What Mobilitas does

Mobilitas S.A. is a privately-held French mid-market services group founded in 1974 by Isaac and Sarah Taïeb (originally as AGS) and headquartered in Beauchamp. It operates across four core service lines — national and international removals, corporate relocation and mobility management, physical and digital records management, and cultural heritage preservation/digitization — through a portfolio of more than 30 acquired sub-brands (AGS, MEMORIST, Arkhênum, Vectracom, Tribvn, Santa Fe Relocation, Doc'archives, Executive Relocations, Pro Archives Systèmes, and others). The group serves roughly 200,000 clients including 20,000+ key accounts and 150,000 families moved annually, plus 2,000+ heritage institutions, with most revenue coming from enterprise contracts (often multi-year) supplemented by transactional residential moves.

The group's technology stack centers on computer-vision and imaging: 45-degree scanning for fragile heritage documents, Object Mode multi-view photography, high-speed digitization lines with 100% quality control, 3D heritage scanning with VR valorization ("Heritage Virtual Scene"), and satellite-imagery processing via the Diginove subsidiary. Records management is delivered through hybrid paper-and-digital platforms (e.g., the 5-million-box Doc'archives operation), while heritage projects include the Kuwait Television 200,000-hour audiovisual digitization, Morocco's 70M-page civil status records, India's 31,000 hours of TV content, and Maison d'Érasme's censorship-era texts.

Commercially, Mobilitas monetizes via transaction fees for moving services, multi-year enterprise contracts for records management and relocation, professional services fees for global mobility/destination services, and project-based revenue for heritage digitization. Go-to-market combines direct field sales through 380 company-owned and affiliated locations in 103 countries (including being the only operator in all 54 African countries), franchise distribution for residential moving (e.g., Les déménageurs bretons), and dedicated key account management supported by brand-specific websites and a corporate newsroom. The group closed a €20M Proparco senior loan in July 2024 to fund African and overseas expansion and executed five acquisitions in 2024, with growth through acquisition as the dominant inorganic playbook since 1997.

Name

Mobilitas

Legal name

MOBILITAS S.A.

Website

https://mobilitas.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Mobilitas S.A. is a French privately-held services group founded in 1974, operating 380 locations across 103 countries through four divisions: removals, corporate relocation, records management, and heritage digitization. It serves 200,000+ clients, including 20,000 enterprise key accounts and 2,000+ cultural institutions, growing primarily via acquisitions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Beauchamp

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Removals and Moving Services: National and international moving services for families and businesses, including packing, transportation, storage, and unpacking. Revenue generated through service fees per job or contract arrangements with corporate clients.
2. Records Management: Physical and digital document management, archiving, storage, and destruction services. Includes box rental, scanning, indexing, and compliant destruction services for enterprises and government clients.
3. Relocation Services: Corporate and individual mobility management including destination services, home finding, cultural training, and departure management for expatriates.
4. Heritage Digitization and Preservation: Digitization, restoration, and valorization of cultural heritage for museums, archives, and institutions. Includes 3D scanning, audiovisual digitization, and conservation services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MOBILITAS is an international mid-market services group delivering five integrated business lines through 380 locations in 103 countries: (1) Removals — tailor-made national and international moving services for families and businesses; (2) Relocation — comprehensive mobility, destination, and expatriate management services for corporate clients; (3) Records Management — physical and digital document archiving, scanning, indexing, storage, and compliant destruction; (4) Heritage Preservation — digitization, restoration, and valorization of cultural and industrial heritage for museums, archives, and institutions; and (5) Technologies — image processing, automatic document recognition, and geospatial data management services.

Product overview

MOBILITAS is an international mid-market company founded in 1974, operating as a diversified services group with five core business lines: Removals (tailor-made national and international moving services), Relocation (comprehensive mobility solutions for businesses and employees), Records Management (physical and digital document management with custom solutions and digitisation), Heritage (preservation, restoration, digitisation and sharing of cultural heritage for over 2,000 institutions), and Technologies (image processing, automatic document recognition and geospatial data management). The group operates through multiple sub-brands and acquired specialist companies, including AGS Déménagement, AGS Archivage, MEMORIST (heritage division unifying Arkhênum, Art Graphique & Patrimoine, TRIBVN, Vectracom, and La Reliure du Limousin), Diginove (satellite imagery), Doc'Archives (Morocco), Santa Fe Relocation, and Architéa. With 380 locations across 103 countries and approximately 4,900 employees, the portfolio ranges from core moving and storage services to specialised heritage digitisation and technology solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Arkhênum: Heritage digitisation and preservation services
• MEMORIST
• AGS
• AGS Records Management
• Diginove
• Pro Archives Systèmes
• Santa Fe Relocation
• Executive Relocations
• Les déménageurs bretons
• Démépool
• Art Graphique et Patrimoine (AGP)
• Tribvn Imaging
• Vectracom
• La Reliure du Limousin
• Pickfords
• Stuttaford Van Lines
• Magna-Thomson
• Pelichet
• De Gruijter & Co
• Passies Movers
• Meyer Moving
• Doc'Archives
• Flexifile
• Architéa
• Cygest
• Asia United Group
• Move In
• XL Pack
• Sandton Office Removals

Products and services

• Removals Services Tailor-made national and international moving services for families and businesses, including packing, transportation, storage, unpacking, fine art moving, and office transfers. Operates through the AGS brand and subsidiary moving brands (Pickfords, Stuttaford Van Lines, Magna-Thomson, Pelichet, De Gruijter & Co, Passies Movers, Meyer Moving, Les déménageurs bretons, Démépool, Sandton Office Removals) serving 150,000+ families annually with a 1,700-vehicle fleet.
• Corporate Relocation Services Comprehensive mobility solutions for businesses and employees including international mobility management, destination services, home finding, cultural training, departure management, tenancy management, and expatriate support. Operates through Executive Relocations (French leader, EcoVadis Platinum) and Santa Fe Relocation brands serving 20,000+ enterprise key accounts.
• Records Management Services Customized physical and digital document management solutions including box rental, scanning, indexing, archival storage, electronic document management (EDM), business continuity, disaster recovery, and compliant destruction. Operates through AGS Records Management (formerly Pro Archives Systèmes) and Doc'Archives (Morocco, with 5 million archive boxes across 4 conservation centers and ISO 9001/27001/22301 certifications) brands.
• Heritage Preservation and Digitization Services Preservation, restoration, digitization, and sharing of cultural and industrial heritage for over 2,000 public and private institutions worldwide. Includes 45-degree scanning for fragile documents, 3D heritage digitization with virtual reality valorization (Heritage Virtual Scene), high-fidelity photographic and textile digitization (Tribvn), audiovisual heritage digitization (Vectracom), and ancient binding restoration (La Reliure du Limousin). Notable projects include 70 million pages for Moroccan civil records, 200,000 hours of video for Kuwait Television, and complete 3D scanning of Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud.
• Technology Services Image processing, automatic document recognition, geospatial data management, high-capacity image capture and satellite imagery visualization services. Includes Cygest secure software and applications supporting the group's digital solutions portfolio, used to reinforce the records management and heritage digitization offerings.

Quantifiable outcome

• 150,000 families moved annually across global network
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Doc'archivescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2025MOBILITAS became shareholder in Doc'archives, the Moroccan hybrid records management leader founded in 1998 by the Laraki family. Doc'archives manages 5 million archive boxes across 4 centers and is preparing to open the largest records management center in MENA region. Doc'archives has subsidiaries in Egypt and Tunisia with projects underway in West Africa.
• GDExpertminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Strategic partner referenced in Doc'archives interview context, providing market perspective on African digital transformation.
• Architéa GroupeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2024Investment in Architéa, France's first national network of general contractors, specializing in design, renovation, extension, and fitting out of spaces. Part of the Franchise Division strategy.
• Santa Fe Holdings LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 February 2024Acquisition of Santa Fe Holdings Limited (parent of Santa Fe Relocation and Sanelo) to strengthen international mobility services. Strategic step enabling accelerated growth, innovation, and added value for clients.
• WatershedcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Carbon management platform partnership for group-wide emissions analysis. Expanded collaboration to carry out first comprehensive emissions analysis spanning 339 sites across 4 continents, covering 80% of subsidiary facilities. Exercise identified data gaps and reviewed collection processes for 2025 official benchmark.
• La DématminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Strategic acquisition in New Caledonia - 30% stake in La Démat, a consulting firm and integrator of document management solutions, to extend digital services in the Pacific region.
• Graf_IT PortugalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Acquisition of Graf_IT, specialized in heritage digitization in Portugal, strengthening Memorist division's presence in Iberia.
• Flexifile ZambiaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Acquisition of Flexifile, a records management and archiving leader in Zambia, confirming Mobilitas growth ambitions on the African continent.
• AXA ClimateminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership for satellite imagery analysis project addressing sea level rise consequences for inhabitants and industrial sites worldwide.
• NQT (Nos quartiers ont du talent)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership with equal opportunity association founded 2006, supporting young graduates from priority neighborhoods through mentorship programs.
• Rhenus LogisticsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership for drone cargo humanitarian aid delivery project in Kenya, involving MiniFreighter drone import.
• Seedballs Kenya / Bamburi Cement PLC / Lafarge Eco SystemsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Environmental partnership for reforestation using innovative seed bombing technique to plant indigenous trees in Kenya.
• Distristoc (Romania)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2023Acquisition of Romanian records management leader Distristoc, strengthening European archival presence in Central/Eastern Europe.
• GEDIP (Antilles-Guyane)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Acquisition by AGS Records Management of GEDIP to strengthen archival and document management activities in French Overseas Territories (Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana).
• IZIKO Museums of South AfricaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Collaboration for restoration of The Mutoko fresco, a national treasure, at Cape Town museum.
• Enabel (Belgian Development Agency)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Mandated by National Agency for Civil Status through Enabel for Senegal national restoration project of 13,000 civil status registers.
• CMAR GuadeloupeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Historic partnership with Chamber of Trades and Crafts for youth employment in archiving professions in French Caribbean.
• CNRS / École des ChartesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Participation in creation of Lalibela digital heritage resource center in Ethiopia, through training religious communities in digitization techniques.
• VectracomcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Majority stake acquisition of Vectracom, France's leader in audiovisual heritage digitization, becoming the 5th element of Memorist division. Vectracom deployed massive installation in Kuwait for national audiovisual archives.
• Nouméa Archives / GED (New Caledonia)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022100% acquisition of professional assets and real estate structures operating under Nouméa Archives and Nouméa GED brands in New Caledonia.
• DiginoveminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Integration of Diginove, Aix-en-Provence startup specializing in digital data processing and satellite imagery, extending geospatial and image processing capabilities.
• La Reliure du LimousinminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partial acquisition of La Reliure du Limousin, specialist in restoration of old documents and bindings, part of Arkhênum heritage offering.
• TribvnminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partial acquisition of Tribvn, specialist in high-fidelity digitization of photographic and textile heritage.
• Art Graphique et Patrimoine (AGP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partial acquisition of AGP, 3D heritage digitization expert and virtual reality valorization leader. Later 100% acquisition completed in 2024.
• AGS Émirats Arabes UnisminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2021Partnership with UAE operations serving exhibitors at Dubai World Expo 2021 (190+ countries, 25 million visitors).
• Pro Archives SystèmescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Acquisition making Mobilitas leading position in France's physical and digital records management sector. Later rebranded as AGS Records Management.
• Planète UrgencecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Long-term partnership with Planète Urgence NGO for reforestation in climate-vulnerable areas. NGO also provides skills and resources for communities affected by deforestation to develop sustainable local economies.

Scale indicators29 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Gosselin Group: Belgium-headquartered international moving and forwarding company with pan-European and global agent network. Comparable in European moving and forwarding to Mobilitas's European operations.

Direct peers

• Cartus (Anywhere Real Estate): Corporate relocation services provider offering mobility solutions, policy management, and destination services. Direct competitor in the corporate relocation market.
• Sirva Worldwide Relocation & Moving: Global provider of relocation, moving, and storage services for corporate and consumer clients. Closely comparable to Mobilitas's AGS moving and relocation divisions across multiple geographies.
• Arpin International Group: US-based international household goods moving and storage company. Comparable in scale to AGS for cross-border corporate and consumer moves.
• BSO Network: International network of records management and archival service providers, operating in Europe and emerging markets. Direct peer in the records management and physical archiving space.
• Graebel Companies: Global relocation and move management company serving enterprise clients. Direct peer in workforce mobility, household goods moving, and global assignment services.
• Crown World Mobility: International relocation and mobility services provider with broad geographic coverage. Direct competitor in corporate mobility, destination services, and household goods moving.
• UniGroup (United Van Lines / Mayflower): Major North American household goods moving and logistics network. Comparable to Mobilitas's AGS brand; Mobilitas previously acquired UniGroup's Asia network.

Broad incumbents

• Iron Mountain Incorporated: Global leader in physical and digital records management, data management, and secure information storage. Comparable to Mobilitas's AGS Records Management division; much larger scale and broader digital capabilities, but less diversified into moving/relocation.
• Arkéa On Life / Dussmann Group: European facility services and document management conglomerate offering records management, archives, and facility support. Broadly comparable in records management and integrated facility services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mobilitasgroup

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries38 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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