Supported by growth in Europe and hyperscaler projects, APL Data Center announces sales of €62.3 million in 2024, up 22%.
APL Data Center, a group specializing in consulting, engineering and design-build data centers, has announced strong growth in its financial results for fiscal year 2024, marked by new milestones in its European development. These results confirm the strategy implemented as part of the IMPACT 2027 plan, which positions APL Data Center with strong European ambitions as a central pure-player in the data center industry.
Key figures and information :
- Sales of €62.3 million, up 22% on 2023.
- Net income of 2 million euros, reflecting tight management and increased capacity to meet the growing needs of the digital infrastructure market.
- Gross margin up 32% to 35 million euros.
- The Group continues to invest heavily in R&D, representing 6% of gross margin.
- 260 employees to date, including the recruitment of 41 new talents since the start of 2025.
A dynamic driven by international markets and hyperscalers
As part of its international development plan, APL Data Center strengthened its presence in Southern Europe with the opening of a branch in Milan (Italy). The group has also consolidated its position with hyperscalers and cloud players, through its involvement in the majority of large-scale projects. These new growth drivers enabled APL to achieve 22% growth over the previous year.
Tristan Richard, Managing Director of APL Data Center, comments: “The acceleration of our deployment in Southern Europe and our support for hyperscalers has laid the foundations for new, solid growth drivers for APL. In 2024, we multiplied our projects with leading and innovative players, a dynamic that enabled us to achieve remarkable levels of growth. We’ll be building on this momentum in the years ahead to affirm our status as Europe’s pure-player data center engineering company.”
IMPACT 2027: a strategic roadmap for innovation and international expansion
In 2025, APL is implementing its new IMPACT 2027 strategic plan, with a series of ambitious objectives:
- Develop business with new international players, such as logisticians and investors, with the aim of reaching 15% of sales generated internationally by 2027.
- Continue to expand APL’s international activities.
- Accelerate our contribution to data center innovation through Lab by APL, our in-house laboratory dedicated to the research and development of emerging solutions, particularly for infrastructures dedicated to artificial intelligence.
- Pursue the development of our ambitious and innovative HR policy, focused on training and promoting talent, diversifying profiles, improving employee quality of life and supporting teams in an international environment.
Robert Bouchard, President of APL Data Center, concludes:
“APL Data Center has real assets on the international scene. In addition to our ability to operate across the entire industry value chain, APL stands out for its unique approach to reducing the environmental impact of the projects we undertake. This committed approach and expertise have earned us the recognition of our international customers, who rightly regard us as a trusted European partner.”
