armor fts

What armor fts does

Armor FTS is a French small-to-medium enterprise (PME) founded in 2011 and headquartered in Campbon in the Pays de la Loire region. The company specializes in special foundation works (fondations spéciales) and special construction works (travaux spéciaux), serving public and private construction and infrastructure clients across western France. Its primary customer segment is the construction and infrastructure sector — including infrastructure projects, building foundations, retaining walls, and accessibility improvements — with a secondary segment in real estate development for residential and commercial foundation work. Average annual revenue is disclosed at approximately €5,000,000 excluding VAT (hors taxes).

Name

armor fts

Legal name

ARMOR FTS

Website

https://armor-fts.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Armor FTS is a French PME founded in 2011 delivering specialized foundation works — micropiles, bored piles, and retaining wall systems — to public and private construction and infrastructure clients across western France via project-based contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Foundation Engineering

NAICS

Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors (2381)

akta.pro primary industry

Slope Stabilization & Landslide Mitigation (Soil Nailing, Shotcrete, Reinforced Slopes) (IMAFAOAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ground Anchors, Rock Bolting & Tiebacks (IMAFAOAE)

Keywords

• Special foundation works
• Micropile installation
• Retaining wall systems
• Bored pile construction
• Geotechnical engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Campbon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Armor FTS is a French PME specializing in special foundations and special construction works. The company delivers on-site geotechnical solutions including micropiles (types II, III, IV), bored piles via hollow auger, tube wells, temporary and permanent retaining walls (Berliner, Parisian, nailed, secant pile walls), masonry repair with grout injection, and shotcrete applications. All structural design calculations are performed internally and reviewed by a geotechnical engineer with over 15 years of experience.

Product overview

Armor FTS is a PME (small-to-medium enterprise) founded in 2011 specializing in special foundations and special construction works. The company operates as a unified service provider offering a portfolio of geotechnical solutions: micropieux (micropiles types II-IV) for confined-space foundations, pieux tarière creuse (bored piles) for standard foundations, various soutènement (retaining) systems including paroi berlinoise, pieux sécants, and paroi clouée, plus associated services such as masonry repair, grout injection, and béton projeté (shotcrete). All services are delivered with in-house geotechnical engineering design capabilities using standard references including fascicule 62 titre V, Eurocodes, TA95, and AFPS recommendations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pieux tarière creuse (Bored Piles) Reinforced concrete piles drilled using the hollow auger technique, with diameters ranging from 32 to 62 cm, delivered for building foundations and structural support of public and private construction projects.
• Micropieux (Micropiles) Small-diameter piles of types II, III, and IV used for foundation reinforcement and structural support in constrained or difficult-access sites, serving infrastructure and building projects.
• Paroi Berlinoise (Berlin Wall) Berlin-type soldier pile walls with timber or steel lagging delivered for temporary or permanent earth retention and excavation support on construction projects.
• Pieux sécants (Secant Piles) Interlocking concrete piles forming a continuous watertight retaining wall for excavation support and ground containment on construction sites.
• Paroi parisienne (Parisian Wall) Traditional Parisian retaining wall technique using masonry or concrete construction for permanent earth support on building and infrastructure projects.
• Paroi clouée (Nailed Wall) Nailed/anchored wall systems with shotcrete facing delivered for ground stabilization and slope reinforcement on excavation and infrastructure projects.
• Réparation et injection d'ouvrages en maçonnerie (Masonry Repair and Injection) Reinforced masonry repair and grout injection services for structural rehabilitation of existing masonry buildings and infrastructure assets.
• Béton projeté (Shotcrete) Sprayed concrete application delivered for tunnel lining, slope stabilization, and retaining wall construction on civil engineering projects.
• Puits tubés (Tube Wells) Tube wells (cased or uncased) constructed via auger drilling with concrete placement using plunge tube or hollow-axis methods, used for foundation and water-management works.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Soletanche Bachy: A leading global geotechnical and foundation contractor (part of VINCI Construction) offering micropiles, bored piles, retaining walls, and ground improvement. Directly comparable as a special foundations specialist, but operating at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Keller Group: World's largest geotechnical specialist contractor providing piling, ground improvement, and earth retention services. Directly comparable service lines (micropiles, retaining walls, ground anchors) though operating globally at vastly larger scale.
• NGE Fondations: Foundation and geotechnical arm of NGE, a major French infrastructure and construction group. Comparable micropiles, piles, and earth retention services as part of a larger regional construction platform serving French infrastructure markets.
• Menard: Global ground improvement specialist (part of VINCI) providing soil reinforcement, stone columns, and foundation solutions. Comparable offering on the ground engineering and foundation side, but typically scopes larger ground improvement contracts.
• Fayat Foundation: Foundation and ground engineering division of the Fayat Group, a large French construction conglomerate. Provides comparable piling, retaining wall, and ground stabilization services as part of a broader construction portfolio.

Direct peers

• Botte Fondations: French special foundations contractor offering micropiles, bored piles, secant piles, Berlin walls, and retaining systems. Closely aligned mid-sized French competitor with comparable service portfolio and target market.
• Franki Geotechnics: Belgian-based foundation specialist (part of BESIX Group) offering driven and bored piles, micropiles, and ground engineering. Direct comparable in services and technical approach, though primarily operating in Belgium and adjacent markets.
• Spie Fondations: French special foundation subsidiary of Spie batignolles, delivering micropiles, piles, and retaining walls across France. A direct French peer in terms of services, geography, and customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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