Hygitec

What Hygitec does

Hygitec is a privately-held French manufacturer (HYGITEC SAS) founded in 1998 and headquartered in Viviers-du-Lac, Savoie, where it designs and produces equipment for drying, disinfection, and deodorization of personal protective equipment (PPE/EPI) used in industrial and professional environments. The company's core technology combines three elements — a heating element that raises internal air temperature up to 45°C, an integrated ventilation system, and a UV-C germicidal lamp that charges air with ozone — to destroy viruses, bacteria, fungi and germs (including SARS-CoV-2) without chemical products. Product efficacy is validated by COFRAC-accredited independent laboratories. The portfolio is organized around sub-brands covering the full PPE hygiene workflow: HYGIbox drying lockers, HYGIfeet boot dryers (capacities from 3 to 60 pairs), HYGIstore and HYGIcase collective drying cabinets (up to 52 outfits, with V.I.S. virus-inactivation variants), HYGIclean industrial sole-washers with a patented Venturi disinfectant diffusion system, HYGIdry ski-boot dryers, and HYGIconnect for centralized remote fleet management.

The company sells primarily industrial-grade equipment (€428 to over €7,535 HT per unit, predominantly in 100% stainless steel 304L) through a dual model combining direct sales to French enterprise and government clients with an international distributor network spanning 25+ countries. Pricing is per-unit CAPEX with rental options available for the BTP sector; maintenance services supplement equipment sales. End customers include the Marine Nationale, Armée de Terre, and Armée de l'Air (defense); Vinci, Eiffage, NGE, and Colas Rail (construction/BTP); Lactalis, Charal, and Intermarché (food); Sanofi, bioMérieux, BASF, and Total (pharma/chemicals/energy); L'Oréal (cosmetics); Hospices Civils de Lyon (healthcare); Administration Pénitentiaire and SDIS (government/emergency services). The company markets through a visual product configurator on its website, an inbound quote-request workflow with 24-hour response commitment, content marketing, and trade shows (notably CFIA Rennes, exhibited with partner Novven by JVD in March 2026). It claims the leading position for EMS studio lockers in France. Revenue, funding, and management team details are not publicly disclosed, and the company appears to be founder/management-owned with no identified external private equity or venture capital involvement.

Name

Hygitec

Legal name

HYGITEC SAS

Website

https://hygitec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hygitec is a French manufacturer founded in 1998 that designs and produces ozone- and UV-C-based drying and disinfection equipment for professional PPE, serving defense, construction, food, pharmaceutical, chemical, and emergency-services customers across 25+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Viviers-du-lac

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: One-time sales of drying, disinfection and deodorization equipment including boot dryers, shoe dryers, lockers, glove dryers, helmet dryers, and collective drying cabinets. Products available for purchase with options for rental (short or long term) mentioned for BTP sector.
2. Maintenance Services: Maintenance services offered to ensure equipment remains operational and safe. The company provides technical support and servicing for their product range.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hygitec designs and manufactures drying, disinfection, and deodorization equipment for professional personal protective equipment (PPE/EPI), including individual and collective lockers, boot dryers, shoe dryers, glove dryers, helmet dryers, mask dryers, and industrial sole-washing stations. Products combine hot air ventilation (up to 45°C), UV-C germicidal lamps that generate ozone, and HEPA filtration to destroy viruses (including SARS-CoV-2), bacteria, fungi, and odors without chemical products. The portfolio is organized under sub-brands (HYGIbox, HYGIfeet, HYGIstore, HYGIcase, HYGIclean, HYGIdry) plus a remote fleet management platform (HYGIconnect).

Product overview

Hygitec is a French manufacturer (Savoie, France) specializing in drying, disinfection, and deodorization equipment for personal protective equipment (PPE/EPI) used in industrial and professional environments. The product portfolio is organized around four core technology lines: (1) HYGIbox locker drying units (HYGIbox One, Twin, Group, Combi) — individual and collective lockers combining hot air ventilation and ozone UV-C disinfection for work outfits; (2) HYGIfeet boot dryers (Mini, Maxi, Midget chassis) — ranging from compact 5-pair to large 60-pair industrial boot dryers with ozone disinfection; (3) HYGIstore and HYGIcase collective drying cabinets — from compact shoe cabinets (HYGIcase, 4–20 pairs) to full-size collective cabinets (HYGIstore Access and Maxi, 8–52 outfits), with V.I.S. (Virus Inactivation System) variants adding high-temperature and HEPA-filtered virus inactivation; and (4) HYGIclean sole washers — triple-brush industrial boot/shoe sole cleaners with Venturi-dispensed disinfectant. Accessories include benches, hooks, bins, and supports in various materials. All units share a core technology combining heated air (up to 45°C), ozone generated by UV-C germicidal lamps, and ventilation — without chemical products. HYGIconnect provides remote fleet management. Products serve diverse sectors including food processing, defense, construction, healthcare, water treatment, and firefighting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HYGIbox: Drying lockers for work clothing and PPE
• HYGIfeet
• HYGIstore
• HYGIcase
• HYGIclean
• HYGIconnect
• HYGIdry

Products and services

• HYGIbox One Individual drying locker for up to 6 work outfits, combining ventilation-based drying with ozone UV-C disinfection in a single locker for professional PPE.

Named customers19 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Novven by JVDminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 March 2026Joint exhibition at CFIA Rennes 2026 trade show (March 10-12, 2026) where Hygitec and Novven by JVD presented combined solutions for EPI care and maintenance. Novven brings complementary hospitality and amenity products to the partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Electrolux Professional: Global leader in professional laundry, kitchen, and hygiene equipment with extensive presence in food service, hospitality, and healthcare. Broad incumbent serving many of Hygitec's same verticals but at a much larger scale and broader product portfolio rather than focused on PPE drying cabinets.
• Jensen Group: Belgian-headquartered global supplier of industrial laundry machinery for workwear, flat linen, and heavy-duty garments. Broad incumbent in workwear processing equipment serving many of the same industrial and defense customers as Hygitec but focused on washing/finishing rather than disinfection drying.
• Kärcher: Global leader in cleaning technology with industrial and commercial hygiene equipment. Broad incumbent offering overlapping capabilities in industrial hygiene and disinfection but at much larger scale across many product categories rather than focused on PPE drying cabinets.
• Schulthess: Swiss manufacturer of commercial and industrial laundry and hygiene equipment serving hotels, healthcare, and industrial customers. Broad incumbent offering larger-scale workwear washing and drying systems with overlapping customer base but not specialized in Hygitec's ozone disinfection cabinet niche.

Direct peers

• JVD (Novven by JVD): French hygiene equipment manufacturer that is also Hygitec's explicit trade show partner. JVD makes complementary hygiene, amenity and cleaning products for professional facilities, positioning both companies in the same professional hygiene ecosystem with overlapping customer bases in France.
• Topro: Norwegian manufacturer of professional boot dryers and hygiene equipment with presence across Nordic and European markets. Direct peer focused on boot/PPE drying with stainless-steel industrial-grade construction and similar target verticals including healthcare, emergency services, and industrial workplaces.
• Williams Direct Dryers: US-based manufacturer specializing in industrial boot, glove, and gear dryers for fire departments, military, and industrial customers. Direct peer with overlapping product categories (boot dryers, glove dryers, gear dryers) and comparable end-customers in fire services and defense.
• Daro Hygiene: UK-based manufacturer of industrial washing machines and hygiene equipment for workwear, PPE, and commercial laundry. Direct peer in the workwear/PPE hygiene washing and drying category, serving similar end-markets (industrial, food, healthcare) with comparable stainless-steel equipment specifications.

Others

• Christeyns: Belgian chemical company specializing in cleaning, disinfection, and hygiene solutions for professional laundries and industrial customers. Adjacent player providing complementary chemical disinfection products that could be used alongside or compete with Hygitec's ozone-based chemical-free approach.

Emerging players

• Sänger: German manufacturer of professional footwear with related drying/care product lines for work boots. Adjacent to Hygitec's core PPE drying category but with footwear as primary product rather than drying equipment, representing partial overlap on worker boot care.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hygitec

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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