La Ressourcerie Du Spectacle

What La Ressourcerie Du Spectacle does

La Ressourcerie Du Spectacle (LRDS) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 2015, headquartered in Vitry-sur-Seine, Île-de-France. It operates as a specialized reuse and refurbishment center for professional audiovisual and stage equipment, collecting end-of-life or surplus gear from cultural institutions and event professionals, repairing it with in-house technicians, and reselling or renting it through two retail boutiques and an online shop.

Its core activity spans nine product categories — sound (amplifiers, consoles, speakers, audio sources), lighting (robotized fixtures, PAR, Fresnel, PC, cyclorama), video and photography, backline, structures and supports, transport cases, cables, sport/circus, and IT/office equipment. Repair and refurbishment is the underlying technical competency, with technicians diagnosing, restoring, and quality-assuring items before resale at unit prices typically ranging from €10 to €70, with larger bundles (e.g., projector sets with transport cases) priced higher. The business operates three revenue streams: one-time equipment sales, transactional rental/prestation services for events, and professional collection/disposal services for cultural organizations.

LRDS serves performing arts organizations, event production professionals, freelance technicians, and amateur arts/sports groups in the Greater Paris area, distributed across two physical locations — Le Crapo in Vitry-sur-Seine (its headquarters and a co-working hub hosting 29 resident art/social-economy structures) and Le Village du Réemploi in Montreuil (opened September 3, 2025). Distribution is direct-to-consumer via retail boutiques and an e-commerce storefront, with marketing concentrated on Facebook, Instagram, email newsletter, and the company website. The organization is a member of national and regional circular-economy networks (RESSAC, REFER, RNRR) and operates as an independent association with no disclosed external investment.

Name

La Ressourcerie Du Spectacle

Legal name

La Ressourcerie Du Spectacle

Website

https://ressourcerieduspectacle.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

La Ressourcerie Du Spectacle is a French non-profit association that collects, repairs, and resells professional audiovisual and stage equipment, serving performing arts organizations, event professionals, and amateur groups in the Greater Paris area through two boutiques and an online shop.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Refurbished audiovisual and stage equipment resale

NAICS

Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries (711), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Reuse & Resale / Recommerce Operations (EUAIANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Booth Maintenance, Refurbishment & Reuse Programs (THAHAHAM), Audio-Visual Equipment Rentals (Sound, Projection, Screens) (HSACAFAF), Backline & Musical Instrument Rental (MPAGAKAJ)

Keywords

• Refurbished stage equipment
• Audiovisual equipment resale
• Circular economy performing arts
• Event equipment rental
• Reuse center cultural sector

Headquarters

HQ city

Vitry-sur-Seine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sale of refurbished audiovisual and stage equipment including sound, lighting, video, backline, structures, and transport cases. Products are collected, repaired, and resold at reduced prices.
2. Rental and Prestation Services: Rental of equipment for events and performances, including technical support services
3. Collection Services: Collection of end-of-life or unwanted equipment from cultural organizations and event professionals

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

La Ressourcerie Du Spectacle collects, repairs, and resells used audiovisual and stage equipment (sound, lighting, video, backline, structures, cables, transport cases) for the performing arts and event industry. The organization also provides collection services for end-of-life equipment from cultural organizations and offers rental/prestation services for events. Operations are conducted through two physical boutiques in the Greater Paris area and an online shop.

Product overview

La Ressourcerie Du Spectacle is a reuse and recycling organization for audiovisual and stage equipment. The organization operates as a secondhand shop collecting, repairing, and reselling equipment for the performing arts and event industry. The company has two locations (Vitry-sur-Seine and Montreuil) and offers both retail (boutique) sales and rental/prestation services. The product portfolio includes multiple categories: Son (sound equipment such as amplifiers, mixing consoles, speakers, audio sources), Lumière (lighting including robotized lights, projectors, PAR lights), Vidéo et photo (video and photography), Backline (stage instruments), Structure/pieds/supports (structures and stands), Caisse/Rangement/Transport (cases and storage), Câbles (cables), Sport et cirque (sports and circus equipment), and Informatique et bureautique (IT equipment). Individual products are collected, professionally repaired by the organization's technicians, and resold at the boutique.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Refurbished Sound Equipment (Son) Refurbished sound equipment including amplifiers, mixing consoles, speakers, small sound systems, hi-fi, and audio sources. All items are collected, repaired, and resold at the boutique for use by performing arts and event professionals.
• Refurbished Lighting Equipment (Lumière) Refurbished lighting equipment including automated robotized lights, fixed projectors, PAR56 and PAR64 projectors, cyclorama lights, low voltage lights, Fresnel lens projectors, and planoconvex lens projectors, intended for performing arts and event production.
• Refurbished Video and Photography Equipment (Vidéo et photo) Refurbished video and photography equipment collected, repaired, and resold for the performing arts and event industry.
• Refurbished Backline Equipment (Backline) Refurbished backline equipment including keyboard cases and covers, collected and repaired for reuse by performers and event professionals.
• Refurbished Structures, Stands and Supports (Structure, pieds et supports) Refurbished structures, stands, and support equipment for audiovisual and stage installations, intended for use by performing arts and event professionals.
• Refurbished Cases, Storage and Transport (Caisse, Rangement et Transport) Refurbished cases, storage, and transport equipment for audiovisual and stage equipment, sold through the LRDS boutique.
• Refurbished Electrical Cables (Câbles) Refurbished electrical cables for audiovisual and stage equipment, collected and resold by LRDS.
• Refurbished Sports and Circus Equipment (Sport et cirque) Refurbished sports and circus equipment collected and resold for reuse by amateur groups, schools, and circus organizations.
• Refurbished IT and Office Equipment (Informatique et bureautique) Refurbished IT and office equipment collected and repaired for reuse, sold through the LRDS boutique.
• Equipment Collection Service (Collecte) Collection of end-of-life or unwanted audiovisual and stage equipment from cultural institutions, event professionals, and performing arts organizations for refurbishment and resale.
• Rental and Prestation Services (Location & Prestation) Rental of refurbished audiovisual and stage equipment for events and performances, including technical support services for cultural organizations and event professionals.
• Association Membership (Adhérer) Annual membership program supporting the LRDS social economy association, available to individuals and organizations via the adhesion page.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Le CrapocoreOthersLa Ressourcerie Du Spectacle manages and belongs to Le Crapo, a shared space in Vitry-sur-Seine that houses 29 structures related to art and social economy. Le Crapo provides the physical infrastructure and community ecosystem for LRDS operations.
• RESSACminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork partner in the circular economy and sustainable development ecosystem for cultural organizations
• REFERminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the reuse and reemployment network for cultural and event equipment in Île-de-France
• RNRRminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench national network of ressourceries (recovery centers) for equipment reuse

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Thomann: Europe's largest online retailer of musical instruments, backline, and event equipment. Comparable to LRDS as a sales channel serving performing-arts professionals for sound, lighting, and stage gear.
• Back Market: Leading French-headquartered recommerce platform for refurbished electronics. Comparable as a circular-economy business monetizing refurbished consumer devices, though at vastly larger scale and in consumer electronics rather than performing-arts AV.
• Sweetwater: Major US retailer of music and audio production equipment including backline and live-sound gear. Comparable to LRDS on the backline and sound categories where LRDS supplies performing-arts professionals.
• Emmaüs: France's largest reuse and resale non-profit network operating across furniture, textiles, electronics, and equipment. Directly comparable as a social-economy actor monetizing donated second-hand goods, though operating across many categories rather than specializing in performing-arts AV.
• B&H Photo Video: Large US-based retailer of professional audio, video, and lighting equipment. Comparable to LRDS as a channel for the same categories of gear (mixing consoles, projectors, lighting, video) that LRDS refurbishes and resells.
• Dushow: Major French event-equipment rental and staging company. Comparable to LRDS's rental/prestation stream as a much larger commercial incumbent serving the same performing-arts and event customer base with AV, lighting, and staging equipment.

Direct peers

• REFER (Réseau Francilien de Réemploi): Île-de-France reemployment network for cultural and event equipment. Highly comparable to LRDS because it operates in the same geography and category, aggregating supply and demand for reused event gear.
• RNRR (Réseau National des Ressourceries): French national federation of ressourceries (reuse centers). Comparable to LRDS as the umbrella coordinating body for actors running equipment collection, repair, and resale operations across France.
• RESSAC: Network of ressourceries specialized in cultural-sector equipment reuse in France. LRDS is itself a member; comparable as a like-for-like actor addressing the same circular-economy problem for performing-arts organizations.
• La Mine: French ressourcerie focused on collecting, refurbishing, and reselling used goods. Comparable to LRDS as a like-for-like social-economy actor with a collection-repair-resale operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LRDSPECTACLE
• Instagraminstagram.com/l.r.d.s__
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/la-ressourcerie-du-spectacle

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Funding overview

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Investors

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