What QUALI'VIE does

QUALI'VIE is a French solo-founded management systems consultancy, incorporated in 2008 as an EURL (single-member limited liability company) and headquartered in Décines in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The firm, led by founder Philippe Barbaza, delivers three core professional service lines — Accompagnement (consulting and change-management support), Formation (training), and Audit (certification-readiness assessment) — focused on Quality, Safety, and Environment (QSE) management systems. Its domain covers the ISO 9001/14001/45001 family plus sector-specific frameworks including IRIS/ISO/TS 22163 for the railway industry, ISO 19443 for the nuclear supply chain, EFQM, and the Theory of Berne for organizational analysis.

The service offering is delivered through individual consulting engagements and training sessions priced on a project or daily-rate basis, with no disclosed productized offering, subscription, or indirect channel. The firm maintains an active blog and organizes the AllQuality community of practice in Rhône-Alpes, which functions as a thought-leadership and pipeline-building motion. Customer evidence includes Pagora (Grenoble INP) for triple ISO certification, SITARAIL in West Africa for IRIS certification support, and an unnamed building engineering firm for knowledge-transfer consulting. Geographic footprint is primarily France, with documented engagement delivery into Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso.

The business is structurally a lifestyle professional services practice: no external funding, no disclosed employees beyond the founder, social capital of €8,000, and a key-person dependency on Philippe Barbaza. There are no patents, awards, regulatory actions, M&A activity, or AI/technology capabilities disclosed. The firm operates primarily as a regional, content-driven consulting brand rather than a scalable platform.

Name

QUALI'VIE

Legal name

Quali'Vie EURL

Website

https://qualivie.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Quali'Vie is a French founder-led consultancy providing QSE management systems consulting, training, and audit services across ISO, IRIS, and EFQM frameworks, primarily serving organizations in France's Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region with selective cross-border engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Systems Consulting

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

EHS Management Systems & ISO Consulting (ISO 14001/45001) (BPAHAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Quality Management Systems (QMS) & ISO Training (ISO 9001/IATF/AS9100) (EDABAKAD)

Keywords

• QSE management consulting
• ISO certification consulting
• Management systems auditing
• Professional training services
• Change management advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Decines

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for management system implementation, including quality, safety, environment, and sector-specific standards (railway, nuclear). Billed through project engagements or daily rates.
2. Training Services: Professional training delivery on management system standards and related topics. Training provided on standards such as ISO 9001, ISO/TS 22163, IRIS, and organizational management approaches.
3. Audit Services: Audit services for certification readiness and internal audit support across various management system standards.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

QUALI'VIE provides professional consulting, training, and audit services for Quality, Safety, and Environment (QSE) management systems. It helps organizations implement, certify, and continuously improve management systems aligned with international standards (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, IRIS, ISO/TS 22163, ISO 19443) and supports change management through organizational analysis frameworks such as the Theory of Berne.

Product overview

QUALI'VIE is a consulting firm offering professional services in Quality, Safety, and Environment (QSE) management systems. The company provides a unified portfolio of services including Accompagnement (consulting and change management support), Formation (professional training), Audit (certification readiness assessments), Atelier de développement référents qualité (quality referent development workshops), and AllQuality (a professional community of practice). These services are designed to help organizations implement, maintain, and improve their QSE management systems and achieve certifications such as ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001, IRIS, and ISO/TS22163.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accompagnement (Consulting and Change Management Support) Consulting and support services for Quality, Safety, and Environment management systems, including change management support. Aimed at organizations implementing, certifying, or improving their QSE management systems.
• Formation (Professional Training) Professional training services covering QSE (Quality, Safety, Environment) management systems, audit techniques, and regulatory compliance. Targeted at professionals and organizations needing competency building on international standards.
• Audit (Certification Readiness Assessment) Audit services for quality, safety, and environment management systems certification readiness. Designed for organizations preparing for external certification audits or seeking internal audit support.
• Atelier de développement référents qualité (Quality Referent Development Workshop) Workshop services focused on developing quality referents and competency building for quality management roles. Targeted at professionals designated as quality referents within their organizations.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AllQuality CommunitycoreOthersProfessional community of practice in quality management organized by Philippe Barbaza, hosting regular meetings and conferences on QSE topics in the Rhône-Alpes region since at least 2009. The community facilitates knowledge sharing among quality professionals.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• DNV (Det Norske Veritas): Global certification body active in ISO 9001/14001/45001 and management system auditing. A direct competitor for ISO certification preparation advisory, including rail-adjacent sectors.
• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC leader headquartered in France, offering QSE management system certification, training, and consulting. Competes with Quali'Vie on both advisory (upstream) and certification (downstream) ends of the same engagement workflow.
• Apave: Major French TIC (Testing, Inspection, Certification) group providing ISO/QSE consulting, training, and certification services across France. Operates at significantly larger scale than Quali'Vie but competes for the same French SME/mid-market certification projects.
• AFNOR Certification: French national standards body that issues ISO certifications and runs a training arm (AFNOR Compétences). Most analogous on the certification/training side of Quali'Vie's work, though it is itself a standards body rather than an independent advisor.
• SGS: Global TIC leader offering QSE certification, advisory, and training worldwide. Competes with Quali'Vie in the same standard families and on international mandates in Africa and other emerging markets.
• TÜV Rheinland France: International TIC group offering ISO certification, training, and advisory with a French presence. Competes in the same SME/QSE advisory segment as Quali'Vie across standard families.

Direct peers

• Cegos: Large international corporate training firm with a dedicated Quality/ISO training catalog. Direct overlap with Quali'Vie's training stream (Formation) for ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 audiences, though Cegos operates across many topic areas beyond QSE.
• Orsys: French professional training company offering ISO/QMS, audit, and EHS course catalogs with a comparable target audience to Quali'Vie's training clients. Smaller scale than Cegos but a closer functional comparator than AFNOR or Bureau Veritas.

Regional players

• Bureau Veritas Certification France: French subsidiary of Bureau Veritas focused on certification delivery in the French market, including ISO 9001/14001/45001. Most immediate geographic overlap with Quali'Vie's Rhône-Alpes client base.

Emerging players

• ICG Certification (Independent Certification Group): Independent third-party certification body offering ISO/QSE audits and certification, often competing for the same clients Quali'Vie prepares. Their certification role is downstream rather than advisory, but they frequently co-market with advisors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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