Büngern Technology

Name

Büngern Technology

Legal name

Büngern-Technik

Website

https://buengern-technik.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Rehabilitation and Contract Manufacturing Services

akta.pro primary industry

Kitting & Bundling Services (TLAIAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Joinery, Millwork & Casework Installation (Cabinetry, Built-Ins) (IMAFANAJ)

Keywords

• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Contract manufacturing services
• Workshop for disabled persons
• Wooden toys manufacturing
• Assembly and packaging services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rhede

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing Services: The workshop provides manufacturing and assembly services to industrial and craft businesses. Employees with disabilities perform work for external companies, generating revenue through these commercial contracts.
2. Own Products Sales: Sale of self-manufactured products including fagus wooden toys, candles, cards, bed wedge supports (Keilsteller), and craft items. Products are sold in Germany, Europe, and worldwide.
3. Rehabilitation Funding: Funding from the German social security system (Integrationsamt, rehabilitation carriers) for vocational rehabilitation services provided to people with disabilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Büngern-Technik operates as a recognized German workshop for people with disabilities (Werkstatt für Menschen mit Behinderungen) under § 225 SGB IX. It delivers two parallel offerings: (1) contract manufacturing and assembly services — including woodworking, metalworking, electrical assembly, assembly and packaging, and garden/landscape services — to industrial and craft businesses, and (2) own-brand products such as fagus wooden toys, candles, grave candles, greeting cards, functional bed fittings (Keilsteller), and DIY craft items sold via own stores and e-commerce. The workshop provides vocational rehabilitation, qualification, and integration assistance for people with disabilities, performed by employees with disabilities under professional supervision.

Product overview

Büngern Technology is a recognized Workshop for People with Disabilities (WfbM) offering a dual portfolio of contract manufacturing services and own-brand products. The contract services include woodworking, metalworking, electrical assembly, assembly and packaging, and garden/landscape services provided to industrial and craft businesses. The own products include the fagus-Holzspielwaren wooden toy brand, candles, greeting cards, craft items, grave candles, and functional bed fittings (Keilsteller). Additional services include bicycle stations, workshop shops, and integration assistance to help people with disabilities transition to regular employment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• fagus Holzspielwaren: Wooden toys brand produced by Büngern-Technik
• dieters-diy Bastelartikel
• Funktionsbeschläge (Keilsteller)
• Kerzenstudio
• Karten
• Grablichter

Products and services

• Holzbearbeitung (Woodworking services)
• Metallbearbeitung (Metalworking services)
• Elektrokonfektionierung (Electrical Assembly)
• Montage und Verpackung (Assembly and Packaging)
• Garten- und Landschaftsbau (Garden and Landscape Construction)
• fagus-Holzspielwaren (fagus Wooden Toys)
• Kerzenstudio (Candle Studio)
• Grablichter (Memorial / Grave Candles)
• Karten (Greeting Cards)
• Funktionsbeschl\u00e4ge / Keilsteller (Functional Bed Fittings)
• dieters-diy Bastelartikel (Craft Items)
• Radstation (Bike Station)
• Werkstattl\u00e4den (Workshop Shops)
• Integrationsassistenz (Integration Assistance)

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Caritasverband für Bocholt, Isselburg und Rhede e.V.coreOthersBüngern-Technik is operated under the umbrella of Caritasverband für Bocholt, Isselburg und Rhede e.V. The parent organization provides institutional support, governance, and integration into the broader Catholic social services network. The organization is registered as VR 2276 with the Amtsgericht Coesfeld and shares the tax ID DE124174665 with the parent association.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Inklusionsbetriebe (Integration Companies / InBe): German integration companies (Inklusionsbetriebe) under §215 ff SGB IX employ a high percentage of workers with disabilities in regular commercial operations. They compete directly for the same Ausgleichsabgabe-motivated B2B contracts but operate under different statutory requirements.
• habicht + sparrow GmbH (social enterprise packaging): Social enterprise specializing in contract packaging, assembly and fulfillment services, employing people with and without disabilities. Comparable service offering in packaging/assembly for industrial customers but operating under different social-enterprise legal form.

Direct peers

• Von Bodelschwinghsche Stiftungen Bethel Werkstätten: One of Germany's largest WfbM operators, providing extensive contract manufacturing, assembly, packaging and own-brand production across multiple sites. Operates within the same §225 SGB IX framework with comparable product/service categories.
• Hephata Werkstätten: Hephata operates WfbM workshops in Hesse offering assembly, packaging, woodworking, metalwork and own-brand products to industrial customers — directly comparable service mix and statutory basis.
• Caritas Wertarbeit (Caritas Werkstätten various locations): Other WfbM workshops operated under Caritasverband dioceses across Germany. They offer the same dual model of contract manufacturing/assembly services and own-brand products to industrial and craft customers, with the same §225 SGB IX recognition and Caritas network advantages — making them the closest structural peers.
• Wichern Werkstätten (Diakonische Stiftung Wohldenberg): WfbM operator running workshops with the same dual model of contract manufacturing for industry plus vocational rehabilitation, comparable regulatory status under SGB IX.
• Lebenshilfe Werkstätten: Lebenshilfe operates a national network of WfbM workshops providing vocational rehabilitation and contract manufacturing (assembly, packaging, wood, metal work) to industrial customers. Same regulatory recognition, similar customer value proposition tied to Ausgleichsabgabe fulfillment.
• Diakonie Werkstätten: Protestant counterpart to Caritas-affiliated WfbMs, Diakonie operates numerous workshops offering the same vocational rehabilitation plus contract manufacturing model. Direct competitor in the same statutory framework with similar B2B service portfolio and own-brand products.
• Werkstätten der AWO (Arbeiterwohlfahrt): AWO-affiliated WfbM workshops across Germany providing vocational rehabilitation and contract manufacturing services in the same statutory framework. Comparable B2B offerings and own-product lines.

Regional players

• fagus Werk GmbH (Fagus Greiner): Although unrelated commercially, Fagus-Werk is the historic German wooden-toy manufacturer that originated the fagus brand name and shares the brand heritage used by Büngern-Technik's fagus-Holzspielwaren product line. Not a direct peer in operations but relevant for the wooden-toy product category context.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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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