rousseau metric

What rousseau metric does

ROUSSEAU SAS, trading commercially as Rousseau Metric for its connected-sensor product line, is a French industrial manufacturer founded in 1966 and headquartered in Fenioux, in the Deux-Sèvres department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The company designs and produces composite-material storage and handling equipment — silos, tanks, hoppers, and basins — fabricated from fiberglass and polyester resin using filament winding, a process that yields corrosion-resistant, lightweight vessels for bulk-solid and liquid storage. It operates two production sites in Fenioux and Le Busseau, and protects process and brand IP through patents (TIPIG shelter, May 2019; Boitard MULTYS 320) and the ROUSSEAU trademark.

The business is organised around three end-markets: Agriculture (on-farm bulk feed and material storage), Industry (process storage for chemicals, food, water treatment), and a Subcontracting arm serving Nautism and leisure customers (boat hulls and leisure composite structures), with CITP Lyon referenced as an industrial subcontracting partner. Distribution is conducted through a network of more than 100 resellers across France, supplemented by direct B2B sales into larger industrial accounts. Pricing is project/equipment-based rather than subscription-based for the core silo/tank business, while the newer SiloMetric and FluidMetric sensor lines under the Rousseau Metric sub-brand introduce a connected-monitoring component with potential for recurring revenue. Other recent launches include the Boitard Multys 320 (2022) and the motorised Ouv'sol, and the company has entered a partnership with Spitzer Eurovrac to manufacture composite road tankers.

The company is privately held with a share capital of €600,000, no disclosed external funding, and no public revenue. It carries an Innov'Space 2020 industry award and reported a gender equality index of 89/100 in 2025. Gaël Cheval is identified as Director of Publication. Governance is family/private, scale is mid-market, and growth has been funded entirely from operating cash flow across nearly six decades.

Name

rousseau metric

Legal name

ROUSSEAU SAS

Website

https://rousseau.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Short description

French composite-material manufacturer since 1966 of silos, tanks, hoppers, and basins for agriculture, industry, and nautical subcontracting, distributed through 100+ French resellers and now extending into IoT sensor monitoring via the Rousseau Metric sub-brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Composite Storage Equipment

NAICS

Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514)

SIC

Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824)

akta.pro primary industry

Plastics & Polymer Resin Silo Storage (Pellets/Powders) (TLALAIAI)

Keywords

• Composite storage solutions
• Agricultural silos
• Industrial tanks
• Filament winding manufacturing
• Bulk storage equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Fenioux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Bulk Storage Equipment Sales: Manufacturing and selling silos, tanks, hoppers and basins in composite materials for agriculture and industry. Products include various sizes and configurations of storage equipment.
2. Subcontracting Services: Custom composite parts manufacturing for nautism and leisure sector. Activities mainly located at Le Busseau workshops in Deux-Sèvres. Includes technology transfers, partnership development, and export projects.
3. Rousseau Services - Maintenance and After-Sales: Complete service offering including usual maintenance, installation modification/displacement, and emergency repair after-sales service. Helps prevent premature equipment aging and performance decline.
4. E-commerce Parts and Accessories: Online store for spare parts, accessories, and building equipment. Includes valves, autoclave doors, reducers, gaskets, hoppers, and other components.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rousseau Metric manufactures silos, tanks, hoppers and basins from composite materials (fiberglass and polyester resin) using filament winding technology for the agriculture and industry sectors. The company also offers connected sensor systems (SiloMetric and FluidMetric) for stock-level monitoring of silos and tanks, as well as subcontracting composite manufacturing services for the nautical and leisure sectors.

Product overview

Rousseau Metric is a French manufacturer of composite material storage solutions operating across three sectors: agriculture, industry, and subcontracting. The product portfolio centers on silos (for grains, powders, and bulk materials), tanks/containers (mixing tanks, flat-bottom tanks, wine tanks, fertilizer tanks, vertical and horizontal industrial tanks), hoppers, and basins. Agricultural products include Silo Star, Silo Babystar, Silo Gâtine, Silo GT/GTN, various specialized silos (movable, partitioned, milk powder, full-opening), rectangular hoppers, mixing tanks, wine tanks, fertilizer tanks, basins, pig housing (TIPIG), feeders, and accessories. Industrial products include silos on various support systems (skirt, legs, spread legs, gantry, terrace) and road transport tanks. Sensor add-ons (SiloMetric and FluidMetric) provide level monitoring capabilities. The company also provides subcontracting services for nautical, shipbuilding, and leisure sector parts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rousseau Metric: Innovation range including SiloMetric, FluidMetric sensors and connected solutions for agricultural storage monitoring.
• TIPIG
• Rousseau Services

Products and services

• Agricultural Silos A range of composite material silos for grain, animal feed, milk powder and bulk agricultural material storage, available in multiple sizes and configurations including partitioned (50/50), movable, full-opening, and specialized variants for farms and agricultural operations.
• Industrial Silos Heavy-duty composite material industrial silos installed on supporting skirt bases, legs, spread-apart leg supports, gantry structures, or terrace mounts, designed for industrial facilities requiring large bulk material storage.
• Industrial Tanks Composite material tanks for industrial liquid and bulk storage applications, including mixing tanks, flat-bottom tanks, fertilizer tanks, and vertical/horizontal configurations for chemical, food, and heavy industry sectors.
• Wine Tanks (Cuves Vinicoles) Vinicultural composite tanks certified suitable for food contact in wine production, designed for oenological applications and wineries.
• Road Transport Tanks (Citernes Routières) Composite material road transport tanks for liquid cargo including a 34m3 composite polyester road tanker developed in cooperation with Spitzer Eurovrac, used in food, methanization and other industries.
• Rectangular Hoppers (Trémies) Rectangular composite material hoppers for material handling in agricultural and industrial applications.
• Basins (Bacs) Composite material basins for agricultural and industrial containment, including rectangular basins with lids and rendering basins designed for waste processing and animal by-product handling.
• TIPIG Pig Housing Patented truncated conical shelter in glass-resin polyester laminate designed for outdoor farrowing of sows and piglets in swine breeding and fattening operations.
• SiloMetric Sensor System Connected sensor system for silos enabling level monitoring and inventory management through a web interface, designed for agricultural storage operations.
• FluidMetric Sensor System Connected sensor system for fluid tanks enabling monitoring and management of liquid levels and fluid conditions through a web interface.
• Rousseau Services - Maintenance and After-Sales Complete service offering including routine maintenance, installation modification and displacement, and emergency after-sales repair service for Rousseau equipment, helping prevent premature equipment aging and performance decline.
• Composite Subcontracting Services Custom composite parts manufacturing for the nautical, shipbuilding and leisure sectors, including technology transfers, partnership development and export projects, executed primarily at the Le Busseau workshops in Deux-Sèvres.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Spitzer EurovraccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic cooperation with Spitzer Eurovrac for the development of composite polyester road tankers. The 34m3 composite tanker represents a major innovation in the road transport of liquids sector, with applications in food, methanization, and other industries.
• Nautism Industry PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner20-year partnerships with prestigious companies in shipbuilding, leisure, and transport sectors. Custom composite manufacturing for various applications including complete boats.
• CITP - LyonminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional reseller partner located in Lyon. Contact: 04 78 96 07 14

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• WOLF System: Austrian/German manufacturer of silos, halls and storage systems for agriculture and industry. Directly comparable to Rousseau's agricultural silo and bulk storage product line within the European market.
• CST Industries: US-based manufacturer of bolted and factory-coated steel tanks and silos for agricultural, industrial, and commercial bulk storage. Directly comparable to Rousseau's silo and bulk-storage equipment portfolio, with broader international reach.
• Symaga: Spanish manufacturer of steel silos for grain, feed, and bulk industrial storage. Directly comparable product category and European agricultural customer base to Rousseau's silo business.
• Prévost Composites: French composite parts manufacturer for industry, transport, and nautical applications. Comparable as a domestic French composite fabricator with overlapping subcontracting and industrial customer base.
• Silos Córdoba: Spanish manufacturer of metal silos for agricultural and industrial bulk storage. Directly competes with Rousseau in grain and feed silos across European markets.
• Behlen International: Manufacturer of grain storage bins, silos and agricultural buildings. Comparable to Rousseau in agricultural silo manufacturing, with broader US-centric operations.

Broad incumbents

• AG Growth International (AGI): Global manufacturer of grain handling, storage and conditioning equipment including silos. Comparable as an incumbent bulk-storage equipment maker serving agricultural customers, though AGI is much larger and listed.
• Kingspan Group: Irish-listed global leader in insulated panels and tank/water storage solutions. Comparable as a broad incumbent in bulk liquid and storage equipment, with much greater scale and international footprint.

Emerging players

• Endurance Technologies (composite tanks): Manufacturer of composite and plastic tanks and storage products for industrial and automotive markets. Comparable as an emerging composite-tank producer using similar fiberglass/filament-winding approaches.

Others

• Spitzer Eurovrac: French manufacturer of road tankers and bulk liquid transport solutions. Named strategic partner of Rousseau for composite road tankers; comparable as a customer/channel partner in composite road-transport equipment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 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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