MENREC
MENREC is a French SAS providing end-of-life joinery waste management — collecting, dismantling, and recycling end-of-life windows into PVC, aluminum, wood, and glass streams for SMB installers, déchetteries, and local authorities via subscription-based container service and regional concessions.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2020
- HeadquartersSaint-allouestre, France
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What MENREC does
MENREC is a French SAS (private limited company) founded in December 2020 by four co-owners from the Grand Ouest region — Atlantem Industries, FenêtréA, Riou Glass, and Groupe Bohelay — to provide end-of-life joinery (fenestration) waste management services. Operations commenced on March 1, 2021, from a ~1-hectare industrial site in Saint-Allouestre (Brittany) featuring a 6,000 m² building. The company collects, dismantles, and recycles end-of-life windows, separating PVC, aluminum, wood, and glass for reintegration into new manufacturing cycles; previously, approximately 90% of such windows were sent to landfill. The headquarters platform is supplemented by a 1,000 m² external sorting/storage platform and by regional concessions (e.g., MENREC 25-39 in Doubs/Jura with Groupe Boillot, and departments 50/14/61 with Valorec).
The core technology is mechanical: excavator-based dismantling followed by a slow-crushing process that disaggregates windows into recyclable raw material streams, with no pre-sorting required by the customer. MENREC supplies purpose-built collection racks and bins to installers; once full, containers are collected by truck with on-board forklift, transported to the dismantling platform, and the resulting secondary raw materials are reintroduced to industrial fabricators and glaziers. The company issues an attestation of circular-economy compliance to subscribers, enabling installers to demonstrate responsible engagement to their own clients.
MENREC's commercial model combines an annual subscription for container rental with service fees for collection, dismantling, and processing, partially offset (up to 60%) by VALOBAT eco-organism funding drawn from the ECO-CONTRIBUTION on new windows under the REP PMCB regime. Customers are primarily SMB professional installers (artisans, menuisiers, window networks) and increasingly municipal déchetteries and local authorities (collectivités) reached through the OCA BATIMENT unique contract framework; distribution is augmented by partnerships with CAPEB 56 and CAPEB 35, which grant member installers preferential tariffs. Headcount is approximately 10 collaborators, and the stated per-department processing target is 3,500 tonnes per year as the territorial concession network expands.
MENREC firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- MENREC
- Legal name
- SAS MENREC
- Website
- https://menrec.fr
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2020
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- MENREC is a French SAS providing end-of-life joinery waste management — collecting, dismantling, and recycling end-of-life windows into PVC, aluminum, wood, and glass streams for SMB installers, déchetteries, and local authorities via subscription-based container service and regional concessions.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
MENREC industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Construction Waste Recycling Services
- NAICS
- Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920)
- SIC
- Refuse Systems (4953)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Repair, Refurbishment & Remanufacturing Services (EUAIANAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Specialty Materials Recovery (Carpet, Mattresses, Bulky Items) (EUAIADAL), Bulk Item & White Goods Collection (Bulky Waste) (BPALAAAD), Recycling, E-Waste & End-of-Life Takeback Programs (TLAAALAN)
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Where MENREC is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Saint-allouestre
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
MENREC business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Waste Management Services for End-of-Life Windows: Collection and dismantling services for end-of-life windows provided to professional installers. Professionals subscribe annually to rent collection racks or bins and receive collection when full. Revenue comes from service fees for collection, dismantling, and processing.
- Government- subsidized Recycling Services: Partial funding from eco-organisms (VALOBAT finances up to 60% of the cost through the ECO-CONTRIBUTION tax on new windows, REP PMCB scheme), reducing cost for end customers while providing service revenue.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | Annual subscription with container rental (rack or bin) |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels5 records
MENREC product offering
Product offeringCore offering
MENREC provides end-of-life joinery (window and door) waste management through an integrated service: provision of custom collection containers (racks or bins) to professional installers, on-demand collection, transport to a dismantling platform, mechanical dismantling and slow-crushing separation of PVC, aluminum, wood, and glass, and reintegration of the recovered secondary raw materials into new manufacturing cycles. The service includes an attestation of circular economy compliance and is partially subsidized (up to 60%) by the VALOBAT eco-organism under the REP PMCB scheme.
Product overview
MENREC is a specialized recycling service for end-of-life windows and joinery (menuiseries). The core offering consists of a full-service solution that provides collection containers (racks or bins) to installers, collects materials, sorts and dismantles them at a 1,000 m² platform, and processes PVC, aluminum, wood, and glass for reintegration into manufacturing. MENREC operates as a turnkey solution and delivers attestations proving circular economy compliance. Regional concessions such as MENREC 25-39 extend the service to additional territories.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- End-of-Life Window and Joinery Recycling Service Complete recycling service for end-of-life windows and joinery (menuiseries) covering on-site collection via containers, transport to the dismantling platform, sorting, mechanical dismantling, and processing of PVC, aluminum, wood, and glass into secondary raw materials for reintegration into new manufacturing cycles. The service is sold as an annual subscription to professional installers (artisans, menuisiers, réseaux de fenêtriers) and to déchetteries and local authorities.
- Container Provision (Rack/Benne) Provision of custom-designed racks or bins that MENREC delivers to installers for the disposal of all end-of-life windows, eliminating the need for any pre-sorting by the customer; collection is triggered when the container is full.
- Attestation of Circular Economy Compliance Official certificate delivered to the joinery holder proving that replaced joinery enters a circular economy scheme, which professionals use to demonstrate responsible engagement to their own clients and to evidence compliance with REP PMCB.
- MENREC 25-39 Regional Concession Regional concession providing local end-of-life joinery recycling services in Doubs and Jura, operated under the MENREC brand by Groupe Boillot Fenêtres Fermetures, with VALOBAT eco-organism market coverage for the Doubs territory.
Quantifiable outcome
- 90% of windows previously ended up in landfill; MENREC diverts these from landfill to recycling streams
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use MENREC
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
MENREC technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
MENREC partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered regional, core and important.
- ValorecregionalRegional partner serving departments 50, 14, and 61 for MENREC recycling services.
- OCA BATIMENTcoreEco-organism coordinator of different eco-organisms for managing PMCB waste streams. MENREC participates in 'unique contract' for déchetteries and responds to eco-organism calls for tender for territorial coverage.
- Pro fermeturesregionalWindow company in Auray that adopted MENREC recycling circuit for end-of-life window collection in collaboration with CAPEB.
- ProspérencesimportantProspérences provides specialized solutions in the joinery/construction sector to MENREC teams to promote development across French territory. Aims to accelerate MENREC's deployment among professionals.
- CAPEB 35corePartnership agreement signed in September providing CAPEB 35 members with preferential tariff conditions for MENREC recycling services.
- Groupe Boillot Fenêtres FermeturesregionalConcession partner operating MENREC 25-39 in Doubs and Jura departments. Develops circular economy in joinery sector, operates sorting platform in Samson.
- CAPEB Morbihan (CAPEB 56)coreOfficial partnership enabling all CAPEB56 members to benefit from preferential pricing on end-of-life window recycling services.
- VALOBATcoreEco-organism holder of REP PMCB market for territory. Finances up to 60% of the recycling cost for customers through ECO-CONTRIBUTION tax on new windows. MENREC holds VALOBAT market for Doubs territory.
- Atlantem IndustriescoreOne of the four co-founders of MENREC. One of the two major Breton actors in window manufacturing, initiator of the company. Equal shareholding partner.
- FenêtréAcoreOne of the four co-founders of MENREC. One of the two major Breton actors in window manufacturing, initiator of the company. Equal shareholding partner.
- Riou GlasscoreOne of the four co-founders of MENREC. French independent leader in glazing, bringing complementary expertise to the partnership. Equal shareholding partner.
- Groupe Bohelay (Bohelay Transport)coreOne of the four co-founders of MENREC. Specialized transport company focused on recycling logistics. Equal shareholding partner. Site owner of Saint-Allouestre facility.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights5 records
MENREC competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Corepile: French PVC recycling scheme under the PVC industry's extended producer responsibility framework. Comparable as a specialized recycler recovering one of the same material streams (PVC) that MENREC separates from end-of-life windows.
- Charier Recycling: French family-owned group with construction materials recycling activities, including inert and bulky C&D waste streams. Comparable as a direct peer in localized, specialized recycling of building products in western France.
Broad incumbents
- Veolia Environmental Services: Global waste management leader with French operations spanning collection, sorting, and materials recovery. Comparable as a broad incumbent that competes for the same PMCB recycling volumes MENREC targets.
- Paprec Group: Major French recycling and waste management group operating materials recovery facilities nationwide. Comparable as a broad incumbent in PMCB and C&D recycling that could expand into specialized end-of-life joinery processing.
- Séché Environnement: French-listed provider of industrial and household waste treatment, including specialized recycling streams. Comparable as a broad incumbent in regulated French waste and recovery services.
- Suez Recycling and Recovery: International waste management group with significant French recycling infrastructure. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating materials recovery facilities that could absorb end-of-life joinery streams.
- Mineral Recycling Solutions (Suez subsidiary): Specialized recycling arm of Suez handling construction mineral and inert waste. Comparable as a broad-incumbent specialty recycler that could expand into end-of-life joinery under REP PMCB.
Emerging players
- Envie Autonomie: Network of French cooperatives refurbishing and reselling professional equipment and building products. Comparable as an emerging player in circular economy for building/renovation products with a similar proximity-service model.
- Valdelia: French eco-organism coordinating end-of-life furniture and professional item recycling. Comparable as an emerging player operating in adjacent REP schemes with the same eco-organism/governmental funding model.
- Recylux / Plastic Recycling Specialists: European players in PVC and window-profile recycling offering downstream processing for recovered fenestration materials. Comparable as an emerging downstream partner/competitor in the same material-recovery value chain.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
MENREC social profiles
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Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
MENREC leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
MENREC subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
MENREC funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
MENREC M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about MENREC
What does MENREC do?
MENREC provides end-of-life joinery (window and door) waste management through an integrated service: provision of custom collection containers (racks or bins) to professional installers, on-demand collection, transport to a dismantling platform, mechanical dismantling and slow-crushing separation of PVC, aluminum, wood, and glass, and reintegration of the recovered secondary raw materials into new manufacturing cycles. The service includes an attestation of circular economy compliance and is partially subsidized (up to 60%) by the VALOBAT eco-organism under the REP PMCB scheme.
Is MENREC a public or private company?
MENREC is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was MENREC founded?
MENREC was founded in 2020. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is MENREC based?
MENREC is headquartered in Saint-allouestre, France, in the Europe region.
How does MENREC make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Waste Management Services for End-of-Life Windows are the primary driver. The others are government- subsidized Recycling Services.
Who are MENREC's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Corepile and Charier Recycling. Broad incumbents are Veolia Environmental Services, Paprec Group, Séché Environnement, Suez Recycling and Recovery and Mineral Recycling Solutions (Suez subsidiary). Emerging players are Envie Autonomie, Valdelia and Recylux / Plastic Recycling Specialists.
Does MENREC have an API?
No public API is recorded for MENREC.
What industry is MENREC in?
MENREC's product category is Construction Waste Recycling Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAIANAB, Repair, Refurbishment & Remanufacturing Services, with a secondary code of EUAIADAL, Specialty Materials Recovery (Carpet, Mattresses, Bulky Items). Its NAICS code is 56292 and its SIC code is 4953.