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IW4
Legal namestring
IW4
Websiteurl
iw4.nl
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
1959
Descriptiontext

IW4 is a Dutch non-profit social enterprise (werkontwikkelbedrijf) founded in 1959 and headquartered in Veenendaal, Netherlands, operating with approximately 500 daily 'colleagues' to deliver meaningful employment to people with support needs while providing outsourced operational services to clients. Its revenue-generating service lines comprise four core offerings: Schoonmaak (professional cleaning), Voedingsmiddelen verpakken (food packaging, certified under FSSC ISO 22000 and SKAL for organic handling), Verpakken en licht montagewerk (general packaging and light assembly), and Vergadercentrum en lunchservice (meeting center and catering). A wholly-owned subsidiary, HetWerktNu, extends the model by mediating between employers and job seekers for sustainable open-labor-market placement.

The customer base spans three documented segments — businesses, government, and social organizations — with named enterprise logos including Kruidvat, AXA, Allegion, Intersteel, Hoenderdaal Fasteners, MAD Automotive, EkoPura Nutrition, Smedes Fine Food, and Martinez Chocolade, alongside municipal relationships such as Gemeente Veenendaal. GTM is direct sales-led, with quote-based multi-year contracts delivered either at client sites or at IW4's own operational facilities. Marketing is concentrated in social media channels (LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, X) emphasizing employee stories and social impact.

IW4's commercial moat is built on a dense stack of certifications (PSO Trede 3, PSO 30+, ISO 9001/14001/45001, FSSC ISO 22000, SKAL) and 65+ years of operating history, with 2024 milestones including the opening of a new Energy Label A+++++ headquarters, renewal of DNV ISO certifications, and winning the MVO prize at Business Event Veenendaal. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; contracts are quote-based and billed on multi-year terms. No funding rounds, M&A activity, leadership changes, or AI/ML capabilities are documented in the source material.

Short descriptiontext

IW4 is a 65-year-old Dutch non-profit social enterprise in Veenendaal employing approximately 500 colleagues to deliver cleaning, food packaging, light assembly, and catering services to enterprise, government, and social-organization clients across the Netherlands.

Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
501–1,000
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersVeenendaal, Netherlands
HQ citystring
Veenendaal
HQ countrystring
Netherlands
HQ regionstring
Europe
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
social employment services, packaging and assembly, professional cleaning services, food packaging services, sheltered workspace services
Industry1 code
1Labor, Social Protection & Occupational Safety Standards Cooperation
CodeBPADANAMPrimaryYes
NAICS code2 codes
  • Temporary Help Services561320
  • Food Service Contractors72231
SIC code2 codes
  • Services-Help Supply Services7363
  • Services-Employment Agencies7361
Product category
Social Employment Services
GTM motion1 record

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

Revenue model1 record
1Outsourced services (Schoonmaak, Verpakken, Montage)
TypeProfessional Services
Description

IW4 generates revenue by providing outsourced operational services to businesses, government, and social organizations. Services include professional cleaning, food and goods packaging, light assembly work, and meeting center/lunch catering services.

iw4.nl
Marketing channels7 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels2 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components5 values
Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales
Pricing details1 tier
1Custom quote-based pricing for service contracts
ModelOtherBilling cadenceMulti-year contract
Notes

Pricing varies by service type, volume, frequency (one-time vs structural/long-term), and specific client requirements. Quote requests can be submitted via website for cleaning, packaging, food packaging, and meeting/lunch services.

iw4.nl
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

IW4 is a Dutch social enterprise (werkontwikkelbedrijf) that delivers outsourced operational services — professional cleaning, food and goods packaging, light assembly work, and meeting/catering facilities — to businesses, government bodies, and social organizations. These services are performed by approximately 500 colleagues, including people with support needs, providing clients with reliable labor capacity while advancing inclusive employment under Dutch social legislation (Banenafspraak and Participatiewet).

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 value
  • 500 colleagues working daily with enthusiasm for diverse clients
Product overview1 text field

IW4 operates as a social enterprise (werkontwikkelbedrijf) offering a portfolio of facility and labor services. The company provides five core services: Schoonmaak (cleaning), Vergadercentrum en lunchservice (meeting center and catering), Verpakken en licht montagewerk (packaging and light assembly), Voedingsmiddelen verpakken (food packaging), and HetWerktNu (job mediation). These services are designed to provide meaningful employment for people with support needs while serving business, government, and social organization clients.

Product and service1 record
1Schoonmaak (Cleaning Services)
Scale indicator3 records

Each record includes

Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership2 partners
1HetWerktNu
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

HetWerktNu is a division of IW4 that mediates between employers and job seekers, finding the best matches and providing sustainable partnerships for inclusive employment. It serves employers seeking employees, job seekers needing support, and social partners working together on inclusive labor markets.

2Wijkservice
Strategic tierMinorTypeOthers
Description

Wijkservice is a neighbor organization located in the same building as IW4 in Veenendaal. They occasionally open their doors together during joint open house events.

iw4.nl
Recent move6 records

Each record includes

Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight5 records

Each record includes

Type, Description

Peers10 records
1Lucrato
TypeDirect peer
Description

Rotterdam-region Dutch SWB offering substantially the same portfolio of cleaning, packaging, and light-assembly services to municipalities and enterprises, operating under identical Dutch social-employment legislation.

2Ergon
TypeDirect peer
Description

Midden-Brabant Dutch SWB operating under the same Banenafspraak mandate, offering directly comparable cleaning, packaging, and assembly services in another regional cluster of the Netherlands.

3Diamant Groep
TypeDirect peer
Description

Twente-based (Almelo) Dutch SWB providing similar outsourced labor and packaging services; competes for the same regional Dutch social-employment contracts as IW4.

4SIGMA
TypeDirect peer
Description

Limburg-region Dutch social work enterprise with a parallel mission-driven outsourced-services portfolio including food packaging and cleaning; comparable in size and service mix to IW4.

5Cedris
TypeOthers
Description

National trade association representing Dutch social work enterprises including IW4; relevant for sector benchmarking, policy positioning, and unified sector advocacy rather than direct service competition.

6Hago (Vebego)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Large Dutch commercial cleaning services firm within the Vebego Group; competes head-to-head for outsourced cleaning contracts and brings scale advantages outside the social-employment niche.

7Pantar
TypeDirect peer
Description

Amsterdam-based Dutch social work enterprise (SWB) providing parallel outsourced cleaning, packaging, and assembly services under the same Banenafspraak/Participatiewet framework; closest mission-aligned peer to IW4 in the Randstad region.

8ISS Nederland
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global facility services multinational with a sizable Dutch operation; overlapping cleaning and related outsourcing capabilities with IW4, offering enterprise buyers a non-social-employment alternative.

9Beele
TypeDirect peer
Description

Achterhoek-area Dutch social work enterprise delivering comparable cleaning, packaging, and assembly services to enterprise and government clients with a similar mission-driven employment model.

10CSU
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Major Dutch commercial cleaning, catering, and facility services incumbent; competes with IW4 for cleaning and food-service outsourcing contracts where social-procurement weighting is light.

Market position
Strengths5 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses5 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat5 records

Each record includes

Type, Details

Key risks5 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights7 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Named customers10 records

Each record includes

Name, Industry, Type, Use case, Source, UUID

Segment3 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile3 records

Each record includes

Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
Subsidiaries1 record

Each record includes

Name, Acquired on, Relationship type, Type, Business focus

Compliance7 records

Each record includes

Name, Class, Description

Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

Each record includes

Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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IW4

Social Employment Servicesiw4.nl

IW4 is a 65-year-old Dutch non-profit social enterprise in Veenendaal employing approximately 500 colleagues to deliver cleaning, food packaging, light assembly, and catering services to enterprise, government, and social-organization clients across the Netherlands.

What IW4 does

IW4 is a Dutch non-profit social enterprise (werkontwikkelbedrijf) founded in 1959 and headquartered in Veenendaal, Netherlands, operating with approximately 500 daily 'colleagues' to deliver meaningful employment to people with support needs while providing outsourced operational services to clients. Its revenue-generating service lines comprise four core offerings: Schoonmaak (professional cleaning), Voedingsmiddelen verpakken (food packaging, certified under FSSC ISO 22000 and SKAL for organic handling), Verpakken en licht montagewerk (general packaging and light assembly), and Vergadercentrum en lunchservice (meeting center and catering). A wholly-owned subsidiary, HetWerktNu, extends the model by mediating between employers and job seekers for sustainable open-labor-market placement.

The customer base spans three documented segments — businesses, government, and social organizations — with named enterprise logos including Kruidvat, AXA, Allegion, Intersteel, Hoenderdaal Fasteners, MAD Automotive, EkoPura Nutrition, Smedes Fine Food, and Martinez Chocolade, alongside municipal relationships such as Gemeente Veenendaal. GTM is direct sales-led, with quote-based multi-year contracts delivered either at client sites or at IW4's own operational facilities. Marketing is concentrated in social media channels (LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, X) emphasizing employee stories and social impact.

IW4's commercial moat is built on a dense stack of certifications (PSO Trede 3, PSO 30+, ISO 9001/14001/45001, FSSC ISO 22000, SKAL) and 65+ years of operating history, with 2024 milestones including the opening of a new Energy Label A+++++ headquarters, renewal of DNV ISO certifications, and winning the MVO prize at Business Event Veenendaal. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; contracts are quote-based and billed on multi-year terms. No funding rounds, M&A activity, leadership changes, or AI/ML capabilities are documented in the source material.

IW4 firmographics

Firmographics
Name
IW4
Legal name
IW4
Website
https://iw4.nl
Company type
Private
Founded year
1959
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
501–1,000 employees
Short description
IW4 is a 65-year-old Dutch non-profit social enterprise in Veenendaal employing approximately 500 colleagues to deliver cleaning, food packaging, light assembly, and catering services to enterprise, government, and social-organization clients across the Netherlands.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

IW4 industry classification

Industry
Product category
Social Employment Services
NAICS
Temporary Help Services (561320), Food Service Contractors (72231)
SIC
Services-Help Supply Services (7363), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)
akta.pro primary industry
Labor, Social Protection & Occupational Safety Standards Cooperation (BPADANAM)

Keywords

  • Social employment services
  • Packaging and assembly
  • Professional cleaning services
  • Food packaging services
  • Sheltered workspace services

Where IW4 is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Veenendaal
HQ country
Netherlands
HQ region
Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

IW4 business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

  1. Outsourced services (Schoonmaak, Verpakken, Montage): IW4 generates revenue by providing outsourced operational services to businesses, government, and social organizations. Services include professional cleaning, food and goods packaging, light assembly work, and meeting center/lunch catering services.

Pricing tiers

ModelBillingPrice
OtherMulti-year contractCustom quote-based pricing for service contracts

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

IW4 product offering

Product offering

Core offering

IW4 is a Dutch social enterprise (werkontwikkelbedrijf) that delivers outsourced operational services — professional cleaning, food and goods packaging, light assembly work, and meeting/catering facilities — to businesses, government bodies, and social organizations. These services are performed by approximately 500 colleagues, including people with support needs, providing clients with reliable labor capacity while advancing inclusive employment under Dutch social legislation (Banenafspraak and Participatiewet).

Product overview

IW4 operates as a social enterprise (werkontwikkelbedrijf) offering a portfolio of facility and labor services. The company provides five core services: Schoonmaak (cleaning), Vergadercentrum en lunchservice (meeting center and catering), Verpakken en licht montagewerk (packaging and light assembly), Voedingsmiddelen verpakken (food packaging), and HetWerktNu (job mediation). These services are designed to provide meaningful employment for people with support needs while serving business, government, and social organization clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Schoonmaak (Cleaning Services)

Quantifiable outcome

  • 500 colleagues working daily with enthusiasm for diverse clients

Companies that use IW4

Customer profile

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

IW4 technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

IW4 partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

  • HetWerktNucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHetWerktNu is a division of IW4 that mediates between employers and job seekers, finding the best matches and providing sustainable partnerships for inclusive employment. It serves employers seeking employees, job seekers needing support, and social partners working together on inclusive labor markets.
  • WijkserviceminorOthersWijkservice is a neighbor organization located in the same building as IW4 in Veenendaal. They occasionally open their doors together during joint open house events.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

IW4 competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Lucrato: Rotterdam-region Dutch SWB offering substantially the same portfolio of cleaning, packaging, and light-assembly services to municipalities and enterprises, operating under identical Dutch social-employment legislation.
  • Ergon: Midden-Brabant Dutch SWB operating under the same Banenafspraak mandate, offering directly comparable cleaning, packaging, and assembly services in another regional cluster of the Netherlands.
  • Diamant Groep: Twente-based (Almelo) Dutch SWB providing similar outsourced labor and packaging services; competes for the same regional Dutch social-employment contracts as IW4.
  • SIGMA: Limburg-region Dutch social work enterprise with a parallel mission-driven outsourced-services portfolio including food packaging and cleaning; comparable in size and service mix to IW4.
  • Pantar: Amsterdam-based Dutch social work enterprise (SWB) providing parallel outsourced cleaning, packaging, and assembly services under the same Banenafspraak/Participatiewet framework; closest mission-aligned peer to IW4 in the Randstad region.
  • Beele: Achterhoek-area Dutch social work enterprise delivering comparable cleaning, packaging, and assembly services to enterprise and government clients with a similar mission-driven employment model.

Others

  • Cedris: National trade association representing Dutch social work enterprises including IW4; relevant for sector benchmarking, policy positioning, and unified sector advocacy rather than direct service competition.

Broad incumbents

  • Hago (Vebego): Large Dutch commercial cleaning services firm within the Vebego Group; competes head-to-head for outsourced cleaning contracts and brings scale advantages outside the social-employment niche.
  • ISS Nederland: Global facility services multinational with a sizable Dutch operation; overlapping cleaning and related outsourcing capabilities with IW4, offering enterprise buyers a non-social-employment alternative.
  • CSU: Major Dutch commercial cleaning, catering, and facility services incumbent; competes with IW4 for cleaning and food-service outsourcing contracts where social-procurement weighting is light.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

IW4 social profiles

Digital presence

IW4 compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance7 records

IW4 financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

IW4 leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

IW4 subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries1 record

IW4 funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

IW4 M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about IW4

What does IW4 do?

IW4 is a Dutch social enterprise (werkontwikkelbedrijf) that delivers outsourced operational services — professional cleaning, food and goods packaging, light assembly work, and meeting/catering facilities — to businesses, government bodies, and social organizations. These services are performed by approximately 500 colleagues, including people with support needs, providing clients with reliable labor capacity while advancing inclusive employment under Dutch social legislation (Banenafspraak and Participatiewet).

Is IW4 a public or private company?

IW4 is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was IW4 founded?

IW4 was founded in 1959. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.

Where is IW4 based?

IW4 is headquartered in Veenendaal, Netherlands, in the Europe region.

How does IW4 make money?

One revenue line is on record: outsourced services (Schoonmaak, Verpakken, Montage).

Who are IW4's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Lucrato, Ergon, Diamant Groep, SIGMA, Pantar and Beele. Cedris is listed as an others. Broad incumbents are Hago (Vebego), ISS Nederland and CSU.

Does IW4 have an API?

No public API is recorded for IW4.

What industry is IW4 in?

IW4's product category is Social Employment Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPADANAM, Labor, Social Protection & Occupational Safety Standards Cooperation. Its NAICS code is 561320 and its SIC code is 7363.

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