What FEA does

FEA Fermetures et Automatismes (branded FEA or FEA Fermetures Industrielles) is a privately held French industrial services company founded in 2002, headquartered in Pontcharra, Isère, with a second site in Chassieu (Lyon). The company installs, maintains, and repairs industrial closure systems for industrial, commercial, and logistics facilities across the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region. Its portfolio spans nine product categories: sectional doors, flexible doors, accordion doors, fire-rated doors, metal shutters, stacking doors, industrial gates, barriers, and dock levelers, plus a complementary set of dock accessories (safety barriers, bumpers, wheel guides, dock lights).

FEA's business model is built on three reinforcing revenue streams: (i) one-off installation projects for new and replacement equipment, (ii) recurring preventive maintenance contracts covering more than 10,000 equipment units installed across the region, which provide regulatory compliance support (notably Article R4224-17 of the French Labour Code on equipment maintenance) and budget predictability, and (iii) same-day emergency repair ("dépannage") services backed by a permanent spare parts inventory and distributed field technicians. The company markets primarily through direct phone contact and its regional website (fea38.fr), with no intermediary channels. It is a member of the European Door Association (EDA) and is led by PDG Stéphane Choquell, supported by an executive team with over 30 years of combined sector experience. The operating geography is limited to a single French region, and revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

FEA

Legal name

FEA Fermetures et Automatismes

Website

https://fea38.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FEA Fermetures et Automatismes is a French industrial services company that installs, maintains, and repairs industrial doors, dock levelers, gates, and barriers for industrial, logistics, and commercial facilities across the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pontcharra

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Installation Services: New installation of industrial closures including sectional doors, flexible doors, accordion doors, fire doors, metal shutters, stacking doors, dock levelers, gates and barriers for industrial and commercial buildings
2. Maintenance Contracts: Preventive maintenance services under contract, currently managing over 10,000 equipment installations under maintenance agreements across the Rhône-Alpes region
3. Emergency Repair/Depannage: Same-day emergency repair services with rapid response capabilities and permanent stock of spare parts

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

FEA supplies, installs, and maintains industrial closure and access-control equipment — including sectional doors, flexible doors, accordion doors, fire-rated doors, metal shutters, stacking doors, industrial gates, barriers, and dock levelers — for logistics and industrial facilities across the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region of France. Its service offering combines new equipment installation, preventive maintenance contracts (currently covering more than 10,000 equipment installations), and same-day emergency repair intervention delivered through a distributed in-house technician network.

Product overview

FEA Fermetures Industrielles provides a comprehensive portfolio of industrial closure solutions, comprising nine core product categories: sectional doors, flexible doors, accordion doors, fire doors, metal shutters, stacking doors, industrial gates, barriers, and dock levelers with associated equipment. The company specializes in installation, maintenance, and emergency repair services for industrial and commercial facilities across the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region. All products are supported by preventive maintenance contracts and rapid response repair services, with a network of technicians covering the entire region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sectional Doors (Portes sectionnelles)

Quantifiable outcome

• Same-day intervention guaranteed for emergency repairs
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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.

• EDA (European Door Association)moderateOthersFEA is a member of the European Door Association (EDA), an industry association for industrial door professionals. This membership provides access to industry best practices, standards, and professional network within the European industrial closure sector.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Manusa: Spanish manufacturer and installer of automatic industrial doors, high-speed doors, and sectional doors. Comparable product range to FEA but primarily serves the Iberian market rather than France.

Emerging players

• Tormatic: German specialist in automatic door drives, industrial gate operators, and automation retrofit solutions. Smaller scope than FEA but overlaps on automated gates, barriers, and operator upgrades.

Broad incumbents

• Nice Group: Italian home and building automation group with industrial gate and barrier automation products under the Nice and Mhouse brands. Overlaps with FEA on industrial gates and automated barriers, though broader consumer focus.
• KONE: Finnish multinational primarily known for elevators and escalators but also offers industrial doors and loading dock solutions as part of broader facility flow offerings. Broader portfolio than FEA but overlaps on industrial closure equipment.

Direct peers

• Rite-Hite: US-headquartered global manufacturer of loading dock equipment, industrial doors, and safety barriers. Directly competes with FEA in dock levelers, dock seals, and barriers for industrial facilities.
• Loading Systems: European manufacturer and installer of loading dock equipment, industrial doors, and high-speed doors. Competitor in the same product categories as FEA, particularly dock levelers and high-performance industrial closures.
• Blue Giant: Canadian manufacturer of loading dock equipment including levelers, restraints, and seals, plus industrial doors. Closely comparable to FEA on dock-level product categories and maintenance services.
• Hörmann: World's largest manufacturer of doors and door frames, with an extensive French service network for industrial doors, loading dock equipment, and operators. Directly comparable to FEA across all major product categories including sectional doors, fire doors, and dock levelers.
• Stertil: Dutch specialist in loading dock equipment including dock levelers, dock seals, and vehicle restraints. Directly comparable to FEA's 'Niveleur de quai' and dock equipment product lines for warehouses and logistics centers.
• ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems: Global leader in industrial door and entrance automation (owns Crawford, Albany, Besam, Megadoor brands). Offers the same industrial door, dock equipment, and high-speed door portfolio as FEA, with service and maintenance contracts as a core revenue stream.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fea-fermetures-et-automatismes

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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