SARL Le Littoral

What SARL Le Littoral does

SARL Le Littoral is a French private limited liability company (SARL) established in 1990 by Claude CAPITEN and headquartered in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Normandy. It operates as a specialized B2B sourcing and sales business for original spare parts, electronic components, and technical equipment, serving clients in the military, nuclear, industrial, and civil sectors. The company holds NATO referencing (FAFD7), an accreditation that enables it to supply products applied in aeronautical, naval, and land defense. Named clients include the French Navy, French Army, French Air Force, SIMMAD, ALAT, Orano, Naval Group, EDF, Alstom, Babcock, Bouygues Construction, and P&O.

The company's core capability is built on domain expertise in NATO classification and nomenclature systems, combined with a specialization in sourcing obsolete and end-of-production parts. Its product portfolio spans engines, compressors, power generators, pumps, filters, gaskets, couplings, clutches, bearings, belts, shaft-line components, modular buildings, brakes, cables, and miscellaneous industrial equipment. The company is part of the Capiten Group, whose parent is Constructions Métalliques de l'Ouest (CMO); this relationship provides in-house manufacturing, construction, industrial, and naval maintenance capabilities that allow end-to-end service from sourcing through installation — a structural differentiator versus pure trading competitors.

The business operates on a transaction-based B2B sales model with quote-on-request pricing, distributed directly to enterprise and government clients. Marketing and lead generation rely primarily on direct relationships, the company's NATO-accredited supplier status, multilingual website presence, and a LinkedIn page, with no disclosed digital advertising or channel partners. With five employees, a registered share capital of €8,100, and founder ownership within the Capiten Group, SARL Le Littoral is a tightly-held niche distributor without external institutional funding.

Name

SARL Le Littoral

Legal name

SARL Le Littoral

Website

https://sarl-lelittoral.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SARL Le Littoral is a French B2B sourcing and sales company founded in 1990, specializing in original spare parts, electronic components, and technical equipment for military, nuclear, industrial, and civil sectors, with NATO (FAFD7) accreditation and Capiten Group integration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (Tourlaville)

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Spare Parts Sales: Sale of original spare parts, electronic components and technical equipment to clients from military, nuclear, industrial and civil sectors. Primarily B2B transaction-based model with custom sourcing for each requirement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SARL Le Littoral specializes in the sourcing, procurement, and sale of original spare parts, electronic components, and technical equipment for clients in the military, nuclear, industrial, and civil sectors. It draws on a multi-manufacturer catalog (engines, compressors, power generators, pumps, filters, bearings, couplings, modular buildings, cables, brakes, etc.) and is recognized for its ability to locate obsolete or hard-to-find original references. The company operates as a NATO-accredited supplier (reference FAFD7) and is part of the Capiten Group.

Product overview

SARL Le Littoral is a spare parts, electronic components, and technical equipment sourcing and sales company founded in 1990, based in Normandy, France. The company operates as a purchasing division within the Capiten Group and offers a comprehensive portfolio of industrial components across multiple categories including engines, compressors, power generators, pumps, filters, gaskets, couplings, clutches, bearings, belts, shaft line components, brakes, cables, and modular buildings. Their NATO-referenced (FAFD7) status enables them to supply products for aeronautical, naval, and land defense applications to military, nuclear, industrial, and civil customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engines / Moteurs Original industrial and marine engines supplied as spare parts or technical equipment for military, nuclear, industrial, and civil clients.
• Compressors / Compresseurs Original compressors sourced as spare parts for industrial, naval, and energy-sector maintenance use.
• Power generators / Groupes électrogènes Original power generator units supplied as spare parts and technical equipment for defense, nuclear, and industrial sites.
• Pumps / Pompes Original pumps sold as spare parts for industrial fluid handling, naval, and nuclear applications.
• Filters / Filtres Original filtration consumables and components supplied as spare parts for industrial, naval, and nuclear maintenance.
• Gaskets / Joints Original gaskets and sealing products supplied as spare parts for industrial and defense equipment maintenance.
• Couplings / Accouplements Original mechanical couplings supplied as spare parts for industrial and naval drive systems.
• Clutches / Embrayages Original clutches supplied as spare parts for industrial and marine power transmission systems.
• Bearings / Roulements Original bearings supplied as spare parts for rotating equipment across industrial, naval, and nuclear applications.
• Belts / Courroies Original drive belts supplied as spare parts for industrial and naval machinery.
• Shaft lines and packings / Ligne d'arbre et Garnitures Original shaft lines and packing sets supplied as spare parts, primarily for naval propulsion and industrial rotating equipment.
• Modular buildings / Bâtiments modulaires Modular building units supplied as technical equipment for military, nuclear, industrial, and civil sites.
• Brakes / Freins Original braking systems supplied as spare parts for industrial machinery and naval equipment.
• Cables / Câbles Original cables supplied as spare parts and technical equipment for industrial, naval, and defense installations.
• Concertina barriers Concertina razor wire supplied as technical equipment for defense and high-security sites.
• Miscellaneous industrial products / Divers Miscellaneous original spare parts and technical equipment sourced on demand for military, nuclear, industrial, and civil clients.
• Obsolete and original spare parts sourcing service Specialized sourcing service that locates original or obsolete spare parts references for legacy defense, naval, and nuclear installations, leveraging the Capiten Group's network and multi-manufacturer catalog.

Quantifiable outcome

• Expertise in NATO classification enables supply for aeronautical, naval, and land defense applications

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Capiten Group (Constructions Métalliques de l'Ouest - CMO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company of SARL Le Littoral, providing internal support capabilities including manufacturing, construction, industrial and naval maintenance. This vertical integration enables SARL Le Littoral to offer comprehensive technical services from parts sourcing to equipment installation, differentiating it from pure trading companies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Daher: French aerospace and defense manufacturer and MRO provider with industrial and naval maintenance operations. Comparable to SARL Le Littoral in serving French defense and industrial customers, but as a much larger integrated platform that also performs the manufacturing/maintenance SARL Le Littoral relies on Capiten Group for.
• Babcock International: International defense, naval and industrial support services group, and a named customer of SARL Le Littoral. Comparable as a defense/naval MRO and sustainment customer base, representing both a peer relationship and a buyer-supplier dynamic.
• RS Group (RS Components): Global broad-line industrial and electronic components distributor serving MRO, defense and industrial customers. Comparable as a multi-category industrial spares distributor, though much larger and broader in scope than SARL Le Littoral.
• Safran: Major French aerospace and defense OEM with broad propulsion, equipment and aftermarket services. Overlaps with SARL Le Littoral as a French defense supplier ecosystem peer, though Safran is an OEM/prime while SARL Le Littoral is a downstream parts distributor.
• Naval Group: French naval shipbuilder and defense prime contractor, also a named customer of SARL Le Littoral. Overlaps as a French naval defense ecosystem peer and represents a key end-customer for the company's naval spare-parts business.
• Farnell / element14 (Premier Farnell): Global electronic and industrial component distributor with significant presence in Europe. Comparable to the electronic components and technical equipment side of SARL Le Littoral's portfolio, though at vastly greater scale.

Direct peers

• AJ Walter Aviation: UK-based distributor of aircraft components, rotables and spares to commercial and military operators. Comparable as a focused aviation spares distributor serving defense and aerospace customers, similar to SARL Le Littoral's aeronautical parts activity.
• Trident Components: Aerospace and defense component distributor with capabilities in obsolete, end-of-life and legacy parts sourcing. Closely analogous niche to SARL Le Littoral's obsolescence and end-of-production parts positioning.
• Incora (formerly Pattonair): Global aerospace and defense parts distributor specializing in sourcing hard-to-find, obsolete and end-of-production components for OEMs and MROs. Directly comparable to SARL Le Littoral's NATO-grade spare-parts distribution model across aviation, naval and industrial platforms.

Emerging players

• Sabena technics: Independent European aerospace MRO provider with defense and naval maintenance capabilities. Comparable as a niche defense/naval sustainment player; SARL Le Littoral could supply into its spares chain or be a tuck-in target for similar expansion.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sarl-lelittoral

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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