I-TEK

What I-TEK does

I-TEK is a privately-held French manufacturer and builder of livestock farming equipment and turnkey barns, founded in 1992 by Pierre LESNARD and Françoise ROUXEL in Trémeur, Brittany. The company designs, produces and installs a full range of solutions for pig, veal, poultry, equine and rabbit production, organized around two divisions: I-TEK Equipements (farrowing stalls, weaning stalls, and the patented EXATOP ventilation system) and I-TEK Solutions (modular building concepts including ISOTEK, WELL-TEK, FARM-TEK, and BIO-TEK). Core proprietary technology includes the EXATOP underfloor air circulation system combining Swiss post and Canadian earth-to-air heat exchanger principles, over 20 patented technical processes, and modular, 100% recyclable ISOTEK building panels with recycled PVC dividers.

The company monetizes through project-based equipment sales and turnkey construction contracts (typically quote-driven, with project sizes ranging from individual stalls to farms of up to 15,000 sows), supplemented by the I-TEK Drive e-commerce platform for small equipment and spare parts with 24-hour delivery. Go-to-market is primarily enterprise field sales via a dedicated French commercial team and an international export network covering 18+ countries across Western Europe, Eastern Europe and the CIS, plus the consumer-facing e-commerce channel. Customer base spans 6,370 farmers and partners with 17,500 cumulative projects representing over 2,047,260 m² of constructed buildings. Leadership transitioned in 2001 when Olivier NICOLAS and Tanguy PESTEL became co-directors under a succession plan, with Tanguy PESTEL currently listed as publication manager. The company holds two InnovSpace trophies (2020 for WEANTEK, 2021 for HAYTEK) and is wholly independently owned, with no external private equity or venture capital investment disclosed.

Name

I-TEK

Legal name

SAS I-TEK

Website

https://i-tek.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

I-TEK is a French designer and manufacturer of livestock farming equipment and modular turnkey barns, serving pig, veal, poultry, equine and rabbit farmers across France and 18+ export markets with patented ventilation and building systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Livestock Farming Equipment

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Livestock & Dairy Equipment (IMAHACAG)

Keywords

• Livestock farming equipment
• Farrowing stall systems
• Pig ventilation systems
• Modular barn construction
• Animal housing solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

TREMEUR

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sale of livestock farming equipment including farrowing stalls, ventilation systems, flooring, and accessories through commercial team and e-commerce platform I-TEK Drive.
2. Building Construction: Turnkey barn construction services including design office, worksite monitoring, and project management for WELL-TEK, FARM-TEK, BIO-TEK, and ISOTEK building concepts.
3. E-commerce (I-TEK Drive): Online sales platform for small equipment, protective materials, tools, and spare parts with 24-hour delivery service.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

I-TEK designs, manufactures, and installs livestock farming equipment and turnkey modular buildings for pig, veal, poultry, equine, and rabbit production. Its portfolio includes patented ventilation systems, farrowing and weaning stalls, and prefabricated multi-species barn structures. The company also offers ancillary accessories via its I-TEK Drive e-commerce platform.

Product overview

I-TEK is a French manufacturer of livestock farming equipment and turnkey buildings, founded in 1992. The product portfolio centers on two main divisions: Equipment (farrowing stalls, weaning stalls, and ventilation systems) and Buildings (modular barn concepts). Equipment offerings include the LACTEK family of farrowing stalls (LACTEK, LACTEK+, LACTEK PRO, LACTEK UP) offering escalating features from standard crates to elevator models, the PROTEK line of free-movement farrowing pens (PROTEK, PROTEK+, PROTEK UP) designed for sow welfare, the MATEK+ and MATEK UP ergonomic stalls with two-part side panels, and the WEANTEK on-spot weaning stall. The core EXATOP ventilation system uses underfloor air ducts combined with motorized posts to maintain constant air speed and temperature. Building solutions comprise the ISOTEK multi-species concept (pig, veal, poultry), WELL-TEK basic concept, FARM-TEK intermediate concept for conventional-organic crossover, and BIO-TEK dedicated to organic farming with free-movement housing. A dedicated equine division offers HAYTEK sliding hayracks and stable equipment. I-TEK Drive is an e-commerce platform for equipment parts and supplies. The company holds over 20 patented technical processes and serves farmers in France and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• I-TEK Solutions: Building activity division offering turnkey barns and construction project management services for livestock farming
• I-TEK Drive
• I-TEK Equine
• ISOTEK
• EXATOP
• LACTEK
• MATEK
• PROTEK
• WEANTEK
• HAYTEK

Products and services

• LACTEK / LACTEK+ / LACTEK PRO / LACTEK UP
• PROTEK / PROTEK+ / PROTEK UP
• MATEK+ / MATEK UP
• WEANTEK
• EXATOP
• BIOFILTER
• ISOTEK
• WELL-TEK
• FARM-TEK
• BIO-TEK
• HAYTEK
• I-TEK Drive
• I-TEK Solutions

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,047,260 m² of buildings constructed
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 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

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Munters: Swedish global leader in air treatment and climate solutions with a livestock ventilation division. Overlaps with I-TEK on ventilation technology for livestock buildings but operates at much broader scale across many industries.

Emerging players

• Hotraco Agri: Dutch developer of automation and climate control systems for livestock houses. Comparable to I-TEK on ventilation and barn control but more focused on digital/automation layers than physical stall equipment.

Direct peers

• Roxell: Belgian manufacturer of feeding, drinking, and climate systems primarily for poultry, with pig farming offerings. Comparable to I-TEK's ISOTEK multi-species and ventilation portfolio, especially on the poultry side of I-TEK's range.
• Fancom: Dutch specialist in ventilation, climate control, and automation systems for pig and poultry houses. Directly comparable to I-TEK's EXATOP ventilation line as a technology-focused peer targeting the same farmer buyers with similar climate and control propositions.
• Schauer Agrotronic: Austrian manufacturer of livestock equipment, feeding systems, and barn technology for pig production. Comparable mid-sized European peer to I-TEK with stall, ventilation, and complete barn offerings targeting similar Central European farmer segments.
• SKIOLD: Danish manufacturer of equipment, feeding systems, and turnkey solutions for pig and grain farms. Closely comparable to I-TEK on pig housing and complete farm solutions in Northern/Western European markets, with similar project-management and stall-and-ventilation offerings.
• ACO FUNKI: Danish supplier of pig housing equipment, flooring, and farrowing pen solutions across Europe. Directly comparable to I-TEK's stall product family (LACTEK/PROTEK/MATEK) and serves overlapping European pig farmers.
• VDL Jansen: Dutch producer of livestock housing equipment including farrowing pens and ventilation systems. Comparable mid-sized European peer to I-TEK on stalls and barn equipment serving similar pig farmer customers.

Broad incumbents

• GSI (AGCO): Global ag-equipment incumbent within AGCO, offering grain storage and livestock production systems. Comparable to I-TEK on turnkey barn and production-system supply but at much larger scale and broader portfolio including grain handling.
• Big Dutchman: Global market leader in pig and poultry housing equipment, ventilation, and feeding systems headquartered in Germany. Most directly comparable to I-TEK on pig equipment and turnkey barns, but at vastly larger scale and broader product portfolio across multiple species and geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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