Odéa

What Odéa does

Odéa is a French "Entreprise Adaptée" (adapted enterprise / sheltered workshop) founded in 1983 and headquartered in Avrillé, Maine-et-Loire, operating four sites across the department with approximately 300 employees, of whom 80% are people with disabilities. The company is affiliated with ADAPEI 49, a nonprofit foundation supporting people with disabilities, and operates under a social mission of professional integration while delivering commercially competitive industrial services. Its portfolio is organized into seven service divisions: Odéa Câblage Électrique (electrical wiring, cable assembly, fine welding, and electronic card integration at Avrillé), Odéa Bois (custom wood packaging, pallets, and outdoor furniture, NIMP15-certified for international trade, with 80,000+ products treated in 2024), Odéa Tampographie (pad printing on multiple substrates at Cholet, 35,000 articles/week), Odéa Informatique (IT equipment refurbishment, D3E waste handling, and resale at Verrières-en-Anjou), Odéa Blanchisserie (industrial laundry for care facilities, RABC-compliant), Odéa Espaces Verts (green space creation, maintenance, and eco-grazing), and Odéa Lab (project development and R&D support). A central kitchen ("Cuisine Centrale Odéa") co-produces 4,000 meal trays per week with Poivre & Sel (Restoria).

The company generates revenue through four primary streams: industrial subcontracting (wiring, tampography, IT dismantling, picking), product supply (reconditioned IT equipment, NIMP15 wood packaging, furniture), service provision (laundry, green spaces, building finishing, central kitchen meals), and staff detachment/secondment (trained teams deployed inside client enterprises). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; employment terms follow the Convention Collective de la Métallurgie. The go-to-market is consultative enterprise field sales, supplemented by active participation in regional trade shows (Salon Ouest Industries, Salon du Végétal, Salon Iode, Salon Atlantica, FNADEPA colloquia) and recruitment-focused events (Forum Emploi et Handicap, Open House events). Customer segments are predominantly vertical: industrial enterprises (K-Line, Cointreau, Thalès, SNCF, Lacroix, Hitachi Astemo, Ernest Turc), local authorities and social-housing providers (Maine et Loire Habitat), and healthcare/medico-social institutions (FNADEPA members). Odéa holds ISO 9001 certification for the Câblage Électrique workshop (renewed 2023 and 2024) and NIMP15 certification for wood packaging, and is structured as a nonprofit under French law with no external funding rounds or M&A activity on record.

Name

Odéa

Legal name

Odéa

Website

https://odea49.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Odéa is a French nonprofit "Entreprise Adaptée" employing ~300 people (80% with disabilities) across four sites in Maine-et-Loire, delivering B2B industrial subcontracting spans electrical wiring, wood packaging, tampography, IT refurbishment, laundry, green spaces, and staff detachment to enterprise, public, and healthcare clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Avrillé

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Subcontracting: Electrical wiring, tampon printing, IT systems dismantling, order picking and preparation services provided to industrial clients.
2. Product Supply: Reuse of IT systems, wood packaging and furniture products sold to clients.
3. Service Provision: Laundry services, green space creation and maintenance, building finishing work, and on-site enterprise services, central kitchen meal preparation.
4. Staff Detachment/Secondment: Provision of trained teams to work within client enterprises under Odéa management, providing flexible workforce solutions.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Odéa is a French Entreprise Adaptée (adapted enterprise) that employs people with disabilities to deliver industrial subcontracting, product supply, and facility services to B2B clients. Its portfolio spans electrical wiring, custom wood packaging and furniture, IT refurbishment, industrial laundry, green space maintenance, pad printing (tampographie), central kitchen meal production, and bespoke project development through Odéa Lab. Service delivery combines workshop-based production with staff detachment/secondment into client enterprises across the Grand Ouest region.

Product overview

Odéa is a French social enterprise (Entreprise Adaptée) operating as a multi-service industrial workshop based in Maine-et-Loire (department 49). The company employs approximately 300 workers, over 80% of whom are people with disabilities. Odéa's portfolio consists of seven distinct operational divisions organized across four sites (Avrillé, Verrières-en-Anjou, Mauges-sur-Loire, and Cholet): Odéa Câblage Électrique (electrical wiring and cable assembly), Odéa Bois (custom wood packaging and outdoor furniture), Odéa Espaces Verts (landscaping and green space maintenance), Odéa Informatique (IT equipment refurbishment and D3E recycling), Odéa Blanchisserie (industrial laundry for care facilities), Odéa Tampographie (pad printing and product marking), and Odéa Lab (innovation and project development). An additional Cuisine Centrale service produces meal trays for elderly individuals. The company operates on an industrial subcontracting model, offering services both from its own workshops and through detached teams deployed in partner companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Odéa Lab: Innovation and product development support service
• Odéa Tampographie
• Odéa Bois
• Odéa Câblage Électrique
• Odéa Espaces Verts
• Odéa Blanchisserie
• Odéa Informatique

Products and services

• Odéa Câblage Électrique

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of collaborators are people with disabilities
• +3 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Maine et Loire HabitatcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership for sustainable IT equipment valorization and re-use. Maine et Loire Habitat donated 48 computer screens to Odéa for inclusion in reconditioned equipment packs sold through Odéa's IT boutiques. Supports digital inclusion and circular economy objectives.
• Up IntérimcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Exclusive temporary staffing agency network for disability inclusion. Partnership with AKTO provides professional certification training leading to employment missions. Odéa hosts trainees for certification validation (e.g., 'monteur câbleur').
• We NetworkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerElectronics and industrial sector network. Odéa exhibited on We Network's collective stand at Salon Ouest Industries, facilitating networking with regional electronics and industry companies.
• Edelweiss (osmaia group)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEco-grazing partnership offering. Sheep rental service for green space maintenance at client sites (e.g., Hitachi Astemo), combining ecological and economic benefits.
• Pépinières ChauviréminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPlant supplier for trade show presence (Salon du Végétal), providing vegetation for exhibition stands.
• Végétal ServicesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVegetation supplier for open house events and trade shows.
• Echo-VertminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEquipment supplier for outdoor/horticultural sector trade shows.
• Ernest TurccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership (100% Angevin) for custom wood box and display rack production for horticulture sector. Supports local employment and demonstrates that professional inclusion generates innovation and quality.
• Maison Départementale de l'Autonomie (MDA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint organization of forums and events for disability rights information (e.g., 'Mes droits, parlons-en ensemble' forum). Collaborative events with MDA and Adapei 49.
• Adapei 49coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization and collaboration on projects including photography for awareness campaigns and joint initiatives for disability employment.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• AFPA: Major French vocational training organization with programs tied to disability employment and workforce reintegration. Overlaps with Odéa on the talent-development side rather than direct industrial services.
• Cap Emploi: Specialized French job-placement service for people with disabilities, partnering with employers and adapted enterprises. Adjacent rather than directly competitive, but operates in the same broader ecosystem Odéa serves.

Broad incumbents

• VYV: Large French social-economy and mutual-insurance group with healthcare, services, and adapted-work activities. Broader in scope than Odéa but competes for the same enterprise and public-sector contracts tied to social-procurement criteria.
• Manpower France (Insertion / Handicap division): Major staffing group with a dedicated disability/inclusion division that competes for similar enterprise workforce-solutions contracts. Larger scale and national footprint, but adjacent rather than identical operating model.

Direct peers

• Réseau GESAT: National network of adapted and protected enterprises (EA/ESAT) operating across industrial and service activities. Functions both as a peer ecosystem and a B2B gateway that channels enterprise buyers to adapted enterprises including Odéa.
• AVVE — Ateliers Vendée Vie Emploi: Adapted enterprise based in neighboring Vendée with a similar multi-activity model (industrial subcontracting, green spaces, logistics) and comparable scale. Same regulatory status (EA) and same mix of enterprise and public-sector customers.
• APF France handicap (formerly APF Entreprises): Largest French network of adapted/sheltered enterprises and a direct peer, offering multi-sector industrial and service subcontracting (packaging, wiring, logistics, services) while employing people with disabilities. Closest structural analogue to Odéa in scope and mission.
• Handéo: Federation of disability-sector service providers in France, including adapted enterprises offering industrial and service subcontracting. Operates in the same regulatory and competitive space as Odéa.
• Les Ateliers de l'Adour: Adapted enterprise in southwestern France offering diversified industrial and service activities (wiring, assembly, packaging, green spaces) with a sheltered-employment model that closely mirrors Odéa's structure.
• Messidor: French adapted enterprise running industrial subcontracting, services, and commercial activities with a workforce primarily composed of people with disabilities. Comparable value proposition to Odéa and similar multi-discipline platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/odea.49
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/odea-49

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Odéa