Océan Propreté

What Océan Propreté does

Océan Propreté is a privately held French urban cleanliness and waste management company headquartered in Nîmes, Occitanie, operating a fleet of 57 fully electric vehicles across six core service lines: manual cleaning (Nettoiement Manuel), mechanical urban cleaning (Nettoiement Urbain), household and commercial waste collection, transport and treatment of non-dangerous waste including déchèterie management and bin/container rental, snow clearance (Déneigement), and supporting infrastructure (on-site maintenance workshop, fuel and AdBlue pumps, and a 160m² photovoltaic canopy providing on-site electricity autonomy). The company was founded around 2000–2004 by President Emiliano Marcos and serves primarily public-sector clients including Ville de Nîmes, Nîmes Métropole, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, and several communautés de communes (Pont du Gard, Petite Camargue, Beaucaire Terre d'Argence), with additional industrial and commercial customers in healthcare (Hôpitaux) and public administration (CCI).

The business model is service-contract-based, with revenue generated through long-term municipal procurement contracts and direct service agreements with industrial and commercial customers. The company maintains ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certifications, SNEFiD industry membership, and has built a workforce-development infrastructure (Campus Océan, including a CFA offering the CAP Propreté diploma) that supports both internal training and external apprenticeship. The company is now piloting an AI-powered smart-bin monitoring application developed with Open Motion startup, using computer vision on wearable smart glasses to detect bin fill levels and optimize collection routes, with over 500 photographs per bin used to train the underlying model. Pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Océan Propreté

Legal name

Société OCÉAN

Website

https://ocean-nimes.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Océan Propreté is a private Nîmes-based urban cleanliness and waste management company providing manual cleaning, mechanical street cleaning, waste collection, snow clearance, and déchèterie operations to French municipalities and select industrial/commercial clients using a 100% electric fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nîmes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Urban Cleaning Services: Manual cleaning, urban cleaning, waste collection, and transportation of non-hazardous waste. Services provided to municipalities, public institutions, and industrial/commercial clients.
2. Waste Collection and Recycling Services: Household waste collection, selective packaging collection, industrial and commercial waste collection, déchèterie (waste center) management.
3. Equipment Rental Services: Benne and container rental services (10 to 35m3) for waste management.
4. Snow Clearance Services: Municipal road and street snow clearance services using salt spreaders, snowplow blades, and support equipment.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Océan Propreté provides urban cleanliness and environmental protection services including manual citizen cleaning, mechanical urban street cleaning, household and industrial waste collection, non-dangerous waste transport and treatment, déchèterie management, and snow removal for municipal roads. Services are delivered using a 100% electric vehicle fleet across the Occitanie region, supported by an AI-powered smart bin monitoring application integrated with smart glasses.

Product overview

Océan Propreté offers a comprehensive suite of urban cleanliness and environmental services organized into six core service offerings: Nettoiement Manuel (manual citizen cleaning), Nettoiement Urbain (mechanical urban cleaning with sweepers and washers), Collecte (waste collection and recycling), Transport et Traitement des D.N.D (non-dangerous waste transport and treatment with bin rental and déchèterie management), Déneigement (snow removal), and Infrastructure (maintenance facilities and fuel/energy infrastructure). These services are delivered using a fleet of 57 fully electric vehicles and supported by an AI-powered trash bin monitoring application developed with startup Open Motion that uses computer vision on smart glasses to optimize collection routes. The company also operates Campus Océan, a training center offering professional qualifications including CAP Propreté. Services are delivered to public sector clients (municipalities, communities) and industrial/commercial customers across the Nîmes region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nettoiement Manuel (Manual Citizen Cleaning) Manual cleaning services for urban environments, including citizen-facing hygiene and cleanliness maintenance for municipalities and public spaces.
• Nettoiement Urbain (Mechanical Urban Cleaning) Urban mechanical cleaning services using high-performance equipment such as sweepers and washers to maintain city cleanliness.
• Collecte (Waste Collection) Collection and sorting of household waste, selective packaging collection, and recycling services for municipalities and businesses.
• Transport and Treatment of Non-Dangerous Waste (D.N.D) Transport and treatment of non-dangerous waste from recycling centers and other storage points, including bin transport with Ampliroll systems, waste compaction with RollPacker, bin/container rental (10-35m3), and déchèterie management.
• Déneigement (Snow Removal) Snow removal services for municipal roads using large-capacity salt spreaders, snowplow blades, and support equipment for narrow streets.
• Infrastructure Support Services On-site infrastructure enabling autonomous operations including maintenance workshop for vehicle repair, fuel pumps for fuel and AdBlue replenishment, and 160m2 photovoltaic canopy for electricity self-sufficiency.
• Campus Océan Training Center and CFA Internal training center and CFA offering professional qualification programs including CAP Propreté de l'environnement urbain, collecte et recyclage (RNCP registered diploma) over 2 years for internal employees and external sector professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• 57 vehicles operating at 100% electric power
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Open MotioncoreTechnology or Integration · 13 January 2025Partnership with Open Motion startup to develop AI-powered smart bin monitoring application integrated into smart glasses. The application uses video analysis to identify full bins, optimize collection routes for cleaning agents, and provide real-time updates to the city municipality. Romain Lemarié, developer at Open Motion, contributed to the technical development.
• FACE GardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with FACE Gard (Fondation Agir Contre l'Exclusion) organization for social inclusion and employment initiatives in the Gard department.
• Association Sourire à tousminorOthersSupport for the humanitarian association founded by Houcem Mohammedi in 2017. Emiliano Marcos, President of Océan, provides networking support and financial backing. Association distributes meals to homeless, redistributes clothing, and has dug 141 wells worldwide including one named after Océan.
• Snefid (Syndicat National des Entrepreneurs de la Filière Déchet)coreOthersProfessional membership organization for waste management entrepreneurs. Océan signed the charter committing to operate in compliance with regulations and environmental protection standards. Guarantees clients that waste is processed in approved facilities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia: Global environmental-services giant with a large French waste-management division serving municipalities and industrial clients. Competes head-to-head with Océan on larger public tenders and offers overlapping collecte and nettoiement services.
• Derichebourg: French environmental-services group with municipal waste-collection and recycling operations. Competes in the same public-sector market as Océan with a larger fleet and broader geographic footprint.
• Suez: Global water and waste-management major with substantial French municipal waste-collection and recycling operations. Directly competes for the same public-sector contracts as Océan, with much greater scale and resources.
• Onet: French facilities-services and cleaning group with a cleaning/propreté division serving public and private clients. Comparable in the nettoiement and facility-cleaning segments, with broader service breadth than Océan.
• Séché Environnement: Major French waste-management group offering collection, treatment, and recycling services—including municipal waste collection—across multiple regions. Larger and more diversified than Océan, with overlapping municipal and industrial/GICS clientele.
• SARP-Industries: French specialist in industrial and hazardous waste management, part of the Veolia group. Tangentially comparable as a French waste-management operator to public/industrial clients, though more focused on hazardous streams than Océan's non-dangerous-waste profile.

Direct peers

• Brangeon: Family-owned French group specializing in waste collection, transport, recycling, and urban cleanliness for local authorities and industrial clients in western France. Comparable service portfolio and public-sector contract focus.
• Nicollin: Independent French group active in waste collection, urban cleanliness, and environmental services for local authorities, with comparable GTM (public contracts) and operational focus (nettoiement, collecte, déchèterie).
• Pizzorno Environnement: French publicly-listed provider of waste collection, urban cleanliness, and waste-treatment services to municipalities and industrial clients. Closely comparable in service mix (collecte, nettoiement, déchèterie) and public-sector GTM, though operating at a substantially larger national scale.

Regional players

• Charier: French family-owned group with multi-business activity including waste collection and environmental services, primarily in the Grand Ouest region. Comparable in service lines but largely geographically separate from Océan's Occitanie footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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