Backacia is a French online marketplace connecting building professionals to buy and sell reclaimed construction materials and equipment, facilitating reuse, cost savings and waste reduction in the construction sector.
Circularity Relevance
Core
Platform is explicitly focused on re-use of construction materials and equipment, making it a core circular economy enabler for reuse and material circularity. Source: Backacia
Circular Role
DirectEnabler
Backacia directly hosts and lists reused building products and facilitates transactions between sellers and buyers - it implements the circular activity (marketplace). Source: Backacia
Circular Type
Marketplace
• Products
• B2B
Category: Marketplace. Value object: physical products (building components). Matchmaking: primarily B2B - the site and press identify target users as building professionals. Source: Backacia, Source: Eco‑entreprises France
R Strategy
R3 - Reuse
Primary strategy is Reuse (R3) - the platform enables reuse/second‑hand use of building components. No clear evidence that refurbishment or remanufacturing is a primary platform function. Source: Backacia
Circular Business Model
Resale / Second-hand
Backacia operates a marketplace for second‑hand construction products, matching sellers and buyers of reclaimed materials. Source: Backacia
Organisational Type
ForProfit
Described as a start-up/marketplace and referenced in press as a commercial enterprise; platform sells products online. Source: Les Echos, 2023
Sector
Construction & Built Environment
Backacia specialises in reused materials and equipment for the building sector (cloisons, sanitaires, luminaires, windows, etc.) - positioning it within construction and the built environment. Source: Backacia
Geographical Reach
National
• France
Listings and location filters reference French regions (Île-de-France, Brittany, Normandie) and product locations in French cities - primary operation in France. Source: Backacia
Hardware Component
None
Backacia is a digital marketplace and does not supply or operate specialised hardware to provide its service; it lists physical products for resale but does not depend on provider-supplied hardware. Source: Backacia
Tech Map Relevance
Backacia is a digital marketplace that enables reuse of construction materials and equipment - a direct circular economy enabler for the built environment. Evidence: company website and multiple press sources confirming marketplace positioning.
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