SPEYSER LUCIEN ET CIE SA

What SPEYSER LUCIEN ET CIE SA does

SPEYSER Lucien et Cie SA is a fourth-generation, family-owned French civil engineering company headquartered at 1 rue de l'Industrie, Gerstheim (Bas-Rhin, Alsace), founded in 1945 by Lucien Speyser as a sheet metal workshop and coal/fuel oil delivery business. The company has evolved into a multi-division infrastructure services operator running three integrated lines: (1) Travaux Publics (public works) covering sewerage systems, drinking water pipeline installation, utility connections, sheet piling via ABI vibrofonçage and battage equipment, horizontal boring (fonçage), and vacuum excavation; (2) Forage (drilling) for drinking water, industrial water, and geothermal applications, including wells up to 100 meters deep and piezometer installation for groundwater monitoring; and (3) Sanitaire-Chauffage (sanitary and heating) encompassing turnkey bathrooms, fuel/gas heating, geothermal heat pumps, solar thermal panels, and water softeners. An in-house bureau d'études supports clients across project phases.

The customer base is horizontally diversified across individual homeowners (particuliers), local authorities and municipalities (collectivités), industrial companies, water utilities, and commercial professionals — all served exclusively in the Alsace region near Strasbourg. Revenue is generated entirely through project-based professional services with custom quotations; no pricing is publicly disclosed and no e-commerce or self-serve channel exists. The company maintains 13 quality system certifications across its three service lines, holds specialized capital-intensive equipment (ABI sheet piling machine, cable crane drilling rigs, vacuum excavation trucks, low-clearance drilling machines), and is led by a division-specific management team — Fabien Bronner (Travaux Publics), Marie-Christine Rigaud (Administration), Jean-Philippe Bronner (Sanitaire-Chauffage), and Christophe Sprauel (Forage Fonçage). Go-to-market is sales-led and regionally focused, relying on a phone-based sales line (03 88 59 04 90), a segmented website contact form, and limited social media activity used primarily for recruitment.

Corporate structure is a Société Anonyme (SA) with a registered capital social of €260,000, founded 1945, headquartered in Gerstheim with no subsidiaries, no parent company, and no funding history. Current headcount is approximately 29 employees — a reduction from 30 documented at the time of the 1967 conversion to SA — and there is no evidence of geographic expansion, M&A, or new product launches beyond the 2011 relocation to modern premises.

Name

SPEYSER LUCIEN ET CIE SA

Legal name

SPEYSER Lucien et Cie SA

Website

https://speyser.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SPEYSER Lucien et Cie SA is a fourth-generation, family-owned French civil engineering firm in Alsace providing public works, well drilling, and sanitary/heating installation services to local authorities, industrial clients, and individual homeowners through project-based field service delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (23711), Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110), Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (23822), Utility System Construction (2371)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)

akta.pro primary industry

Manholes, Laterals & Service Connections (Installation/Rehab) (EUANACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Lift Station & Pump Station Operations & Maintenance (BPALAMAI), Sump Pump & Sewage Ejector Pump Installation & Repair (HSAOAAAG)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Water well drilling
• Public works construction
• Sanitary heating installation
• Geothermal drilling services

Headquarters

HQ city

GERSTHEIM

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Works (Travaux Publics): Sewerage systems (assainissement), drinking water pipeline installation, connections to gas networks, sheet piling, horizontal drilling, and vacuum excavation. Services provided for local authorities, professionals, and individuals.
2. Water Well Drilling and Forage: Well construction for drinking water, industrial water, geothermal systems, and piezometer installation. Also includes diagnostic, maintenance, cleaning, and regeneration of existing wells.
3. Sanitary and Heating Installation: Sanitary installation, central heating systems (fuel, gas), geothermal heat pumps, solar thermal panels, water softeners, and troubleshooting/replacement services for boilers, heat pumps, and hot water tanks in Alsace region.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SPEYSER Lucien et Cie SA delivers integrated infrastructure services across three divisions: (1) Travaux Publics — sewerage systems, drinking water pipeline installation, gas network connections, sheet piling using ABI equipment, horizontal drilling, and vacuum excavation; (2) Forage — water well drilling up to 100m depth for drinking water, industrial water, and geothermal applications, plus piezometer installation and well maintenance; (3) Sanitaire-Chauffage — sanitary installation, central heating (fuel/gas), geothermal heat pumps, solar thermal panels, water softeners, and troubleshooting services. An in-house bureau d'études supports project design for individuals, professionals, local authorities, and industrial clients.

Product overview

SPEYSER Lucien et Cie SA is a multi-generational family business (4 generations) providing three integrated service lines: Travaux publics (public works), Forage (drilling), and Sanitaire-Chauffage (sanitary-heating installation). The company operates as a unified service provider combining these complementary infrastructure services for both private clients (particuliers) and public entities (collectivités). Public works services include sanitation, drinking water pipeline installation, and utility connections. Drilling services encompass well construction, piezometer installation, and groundwater monitoring. Sanitary-heating services cover bathroom installations, water treatment, and eco-friendly heating solutions including geothermal heat pumps and solar thermal systems. The company also offers a design office (bureau d'études) to support clients across all project phases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Well drilling up to 100 meters depth

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Spie Batignolles: Independent French construction group active in earthworks, utilities, and environmental infrastructure including water and sewer networks; competes with SPEYSER on regional public-works tenders with broader service portfolio.
• SAUR: French water utility and infrastructure operator that builds and maintains water and wastewater networks for municipalities; directly comparable to SPEYSER's public-works and well-drilling activities but at a national scale under private ownership.
• SUEZ Eau France: Major French water and wastewater services provider with significant infrastructure construction capability for municipal contracts; competes with SPEYSER for the same regional authority clients in Alsace.
• SOGEA Environnement (VINCI Construction): Large French infrastructure contractor performing water, sewer, and utility network construction for municipalities and industrial clients; directly overlaps SPEYSER's Travaux Publics division but operates nationally with much broader capability.
• Colas (Bouygues): French road and utility infrastructure group active in water and sewer pipeline construction as part of broader civil engineering projects; overlaps with SPEYSER's trenching and utility connection services at much larger scale.
• NGE (Nouvelle Générale d'Environnement): Independent French multi-specialist contractor active in water and sewer networks, earthworks, and environmental infrastructure; competes with SPEYSER on regional and national public-works tenders in eastern France.
• SADE CGTH: French water and sewer network construction specialist (subsidiary of Veolia/SUEZ group) directly competing with SPEYSER on municipal drinking water and wastewater pipeline installation, but at national scale with vastly larger workforce and equipment fleet.

Direct peers

• EHTP (European Hydraulic Trading & Projects): French specialist in trenchless technologies, horizontal drilling, and underground utility construction; directly comparable to SPEYSER's specialised horizontal drilling (fonçage) and sheet piling service line for crossing roads, railways, and canals.
• Hydroforage: French water well drilling company offering potable water, irrigation, and geothermal drilling services with comparable depth capabilities; serves similar residential and small-municipal customer base as SPEYSER's drilling division.
• Forages de France: French drilling contractor specializing in water wells, geothermal boreholes, and piezometer installation for residential, industrial, and municipal clients; directly comparable to SPEYSER's Forage division across France.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/speyser-lucien-et-cie-sa

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 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 →

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