and competitive tendering.

The group's service portfolio spans green space creation and maintenance, landscape masonry, sports surface construction (tennis, padel, multisport, athletics tracks, large field games), decorative concrete, natural stone and pebble surfacing, permeable surfaces, urban furniture, children's play equipment, and ecological engineering including renaturation. Proprietary or specialized technical methods include soil bio-dynamization (8,100 m² treated in 2024), on-site water recycling for mineral surface finishing (110 days of machine use in 2024), permeable and bio-sourced surfacing materials (4,120 m² installed in 2024), and Végétal Local-certified plant sourcing. The group holds the AFNOR Engagé RSE label at the exemplary level, is a Bpifrance Coq Vert community member, and partners with the LPO (Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux) and UPGE (Union Professionnelle du Génie Écologique) on biodiversity monitoring and ecological engineering practices.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through project-based, one-time public contracts awarded via tenders, with pricing quoted per project and no disclosed subscription or recurring SaaS component. The business is labor- and equipment-intensive, with 440 employees spread across decentralized subsidiaries serving a regional territory. Strategic positioning emphasizes sustainability credentials — a 2024 carbon footprint of 23,922 tCO2eq with -42% Scope 1 and -25% Scope 3 reduction targets by 2030, a 90% Crit'Air 1/2 vehicle fleet, and 40% of profits redistributed to employees via profit-sharing — to meet increasingly ESG-weighted French local government procurement criteria.

Name

GROUPE VERIDIS

Legal name

SAS Groupe Veridis

Website

https://groupe-veridis.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Groupe Veridis is a French landscaping and urban development group operating 13 specialized subsidiaries across southeastern France, serving local government authorities and project managers with integrated planting, sports surface construction, urban furniture, and ecological engineering services under a B2G public procurement model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscaping and Urban Development Services

NAICS

Landscaping Services (561730), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance (BPABADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Athletic Field & Golf Course Groundskeeping (IMAIAIAH), Seasonal Color, Planting & Horticultural Services (BPABADAL)

Keywords

• Landscape construction services
• Urban space development
• Ecological engineering
• Sports surface installation
• Public works landscaping

Headquarters

HQ city

Lapeyrouse-Mornay

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public-sector landscaping and urban development contracts: Revenue generated from design, installation, and maintenance of green spaces, sports facilities, public spaces, and urban amenities for local government clients (collectivités). Projects include planting, hardscaping, sports courts, playgrounds, urban furniture, ecological engineering, and decorative surfaces. Primarily project-based one-time contracts through public procurement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Groupe Veridis delivers landscaping, urban development, and sports-surface services for public-sector and private clients in France. Through 13 specialized subsidiaries and 12 operational sites in southeastern France, the group handles planting and maintenance, landscape masonry, urban furniture, public spaces, playgrounds, ecological engineering, athletics tracks, tennis and padel courts, decorative and permeable concrete surfacing, and a local plant nursery.

Product overview

GROUPE VERIDIS is a landscaping and urban development group operating as a network of 13 specialized subsidiary companies across southeastern France. The group's core offerings encompass a comprehensive portfolio of landscaping services organized into three main categories: green space services (plantation, maintenance, vegetation management), construction and surface services (landscape masonry, sports surfaces, athletics tracks, tennis/padel courts, decorative concrete, stone and pebble flooring, permeable surfaces), and urban development services (public amenities, urban furniture, children's play areas, ecological engineering). Each of the 13 subsidiaries specializes in distinct areas: Laquet (base company, sports surfaces), Laquet Tennis (tennis), Laquet Loire-Auvergne, Sport Environnement (Montpellier), France Galets (pebbles), Durand Pavage (paving), EVS (Savoie), Espaces Verts du Dauphiné (Isère), Artemis Paysage, Rhône Jardin Service and Guiserando, Nature, Arbre Haie Forêt (renaturation), and the parent company. The group serves public sector clients (BtoG), private clients, and operates with a unified RSE methodology across all entities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscaping and planting services Design, planting, and maintenance of green spaces for public-sector and private clients in France.
• Landscape maintenance services Ongoing maintenance of landscaped areas, parks, and public green spaces for municipalities and private clients.
• Landscape masonry Construction of stone walls, terraces, and structural masonry elements integrated into landscaping projects.
• Urban furniture and public space development Supply and installation of urban furniture and development of public spaces for municipalities and developers.
• Playground construction Design and construction of playgrounds for municipalities, schools, and private developers.
• Ecological engineering services Ecological restoration, biodiversity, and environmentally engineered landscaping interventions for public and private sites.
• Athletics track construction Design and construction of athletics running tracks for municipalities, schools, and sports clubs.
• Tennis and padel court construction Design and construction of tennis and padel courts for municipalities, sports clubs, and private operators.
• Decorative and permeable concrete surfacing Installation of decorative concrete and permeable surfacing solutions for public spaces, parks, and private developments.
• Stone and pebble surfacing Installation of stone and pebble surface finishes for landscaping and public-space projects.
• Local plant nursery In-house plant nursery supplying plants and horticultural materials to the group's landscaping projects and external clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8,100 m² of soils treated with bio-dynamization technique in 2024
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

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

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Village by CA Loire Haute-LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Groupe Veridis partnered with Village by CA Loire Haute-Loire in autumn 2023, following a meeting at a Saint-Etienne event. The partnership focuses on innovation and transformation, with a joint roadmap on innovation topics including agile methodologies, design thinking, engineering school collaborations, startup sourcing, and national funding applications. Actions include a March 2024 innovation workshop with Veridis leadership team and meetings with St Etienne decision-makers.
• LPO (Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with LPO for biodiversity conservation. The LPO conducts faunistic and floristic inventories and ecological monitoring for Veridis projects, notably the renaturation of the Grand Albert and Petit Coquet ponds. The partnership has documented the return of multiple species including 23 odonate species, 4 amphibian species, and 3 waterbird species following ecological restoration work.
• UPGE (Union Professionnelle du Génie Écologique)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of UPGE which offers a professional label for ecological engineering companies and publishes recognized best practice guides on ecological methodologies, traceability, and project monitoring and maintenance.
• Pôle EmploisupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Pôle Emploi to facilitate local recruitment, supporting Veridis’ commitment to local employment and regional economic development.
• Filière Terre FertilesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerVeridis participates in the Terre Fertile sector for local production of topsoil, supporting circular economy and local supply chain objectives.
• GEIQ Paysage / Forma PaysagesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerVeridis maintains involvement in GEIQ Paysage and Forma Paysage professional training structures, supporting workforce development and apprenticeship programs in the landscaping sector.
• Filière française de traitement et recyclage de gazon synthétiquesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaquet company holds a stake in the French synthetic turf recycling stream. In 2024, 42,000 m² of synthetic turf was processed and recycled through this channel.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• SPIE: Leading French independent technical services group active in facility management, urban infrastructure, and environmental services. Comparable for public-sector urban development and amenity projects, though landscaping is a small slice of a much broader services portfolio.
• ONET (Groupe Onet): Major French multi-service group providing facility management, cleaning, and landscaping services to public and private clients. Overlaps with Veridis on public-sector landscaping and grounds maintenance, but operates across many other facility services verticals.
• Tarkett Sports: Global flooring manufacturer with a dedicated sports surfaces division offering athletics tracks, tennis courts, and multisport surfaces. Overlaps with Veridis's sports facility construction activities but competes across broader flooring categories rather than specializing in landscaping.
• ENGIE Solutions: ENGIE's facility services arm providing multi-technical and environmental services to public authorities and private clients, including urban greening, public space development, and ecological transition projects — a broad incumbent that competes for the same green public procurement contracts.

Regional players

• Pépinières Naudet: Major French plant nursery producing ornamental, hedging, and native plant species — comparable to Veridis's Pépinière Végétal Local subsidiary as a regional supplier of locally adapted plants used in landscaping and ecological restoration projects across France.

Direct peers

• Vert Durable (Groupe Loiseau / similar regional consolidators): Mid-sized French landscaping and urban development groups operating regionally with comparable service portfolios including planting, hardscaping, and ecological services — direct competitors for the same regional public tenders Veridis targets in southeastern France.
• SINEU GRAFF: French manufacturer and installer of urban furniture, street equipment, and public amenities for local authorities — directly comparable to Veridis's Mobilier Urbain offering in the public space development segment.
• Polytan (Sport Group): Specialist manufacturer and installer of athletic tracks, tennis, padel, and multisport surfaces, directly competing with Veridis's Laquet Tennis, Laquet, and Sport Environnement subsidiaries in the construction and renovation of sports facilities for public-sector clients.
• Idverde: Europe's largest landscaping services provider, with significant French operations delivering public-sector grounds maintenance, landscaping, and ecological services to local authorities — a directly comparable B2G landscaping services model at much larger scale.

Others

• BIOTOPE: Leading French ecological consultancy specializing in biodiversity inventories, environmental impact assessments, and ecological engineering design — comparable to Veridis's renaturation and ecological engineering services (Génie Végétal) as an adjacent enabling firm in the same projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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