JANUS FRANCE

What JANUS FRANCE does

Janus France is a French private limited company (SARL) founded in July 2013 and headquartered in Rieux, Oise, operating an integrated building maintenance and renovation business across three trades: menuiserie (carpentry/joinery), serrurerie (locksmithing and metalwork), and vitrerie (glazing). The company manufactures products in its own workshop at the Rieux headquarters and provides on-site measurement, custom fabrication, and professional installation services to institutional clients including government departments (Département de l'Oise), social housing providers (SA HLM, ADEF Résidences), and municipalities (Beauvais, Senlis, Nogent-sur-Oise, Pont-Sainte-Maxence, Communauté de Communes de l'Oise et des Pays d'Halatte), as well as industrial and commercial clients (Dalkia, SERFIM, ISAGRI, Weldom). Services are delivered primarily through marchés à bons de commande (market command contracts) under a direct enterprise field sales motion, with a secondary direct-to-consumer channel through the boutique.janusfrance.fr e-commerce store and a client extranet portal. The company employs 14 staff, including administrative/logistics personnel and field technicians (compagnons), and is wholly owned by founder Michel Meunier within the Janus Investissements group, with no external equity funding disclosed.

Janus France's core technology is a custom proprietary ERP system developed in-house since January 2016 that fully digitises 100% of operational activity — including client relations management, work order tracking, invoicing, on-site measurement documentation (relevé de cotes), intervention scheduling, and route optimisation. According to the source materials, no regional or national competitor in the carpentry/locksmithing/glazing sector has integrated comparable digital infrastructure, providing a documented technology advantage in a traditionally paper-based trade. The company positions itself as the first société à mission in its sector in France, with a formal raison d'être embedding ecological transition, carbon neutrality (target 2040, ten years ahead of France's 2050 national target), and biodiversity preservation in its statutes, overseen by an independent Mission Committee. It is a member of the Office Français de la Biodiversité's Entreprises Engagées pour la Nature programme and has received the Label Innovation Durable HDF from the Hauts-de-France region and Afnor certification.

The business model is anchored in professional services revenue from integrated multi-trade maintenance and renovation contracts with public-sector and social housing clients, supplemented by one-time product sales to individual consumers via the online boutique. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is determined through individualized quotes and contractual tender processes. Strategic intent is to scale to 100 departmental agencies across all of France by 2030, positioning Janus France as the French leader in property maintenance and renovation, while expanding its ecosystem of ESG-aligned institutional partners and 2025 'Year of Cooperation' positioning.

Name

JANUS FRANCE

Legal name

Janus France

Website

https://janusfrance.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Janus France is a French mission-driven SARL, founded 2013 in Rieux, Oise, providing integrated carpentry, locksmithing, and glazing maintenance and renovation services to government departments, social housing providers, and municipalities, supported by an in-house proprietary ERP and an e-commerce channel for individual consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rieux, Oise

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Integrated maintenance and renovation services: Janus France provides integrated services across three trades — carpentry, locksmithing, and glazing — to institutional clients including the state, social housing providers, and municipalities under market command contracts. Services range from preventive maintenance to custom fabrication and installation.
2. Retail / e-commerce sales: Sale of manufactured products and materials to individual consumers through the Janus France online boutique.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Janus France is a mission-driven French SME that provides integrated building maintenance and renovation services across three trades (carpentry/Menuiserie, locksmithing-metalwork/Serrurerie, and glazing/Vitrerie), with custom fabrication carried out at its own workshop in Rieux (Oise) and on-site installation by field technicians (compagnons). Its customers include the French state, social housing providers (bailleurs sociaux), and municipalities served under marchés à bons de commande, with a secondary online boutique (boutique.janusfrance.fr) serving individual consumers. Operations are fully digitized through a proprietary ERP system developed in-house since January 2016.

Product overview

Janus France is a mission-driven company offering an integrated approach to building maintenance and renovation, combining three core trade services—Menuiserie (carpentry/joinery), Serrurerie (locksmithing/metalwork), and Vitrerie (glazing)—under one unified offering. The company operates its own fabrication workshop in Rieux and provides custom on-site installation services. The business model integrates these three trades to offer comprehensive building heritage preservation to clients including state agencies, social housing providers, municipalities, and private clients. The company also developed a proprietary internal ERP system that digitizes 100% of operations, enabling real-time tracking, invoicing, measurement documentation, and intervention optimization across all service lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Menuiserie (Carpentry/Joinery Services) Custom fabrication and installation of wooden building elements including doors, windows, parquet flooring, and interior woodwork. Services include on-site measurement (relevé de cotes), workshop preparation, and professional installation of elements prepared in the workshop or sourced from French industrial manufacturers, aimed at institutional clients (government, social housing, municipalities) and individual consumers.
• Serrurerie (Locksmithing/Metalwork Services) Metal fabrication and installation services covering metal doors, windows, bay windows, verandas, security locks, door frames, metal structures, and stairs. Works with steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, and brass, and includes reinforcement of door and window frames plus assembly/disassembly of workshop-built elements and frameworks, for institutional and individual clients.
• Vitrerie (Glazing Services) Glass work services including installation of secure glass, single glazing, interior oculus, Stadip security glass, double or triple glazing, and thermal/acoustic insulation modifications. Handles all glazing types regardless of mounting method, serving institutional and individual clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of activity fully digitized since 2016, eliminating paper-based processes and ensuring complete operational traceability.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• DalkiaminorOthersDalkia is listed as a key client partner on the Janus France homepage, suggesting a commercial relationship in the building services or energy efficiency sector.
• EntendreminorOthersEntendre is listed as a partner/client, likely in the cleaning or facility management sector.
• UrssafminorOthersUrssaf is France's social security contributions collector. Listed as a client and institutional partner.
• SA HLMcoreOthersSA HLM is a social housing provider (bailleur social) in the Oise department, representing a core institutional client for Janus France's maintenance and renovation services.
• Ville de BeauvaiscoreOthersThe municipality of Beauvais is a key institutional client, contracting Janus France for building maintenance and renovation services.
• Ville de SenliscoreOthersThe municipality of Senlis is a key institutional client for Janus France's services.
• ADEF RésidencescoreOthersADEF Résidences is a major social housing provider operating residences across France, representing a core client for integrated maintenance services.
• Ville de Nogent-sur-OisecoreOthersThe municipality of Nogent-sur-Oise is an institutional client for Janus France's services.
• Communauté de Communes de l'Oise et des Pays d'HalattecoreOthersThe inter-community authority covering Oise and Pays d'Halatte is a key institutional client, contracting Janus France for inter-community building maintenance.
• Ville de Pont-Sainte-MaxenceminorOthersThe municipality of Pont-Sainte-Maxence is listed as an institutional client.
• ISAGRI BeauvaisminorOthersISAGRI is a software company based in Beauvais serving agriculture and business sectors. Listed as a client/partner.
• WeldomminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWeldom is a French DIY and building materials retail chain. Listed as a partner, potentially for product distribution or cross-referrals.
• Dispano (Groupe Saint-Gobain)coreOthersDispano, part of the Saint-Gobain group, is a key supplier of wood and carpentry materials for Janus France's manufacturing operations. Represents a strategic supply partnership supporting French manufacturing.
• Janus IndustriecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJanus Industrie is a related entity within the Janus Investissements group, providing manufacturing capabilities and industrial expertise that complements Janus France's service delivery.
• LoxamminorOthersLoxam is a major equipment rental company. Listed as a supplier partner for equipment rental needs.
• Picard SerruresminorOthersPicard Serrures is a French lock and security hardware manufacturer, supplying security cylinders and locks for Janus France's locksmithery operations.
• Fédération Française du Bâtiment de l'Oise (FFB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJanus France is a member of the Fédération Française du Bâtiment de l'Oise, the leading professional federation for the building trade in the Oise department, providing networking, representation, and industry influence.
• Communauté des Entreprises à MissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJanus France is a member of the French Mission-Driven Companies community, connecting with other purpose-driven companies to share best practices and strengthen the mission-driven company movement in France.
• Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJanus France is officially enrolled in the OFB's Entreprises Engagées pour la Nature programme, with its environmental action plan validated by the French Biodiversity Office. This formal partnership drives the company's biodiversity and carbon reduction commitments.
• Association ORÉEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerORÉE is a multi-stakeholder association created in 1992 that federates and animates a network of actors committed to environmental dynamic in territories. Janus France participates in this network for environmental expertise and best practice exchange.
• L'Agrion de l'OiseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation for developing an objective image of insects among the general public through awareness, information, and training actions. Janus France collaborates with L'Agrion de l'Oise on biodiversity education and awareness projects.
• FC Cecifoot Précy-sur-OiseminorOthersJanus France built a chalet-buvette for the FC Cecifoot Paralympic club of Précy-sur-Oise, demonstrating the company's commitment to inclusive sport and local community support. The club has multiple Paralympic medalists.
• Club NOEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNOE is an environmental association focused on biodiversity preservation in France. Listed as a membership organization connected to Janus France's environmental commitments.
• CEEBIOSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEEBIOS (Centre d'Écologie et de Biologie de l'Industrie et des Services) is a center focused on industrial ecology. Janus France is a member, supporting the company's environmental and circular economy strategy.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SPIE: France's largest multi-trade technical services group, delivering building maintenance, electrical, HVAC, and multi-technical services to public and private clients. Directly comparable as a multi-trade building-services provider targeting the same institutional customer base, but operates at national scale with a much broader portfolio than Janus France's carpentry/locksmithing/glazing niche.
• Groupe ONET: Large French facility-services group offering cleaning, maintenance, security, and multi-technical services. Overlaps with Janus France in facility maintenance for institutional clients, though ONET's portfolio extends well beyond the carpentry/locksmithing/glazing trades that define Janus France.
• ISS France: French subsidiary of global facility-services group ISS A/S, offering cleaning, technical maintenance, and support services. Overlaps with Janus France in facility maintenance for institutional clients but with a much broader service portfolio and international infrastructure.
• Bouygues Energies & Services: Facility-management and energy-services arm of the Bouygues group operating across France. Comparable multi-trade building-services provider serving public-sector and large private clients, but at substantially greater scale and with broader technical capabilities.
• ENGIE Solutions: Major French facility-management and multi-technical services arm of the ENGIE group, serving municipalities, social housing, and industrial clients. Comparable as an integrated facility-services provider with energy-efficiency and ESG positioning overlapping with Janus France's mission-driven approach, but at significantly larger scale.
• Eiffage Énergie Systèmes: Technical-services arm of the Eiffage group providing multi-trade building services across France. Overlaps with Janus France in maintenance and renovation services for institutional clients but with substantially greater national footprint and broader service portfolio.
• VINCI Facilities: Facility-management arm of the VINCI group serving public, commercial, and industrial clients across France. Comparable as a multi-trade building-services provider competing for the same institutional tenders, but with substantially greater resources and geographic reach.
• Cegelec: Multi-trade technical services subsidiary of VINCI Energies operating across building trades including HVAC, electrical, and security. Comparable as a multi-trade building services provider but with focus on technical/energy trades rather than carpentry, locksmithing, and glazing.
• Dalkia: EDF subsidiary providing energy and facility services to public and private clients, already a partner of Janus France. Comparable as a multi-technical building-services provider targeting municipalities and social-housing clients, but operating at national scale focused on energy and HVAC rather than the carpentry/locksmithing/glazing niche.

Direct peers

• SNEF: French multi-trade technical services firm offering electrical, HVAC, locksmithing, and building maintenance services. Closest direct comparable to Janus France's integrated multi-trade approach, serving similar institutional clients with similar trade combinations, though at substantially greater scale and broader geographic coverage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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