MDA Industries

What MDA Industries does

MDA Industries is a privately held French B2B custom metal furniture manufacturer headquartered in Saint-André-sur-Sèvre, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, operating a vertically integrated production facility with 47 collaborators and approximately 30 years of operating history. The company's core activity is custom metalwork for furniture — laser cutting (including tube-laser cutting), multi-radius digital CNC bending, manual and CNC TIG welding, manual epoxy powder coating and polymerization painting, 3D design and conception, final assembly, and shipping — primarily on steel and aluminum substrates. MDA owns no public ticker, is a subsidiary of the Groupe DPC conglomerate (alongside Papin Industrie, SMM, and DPC-Mobilier), and operates as a non-disclosed-revenue private SME.

The business model is quote-based project manufacturing: customers (public-sector organizations, local authorities, educational institutions, and private businesses) engage MDA either for a full "A to Z" package covering conception through delivery, or for targeted subcontracting on specific fabrication steps such as bending or coating. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and contracts range from individual projects to multi-year relationships; the company markets itself as having manufactured 12,702 products cumulatively and maintains the NF Environnement, NF Collectivités, and NF Education certifications that pre-qualify it for French regulated procurement. Customer acquisition is sales-led and direct, conducted via phone and email with no documented digital marketing or channel partners, and the company has received grant support from the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) and CORDEFOP to reinforce its capacity.

Name

MDA Industries

Legal name

MDA Industries

Website

https://mda-industries.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MDA Industries is a privately held French B2B custom metal furniture manufacturer in Saint-André-sur-Sèvre, providing integrated metalworking services (laser cutting, bending, welding, coating, assembly) to public-sector, educational, and private clients on a quote-based project model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Metal Furniture Manufacturing

NAICS

Household and Institutional Furniture Manufacturing (33712), Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing (3371), Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (337), Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing (3379), All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (33299)

SIC

Household Furniture (2510), Office Furniture (No Wood) (2522), Miscellaneous Furniture & Fixtures (2590), Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro primary industry

Flat-Pack & Modular Furniture Assembly (IKEA, Wayfair, etc.) (HSAGAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Joinery, Millwork & Casework Installation (Cabinetry, Built-Ins) (IMAFANAJ)

Keywords

• Custom metal furniture
• Metal furniture manufacturing
• Industrial laser cutting
• CNC metal fabrication
• Powder coating services

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint André sur Sèvre

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Metal Furniture Manufacturing: Full-service metal furniture manufacturing from conception to shipping, handling complete projects or providing subcontracting services for specific manufacturing needs. Revenue is generated through custom project-based orders with a service model that ranges from complete A-to-Z project management to targeted subcontracting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

MDA Industries designs and manufactures custom metal furniture using steel and aluminum for French public-sector, educational, and private B2B clients. Operations cover the full production chain — 3D conception, tube and flat laser cutting, CNC bending, TIG welding, assembly, powder coating and polymerization painting, and shipping. Offerings are delivered either as complete end-to-end custom projects or as à-la-carte subcontracting services for specific manufacturing steps.

Product overview

MDA Industries is a metal furniture manufacturing company with 30 years of experience and 47 employees, operating as a fully integrated manufacturer. The company offers a comprehensive suite of metalworking services including laser cutting, CNC bending, TIG welding, powder coating, design/conception, steel and aluminum fabrication, tube laser cutting, bending, high-speed drilling, polymerization paint finishing, assembly, and shipping. The product portfolio encompasses 12,702 metal furniture products certified under NF Environnement, NF Collectivités, and NF Education standards, serving clients from design through to final delivery. Services are available à la carte — from complete end-to-end project management (A to Z) to subcontracting only.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Metal Furniture (Mobilier métallique) Custom metal furniture creation with 30 years of experience, serving 12,702 products across sectors including NF Environnement, NF Collectivités, and NF Education certified outputs, delivered from conception to shipping.
• Steel and Aluminum Fabrication Metalworking services for steel (robustness) and aluminum (lightness), applied across custom furniture and subcontracted production for B2B clients.
• Laser Cutting Service (Découpe Laser) High-precision metal laser cutting using automatic loading and unloading technology for maximum efficiency in a single work cycle, available as a subcontracting service or as part of full furniture production.
• Tube Laser Cutting (Découpe laser tube) Laser cutting technology for tubular metal components, enabling precision fabrication of cylindrical stock used in custom furniture and subcontracted metalworking.
• Digital CNC Bending (Cintrage Numérique) CNC bending service using multi-radius bending heads in right and left versions with automatic loading and unloading for optimal productivity, offered as subcontracting or part of full production.
• TIG Welding (Soudure) TIG welding by electric arc or brazing, performed manually or on CNC welding machines for precision joining of metal components, available as a subcontracted service.
• Powder Coating (Poudrage) Manual application of epoxy powder on a production-line paint setup, providing an impeccable finish for metal furniture and subcontracted parts.
• Polymerization Paint (Peinture par polymérisation) Color transformation paint process applied via polymerization to produce a durable, brilliant finish on metal furniture and subcontracted parts.
• 3D Design Service (Conception) 3D design services that turn customer concepts into concrete manufacturing plans, supporting both full furniture projects and subcontracted fabrication briefs.
• High-Speed Precision Drilling (Fluoperçage) High-speed precision drilling used to create accurate openings in metal components, available as a standalone subcontracting capability.
• Assembly Service (Montage) Assembly of manufactured metal parts into finished furniture, available as a subcontracting step or as part of complete end-to-end delivery.
• Shipping Service (Expédition) Final delivery of completed metal furniture or finished metal components to client sites, completing the integrated production chain.

Quantifiable outcome

• 12,702 products manufactured

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Groupe DPCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMDA Industries is part of the Groupe DPC, a group of renowned companies in furniture creation including Papin Industrie, SMM, and DPC-Mobilier. Together they continue to evolve and offer innovative solutions for all layout projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• USM: USM is a Swiss manufacturer of modular metal furniture systems for office and institutional environments. Comparable to MDA Industries as a metal-based furniture manufacturer targeting professional and institutional buyers with modular and custom solutions.
• Tolix: Tolix is a French metal furniture manufacturer producing iconic and contemporary metal chairs and tables, with a B2B contract furniture line. Highly comparable to MDA Industries as a French-origin metal furniture specialist serving institutional and commercial buyers.
• SMM: SMM is a sister company within Groupe DPC focused on furniture creation. It is part of the same parent group as MDA Industries and offers the most direct internal peer comparison for collaborative project bidding and resource sharing.
• DPC-Mobilier: DPC-Mobilier is a sister company within Groupe DPC, the parent group of MDA Industries. As part of the same furniture consortium, it serves as a direct internal peer for understanding MDA's positioning and complementary capabilities.
• Fermob: Fermob is a French manufacturer specializing in metal outdoor and indoor furniture with extensive custom finishing capabilities. Comparable to MDA Industries as a French metal furniture manufacturer serving contract and B2B buyers with custom offerings.
• Pierre Henry: Pierre Henry is a French contract office furniture manufacturer serving institutional buyers. Comparable to MDA Industries as a France-based custom furniture producer targeting the same B2B and public sector segments.
• Papin Industrie: Papin Industrie is a sister company within Groupe DPC engaged in furniture manufacturing. As a sibling entity under the same group, it represents the closest internal peer for capability comparison and potential joint contract pursuit with MDA Industries.

Broad incumbents

• Vitra: Vitra is a Swiss design-led furniture manufacturer with significant metal furniture lines serving institutional and contract buyers. Comparable to MDA Industries in the institutional and custom metal furniture category, though operating at larger scale with broader design portfolio.
• Steelcase: Steelcase is a global incumbent office furniture manufacturer with extensive metal furniture offerings and institutional sales channels. Comparable to MDA Industries as a metal office and institutional furniture provider, though at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Knoll: Knoll is a global contract furniture manufacturer with metal furniture offerings targeting institutional and corporate buyers. Comparable to MDA Industries in metal-based institutional furniture, though operating at significantly larger scale across multiple categories.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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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