DEMENINGE

What DEMENINGE does

DEMENINGE (Déméninge) is a French private consulting firm founded in 1992 and headquartered in Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or near Lyon, specializing in transfer engineering (ingénierie de transfert) for large-scale corporate and institutional relocations. The firm provides impartial, vendor-independent project management services — including Assistance à Maitrise d'Ouvrage (AMO) and Ordonnancement Pilotage Coordination (OPC) — to clients requiring continuity of operations during complex moves in sensitive sectors: healthcare facilities (hospitals, clinics, EHPADs), government and administrative bodies (ministries, courts, prefectures), archives and national libraries (BnF, INHA, departmental archives), laboratories and chemical/pharmaceutical sites (Sanofi, Solvay, EFS), higher education and research institutions (AMU, ENSCPB, CNRS-linked facilities), and IT/industrial sites (Alstom, CMA CGM, Capgemini). Service modules span studies and consulting, existing-state analysis, communication support, tender specification drafting, and on-site coordination/pilotage of relocations.

The firm's primary technology asset is LOGIDEM, an in-house proprietary inventory management software that catalogs equipment with photos, supports QR-code and barcode labeling, and operates on smartphones and tablets. Business operations are project-based, professional services engagements typically structured as bespoke AMO/OPC contracts quoted per project. The firm operates a single office near Lyon with 1-10 employees, delivers projects directly across France, Belgium, and Switzerland, and pursues clients through direct enterprise sales, public sector tenders, and referral-based institutional relationships. With 1,110+ completed transfer projects, 830,000 m³ of managed relocations, and 67,200 transferred personnel over 32 years, DEMENINGE positions itself as the 'architecte du déménagement' — an independent consulting authority in a niche historically dominated by moving companies that both advise and execute.

Name

DEMENINGE

Legal name

Déméninge

Website

https://demeninge.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DEMENINGE is a French consulting firm founded in 1992 that provides impartial transfer engineering and relocation project management (AMO/OPC) for healthcare, government, archive, laboratory, academic, and industrial clients across France, Belgium, and Switzerland, supported by its proprietary LOGIDEM inventory software.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-didier-au-mont-d'or

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. Transfer Engineering Services (Ingénierie de transfert): DEMENINGE generates revenue through professional services contracts for transfer engineering, including Assistance à Maitrise d'Ouvrage (AMO) and Ordonnancement Pilotage Coordination (OPC). Projects are typically one-time engagements tied to specific large-scale relocation projects for institutional clients. Services include studies and consulting, existing-state analysis, communication support, assistance with drafting technical specifications, and coordination/piloting of the relocation.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DEMENINGE provides consulting and project management services for large-scale corporate and institutional relocations, acting as an impartial 'architect of relocation' that oversees the planning, coordination, and execution of complex moves for healthcare, government, industrial, archives, and higher education clients. Service lines include Assistance à Maitrise d'Ouvrage (AMO) and Ordonnancement Pilotage Coordination (OPC), supported by the proprietary LOGIDEM inventory management software.

Product overview

Déméninge offers a comprehensive portfolio of transfer engineering services for large-scale relocations across medical, industrial, tertiary, and high-tech sectors. The company's core offering is centered on project management and coordination services, including AMO (Assistance à Maitrise d'Ouvrage), OPC (Ordonnancement Pilotage Coordination), studies and consulting, existing conditions analysis, communication support, tender assistance, and coordination/piloting. The portfolio is complemented by LOGIDEM, a proprietary inventory management software tool developed in-house for managing equipment and asset inventories during relocations, featuring QR-code/barcode labeling and mobile accessibility. Services span five major axes: Studies & Piloting, Analysis, Communication, Assistance, and Coordination, operating on a national and international scale (Belgium and Switzerland).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LOGIDEM: A proprietary inventory management software developed by Déméninge for managing transfers of goods and equipment

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,110+ successful transfer projects completed
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Egis: International French engineering and project management consultancy offering AMO/OPC services for major construction and infrastructure projects. Comparable on project management consulting for complex institutional projects, though Egis serves a much broader engineering mandate beyond DEMENINGE's transfer specialization.
• Artelia: Major French engineering consultancy delivering project management, AMO, and OPC missions across construction and infrastructure. Directly comparable on the AMO/OPC project management layer that DEMENINGE delivers for relocations, but Artelia operates at much larger scale across broader construction and engineering domains.
• ISS A/S: Global facility services provider with workplace, relocation, and move-management offerings as part of a broader services portfolio. Overlaps with DEMENINGE on workplace transitions but at massive scale and within a much wider integrated facility management portfolio rather than specialist institutional transfer engineering.
• GRAebel Companies: Global relocation management company offering move management, logistics, and destination services. Comparable to DEMENINGE on the move-management consulting layer, but at significantly larger scale and with integrated moving operations that DEMENINGE's impartial model explicitly excludes.
• Sirva Worldwide: Global relocation services platform combining move management, transportation, and storage with relocation consulting. Overlaps with DEMENINGE on the consulting/coordination layer but serves a primarily employee-driven use case rather than DEMENINGE's institutional transfer engineering niche.
• Sodexo (Workplace & Move Management): Global integrated facility services provider that includes workplace relocation and move management within its broader services portfolio. Comparable on coordinating complex institutional moves, but Sodexo bundles physical execution and integrated FM services rather than serving as an impartial transfer consultant like DEMENINGE.
• Cartus: Global corporate relocation management company providing move management, destination services, and consulting for relocating employees. Comparable as a relocation management specialist, though Cartus operates at much larger scale, across global geographies, and bundles physical moving services that DEMENINGE deliberately avoids.

Others

• Planon: Netherlands-based provider of workplace and facility management software with space, asset, and move-management modules. Comparable to DEMENINGE's LOGIDEM in addressing asset/inventory management during relocations, but Planon is a broader IWMS platform rather than a transfer-specific point solution.

Regional players

• CapRelo: US-headquartered global relocation management company providing move management, policy consulting, and supplier coordination. Comparable in the consulting-and-oversight layer of corporate relocations, but does not serve the French/European institutional transfer engineering niche where DEMENINGE is specialized.
• Weichert Relocation Resources (WRR): US-focused corporate relocation management firm serving enterprise and government clients with move management and policy consulting. Comparable in offering relocation oversight and consulting services, but geographically focused on North America rather than the European institutional market DEMENINGE serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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