Agence Edel

What Agence Edel does

Agence Edel is a France-based, founder-owned consulting firm founded in 1998 by Sandra Decelle-Lamothe that provides advisory, training, and communication services focused on territorial resilience and major risk prevention. Its core offerings are organized around five service lines: strategic resilience consulting and urban planning assistance (AMO), the design and writing of practical and technical guides, the facilitation of consultation processes and professional training, crisis management and business continuity planning, and the conception of educational prevention tools. Engagements are project-based and delivered either directly by the founder or through multidisciplinary teams assembled from a network of partner firms (ISL, CEREG, EFECTIS, Mirana Metzger, CEREMA, TAD) brought in per mandate.

The firm's primary customer segment is French public-sector territorial authorities — communes, EPCIs, métropoles, departmental and regional councils — alongside national agencies (CEREMA, DREAL, CNFPT, IHEDATE, INET, Ministère de l'Écologie). A secondary segment comprises private enterprises (LIDL, IFPen) and professional training institutions. Service delivery relies on direct advisory relationships, conference participation (notably through IdéalCo), and the founder's professional network, rather than technology platforms or scalable distribution.

There are no disclosed financials, funding rounds, or pricing details. The firm operates without a formal physical office, is founder-led without external investment or parent ownership, and scales by contracting partner firms per project rather than through internal headcount expansion. The founder separately leads Résiliances, a national association for risk prevention for businesses and agricultural activities, which extends the firm's professional ecosystem without constituting a subsidiary.

Name

Agence Edel

Legal name

Agence Edel

Website

https://agence-edel.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Agence Edel is a France-based, founder-owned consulting firm founded in 1998 that advises French public-sector territorial authorities and select private enterprises on territorial resilience strategy, major risk prevention, regulatory compliance, crisis management planning, and pedagogical content development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Advisory Services: Revenue generated through professional service engagements including strategy consulting, urban planning advice, AMO (Assistance à Maîtrise d'Ouvrage), crisis management planning, and training services. Engagements are project-based, typically with public sector clients (collectivités territoriales) on resilience and risk prevention mandates.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Agence Edel is a consulting firm that advises French territorial collectivities, public institutions, and select private organizations on territorial resilience and major (natural and technological) risk prevention. It delivers strategic consulting and urban planning assistance (AMO), drafts practical guides and educational content, facilitates consultation processes and training, and designs crisis management plans (PCS, DICRIM) and business continuity plans (PCA).

Product overview

Agence Edel is a consulting firm specializing in territorial resilience and major risk prevention. The company offers a portfolio of advisory services organized around five core offerings: strategic resilience consulting and urban planning assistance (AMO), development of practical and technical guides, facilitation of consultation processes and training programs, crisis management and business continuity planning, and the design of educational prevention tools. These services are tailored primarily for territorial collectivities and organizations seeking to strengthen their resilience against natural and technological risks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stratégie de résilience, urbanisme, AMO (Resilience Strategy, Urban Planning, and Project Management Assistance) Strategic consulting and AMO services helping French territorial collectivities identify natural and technological risks, develop resilience strategies, draft Plans Locaux d'Urbanisme (PLU), and comply with risk prevention frameworks (PPR, PPRT). Target buyers: communes, EPCI, métropoles, departmental and regional councils.
• Guides pratiques, techniques, et actes de colloques (Practical and Technical Guides and Conference Proceedings) Content design and editorial services producing clear, pedagogical guides, technical reports, information plaquettes, and conference proceedings that combine substantive content with quality graphic design to facilitate content appropriation by readers. Target buyers: public institutions, government agencies (DREAL, CEREMA), and territorial collectivities.
• Concertation, séminaires, formations (Consultation, Seminars, and Training) Facilitation and training services supporting citizen and stakeholder participation in resilience and transition projects, including professional training for elected officials and territorial agents, university tutoring, professional mentorship, and seminar/conference organization. Target buyers: territorial collectivities, public training institutions (CNFPT, IHEDATE, INET), and professional audiences.
• Gestion de crise et continuité d'activité (Crisis Management and Business Continuity) Crisis management and business continuity planning services, including the design of municipal crisis plans (PCS), preventive information documents (DICRIM), enterprise emergency plans, business continuity plans (PCA), and waste service continuity plans, plus preparation and organization of crisis exercises. Target buyers: territorial collectivities (communes, intercommunales) and private organizations.
• Conception d'outils pédagogiques de prévention (Educational Prevention Tools) Conception and production of educational tools for risk awareness targeting diverse audiences (citizens, professionals, students), including radio programs, brochures, and interactive tools such as the MédiaTes tool. Target buyers: territorial collectivities, public institutions, and educational organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed over 30+ references across French territory including PPR, PLU, PAPI, crisis plans, and training programs spanning 1998–present.

Named customers16 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

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ISLminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering and consulting firm in risk management and environmental studies. Agence Edel works regularly with ISL to address territorial needs, assembling multidisciplinary teams as required by each project.
• CEREGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialized consulting firm in environmental and territorial management. Regular collaboration partner for responding to territorial client needs.
• EFECTISminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTesting and certification organization serving the construction and infrastructure sectors. Partnered with to deliver expert risk assessment services.
• Mirana MetzgerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExpert consultant in risk prevention and resilience. Regular collaborative partner in addressing specific territorial needs.
• TAD (Tierce Assistance Directive)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsulting partner for the elaboration of the regional scheme of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (2000-2002).
• CEREMAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic establishment for studies and expertise on territories and construction. Multiple collaborations including Résiguide de prévention des risques pour les entreprises (EDEL-CEREMA-AMARIS-INERIS-DGPR, 2018) and AMO on Littoral Strategy Baie de Somme (2022-2024).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Egis: Major French engineering and consulting group with established environmental, water, and territorial risk practices. Comparable as a much larger competitor bidding on the same French public-sector risk and resilience mandates that Agence Edel serves.
• Setec: French independent engineering group covering environment, urban planning, and infrastructure. Competes for French local-government and territorial planning mandates similar to Agence Edel's PPR/PLU and resilience work.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification group with risk-management and continuity-of-operations services (including ISO 22301-aligned offerings). Overlaps with Agence Edel on enterprise-level risk preparedness work such as plans de continuité d'activité.
• WSP France: Global professional services firm with a sizable French environment and resilience practice bidding on major public-sector and infrastructure risk mandates. A scaled competitor to Agence Edel on larger territorial projects.
• ARTELIA: French-headquartered engineering and project consulting firm active in environment, urban planning, and infrastructure resilience. Overlaps with Agence Edel on AMO-type and territorial resilience engagements for public clients.

Direct peers

• Cabinet Merlin: Independent French consulting firm in environment, urban planning, and risk prevention for local authorities. Directly comparable niche and client base to Agence Edel's collectivités territoriales work.
• SAFEGE (Suez Consulting): Engineering consultancy specialized in water, environment, and territorial development, part of the Suez group. Closely comparable to Agence Edel on environmental risk, flood resilience, and territorial AMO-type assignments in France.
• Antea Group: Environmental and infrastructure consulting firm operating across Europe, including France, with practices in risk assessment and territorial planning. Comparable in services mix and target clients to Agence Edel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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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