Groupe SFEH

Name

Groupe SFEH

Legal name

SFEH (Société Française d'Équipement Hospitalier)

Website

https://sfeh.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Infrastructure Engineering Services

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUAMAFAJ

Construction Management & General Contracting (EPCM, Scheduling, QA/QC, HSE)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Renewable Energy (Solar, Wind, Hydro & Geothermal)/Renewable EPC & Construction (Balance of Plant)

SECONDARYEUAEADAA

Civil & Site Works EPC (Earthworks, Roads, Drainage, Foundations)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Energy Infrastructure & Services (EPC, O&M, Field Services)/Renewable Balance-of-Plant EPC (Wind/Solar/Hydro)

SECONDARYEUAMAFAL

Temporary Construction Utilities & Logistics (Laydown Yards, Temporary Power, Transport)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Renewable Energy (Solar, Wind, Hydro & Geothermal)/Renewable EPC & Construction (Balance of Plant)

Keywords

• Turnkey hospital construction
• Agro-industrial infrastructure engineering
• EPCF project delivery
• Biomedical engineering consulting
• Medical equipment supply installation

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. EPC Healthcare Infrastructure: Design and delivery of turnkey hospital projects including civilian/military hospitals, specialized clinics, medical laboratories, diagnostic centers. Revenue generated through project contracts with government ministries and private clients.
2. EPC Agro-Industrial Infrastructure: Construction of slaughterhouses, cold storage facilities, and irrigation systems through IECSA subsidiary. Project-based revenue from ministries of agriculture and private clients.
3. Medical Equipment Supply and Installation: Supply and installation of biomedical equipment tailored to each medical program, including commissioning and maintenance support.
4. Engineering Consulting Services: Biomedical engineering consulting, hospital infrastructure advisory, project management and delegated project ownership services for international development projects.
5. Financial Engineering: Structuring of public and private, bilateral and multilateral financing from financial organizations and export credit agencies (BPI, CESCE, Eximbank, UKEF, ASHRA).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Groupe SFEH is a turnkey EPCF project engineering firm that designs, finances, constructs and equips healthcare infrastructure (hospitals, clinics, laboratories, diagnostic centers, and medical equipment) and agro-industrial infrastructure (slaughterhouses, cold storage facilities, and irrigation systems) for government ministries, international development agencies, and private clients in emerging markets. The company delivers complete project lifecycles from feasibility studies and financial structuring through construction supervision, commissioning, and staff training.

Product overview

The SFEH Group is a project engineering firm specializing in turnkey infrastructure for healthcare and agro-industry sectors. The portfolio consists of two core product lines: SFEH Healthcare Infrastructure (hospitals, clinics, laboratories, medical equipment) and IECSA Agro-Industry Infrastructure (slaughterhouses, cold storage, irrigation). These are supported by consulting services including biomedical engineering advisory, financial engineering for structuring international project financing, and on-site execution/maintenance with regional teams across Africa. The company operates through multiple subsidiaries including IECSA (Spain/Argentina), IECSA SAS (France), I2E (Chad), OPLAN (Angola), ALVEAR (Ivory Coast), and AME (USA).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SFEH Healthcare Infrastructure Turnkey EPCF delivery of healthcare infrastructure projects for government ministries, international development agencies, and private healthcare providers. Covers civil and military general and specialized hospitals, clinics, medical laboratories, diagnostic centers, dispensaries, and the rehabilitation and expansion of existing healthcare facilities. Each project includes design studies, equipment supply and installation, construction supervision, commissioning, and staff training tailored to the specific medical program.
• IECSA Agro-Industry Infrastructure Through the IECSA subsidiary, delivers turnkey agro-industrial infrastructure projects in three specializations: meat industry (slaughterhouses), processing/conservation/storage (cold rooms and food processing facilities), and irrigation systems. Leverages Argentine engineering expertise from the Buenos Aires team specialized in slaughterhouse design and construction, with compliance to international food safety and animal welfare standards.
• Medical Equipment Supply and Installation Supply, installation, and commissioning of biomedical equipment tailored to each medical program, including technical maintenance, CMMS support, and training for users, medical, and technical staff. Used both within SFEH turnkey hospital projects and as a standalone service for private healthcare providers and consortia led by general contractors such as Bouygues.
• Biomedical Engineering Consulting Advisory services in biomedical engineering and hospital infrastructure, including audit and evaluation of hospital facilities, functional and technical programming, project management assistance, design and execution oversight, equipment fleet management, and hospital services management. Serves government ministries, development agencies such as Expertise France, and private clients.
• Financial Engineering Services Structuring of public and private, bilateral and multilateral project financing from financial organizations and export credit agencies including BPI (France), CESCE (Spain), Eximbank (USA), UKEF (UK), and ASHRA (Israel). Embedded within the EPCF delivery model for large-scale international projects.
• Execution, Maintenance and Training Services On-site execution, maintenance, and training services delivered through regional teams in Angola, Ivory Coast, and Chad to ensure project execution and monitoring throughout the African continent after commissioning.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 hospital and agro-industrial infrastructure projects completed across 30 countries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• French Development Agency (AFD) ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSFEH selected as lead entity within an expert consortium for international hospital infrastructure projects. As consortium leader, SFEH coordinates partners specializing in hospital engineering, architecture, biomedical equipment, and technical infrastructure to mobilize complementary expertise tailored to specific project challenges.
• Bouygues Bâtiment InternationalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate client partner for hospital construction projects including CHU Yopougon and CHU Abomey-Calavi. SFEH provides medical equipment supply and installation services within turnkey hospital projects led by Bouygues.
• Expertise FranceminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsulting mission for HUEH Hospital in Haiti: audit, evaluation, and technical recommendations for optimizing technical activities of a new hospital.
• Alma Architecture and Brunet SaunierminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture firms engaged for the Augusto N'Gangula maternity hospital rehabilitation project in Angola. Study funded by FASEP (Fond d'Études et d'Aide au Secteur Privé).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP Global: Global professional services firm with engineering, advisory, and project management capabilities across buildings, transport, and environment. Comparable as a multi-region engineering consultancy addressing healthcare and infrastructure markets.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with large healthcare and international-development practices. Comparable in turnkey infrastructure advisory, project management, and consortium leadership on donor-funded projects.
• Vinci Construction: Global construction and concessions major with deep French roots. Several SFEH executives previously held senior roles at Vinci. Operates in the same emerging-market hospital and infrastructure project pool as SFEH with greater balance-sheet scale.
• Mott MacDonald: Global engineering consultancy with strong emerging-markets healthcare and social-infrastructure practice. Comparable in delivering hospital advisory, design, and program management for ministries of health and development agencies.
• Bouygues Construction: Major French construction group and one of SFEH's actual clients (Bouygues Bâtiment International) on CHUs in West Africa. Comparable as a global construction incumbent frequently partnering with or competing against SFEH on hospital infrastructure projects.

Direct peers

• Hill International: Global construction management and project consulting firm specializing in complex infrastructure programs. Comparable to SFEH in project management, owner-rep services, and emerging-market execution for healthcare and public-sector clients.
• Artelia: French engineering consulting group with strong international footprint across buildings, water, energy, and infrastructure. Comparable to SFEH in its multi-disciplinary French engineering profile and turnkey project delivery model.
• Egis Group: French-headquartered engineering firm operating in transport, buildings, energy, and urban development with significant international presence. Highly comparable to SFEH as a multi-disciplinary French EPC with international project execution and consortium leadership in emerging markets.
• Tractebel (Engie): Belgian/European engineering consultancy under Engie delivering infrastructure, energy, and built-environment projects globally. Comparable in EPCM/consulting model and international tender participation for complex infrastructure.

Regional players

• Khatib & Alami: Middle East-rooted engineering consultancy with deep presence across MENA and Africa. Comparable to SFEH in multi-disciplinary engineering, healthcare infrastructure delivery, and emerging-market project execution, though serving a different core geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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