TRAGECO
Trageco SA is a Belgian family-owned, vertically integrated quarry, concrete, and civil-works company in eastern Belgium. It owns the La Bouhaye sandstone quarry, an ELBA-AMMANN concrete plant, and in-house construction teams serving private individuals and professional/municipal clients.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1968
- HeadquartersWaimes, Belgium
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What TRAGECO does
Trageco SA is a Belgian family-owned construction and materials company headquartered in Waimes, eastern Belgium (Wallonia), founded in 1968 by Benoît Lecoq and now led by the third generation of the Lecoq family under Administrateur délégué Freddy Lecoq. The company operates three vertically integrated business units: (1) the Carrière de la Bouhaye Steinbach quarry, acquired in 1995, which extracts CE2+-certified quartzitic sandstone and produces crushed stone, moellons, gabions, and natural stone products; (2) the Centrale à béton, an ELBA-AMMANN concrete batching plant established in 1999 (capacity doubled in 2015) producing lean, draining, HSR, rich, and stabilised concrete as well as Stablocs stackable blocks; and (3) a general construction division (Travaux généraux) performing earthworks, road construction, pipeline installation, drainage, sewer rehabilitation, sports facilities, and mobile crushing services. The three divisions share inputs — the quarry feeds both the concrete plant and construction projects — creating a closed-loop materials-to-services value chain.
The company serves two primary customer segments in eastern Belgium: private individuals (Particuliers) purchasing materials for home construction, landscaping, and exterior improvements, and professional buyers (Professionnels) including construction firms, public works contractors, and municipalities requiring certified materials and civil engineering execution. Distribution is direct: customers pick up at the quarry and plant, or Trageco delivers via its own truck fleet (mixer, pump, and crane trucks), with on-site construction delivered by its own crews. Pricing is entirely quote-based for both materials (unit pricing, pay-as-you-go) and construction services (per-project, multi-year), with no public price lists.
Revenue is generated through three streams: hardware sales of quarry and concrete products, professional services for construction and civil works, and ancillary income from joint-venture interests in asphalt (E.L.L.), pipe-laying (TEGEC), transport (DEGETRA), and sewer rehabilitation (Pipe Consult). The business is supported by a 80+-person workforce, an extensive heavy-equipment fleet, Belgian construction-class certifications up to Class 7, VCA** safety certification (2013), and CO2 Performance Scale environmental certification (valid through March 2026). Trageco remains privately held by the Lecoq family with no external institutional shareholders, and operates exclusively within a single-country, single-region footprint.
TRAGECO firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- TRAGECO
- Legal name
- Trageco SA
- Website
- https://trageco.be
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1968
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Trageco SA is a Belgian family-owned, vertically integrated quarry, concrete, and civil-works company in eastern Belgium. It owns the La Bouhaye sandstone quarry, an ELBA-AMMANN concrete plant, and in-house construction teams serving private individuals and professional/municipal clients.
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- akta.pro rank
TRAGECO industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Construction Materials and Civil Engineering Services
- NAICS
- Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying (212319), Stone Mining and Quarrying (21231), Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying (2123)
- SIC
- Mining & Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (1400), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Limestone Quarrying (Industrial & Construction Grade) (IMAKAHAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Aggregate Processing & Value-Added Products (Washing, Screening, Asphalt/Concrete Aggregates) (IMAKAHAH), Trenching & Utility Excavation (IMAFAKAD)
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Where TRAGECO is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Waimes
- HQ country
- Belgium
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
TRAGECO business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Quarry products: Sale of crushed stone and natural stone products including aggregate, moellons (rough stone blocks), gabion stone, and rock. Products are CE2+ certified and available for pickup or delivery.
- Concrete and stabilised products: Production and sale of concrete and stabilised products including lean concrete, draining concrete, HSR concrete, rich concrete, and stablocs (stackable concrete blocks). Products available for pickup or delivered by mixer truck or pump.
- Construction and civil works: General construction services including earthworks, road construction, pipeline installation, drainage systems, sports fields, treatment plants, landscaping, and mobile crushing services.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Contact for construction work pricing |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Concrete and stone materials - quote required |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels4 records
TRAGECO product offering
Product offeringCore offering
TRAGECO is a vertically integrated construction materials and civil works company based in Waimes, eastern Belgium. It operates its own quartzitic sandstone quarry (Carrière de la Bouhaye Steinbach) producing CE2+ certified crushed stones and natural stone products (moellons, gabions, ornamental rocks), an ELBA-AMMANN concrete batching plant producing stabilised concrete, lean/draining/HSR/rich concrete and Stablocs stacking blocks, and a general construction division executing earthworks, road construction, pipeline installation, drainage, and landscaping. Materials can be picked up at the facilities or delivered via the company's own truck fleet, and construction services are delivered on-site by Trageco crews.
Product overview
TRAGECO is a family-owned construction and materials company operating three integrated business units: (1) a sandstone quarry at Steinbach-Waimes producing crushed stones (CE2+ certified) and natural stone products including moellons, gabions, and ornamental rocks; (2) a concrete plant producing various concrete types, stabilized materials, and stacking concrete blocks (Stablocs); and (3) general construction services encompassing earthwork, road construction, pipeline installation, and infrastructure projects. The three divisions operate synergistically—the quarry supplies raw materials to the concrete plant and construction projects, while the construction division provides application services for materials from both other divisions.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Quarry products (Carrière de la Bouhaye Steinbach) Crushed and natural stone products extracted from the CE2+ certified quartzitic sandstone quarry at Steinbach-Waimes, including crushed stones in various calibers (moellons, gabions, ornamental rocks) for foundations, exterior construction, and facades. Available for pickup at the quarry or delivery via company truck fleet.
- Concrete and stabilised products (Centrale à béton) Concrete and stabilised products produced at the ELBA-AMMANN batching plant, including stabilised concrete, lean concrete, draining concrete, HSR concrete, rich concrete, and Stablocs stackable concrete blocks. Available for pickup or delivery via mixer truck, pump truck, or crane truck.
- General construction and civil works (Travaux généraux de construction) Public and private construction services covering earthworks, road construction, agricultural paths, cycling and pedestrian trails (RAVeL), sewer and drinking water network installation, drainage, sports facilities, treatment plants, retention basins, riverbank development, rock work, and landscaping. Delivered on customer sites by Trageco crews.
- Mobile crushing service (Concassage mobile) Mobile crushing and screening equipment deployed to customer sites for on-site processing of stone and aggregate materials.
Quantifiable outcome
- Produces certified CE2+ crushed stone products
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use TRAGECO
Customer profileSegments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
TRAGECO technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
TRAGECO partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- Pipe ConsultminorCreated with Gehlen and 2 partners. Specialised in rehabilitation of existing sewers.
- Roger Gehlen S.A.corePartnership established to improve competitiveness of both companies. This is an ongoing partnership with a key local competitor.
- DEGETRAminorCreated in collaboration with Gehlen company. Active in the transport sector.
- LIFE IN QUARRIEScoreEuropean LIFE environmental project focused on improving biodiversity of active extraction sites in Belgium. Trageco's Steinbach quarry in Waimes is one of the pioneers in this initiative, starting in 2015.
- TEGECminorTrageco created TEGEC with 2 partners. The company is specialised in pipe laying, various conduit installation, and sewer work.
- E.L.L. (Enrobés Liégeois de Lontzendaler)minorTrageco took a participation in E.L.L. along with 3 other sector partners. The company is active in asphalt production.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves13 records
Expansion highlights6 records
TRAGECO competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Lhoist: Belgian family-owned lime and minerals producer, also vertically integrated from extraction to industrial customers. Like Trageco, it is a multi-generational Belgian family business operating in industrial minerals and aggregates with deep European roots.
- Galère: Belgian construction company active in civil engineering, building, and concrete works. Comparable to Trageco's general construction and concrete business lines, particularly for public and private infrastructure projects in Belgium.
- Carrières du Hainaut: Belgian blue stone quarry and building stone producer. Directly comparable as a regional Belgian stone quarry operator extracting and marketing natural stone products for construction and landscaping customers.
- Sagrex (Heidelberg Materials Belgium): Heidelberg Materials' Belgian aggregates arm producing crushed stone and sand for construction markets. Closely comparable as a Belgian-based aggregate producer supplying the same downstream concrete and construction customers as Trageco.
- CBR (Heidelberg Materials Belgium cement): Belgian cement producer operating integrated clinker, cement, and concrete operations. Comparable to Trageco's concrete plant operations and downstream construction materials distribution, though at much larger scale.
- Colas Belgium: Belgian subsidiary of Bouygues' Colas group active in road construction, civil engineering, and aggregates production. Closely comparable to Trageco's combined construction and aggregates business, though at significantly larger scale.
- De Brabandere: Belgian family-owned construction company active in civil engineering, road works, and building construction in Flanders. Comparable as a Belgian family construction business with regional focus, though operating in a different Belgian region.
Broad incumbents
- Holcim Belgium: Major global building materials group with Belgian aggregates, ready-mix concrete, and cement operations. Competes with Trageco in concrete and aggregates but as part of a global portfolio rather than a regional specialist.
- Eiffage Benelux: Benelux arm of French construction and concessions group Eiffage, active in civil engineering, road construction, and energy infrastructure. Comparable to Trageco's general construction business but with much broader geographic and service scope.
- BESIX Group: Largest Belgian construction group active in civil engineering, building, and infrastructure across Belgium and internationally. Overlaps with Trageco's construction and earthworks offerings but operates at a fundamentally different scale and scope.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
TRAGECO social profiles
Digital presenceTRAGECO compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance5 records
TRAGECO financial estimates
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TRAGECO leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles12 records
TRAGECO subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries5 records
TRAGECO funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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TRAGECO M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about TRAGECO
What does TRAGECO do?
TRAGECO is a vertically integrated construction materials and civil works company based in Waimes, eastern Belgium. It operates its own quartzitic sandstone quarry (Carrière de la Bouhaye Steinbach) producing CE2+ certified crushed stones and natural stone products (moellons, gabions, ornamental rocks), an ELBA-AMMANN concrete batching plant producing stabilised concrete, lean/draining/HSR/rich concrete and Stablocs stacking blocks, and a general construction division executing earthworks, road construction, pipeline installation, drainage, and landscaping. Materials can be picked up at the facilities or delivered via the company's own truck fleet, and construction services are delivered on-site by Trageco crews.
Is TRAGECO a public or private company?
TRAGECO is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was TRAGECO founded?
TRAGECO was founded in 1968. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is TRAGECO based?
TRAGECO is headquartered in Waimes, Belgium, in the Europe region.
How does TRAGECO make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Quarry products are the primary driver. The others are concrete and stabilised products and construction and civil works.
Who are TRAGECO's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Lhoist, Galère, Carrières du Hainaut, Sagrex (Heidelberg Materials Belgium), CBR (Heidelberg Materials Belgium cement), Colas Belgium and De Brabandere. Broad incumbents are Holcim Belgium, Eiffage Benelux and BESIX Group.
Does TRAGECO have an API?
No public API is recorded for TRAGECO.
What industry is TRAGECO in?
TRAGECO's product category is Construction Materials and Civil Engineering Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAKAHAC, Limestone Quarrying (Industrial & Construction Grade), with a secondary code of IMAKAHAH, Aggregate Processing & Value-Added Products (Washing, Screening, Asphalt/Concrete Aggregates). Its NAICS code is 212319 and its SIC code is 1400.