VERCHEENNE Travaux Hydrauliques, Maritimes et Fluviaux

What VERCHEENNE Travaux Hydrauliques, Maritimes et Fluviaux does

VERCHEENNE Travaux Hydrauliques, Maritimes et Fluviaux (legal entity SAS VERCHEENNE, SIREN 391902095) is a French family-owned civil engineering contractor founded in 1974 by Jean Nomballais and headquartered in Doué-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire. The company designs, manufactures, installs, and maintains hydraulic, maritime, and river engineering structures for primarily public-sector clients, including lock gates, sluice gates and valves, cofferdams, footbridges and bridges, dikes, weirs, fish passes, and geotechnical works (driven/bored piles, sheet piles, micropiles). It operates a 2,000 m² integrated steel construction workshop with a 90 m² shot-blasting cabin and a 100 m² ventilated painting cabin, plus a 600 m² mechanics depot, and runs a fleet of roughly 200 machines and equipment including 80T-160T mobile cranes. ACQPA-certified painters deliver anti-corrosion treatment systems C4, C5, and IM2, and steel fabrication is qualified to EXC 2 and EXC 3.

The company delivers projects as a turnkey general contractor, providing in-house topographic surveys, 3D design (AUTOCAD, SOLIDWORKS), structural calculations, fabrication, geotechnical installation, civil engineering, metalwork, hydraulics, and electrical automation, coordinated through a single point of contact. Customers are predominantly French public-sector waterway authorities, including Voies Navigables de France, departmental councils (Calvados, Charente Maritime), regional councils (Bretagne), municipalities (Cholet, La Gacilly, Cond�-sur-Vire), and intermunicipal groupings (Les Sables d'Olonne Agglomération, Redon Agglomération), with one disclosed enterprise reference at Naval Group (Lorient). Project values span roughly €330K to €10.5M, with the largest disclosed contract being the Digue du Boutillon reconstruction at Ars-en-Ré (€10.5M over three years). An equipment rental service (CMR and V75 pontoons, pumps up to 720 m³/h, VMD bridges) provides a secondary revenue stream.

Revenue is generated through project-based public procurement contracts supplemented by equipment rental. Ownership is wholly within the Nomballais family, now in its third generation since 2022 (Karine, Florian, and Jérémie as shareholders; Florian and Jérémie as Directeurs Généraux; Philippe Nomballais as Président). The company is financed organically with a share capital of €1,000,000 and currently operates with approximately 100 collaborators across France, predominantly in the Northwest region. Recent strategic moves include the 2022 acquisition of a Movax lateral grip vibrator for geotechnical works, the 2023 acquisition of an automated plasma-oxycutting table, active multi-trade hiring, and an entry into the defense/naval vertical via Naval Group.

Name

VERCHEENNE Travaux Hydrauliques, Maritimes et Fluviaux

Legal name

SAS VERCHEENNE

Website

https://vercheenne.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

VERCHEENNE is a French family-owned civil engineering firm founded in 1974 that designs, fabricates, and installs hydraulic, maritime, and river infrastructure for public-sector waterway authorities across France, delivering turnkey projects from in-house engineering through on-site installation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hydraulic and Maritime Engineering Services

NAICS

Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237990), Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Storage & Conveyance Structures (Reservoirs, Tanks, Culverts, Tunnels) (IMAFAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Revetments, Groynes & Beach Nourishment (IMAFAJAD)

Keywords

• Hydraulic engineering works
• Lock gate manufacturing
• Civil engineering construction
• Maritime infrastructure services
• Geotechnical construction works

Headquarters

HQ city

Doué-en-Anjou (Les Verchers sur Layon)

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Infrastructure Project Contracts: Project-based revenue from design and execution of hydraulic, maritime, and river engineering works for public sector clients. Revenue derived from construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of locks, sluice gates, cofferdams, bridges, and geotechnical structures.
2. Equipment Rental Services: Rental of specialized equipment including CMR pontoons, V75 modular pontoons, pumping solutions, and temporary bridges and footbridges to third parties.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

VERCHEENNE is a turnkey hydraulic, maritime, and river engineering contractor that designs, manufactures, and installs hydraulic structures (lock gates, sluice gates, cofferdams), crossing structures (fixed and mobile footbridges and bridges), geotechnical works (driven sheet piles, micropiles), civil engineering works (dikes, weirs, fish passes), and metal structures — delivered end-to-end from in-house engineering through on-site installation for French public-sector clients. The company complements construction with an in-house electrical automation and remote management capability, an engineering/design office, and equipment rental (pontoons, pumping, temporary bridges).

Product overview

VERCHEENNE is a specialized civil engineering construction company offering integrated turnkey solutions for maritime and river hydraulic works. The company operates a platform-plus-integrated-services model, combining five core product lines—hydraulic structures (ouvrages hydrauliques), crossing structures (ouvrages de franchissements), geotechnical works (ouvrages géotechniques), civil engineering (ouvrages génie civil), and metal structures (ouvrages métalliques)—with specialized support services including electrical automation & hydraulics (Electricité automatisme & télégestion), in-house engineering (Bureau d'études), and equipment rental (Location de matériel). This integrated approach allows the company to deliver projects from design through execution, with a single point of contact coordinating foundation work, civil engineering, metal fabrication, hydraulic and electrical automation, all performed internally by approximately 100 employees across France's northwestern region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ouvrages hydrauliques Hydraulic structures service — design, manufacture, rehabilitation, and installation of lock gates (portes d'écluse), floodgates/clapets, valves, and cofferdams (batardeaux) for maritime and river navigation infrastructure. Targeted at public-sector waterway authorities (e.g., Voies Navigables de France) and municipalities.
• Ouvrages de franchissements Crossing structures service — fabrication and installation of pedestrian footbridges (fixed or mobile), road bridges (fixed or mobile/lifting bridges), and platform-type constructions such as pontoons and embarkation docks, assembled entirely in-house at the metal workshop. Targeted at municipalities and inter-municipal authorities needing river or coastal crossings.
• Ouvrages géotechniques Geotechnical works service — installation of sheet piles (palplanches) driven or vibro-driven in all dimensions, driven or bored piles, and Type 2 or 3 micropiles, including riverbank restructuring using a Movax lateral grip vibrator. Targeted at public-sector clients needing foundation, bank stabilization, and quay works.
• Ouvrages génie civil Civil engineering works service — construction of dikes, weirs (déversoirs), riprap (perrés), multi-species fish passes (passes multi-espèces), abutments, supports, and beam foundations, accompanying the company's hydraulic and geotechnical services. Targeted at public-sector clients addressing flood management, ecological continuity, and water regulation.
• Ouvrages métalliques

Quantifiable outcome

• ~20 locks and ~80 gate leaves constructed/rehabilitated annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• SETEC ISMminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering consultancy providing project management and technical supervision services for hydraulic infrastructure projects. Worked with Verchéenne on the Lorient naval gate maintenance project (2024-2025).
• ANTEA GroupminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEnvironmental and engineering consultancy. Provided project management services for various footbridge construction projects including Rivière Saint Sauveur and Cherbourg.
• ArteliaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering group providing project management and technical engineering services. Collaborated on Redon mobile footbridge (2021-2022) and Rennes footbridge projects (2020).
• SPRETECminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering consultancy specializing in hydraulic structures. Worked on Château d'Oléron lock gate renovation project (724,400 €).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• EIFFAGE Génie Civil: Major French civil-engineering contractor executing lock, bridge, and marine infrastructure projects; competes with Verchéenne on larger public tenders where scale and balance sheet matter.
• Demathieu Bard Construction: French independent contractor active in civil engineering, hydraulic infrastructure, and bridges — overlaps with Verchéenne in public procurement and integrated delivery.
• SPIE Batignolles: Established French heavy-civil contractor active in bridges, hydraulic structures, and geotechnical works — bids on similar public-sector infrastructure contracts across France.
• NGE (Génie Civil): Large French multi-specialty contractor with significant hydraulic, geotechnical, and bridge works; competes for the same public tenders and offers in-house foundations, civil engineering, and metalwork capabilities.
• Bouygues Travaux Publics: Major French infrastructure arm of Bouygues; competes for large lock, bridge, and coastal-protection public tenders where the project size exceeds Verchéenne's standalone capacity.
• VINCI Construction: Largest French construction group with dedicated hydraulic/marine and bridge capabilities; competes in major public tenders and offers full design-build delivery at scale.

Direct peers

• ETPO: French family-owned specialist in marine and river works, including lock gates, sluice gates, bridges, and cofferdams — closely comparable niche, size, and customer base (VNF and local authorities).
• Hydrostadium (EDF Hydro): EDF subsidiary specialized in hydraulic-structure maintenance and rehabilitation for hydropower and waterways in France — same customer set (VNF, operators) and overlapping capability in gates, valves, and automation.

Others

• Artelia: French engineering consultancy partnered with Verchéenne on Redon and Rennes footbridge projects — adjacent ecosystem participant in hydraulic and crossing-structure project management.
• SETEC: French engineering consultancy already partnered with Verchéenne on Lorient naval gate maintenance — comparable technical expertise in hydraulic structure design and owner-side project management.

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

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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