- CEO
- Xavier Jean-Francois Martiré
- Full Time Employees
- 58,782
- Sector
- Commercial services
- Industry
- Miscellaneous commercial services
- Address
- 5 Boulevard Louis Loucheur Saint-Cloud IF France 92210
- IPO Date
- Feb 11, 2015
- Business
- Elis SA (ELIS.PA) provides rental, maintenance, and circular services for textiles, workwear, hygiene, and facility solutions across multiple industries including hospitality, healthcare, industry, trade, retail, services, and public authorities. The company offers flat linens such as table, bed, kitchen, patient, and bath linens; workwear and personal protective equipment; floor protection mats and mops; industrial wipers; beverage solutions including water coolers, coffee machines, cups, and bottles; washroom hygiene services encompassing hand washing, drying, toilet hygiene, urinals, lavatories, and air fragrancing; pest and rodent control, insect control, and disinfection services; reusable cleanroom garments, footwear, goggles, and contamination control solutions; cleaning systems; and solutions for collection and disposal of infectious waste. Elis operates in 28 countries across Europe including France, Central Europe (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland), Scandinavia and Eastern Europe (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Russia, Sweden), UK and Ireland, Southern Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain, Andorra), Latin America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico), and recently Malaysia; it maintains manufacturing entities such as Le Jacquard Français for household linens in France and Kennedy Hygiene for washroom appliances in the UK. Founded in 1883 and headquartered in Saint-Cloud, France, the company pursues a circular economy model emphasizing sustainability, innovation through 25 ongoing projects with startups and SMEs, and eco-designed products for extended lifecycle and reduced environmental impact. In 2024, Elis reported record revenue of €4.57 billion, up 6.1% from 2023 with 5.2% organic growth, bolstered by new contracts, pricing adjustments amid wage inflation, and normalized customer retention; it executed targeted acquisitions including Moderna and Wasned in the Netherlands to expand flat linen and workwear offerings, Wonway in Malaysia marking its Asia entry in the cleanroom market, and since January 2025, Carsan in Spain, Ernst in Germany, and Bodensee in Switzerland adding approximately €50 million in annual revenue.