What BEPCO does

BEPCO (Société Nationale de Béton Précontraint) is a privately held specialist post-tensioning subcontractor incorporated in 2020 and headquartered in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The company delivers prestressed concrete services across 12 markets in Africa and the Middle East, with operational presence in 17 markets and announced plans to enter the United States. BEPCO operates a consultative B2B sales motion anchored by a free 48-hour feasibility study, engaging developers, architects, design offices, and general contractors from sketch-stage design through to on-site tensioning, quality control, and 10-year warranty handover. The business is founder-driven with no disclosed external investment, runs 7 mobile teams deployed from 5 regional depots, and lists named projects including the Garden Plaza shopping centre (24,100 m²), the Pont Alassane Dramane Ouattara cable-stayed bridge (108 m pylon), Immeuble Acajou (R+14, 38% concrete savings), Kempinski Hotel Accra, and the C3A industrial project (121,902 m², largest in portfolio).

The underlying technology is post-tensioning — a technique in which T15.7 steel strands (1,860 MPa) routed through HDPE or steel ducts are tensioned after concrete curing via hydraulic jacks at 150-200 kN per cable and locked with anchorages. The resulting permanent compression enables thinner slabs (18-26 cm versus 23-33 cm for reinforced concrete), column-free spans up to 14 m for floors and 50-200 m for bridges, and 20-40% structural cost savings versus conventional reinforced concrete. All designs comply with ACI 318 and Eurocode 2 with CE-marked/ETA-certified materials. The service portfolio spans six lines — post-tensioned slabs and floors, beams and long-span franchissements, ground slabs, pools and hydraulic tanks, bridges and infrastructure, and structural audits — supplemented by a self-service PT design calculator at bepco.ai for early-stage project estimation.

Revenue is generated through project-based contracts across four phases: preliminary feasibility studies (free, 48-hour turnaround), detailed execution design (billed only on project award), material supply (cables, ducts, anchors stocked regionally for 72-hour delivery), and on-site installation and tensioning with quality control. Primary customer segments are residential and commercial developers; secondary verticals are industrial and logistics ground slabs, water and hydraulic infrastructure, bridges and civil works, and structural audit and rehabilitation. Cumulative scale is 300+ delivered projects and 1M+ m² of post-tensioned slabs since founding.

Name

BEPCO

Legal name

Société Nationale de Béton Précontraint

Website

https://snbepco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BEPCO is a privately held Ivorian post-tensioning specialist subcontractor delivering prestressed concrete design, supply, and installation across 12 markets in Africa and the Middle East, serving residential, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure developers with 300+ projects and 1M+ m² delivered since 2020.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Marcory

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Post-Tensioning Specialty Subcontracting: BEPCO operates as a specialist post-tensioning subcontractor or joint contractor for construction projects. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts covering one or more phases: structural design and engineering, material supply (cables, ducts, anchors), on-site installation and tensioning, and quality control and handover. Projects range from small residential (hundreds of m²) to large infrastructure (bridges).
2. Material Supply: Supply of prestressing steel cables (T15.7 strands), HDPE or steel ducts, anchor plates, hydraulic jacks, and grout. Materials are delivered to site within 72 hours from regional depots stocked with equipment.
3. Structural Engineering Consulting: Preliminary feasibility studies and detailed engineering design according to Eurocode 2, with execution drawings and material schedules. Preliminary studies are free; detailed execution studies are billed if project is awarded.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BEPCO is a specialist subcontractor for post-tensioned prestressed concrete construction, delivering design, material supply, on-site installation, and tensioning of post-tensioned structures across Africa and the Middle East. The company serves as a one-stop shop for post-tensioning across floor slabs, beams, ground slabs, hydraulic tanks and pools, bridges, and structural rehabilitation, with proprietary expertise enabling 20-40% structural cost savings versus conventional reinforced concrete. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts covering feasibility study, detailed design, materials, installation, and a 10-year warranty.

Product overview

BEPCO is a post-tensioning construction company offering a portfolio of six interconnected post-tensioned concrete services: Post-Tensioned Slabs & Floors (core floor system), Post-Tensioned Beams & Long Spans (linear structural elements), Post-Tensioned Ground Slabs (industrial flooring), Post-Tensioned Pools & Tanks (hydraulic structures), Post-Tensioned Bridges & Infrastructure (civil engineering), and Structural Audit & Assessment (diagnostic services). The company also provides a digital PT Design Calculator tool. These services share the common technology of post-tensioning (prestressing cables at 1,860 MPa stressed after concrete curing) and are delivered through a standardized five-step process: study & quote, detailed design, material supply, on-site stressing, and handover. The portfolio spans residential, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure construction across 12 markets in Africa and the Middle East.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Post-Tensioned Slabs & Floors Thinner post-tensioned concrete slabs (18-26 cm) replacing traditional reinforced concrete for car parks, offices, hotels, and residential buildings, enabling 10 m column-free spans and 20-30% concrete savings. Target: developers, architects, design offices, general contractors.
• Post-Tensioned Beams & Long Spans Prestressed concrete beams achieving 15-30 meter clear spans without intermediate columns for shopping centers, auditoriums, stadiums, and parking structures, with 25-35% reduced beam depth compared to reinforced concrete. Target: developers of monumental commercial and public structures.
• Post-Tensioned Ground Slabs Crack-free industrial floor slabs cast directly on ground with permanent compression, featuring 40-60 m joint spacing instead of conventional 5-6 m, reducing cracking by 80% and extending service life with 25-35% maintenance cost savings over 20 years. Target: warehouse, logistics platform, and distribution centre operators.
• Post-Tensioned Pools & Tanks Watertight hydraulic structures using circumferential prestressing to compress concrete against fluid pressure, eliminating the need for waterproofing membranes with 50+ year service life for Olympic pools, potable water tanks (100-50,000 m³), and industrial reservoirs. Target: municipal water utilities, industrial operators, hospitality developers.
• Post-Tensioned Bridges & Infrastructure Prestressed concrete bridge decks, viaducts, and civil engineering structures using balanced cantilever or segmental construction for 50-200 meter spans with 100+ year service life, including road bridges, pedestrian bridges, and port infrastructure. Target: government road authorities, infrastructure prime contractors.
• Structural Audit & Assessment Four-phase diagnostic service for existing structures including visual inspection, non-destructive testing, coring, and code-based analysis to determine residual load-bearing capacity, identify pathologies, and provide prioritized rehabilitation recommendations with cost estimates. Target: building owners, asset managers, insurance companies, legal entities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20-40% reduction in structural cost vs conventional reinforced concrete
• +12 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Soletanche Freyssinet: Soletanche Freyssinet is the Vinci Construction division that bundles Freyssinet, Menard, and Terre Armée — covering foundations, ground engineering, and PT. Comparable to BEPCO as the parent ecosystem BEPCO's direct competitor Freyssinet operates within; broader portfolio makes it a broader incumbent rather than a pure PT peer.
• Julius Berger Nigeria:

Direct peers

• BBR VT International: BBR VT International specializes in post-tensioning, ground anchors, and stay cables for bridges and buildings. Comparable to BEPCO in the bridge and civil infrastructure vertical, with similar strand/anchorage systems and LCPC-style quality control heritage on cable-stayed structures.
• DYWIDAG (DSi): DYWIDAG Systems International supplies post-tensioning, geotechnical, and concrete repair systems globally. Directly comparable in PT strand/anchorage supply, on-site stressing services, and structural rehabilitation — the same core offering as BEPCO, but at much larger global scale.
• VSL International: VSL is a global post-tensioning and structural systems specialist (a Bouygues Construction subsidiary), delivering design-supply-install of PT systems for buildings, bridges, and ground engineering. Directly comparable to BEPCO as a specialist PT subcontractor operating across multiple geographies, with similar service taxonomy (slabs, bridges, ground slabs, repairs).
• Freyssinet: Freyssinet (a Vinci Construction subsidiary) is a world leader in prestressed concrete, post-tensioning, and structural repair. It mirrors BEPCO's full-service PT portfolio — slabs, beams, bridges, tanks, and structural strengthening — and competes for the same category of large infrastructure and commercial projects.

Regional players

• Suncoast Post-Tension: Suncoast is one of the largest post-tensioning specialty contractors in North America, focused on residential and commercial slabs. Comparable business model and product scope to BEPCO's slab-centric offering, but operating exclusively in the US market and not competing geographically in Africa.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SNBEPCO
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/snbepco

Compliance5 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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