TEXUM

What TEXUM does

TEXUM (Texum SA) is a Swiss composites engineering company founded in March 2013 in Fribourg and now headquartered in Payerne that develops and manufactures pavement and structural reinforcement systems based on glass fiber, carbon fiber, and aramid fiber composites. The company operates two proprietary product families: Texgrid®, a range of glass and carbon-fiber geogrids (including the GV 120, CV 200, CV 150 GIRO, and Patch/Cover variants) used for asphalt pavement, roundabout, and chamber cover reinforcement, and Strong-tex®, a family of CFRP/GFRP/AFRP laminates, sheets, resins, anchors, and shears used for structural reinforcement of buildings, bridges, historical structures, and water reservoirs. Since June 2022, Texum has produced these composites in-house at its Payerne facility following the inauguration of a dedicated composite production line, consolidating production with its relocated headquarters.

The company sells to Swiss cantonal and municipal road authorities, construction firms, airport operators, historical building owners, and educational institutions through a hybrid go-to-market combining direct enterprise field sales (a Commercial Director and a Regional Manager covering French- and German-speaking Switzerland respectively) with a network of certified application partners (Prodo SA, CTW Strassenbaustoffe AG, ORIF Morges) and a co-development/OEM partnership with Swisspor for the Patch product line. Texum also provides application assistance services and Contractor Global Service, supporting customers and partners through programming, on-site implementation, and tools for worksites. Pricing is project-based via quote rather than published list pricing, with multi-year contract cadences tied to infrastructure project scopes. The business is privately held with no disclosed external funding, and product differentiators include a validated 50%+ reduction in energy consumption and CO2 emissions for the Texgrid® SAMI GIRO solution, a decade of Swiss market presence, and 2018 Prix Start-up recognition from the Canton of Fribourg.

Name

TEXUM

Legal name

Texum SA

Website

https://texum.swiss

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TEXUM (Texum SA) is a Swiss composites engineering company that designs and manufactures proprietary Texgrid® glass/carbon-fiber geogrids for pavement reinforcement and Strong-tex® CFRP/GFRP/AFRP laminates for structural reinforcement, serving Swiss cantonal/municipal road authorities, contractors, and infrastructure owners via direct sales and certified application partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Reinforcement Materials

NAICS

Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet (except Packaging), and Shape Manufacturing (326130)

SIC

Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821)

akta.pro primary industry

Geotextiles & Civil Engineering Textiles (Road/Soil Stabilization/Erosion Control) (IMAOADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bridge Rehabilitation & Structural Strengthening (Deck Replacement, Seismic Retrofit) (IMAFAEAK)

Keywords

• Pavement reinforcement systems
• Geogrid solutions
• Structural reinforcement composites
• Carbon fiber laminates
• Civil engineering materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Payerne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Geogrid product sales (Texgrid®): Sale of Texgrid® geogrid products including GV 120, CV 200, CV 150 GIRO variants, and Patch/Cover solutions for pavement reinforcement applications. Products sold directly and through certified application partners.
2. Structural composite product sales (Strong-tex®): Sale of Strong-tex® carbon fiber laminates (SL, SLX), sheets (SSC, SSG, SSA), epoxy resins (SRL, SRS), anchors, and shears for structural reinforcement applications. Includes product kits and pre-cut solutions.
3. Application assistance services: Programming, application assistance, and implementation services for customers and partners. Contractor Global Service providing end-to-end support from planning through execution.
4. Composite production line: In-house composite manufacturing following inauguration of Texum's own production line in Switzerland in June 2022, increasing local responsiveness and flexibility.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

TEXUM develops, manufactures and sells proprietary composite reinforcement systems for civil engineering: Texgrid® geogrids used in pavement and asphalt reinforcement, and Strong-tex® carbon-fiber laminate sheets used for structural reinforcement and rehabilitation of concrete and masonry. The company complements these physical products with on-site application assistance and engineering services for clients in Switzerland.

Product overview

TEXUM is a Swiss reinforcement company offering two main product lines: Texgrid® for pavement/geogrid reinforcement and Strong-Tex® for structural reinforcement. The Texgrid® line includes glass fiber (GV), carbon-glass composite (CV), and carbon fiber geogrids in various configurations (standard, PATCH pre-cut kits, GIRO for roundabouts, COVER for manholes). The Strong-Tex® line provides carbon, glass, and aramid fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP/GFRP/AFRP) laminates and sheets, epoxy resins for bonding, shears, and anchors for structural strengthening of buildings, bridges, historical structures, and seismic applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Strong-tex®: Structural reinforcement product line including laminates, sheets, shears, anchors, and resins for strengthening buildings, bridges, and civil engineering structures
• Texgrid®

Products and services

• Texgrid®

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50% reduction in energy consumption and CO2 equivalent emissions compared to standard roundabout reinforcement methods, validated by environmental impact study for TEXGRID® SAMI GIRO
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CTW Strassenbaustoffe AGcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 March 2021Partnership with CTW Strassenbaustoffe AG in Muttenz (BL) for German-speaking Switzerland coverage. CTW has been trained on Texgrid® geogrid application with different binder types developed by CTW. This collaboration, active since March 2021, provides complete services to customers with minimal intermediaries. Logo appears on company website alongside Prodo SA.
• SwissporcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Strategic commercial partnership with Swisspor (Swiss construction materials company) for the development and commercialization of the Texgrid® Patch product range, announced in 2021. Swisspor brought market access and commercial distribution capability to the Patch product line development.
• Prodo SAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2020Partnership with Prodo SA for geogrid Texgrid® application services. Collaboration began in 2020 to meet growing customer demand for product application. Prodo SA represents Texum in the field, handling application work on customer projects. Appears on project references including the Rondchâtel new road project. Company website: prodo.ch.
• ORIF (Morges)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2020Partnership with ORIF of Morges for collaboration in French-speaking Switzerland, active since 2020. ORIF is a vocational education and training institution that may serve as an application partner or training collaborator.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Mapei: Global construction chemicals producer with FRP strengthening systems (Mapei FRP, MapeWrap) and pavement-repair products, an incumbent competing in the same contractor and authority accounts as Texum.
• Owens Corning: Global composites and building materials manufacturer with glass fiber reinforcements and infrastructure products; competes as an upstream materials supplier and adjacent incumbent in the FRP and geogrid space.
• Sika AG: Swiss-headquartered global construction chemicals and composites major with structural strengthening, grouting, and pavement systems; a broad incumbent that competes with Texum in Swiss and European tenders from a much larger portfolio and balance sheet.
• BASF Master Builders Solutions: Global construction chemicals brand offering concrete repair, strengthening, and pavement systems; a broad incumbent whose portfolio overlaps with both Strong-tex® (FRP/structural repair) and parts of the pavement reinforcement market.

Direct peers

• Solmax (formerly TenCate Geosynthetics): Major geosynthetics manufacturer producing geogrids and geotextiles for civil infrastructure, overlapping with Texgrid® on pavement reinforcement and civil engineering applications.
• Maccaferri: Italian geotechnical and civil engineering solutions provider with geosynthetics, geogrids, and structural reinforcement offerings that compete with Texum across pavement and retaining-wall applications.
• Fyfe Co. (Aegion Corporation): US-based FRP structural strengthening specialist (Tyfo® systems) for bridges, buildings, and civil engineering structures, directly comparable to Strong-tex® laminates and sheets in terms of material and use case.
• S&P Clever Reinforcement Company (S&P Group): Swiss-headquartered specialist in carbon fiber structural strengthening (S&P C-Laminate, S&P ARMO systems) for buildings and bridges, the closest direct competitor to Texum's Strong-tex® FRP laminates and sheets.
• Tensar International: Global leader in geogrid pavement reinforcement (Tensar TriAx), directly competing with Texgrid® in road, roundabout, and trafficked-surface applications for civil engineering contractors and road authorities.
• Huesker Synthetic: German manufacturer of geosynthetics and technical textiles including asphalt reinforcement grids (HaTelit) and FRP strengthening systems, overlapping with both Texgrid® and Strong-tex® product lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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