Pyroverre

What Pyroverre does

Pyroverre is a French specialty glass distributor and custom fabricator founded in 2010 by Mathieu Guenin, headquartered in Châteauneuf du Rhône (Drôme). The company is the official exclusive distributor of Pilkington Deutschland AG (NSG Group) fire-resistant and architectural glass products in France, operating through an integrated model that combines product distribution with in-house custom processing. Its workshop in the Rhône valley performs cutting, tempering, lamination, and multi-layer assembly, supported by an in-house engineering bureau (bureau d'études) that advises customers on project specifications. The company has approximately 100 product homologations on the French market under CE marking (EN 12150, EN 1279, EN 14449), and its portfolio spans fire-rated glass (Pilkington Pyroclear® E 30–EW 60, Pyrodur® EW-30 to 60, Pyrostop® EI 30 to 180), architectural U-profile glass (Profilit™), bullet-resistant (BR1–BR7, SG1–SG2 per EN 1063) and anti-explosion (ER1–ER4 per EN 13541) security glazing, plus an extended technical glass range covering glass floor tiles, balustrades (2–10 kN), staircases, pool enclosures (NFP-90-306), shower partitions, integrated shading glazing, and decorative glass.

The customer base is composed primarily of construction and architecture professionals — architects, design offices, general contractors, and façade specialists — alongside public institutions including hospitals (CHU Dijon, Hôpital de Tarare, EPHAD Lempdes), transport infrastructure (Aéroport Nice, Métro Marseille), education (Ecole des Mines Alès, Lycée Henri IV Béziers), courts (Palais de Justice Lons-le-Saunier), leisure facilities (Centre aqualudique de Valence), retail (Les Docks Marseille, Blue Box Toulon), and at least one international project (Palazzo Aurelia, Italy). Sales are direct, project-based, and quote-driven through the website contact form, phone, or in-person consultation, with no e-commerce or self-serve channel. Pricing is unit-based per project, determined by dimensions, glass type, classification rating, and processing requirements, with no publicly disclosed price tiers. Fire-rated assembly configurations are certified in combination with major framing systems including Forster, Jansen, Schüco, WICONA, Reynaers, Technal, Raico, RP Technik, and Commerce.

Revenue is generated on a one-time, project-by-project basis through the distribution and custom processing of Pilkington protective glass, with no recurring or subscription component. The company is a tightly held private SAS (capital €80,000, RCS Romans B 519 382 501), founder-owned with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or subsidiaries. Operational scale remains modest at 20+ employees, though the company has doubled its physical surface area since founding to accommodate growth. The founder's prior decade of experience at NSG Pilkington anchoring the exclusive distribution relationship forms the structural backbone of the business, supplemented by approximately 100 regulatory homologations and an accumulated library of approved assembly protocols that create certification stickiness at the architectural specification stage.

Name

Pyroverre

Legal name

Pyroverre SAS

Website

https://pyroverre.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pyroverre is a French specialty glass distributor and custom fabricator, founded in 2010, serving as the exclusive French distributor of Pilkington (NSG Group) fire-resistant and architectural glass for construction professionals and public institutions with in-house cutting, tempering, lamination, and assembly services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Châteauneuf du Rhône

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Specialized glass distribution and custom processing: Pyroverre generates revenue by distributing Pilkington fire-resistant and technical glass products, combined with custom value-added processing (cutting, tempering, lamination, assembly) performed in its own workshop. Products are sold as custom-configured units for specific construction projects. The business is project-based, with no recurring subscription component indicated.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pyroverre is the exclusive French distributor of Pilkington (NSG Group) fire-resistant and architectural glass products. The company complements this distribution role with an in-house workshop that performs custom cutting, tempering, lamination, and multi-layer assembly of glass units to project-specific dimensions and fire/safety ratings for construction and refurbishment projects.

Product overview

Pyroverre is a specialized French distributor and custom fabricator of high-performance protective glasses, serving as the official distributor of Pilkington (NSG Group). The company operates as a single integrated offering combining product supply with custom manufacturing services. The product portfolio centers on fire-resistant glasses (Pilkington Pyroclear®, Pyrodur®, Pyrostop®), architectural profiled glasses (Profilit™, Linit®), and bullet-resistant/anti-explosion security glasses, complemented by technical glass applications including glass floor tiles, railings, staircases, shower enclosures, decorative glass, facades, and opaque glazing systems. Pyroverre provides in-house custom cutting, tempering, laminating, and assembly services through their workshop, supported by a design office for project consultation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pilkington fire-resistant and architectural glass distribution Exclusive French distribution of Pilkington (NSG Group) fire-rated and architectural glass products, supplied to construction, architectural, and public-sector projects across France.
• Custom glass cutting and edge-processing service In-house cutting of Pilkington glass to project-specific dimensions and edge-processing, delivered to French construction and architectural buyers.
• Custom glass tempering service In-house tempering of glass to produce safety- and strength-rated glass units for construction and architectural applications.
• Custom glass lamination service In-house lamination of glass layers to produce laminated safety and security glass units for construction and architectural applications.
• Multi-layer fire-resistant glass assembly Assembly of multi-layer Pilkington fire-rated glass configurations into certified, project-ready fire-resistant glass units for building envelopes, partitions, and doors.

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Pilkington Deutschland AG / NSG GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2010Pyroverre serves as the official and exclusive distributor of Pilkington Deutschland AG (a member of the NSG Group) for fire-resistant and architectural glass in France. This partnership, established at Pyroverre's founding in 2010, gives Pyroverre authorized access to the full Pilkington product range including Pyroclear®, Pyrodur®, Pyrostop®, and Profilit™. Founder Mathieu Guenin brought 10 years of prior experience as fire product manager at NSG Pilkington, creating a deep operational relationship.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• sedak GmbH & Co. KG: sedak is a German specialist in oversized insulating, fire-resistant and structural glass (floors, balustrades, facades) — directly overlapping with Pyroverre's technical-glass segment including glass floors, balustrades and large-format facades.
• Glas Trösch: Glas Trösch is a European glass manufacturer and processor offering fire-resistant, security and architectural glazing with in-house fabrication capabilities analogous to Pyroverre's vertically integrated distribution-plus-workshop model.
• SCHOTT (Technical Glass Solutions): SCHOTT manufactures PYRAN and PYRANOVA fire-rated glass as well as technical/architectural glazing, serving the same fire-protection, ballistic and architectural specifications that Pyroverre addresses via Pilkington — making it a direct competitor in European project bids.
• Riou Glass: Riou Glass is a French glass processor and distributor of technical and architectural glazing with a comparable size and customer base, competing for the same architectural, public-infrastructure and commercial projects that Pyroverre serves.
• Vetrotech Saint-Gobain: Vetrotech is Saint-Gobain's fire-resistant and high-security glass brand, offering a directly overlapping product range (Contraflam, Pyroswiss, Vetrogard) that competes head-to-head with Pilkington Pyrostop/Pyrodur/Pyroclear in the same specification-driven architectural projects across Europe.

Emerging players

• Bohle AG: Bohle supplies glass-processing equipment, hardware and finished specialty glass products across Europe; it overlaps partially with Pyroverre's balustrade, shower and architectural-glass processing activities though with a stronger hardware-and-consumables focus.

Broad incumbents

• AGC Glass Europe: AGC is one of Europe's largest flat-glass producers with a fire-protection range (Pyrobel/Pyrobelite) that competes with Pilkington's fire-rated lines, and offers broader architectural and processing capabilities that intersect with Pyroverre's niche.

Others

• Pilkington (NSG Group): Pilkington is the upstream brand owner and exclusive supplier to Pyroverre; while not a customer competitor, Pilkington's broader distribution network in other geographies and direct factory sales channels frame Pyroverre's addressable opportunity and competitive boundary.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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