Malerforbundet

Name

Malerforbundet

Legal name

Malerforbundet

Website

https://maler.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Malerforbundet is funded through membership dues/contributions from its approximately 8,500 members. Members pay dues in exchange for union representation, collective bargaining services, legal support, and access to member benefits.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Malerforbundet is a Danish trade union (fagforening) that represents approximately 8,500 painters across Denmark, providing collective bargaining representation, wage verification, workplace safety advocacy, legal support, and access to member benefits including unemployment insurance, continuing education, measurement services, and a professional journal. Members pay recurring dues in exchange for protection of wages, working conditions, collective agreement enforcement, pension and holiday pay case handling, and access to apprenticeship support programs.

Product overview

Malerforbundet is a Danish trade union for painters offering a portfolio of member services including a member portal (Min Side), wage calculation tools for apprentices, measurement services (Opmåling), unemployment insurance through Din Faglige A-Kasse (FAK), professional development courses, and the Fagbladet Maleren magazine. The union also provides vacation rental benefits for members and operates a youth organization (MFD Ungdom) for apprentices. The union recently added AI-narrated audio content (Malernyt Oplæst) for the professional magazine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MFD Ungdom (Malerforbundets Ungdom): Youth organization for apprentices and young painters within Malerforbundet, organizing training courses and representing young members' interests.

Products and services

• Opmåling (Measurement Services)

Quantifiable outcome

• Malerforbundet's wage checks have resulted in members receiving additional compensation (e.g., cases showing 18,541 DKK recovered through wage verification)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fagbevægelsens Hovedorganisation (FH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMalerforbundet is a member of Fagbevægelsens Hovedorganisation (FH), Denmark's largest trade union confederation. This membership provides institutional support, political advocacy, and coordination with other FH-affiliated unions on national labor policy issues.
• Danske MalermestrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMalerforbundet negotiates and maintains collective agreements with Danske Malermestre (Danish Master Painters Association) for building painters and sign technicians. This is the primary bipartite body for setting industry standards, wages, and working conditions.
• ABAF (Autolakerer Brancheforening)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMalerforbundet negotiates collective agreements with ABAF (Auto Body Repairers Association) for auto painters. This partnership sets industry-specific wages and working conditions for automotive refinishers.
• CO Industri/Dansk IndustriminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMalerforbundet handles collective agreements for members employed in industrial settings through negotiations with CO Industri and Danish Industry (Dansk Industri).
• Din Faglige A-Kasse (FAK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMalerforbundet is partnered with Din Faglige A-Kasse (FAK), providing unemployment insurance services to members. The A-kasse handles unemployment benefits, job placement assistance, and related member services.
• 3F (Fagligt Fælles Forbund)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn some regions, Malerforbundet shares office space with 3F (Fagligt Fælles Forbund) at locations including Randers and Nykøbing Mors, indicating cooperative arrangements for member services.
• Byggefagenes SamvirkeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMalerforbundet participates in Byggefagenes Samvirke (The Construction Trades Cooperation), a coordination body for construction trade unions. This partnership addresses cross-trade issues including workplace safety and anti-dumping initiatives.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dansk El-Forbund (DEF): Danish electricians' trade union, a fellow FH-affiliated construction craft union. Highly comparable in scale, member profile (skilled construction trades), and service mix; in fact DEF København is currently handling Storkøbenhavn's A-kasse work, evidencing direct operational ties.
• FOA: Denmark's third-largest union, representing public sector employees including municipal, healthcare, and social services. Same FH confederation, same dues-funded model, similar member services portfolio, but covers an entirely different employment segment.
• 3F (Fagligt Fælles Forbund): Denmark's largest blue-collar union federation, covering many construction, manufacturing, and service workers who overlap with Malerforbundet's painter constituency. Comparable as a domestic trade union with collective bargaining, A-kasse integration, and apprenticeship programs, but operating at much larger scale and broader scope.
• TIB (Træ-Industri-Byg): Danish union for wood, industry, and construction workers. Direct construction-craft peer to Malerforbundet: similar FH affiliation, similar member base in the Danish building trades, and overlapping collective bargaining universe.
• HK Danmark: Major Danish union for commercial and office workers, comparable in organizational structure, FH affiliation, and service breadth. Different trade (white-collar vs. painters), but highly similar operating model: dues-funded, collective bargaining, A-kasse, continuing education.
• Akademikerne: Danish confederation for academically trained professional unions. Operating-model peer — union confederation providing shared services, political advocacy, and collective infrastructure — but covers a different and higher-skilled labor segment.
• Blik- og Rørarbejderforbundet: Danish union for plumbers and pipefitters — another FH-affiliated construction craft union. Closely comparable in scale, member profile (skilled construction trades), and collective bargaining model, with members often working alongside Malerforbundet's building painters on the same job sites.
• Dansk Metal: Danish metalworkers' trade union representing industrial and technical trades, structurally similar to Malerforbundet as a craft-based FH-affiliated union. Both negotiate industry-specific collective agreements, run apprenticeship programs, and provide A-kasse services, but Dansk Metal serves a different craft segment.
• Serviceforbundet: Danish union for service-sector workers, an FH affiliate with comparable organizational structure and member services. Different industry coverage but similar dues-funded operating model and craft-trade ethos.

Regional players

• Svenska Målareförbundet: The Swedish painters' union, the closest international equivalent to Malerforbundet, representing painters across Sweden under a similar craft-trade model. Comparable in trade focus (painters) and union structure, but operates under a different national labor law framework and does not directly compete with Malerforbundet in Denmark.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/malerforbundet
• Xx.com/malerforbundet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/malerforbundet

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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