IfG

What IfG does

IfG (Institut für Gesundheit und Management) is a German occupational safety and health management firm founded in 1990 and headquartered in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, operating as a subsidiary of the Arsipa Gruppe. The company delivers an integrated portfolio spanning occupational safety consulting (DGUV V2 Betreuung, Brandschutz, SiGeKo construction site coordination), occupational medicine, corporate health management (BGM), workplace health promotion (BGF), absence and reintegration management (BEM), leadership coaching, and EAP counseling. Its client base includes large German enterprises (Volkswagen, E.ON, Bayer, Miele, Michelin, Telefónica/O2, ERGO, AXA), public sector bodies (Bundeswehr, Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Zoll, Stadt Coburg), statutory health insurers (AOK PLUS, IKK, BKK, Knappschaft), and trade accident insurers (BGW, BGHM, BG ETEM, VBG).

The company complements its consulting services with a proprietary digital product suite including MIAS-online (occupational safety documentation), My-21Days (behavior-change program), Immucup (wellness tracking), Lernbooster (learning tool), AzubiNet (apprentice LMS), Onlineunterweisung (compliance instruction), Auditor 45001 (ISO audit tool), You!Mynd / Mynd!Game (mental resilience game), and a Brandschutzhelfer calculator. These digital assets are distributed via dedicated product websites and a WooCommerce e-commerce storefront on gesundheitsmanagement.com, alongside an IfG Academy delivering in-person and webinar-based seminars on safety officer certification, ISO 45001, fire safety, and BEM.

IfG monetizes through project-based consulting, recurring enterprise contracts, per-seat seminar revenue, and subscription/digital product fees. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; contracts are described as multi-year. The company operates four locations across Germany and is DIN ISO 9001 certified, reporting >99% service delivery reliability and >95% customer satisfaction.

Name

IfG

Legal name

IfG GmbH Institut für Gesundheit und Management

Website

https://gesundheitsmanagement.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IfG is a German occupational safety and health management firm founded in 1990, serving large enterprises, public sector bodies, and statutory health insurers with consulting, academy training, and proprietary digital products under the Arsipa Gruppe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Occupational Health and Safety Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAJAF

EHS Management Systems & ISO Consulting (ISO 14001/45001)

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Consulting

SECONDARYBPAHAJAG

EHS Auditing, Inspections & Assurance

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Consulting

Keywords

• Occupational safety consulting
• Workplace health management
• Occupational medicine services
• Absence management consulting
• ISO 45001 compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Sulzbach-rosenberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services (Sicherheit & Gesundheit): Core revenue stream from occupational safety consulting, occupational medicine, construction site safety coordination (SiGeKo), workplace health management strategy, absence management, and coaching services. Delivered by safety engineers, occupational physicians, psychologists, and health scientists. Primarily project-based and recurring service contracts.
2. IfG Academy (Seminars & Training): Revenue from in-person seminars, webinars, and media-based training offerings. Topics include occupational safety officer certification, ISO 45001 management, fire safety, BEM, and leadership development. Sold per seminar seat or as enterprise training packages.
3. Digital Products & Software: Revenue from proprietary SaaS/digital products including MIAS-online, My-21Days, Immucup, Lernbooster, AzubiNet, Onlineunterweisung, Auditor 45001, You!Mynd, and the Brandschutzhelfer-Tool. Sold via e-commerce on gesundheitsmanagement.com and as platform subscriptions.
4. EAP (Employee Assistance Program) Counseling: External EAP counseling services provided as part of BGM offerings, generating recurring revenue from corporate clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

IfG is a German occupational health and safety consulting firm that delivers workplace safety advisory, occupational medicine, construction site safety coordination (SiGeKo), corporate health management (BGM/BGF), absenteeism management, BEM reintegration, and coaching services. The company supplements its consulting with a proprietary suite of digital/SaaS products (MIAS-online, My-21Days, Immucup, Lernbooster, AzubiNet, Onlineunterweisung, Auditor 45001, You!Mynd) and an academy offering seminars and certification training.

Product overview

IfG (Institut für Gesundheit und Management) is a German occupational health and safety company with over 35 years of experience, now part of the Arsipa Group. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio combining consulting services with proprietary digital products. Core services include occupational safety consulting, occupational medicine, construction site safety coordination (SiGeKo), corporate health management (BGM), coaching, workplace health promotion (BGF), and occupational reintegration management (BEM), supplemented by an academy providing seminars and training. Digital offerings include MIAS-online (documentation platform), My-21Days (health tracking), Immucup (wellness monitoring), Lernbooster (learning tool), Onlineunterweisung (online training), AzubiNet (LMS for apprentices), Auditor 45001 (ISO auditing tool), and You!Mynd (educational game platform). All services are delivered through the IfG-Akademie which provides both in-person and digital training formats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IfG-Akademie: The IfG Academy offering seminars, webinars, and media-based training programs for occupational safety and health competencies.
• Azubifit
• Azubi-Net
• You!Mynd
• MIAS-online
• My-21Days
• Immucup
• Lernbooster
• IfG Check

Products and services

• Sicherheitstechnische Beratung (Occupational Safety Consulting) Statutory occupational safety consulting (DGUV V2) and technical advisory for employers, covering workplace risk assessments, safety organization, and compliance with ArbSchG.
• Arbeitsmedizin (Occupational Medicine) Occupational medicine services to support employer compliance and employee wellness, including health screenings and workplace medical assessments.
• SiGeKo (Sicherheits- und Gesundheitsschutzkoordinator) Safety and health protection coordination for construction sites, including infrastructure and safety consulting as required by German construction regulations.
• BGM (Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement) Corporate health management consulting including strategy development, primary prevention, workplace focus programs, BGM-Check, and EAP counseling for organizations.
• EAP-Beratung (Employee Assistance Program) External counseling services delivered as part of BGM offering, providing employees with confidential psychological support and recurring corporate-client revenue.
• BEM (Betriebliches Eingliederungsmanagement) Occupational reintegration management for employees returning from long-term illness, including external BEM365 service and consulting.
• BGF (Betriebliche Gesundheitsförderung) Workplace health promotion offering diagnostics, employee surveys, absence structure analysis, work system analyses, evaluation, and health screenings.
• Coaching (Executive & Leadership Coaching) Individual executive and leadership coaching for organizational development and cultural change in healthy leadership competencies.
• IfG-Akademie (Seminars & Training) Academy offering in-person seminars, webinars, and media-based training programs covering safety officer certification, ISO 45001 management, fire safety, BEM, leadership development, and Azubi training.
• MIAS-online Proprietary online platform for occupational health and safety management documentation and processes, sold via e-commerce and as a subscription.
• My-21Days Digital product for sustained 21-day health and behavioral change programs, sold via e-commerce.
• Immucup Digital product for health and sports performance monitoring, sold via e-commerce.
• Lernbooster Game-based learning tool for occupational safety and health training, sold via e-commerce.
• Onlineunterweisung Online instruction platform for workplace safety compliance training, sold via e-commerce.
• AzubiNet / Azubifit Interactive Learning Management System (LMS) for apprentices and young workers, an extension of the Azubifit training product line.
• Auditor 45001 Digital tool for ISO 45001 occupational health and safety management system auditing, sold via e-commerce.
• You!Mynd / Mynd!Game Analog-digital educational game for classroom instruction, targeting mental resilience and personal development.

Quantifiable outcome

• >99% service delivery rate (Dienstleistungserbringung)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers37 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Arsipa Gruppe (Parent Company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIfG is a subsidiary of the Arsipa Gruppe, a modern occupational safety group with over 1000 employees at more than 70 locations in Germany and Austria. Arsipa provides the parent structure enabling IfG's market access, operational scale, and cross-company collaboration on workplace safety and health solutions. The group tagline is 'Digitalisierung. Innovation. Kompetenz.'
• HAW Hamburg (Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partner in the KLIM MENT project (KLIMaangst und MENTale Gesundheit bei Studierenden), a joint initiative with mkk and IfG to develop mental health programs for university students dealing with climate anxiety. IfG contributed to the development and pilot testing of 4 psychological intervention modules.
• mkk – meine krankenkasseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth insurance partner in the KLIM MENT research project alongside HAW Hamburg and IfG. mkk helped fund and support the development of mental health modules addressing climate anxiety in students.
• CompanyCheck Deutschland GmbHminorOthersExternal data protection officer (Datenschutzbeauftragte) provider. Swetlana Winter and Ingo Passoth serve as external data protection officers for IfG (via Arsipa). Contact: [email protected].
• Best Medical Solutions (bestmedicalsolutions.de)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner and referral source listed in IfG's reference materials. Serves as a healthcare sector referral channel.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• DEKRA SE: Global testing, inspection, and certification giant with significant German occupational safety, ISO 45001, and health management service lines. Larger incumbent competing for the same enterprise mandates, but focused on a much broader portfolio of safety and certification services.
• TÜV SÜD Industrie Service: Major German-based testing, certification, and EHS consulting division providing ISO 45001 auditing, safety engineering, and workplace health advisory to enterprise clients. Same regulatory space, broader portfolio, and significantly larger balance sheet than IfG.

Direct peers

• ias-Gruppe (prevent.ias GmbH): Leading German workplace health and EAP provider, delivering occupational psychology, BGM, BEM, and corporate health consulting to mid-market and enterprise clients. Highly comparable target customer profile (large enterprises and Mittelstand) and a near-identical service portfolio.
• prevent.AG: German workplace prevention consulting firm offering BGM, BEM, EAP, and occupational health services focused on Mittelstand and enterprise clients. Closely comparable niche positioning and product mix to IfG's consulting-side business.
• EuKom GmbH: German training and digital learning provider specializing in occupational safety, health management, and compliance e-learning content. Competitor to IfG-Akademie seminars and online instruction products, with comparable catalog depth in DGUV/ArbSchG-compliant training.
• B·A·D GmbH (Gesundheitsvorsorge und Sicherheitstechnik): Germany's largest dedicated occupational health and safety service provider, offering DGUV V2 workplace safety betreuung, occupational medicine, and BGM/BEM consulting. Directly comparable to IfG across the core service portfolio and statutory framework, differing primarily in scale and ownership structure.
• AMD TÜV Rheinland: Occupational medicine arm of TÜV Rheinland providing arbeitsmedizinische Betreuung, workplace health screenings, and travel medicine for German enterprises. Direct overlap with IfG's occupational medicine and screening offerings under the same DGUV V2 regulatory umbrella.

Emerging players

• Haufe Group: German publisher and SaaS provider of HR, compliance, and tax content including workplace safety and health management training modules. Adjacent competitor in the digital compliance and learning space where IfG's MIAS-online and Onlineunterweisung products compete.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/IfGGmbH
• Instagraminstagram.com/ifg_gmbh
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ifg-gmbh

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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