Eboo - Hélicoptère Ingénierie Systèmes

What Eboo - Hélicoptère Ingénierie Systèmes does

Eboo - Hélicoptère Ingénierie Systèmes (HIS France) is a French private company headquartered in La Talaudière, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, that develops and sells the e-boo® connected automatic lighting solution for SAMU helicopter emergency operations. The product is a web-based application configured within SAMU regulation centers that remotely activates lighting at helicopter landing zones — typically sports fields, sports grounds, or dedicated created zones — to enable night and day emergency medical response. The solution was co-developed between a SAMU responder and an electrical equipment manufacturer, and is positioned as compliant with civil aviation regulations and emergency medical transport requirements, with claimed outcomes including halving primary and secondary transport times and eliminating intervention zones exceeding 30 minutes.

The business operates on a sales-led, quote-based model with subscription or recurring service revenue, distributed through a network of at least five regional representatives covering more than 47 French departments. Confirmed adoption spans 10 SAMU departments (21, 24, 34, 37, 42, 68, 69, 83, 84, 87), with secondary demand from municipalities that need to equip landing zones. Customer support is delivered through a dedicated client portal, and the company supplements sales activity with regional earned-media coverage. With 5 employees, a single product, no disclosed funding, and a France-only footprint, HIS is a small, capital-light niche operator whose growth depends on the pace of French public-sector procurement and the conversion of remaining SAMU territories.

Name

Eboo - Hélicoptère Ingénierie Systèmes

Legal name

HIS France

Website

https://his-france.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HIS France develops the e-boo® web-based connected lighting system that lets French SAMU regulation centers remotely activate helicopter landing-zone lighting, serving emergency medical services and municipalities across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Aviation Lighting Systems

NAICS

Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (3351), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, Nec (3728), Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822)

akta.pro primary industry

Military Avionics, Mission Computers & Flight Controls (IMABAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Avionics Displays & Human-Machine Interface (EFIS/HUD/HMD) (IMABAFAH), UAS Ground Control Stations (GCS) & Remote Operations Infrastructure (IMABAIAL)

Keywords

• Helicopter landing lighting
• Emergency medical services
• Connected lighting control
• SAMU operations
• Aerial medical transport

Headquarters

HQ city

La Talaudière

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Connected Lighting Systems and Services: Revenue generated from the sale and ongoing service of the e-boo connected lighting solution for helicopter emergency operations. Includes system installation and maintenance services for municipalities and SAMU organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

His France (Eboo) develops, sells, and services the e-boo® connected automatic lighting solution for helicopter emergency operations. The system is a web-based control application configured within SAMU (French emergency medical service) regulation centers, enabling medical regulators to remotely activate lighting at designated helicopter landing zones such as sports fields and custom-created zones, supporting regulatory compliance for aerial medical transport and faster emergency response.

Product overview

Eboo - Hélicoptère Ingénierie Systèmes (HIS) offers a single unified product: the e-boo® connected automatic lighting solution. The system is a web-based application configured within SAMU regulation centers that controls lighting at helicopter landing zones. It enables faster emergency medical response by allowing medical coordinators to remotely activate landing zone illumination, reducing intervention times and improving patient outcomes during helicopter medical evacuations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• e-boo: Connected automatic lighting solution for helicopter emergency services, configured within the SAMU regulation center

Products and services

• e-boo® Connected Automatic Lighting Solution Connected automatic lighting system controlled via a web application configured within SAMU (French emergency medical service) regulation centers. Enables medical regulators to remotely and automatically activate lighting at designated helicopter landing zones (sports fields, sports grounds, or custom-created zones), supporting regulatory compliance for aerial medical transport and faster emergency response.

Quantifiable outcome

• Primary and secondary transport times divided by two when helicopter mode is appropriately used
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell Aerospace: Broad incumbent supplying avionics, flight controls, displays, and mission equipment across commercial, business, and emergency helicopter platforms. Comparable as a much larger aerospace-equipment player with overlap on helicopter mission-systems electronics and lighting controls.
• Collins Aerospace: Major supplier of avionics, mission systems, and lighting to commercial and rotorcraft platforms. Comparable broad incumbent that builds helicopter mission equipment including lighting and control subsystems for emergency operators globally.
• Garmin: Provider of avionics, panel displays, and HMI solutions for helicopters including emergency-service platforms. Comparable as a broad avionics/HMI incumbent whose web/display-based control surfaces parallel e-boo's web-application control paradigm.
• Thales Group: Large French-headquartered aerospace and avionics supplier, including mission systems and helicopter avionics. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same French/European aerospace mission-systems category where HIS France operates.
• Safran Group: French aerospace group with helicopter engine, avionics, and electronics businesses serving emergency and military rotorcraft. Comparable broad incumbent with helicopter-mission equipment exposure, based in the same home market as HIS France.

Regional players

• Oceanering / Helideck Lighting Suppliers: Suppliers of helideck and offshore lighting systems (e.g., Oceaneering, Folding Helideck) serving offshore oil & gas, wind, and maritime helicopter operations outside France. Comparable as helideck lighting specialists serving a different but adjacent geography.

Direct peers

• Carmanah Technologies: Manufacturer of airfield, helipad, and obstruction lighting systems including remote-controlled LED lighting for heliports. Direct competitor in the niche of helicopter-landing-zone lighting that e-boo addresses, with similar value proposition around automated, regulatory-compliant illumination.
• ADB Safegate: Global leader in airfield and heliport lighting, power, and air traffic management systems. Closest direct competitor to e-boo as it provides controlled lighting solutions that interface with helicopter/aviation operations, matching HIS France's core product category at a much larger scale.
• Astronics Corporation: Provides aerospace lighting systems for aircraft cabins, exterior illumination, and airfield applications. Comparable because it supplies aviation-mission lighting hardware and electronics, the same combined lighting + control niche that HIS France's e-boo targets.

Emerging players

• FlightLight Systems: Specialized manufacturer of aircraft external and interior lighting, including helicopter landing and search lights. Comparable niche lighting supplier for aviation with a smaller footprint than the broad incumbents, analogous in scale to HIS France.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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