What Aluzion does

Aluzion is a French specialty contractor founded in 2010 that designs, fabricates, and installs custom tensile and textile architecture structures. Its core offerings span three vertical segments: sports facilities (padel, tennis, multi-sport courts, petanque arenas, swimming pool covers), public spaces and ERPs (schools, playgrounds, daycares, public equipment shelters), and outdoor hospitality (campings, terraces, restaurants). On top of these verticals, the company delivers architectural textile facades, shade sails, and specific technical textiles for acoustic or protective applications, including installations for clients such as SNCF, GL Events, Dodin Campenon, and CEA Grenoble. The technical core is an in-house engineering bureau that performs Eurocode-compliant structural design and proprietary tension profile systems for facade textiles, executed through in-house textile and metal fabrication in the company's Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes workshops.

The business model is project-based: each engagement is initiated through a regional agency (Bordeaux for South-West, Léo Bouchoux for South-East, and Becher STP for Nord-Est) or an online technical-study form, scoped by the engineering team, quoted as a custom one-off, and delivered turnkey from study and design through fabrication and installation. Revenue therefore comes from lumpy project contracts rather than recurring fees, with pricing determined after site and usage analysis. Materials are sourced from a curated supplier ecosystem led by Serge Ferrari and supplemented by Saint Clair, Mehler, Sauleda, and Sioen, giving the company flexibility across architectural membrane specifications. The company markets primarily through its website project showcase and direct enterprise outreach, relying on its 15 years of field experience, 500+ client base, and 17,000 m² of installed textile as credibility signals.

Name

Aluzion

Legal name

Aluzion

Website

https://aluzion.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aluzion is a French textile architecture contractor that designs, fabricates, and installs custom tensile structures for sports facilities, public spaces, and outdoor hospitality venues across France, with in-house manufacturing in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Textile Structures

NAICS

Blind and Shade Manufacturing (33792), Textile Furnishings Mills (3141), Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing (332322)

SIC

Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Man Made Fiber & Silk (2221), Partitions, Shelvg, Lockers, & Office & Store Fixtures (2540)

akta.pro primary industry

Coated & Laminated Industrial Fabrics (Tarpaulins/Awnings/Inflatables/Architectural Membranes) (IMAOADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gazebo, Pavilion & Shade Structure Installation/Repair (HSAIAJAH), Outdoor & Performance Home Textiles Manufacturing (Awning/Patio Cushions/UV-Resistant Home Fabrics) (IMAOAKAJ)

Keywords

• Textile architecture
• Tensile structures
• Sports facility canopies
• Architectural facades
• Shade sail structures

Headquarters

HQ city

La Ricamarie

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom textile structure projects: Full-service custom textile architecture projects including study, design, fabrication, and installation. Revenue generated through project-based contracts for sports facilities, public spaces, and outdoor hospitality venues.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Aluzion designs, fabricates, and installs custom textile architecture structures for sports facilities, public spaces and ERPs (schools, playgrounds, daycares), and outdoor hospitality and restaurant venues. The company delivers turnkey projects covering site analysis, structural conception, in-house textile and metal manufacturing, and on-site installation, with proprietary tension profile systems used to secure textile facades and Eurocode-compliant structural design throughout.

Product overview

Aluzion is a single unified service offering for custom textile architecture structures. The company provides end-to-end solutions encompassing integrated engineering studies, design and structural calculations, in-house manufacturing of both textile and metal components in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, and professional on-site installation with quality control. The product portfolio serves three main sectors: sports equipment (padel, tennis, multi-sport courts, petanque, swimming pools), public spaces and ERPs (schools, playgrounds, public facilities, daycares), and outdoor hospitality and restaurant spaces (campings, terraces, restaurants). Technical textile offerings include architectural facades, shade sails, and specialized technical textiles for acoustic and protection applications. The service-based model integrates all capabilities—engineering, manufacturing, and installation—under one provider for complete project delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sports Equipment Structures (Équipements sportifs) Custom textile coverings for sports facilities including multi-sport courts, tennis courts, padel courts, petanque arenas, and swimming pools, engineered for intensive use and outdoor durability. Designed for sports facility operators seeking year-round playable venues.
• Public Spaces and ERP Structures (Espaces publics, ERP et Collectivités) Textile architecture solutions for public facilities such as school covered playgrounds, nurseries, daycares, and public equipment shelters, meeting high safety and durability standards for public occupancy (ERP). Designed for municipalities, schools, and collectivities.
• Outdoor Hospitality and Restaurant Structures (Hôtellerie de plein air et restauration) Covered outdoor spaces for campgrounds, terraces, hotels, and restaurants (CHR) designed for intensive use and demanding outdoor conditions. Built for camping operators, hotel and restaurant groups, and outdoor dining venues.
• Textile Facades (Façades textiles) Architectural textile facade solutions for public buildings, industrial sites, and architectural projects, integrating textile systems that meet demanding architectural and building constraints. Designed for architects, developers, and industrial site owners.
• Shade Sails (Voiles d'ombrage) Outdoor covered spaces designed and dimensioned according to operational conditions and site constraints, used for welcoming areas, restaurant terraces, and outdoor living spaces. Targets hospitality venues, restaurants, and public outdoor spaces.
• Specific Technical Textiles (Toiles techniques spécifiques) Technical textile solutions meeting specific performance requirements, including acoustic and protection applications, designed for specialized environments. Targets industrial and architectural projects with acoustic or protective needs.

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• La French TechminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Tech ecosystem partner, indicating involvement in French technology/innovation community
• INPIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Institute of Industrial Property partnership for intellectual property matters
• Becher STPcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distribution partner for North-East France territory, operating as 'Aluzion Nord-Est - Becher STP' with dedicated contact Thierry Streiff
• Serge FerraricoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary technical textile supplier, with Serge Ferrari 502 fabric specifically mentioned for use in projects (e.g., Padel Montluçon project). Premium French manufacturer of architectural composite membranes.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hightex: German specialist in tensile and membrane architecture, designing, fabricating and installing textile roof and facade structures for stadiums, airports and public buildings — directly comparable to Aluzion's sports-facility, public-space and facade offerings across Europe.
• Birdair: US-based designer, fabricator and installer of tensile architecture (part of the Taiyo group). Directly comparable end-to-end specialty contractor model for custom fabric structures covering sports venues, public spaces and architectural facades.
• MakMax Australia: Australian tensile architecture specialist with a TensoMax fabric structure system. Comparable as a vertically integrated provider of custom textile/membrane structures for sports, transport and public-sector clients.
• Taiyo Membrane Corporation: Japanese manufacturer and installer of PTFE and ETFE membrane structures (parent of Birdair). Comparable end-to-end specialty contractor model for large-scale tensile architecture.
• Canobbio Textile Engineering: Italian tensile architecture and textile engineering firm producing custom fabric structures and facades. Comparable offering for stadia, public spaces and architectural facades in the European market.
• Vector Foiltec: UK-based specialist in ETFE, PTFE and tensile membrane building envelopes. Comparable to Aluzion as a custom architectural-membrane contractor serving facades, sports venues and public buildings, though typically at larger scale.
• Carl Stahl Architektur: German specialist in cable structures, masts and tensile architecture for facades, canopies and roofs. Comparable to Aluzion for custom architectural textile and lightweight structural projects.

Regional players

• Espace Toile: French installer/fabricator of textile shade structures, pergolas and outdoor covers for hospitality, residential and public-sector clients. Comparable as a France-focused, smaller-scale competitor addressing overlapping shade-sail and outdoor-hospitality use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Buro Happold: Global engineering consultancy with a dedicated lightweight and tensile structures team that designs textile roofs and facades. Comparable as an engineering-driven participant in the same architectural-membrane market, though delivered via consultancy rather than fabrication/installation.
• Serge Ferrari: Premium French manufacturer of architectural composite membranes and Aluzion's primary textile supplier. Comparable because Serge Ferrari also operates a projects/installation arm (Ferrari Tension) and is the benchmark reference for architectural membranes in France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aluzion

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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