Facet Work

What Facet Work does

Facet Work, legally Gemeinnütziger Verein für Behindertenhilfe Wiesbaden und Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis e.V. and operating under the brand facettenwerk, is a German non-profit association founded in 1973 that delivers vocational rehabilitation, sheltered employment, and day-care services for people with disabilities across the Wiesbaden and Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis regions. It runs five government-licensed workshops (Werkstätten für Menschen mit Behinderung) employing approximately 540 people with disabilities and serving roughly 170 additional participants in day-care facilities, for a total of approximately 740 people with disabilities served and an overall headcount of around 1,000 staff and participants around the 2023 anniversary. Leadership includes Vorstand Dr. Simeon Ries, Vorsitzender Wolfgang Werner (since August 2020), and Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender Arno Goßmann.

The service and product portfolio spans vocational training (Berufsbildungsbereich), sheltered workshop employment, contract manufacturing and packaging (notably a multi-year agreement with Feinkost Dittmann processing nearly 30 pallets of sauce products per week at Breithardt), bottle cleaning, lettershop/mailing, garden and grounds maintenance, carpentry (Schreinerei), ceramics, candle-making from rapeseed wax, Bioland-certified organic horticulture at the Orangerie Aukamm inclusive facility, on-site workforce deployment, event-space rental, and an inclusive café, supported by the facettenwerk online shop. Operating subsidiaries include DBS gGmbH (facettenwerk Service for social services and school accompaniment), GID gGmbH (facettenwerk-Agentur marketing/agency since the 2022 rebrand), and Orangerie Aukamm.

Revenue is generated through four principal streams: annual, government-funded disability services paid via German social insurance and rehabilitation systems; fee-based B2B contract manufacturing, packaging and facility services for corporate customers; one-time product sales through farm shops, seasonal markets, and e-commerce; and café/hospitality/event revenue. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales, community-led outreach (Tomatenfest, Advent markets, Touched-by-Art auction), and direct-to-consumer channels including the Orangerie café, farm shop, and the facettenwerk-shop.de online store, all anchored in a strongly localized regional footprint in Hessen.

Name

Facet Work

Legal name

Gemeinnütziger Verein für Behindertenhilfe Wiesbaden und Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis e. V.

Website

https://facettenwerk.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Facet Work (facettenwerk) is a German non-profit association founded in 1973 that runs five government-licensed workshops providing vocational training, sheltered employment, and day-care services to approximately 740 people with disabilities in the Wiesbaden and Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wiesbaden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing Services: Assembly, packaging, and manufacturing services provided to businesses under contract. Services include bottle cleaning, montage, konfektionierung, and花园- und Anlagenpflege (garden and grounds maintenance).
2. Product Sales: Direct sales of handmade products including woodworking items (Holzzauber), ceramics, candles from rapeseed wax, and seasonal decorations through farm shops, markets, and online store.
3. Café and Hospitality Services: Café operations at Orangerie Aukamm generating revenue from food and beverage sales. Open Monday-Friday 12:00-18:00.
4. Government-Funded Disability Services: Core funding for vocational training, day care, and employment services for people with disabilities through public subsidies and social insurance systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Facettenwerk (Facet Work) is a German non-profit association that provides vocational training, sheltered employment, and day care services for people with disabilities across five workshop locations in Wiesbaden and the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis. It operates production workshops offering contract manufacturing services (assembly, packaging, bottle cleaning, carpentry, ceramics, gardening) to business clients while selling handmade products through farm shops, seasonal markets, and an online store. Its mission is to enable social integration and meaningful employment for people with intellectual and physical disabilities.

Product overview

Facet Work (Facettenwerk) is a comprehensive social services organization providing vocational training, employment, and day care services for people with disabilities. The organization operates multiple workshop locations offering diverse products and services including woodwork (Holzzauber, Schreinerei), ceramics, assembly and packaging, office/IT services, bottle cleaning, garden maintenance, and art. The portfolio includes subsidiary operations such as Orangerie Aukamm (Bioland-certified nursery, café, and garden services) and specialized offerings like the facettenwerk online shop for e-commerce sales. Services span from vocational education (Berufsbildungsbereich) to day care (Tagesraum) to employment placement and workplace integration support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Orangerie Aukamm: Inclusive horticultural and café operation with Bioland-certified vegetable and herb cultivation, garden and landscape services, and café operated in a palm house.
• facettenwerk-Agentur
• facettenwerk Service

Products and services

• Montage, Konfektionierung & Verpackung Assembly, co-packing, and packaging services for businesses, including product sorting and shrink-wrapping (e.g., sauce products for Feinkost Dittmann at ~30 pallets weekly).
• Schreinerei (Carpentry) Carpentry workshop producing custom wood products, furniture, and crafted wooden items at the Aarbergen location.
• Flaschenreinigung (Bottle Cleaning) Bottle cleaning service utilizing environmentally friendly equipment for businesses and private households.
• Büro- & EDV-Service (Office and IT Services) Office and IT services including scanning, document management, and printing services for businesses and private households.
• Lettershop Mailing and direct mail services for business customers.
• Garten- & Anlagenpflege (Garden and Grounds Maintenance) Garden and facilities maintenance services for businesses and municipalities.
• Arbeitskräfte vor Ort (On-Site Workforce) Provision of personnel for external work placements at customer locations, supporting integration into the general labor market.
• Raum für Events & Feiern (Event Space Rental) Venue rental for celebrations and events.
• Holzzauber (Wood Products) Wood products including decorations, nesting boxes, birdhouses, and insect hotels crafted at the Aarbergen workshop, sold via shop and markets.
• Keramik (Ceramics) Ceramics produced at the Breithardt workshop, including decorative items, garden ceramics, and seasonal decorations.
• Kunst (Art) Artworks and handmade candles (rapeseed wax) created by people with disabilities, sold via shop, exhibitions, and auctions.
• Orangerie Aukamm Inclusive facility combining Bioland-certified organic horticulture (vegetables, herbs, 50+ tomato varieties), garden and landscaping services, and a café in a greenhouse with terrace seating.
• Tagesraum (Day Care) Day care services for multiply disabled adults providing individual support, structured daily routines, therapeutic offerings, and community engagement across multiple houses.
• Bildung – Berufsbildungsbereich (Vocational Training) Vocational education and training programs for people with disabilities across multiple fields including gardening, gastronomy, IT services, ceramics, assembly, carpentry, and domestic sciences, located at the Rheingaustraße facility.
• facettenwerk Online-Shop E-commerce platform for purchasing handmade workshop products including Christmas and Easter decorations, woodwork, ceramics, candles, and seasonal items.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 4 years of partnership with Feinkost Dittmann, processing nearly 30 pallets of sauce weekly
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Feinkost DittmanncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2022Fine food manufacturer providing packaging contract work to facettenwerk Breithardt location. Partnership has operated for 4+ years with Beschäftigte sorting and shrink-wrapping sauce products at nearly 30 pallets weekly.
• ÖKOPROFIT WiesbadenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental consulting and climate protection program run by the City of Wiesbaden. facettenwerk has been a member for 11 years and received Klub-Betrieb recognition in 2021.
• IBA Wiesbaden (International Building Exhibition)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for urban development and inclusive city initiatives in Wiesbaden.
• City of WiesbadencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing relationship with municipal government. Received Stadtplakette in Bronze award in 2023 for 50 years of service. Collaborates on sustainability projects using recycled city banners for upcycling projects.
• DBS gGmbH (Gemeinnützige Schulungs-, Service- und Dienstleistungsgesellschaft)coreTechnology or IntegrationSubsidiary inclusion company creating socially insured employment positions for people with and without disabilities. Offers facettenwerk Service including school accompaniment services.
• GID gGmbH (facettenwerk Agentur)coreTechnology or IntegrationSubsidiary marketing and agency services company operating under facettenwerk brand since 2022 rebrand.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Goodwill Industries International: Global non-profit operating vocational rehabilitation, contract services, and retail/e-commerce channels (Goodwill stores, donation-based e-commerce). Comparable combination of government contracts, B2B services, and consumer product sales, though at materially larger scale and in a different regulatory environment.
• Caritas Werkstätten Hessen: Caritas operates multiple WfbM and Förderstätten across Hessen, offering vocational training, contract services, and day care. Wider geographic footprint and broader social-services portfolio make Caritas a broad incumbent competitor for both government contracts and enterprise customers.
• Diakonie Hessen: Diakonie Hessen runs Werkstätten, Integrationsbetriebe, and social services across the state, often co-located with member organizations. Competes for the same pool of public funding and B2B inclusion contracts, and shares the dual-subsidized-and-commercial revenue model.
• AWO Hessen Süd: AWO operates sheltered workshops, day facilities, and inclusion services across southern Hessen. Overlapping service portfolio (WfbM, Tagesförderstätten, ambulatory services) and shared reliance on Eingliederungshilfe funding make it a structural comparator.

Regional players

• Evangelische Stiftung Alsterdorf: Hamburg-based non-profit running Werkstätten, Integrationsbetriebe, and inclusive cafés/retail (e.g., alsterarbeit, querbeet). Comparable in scale (~1,000+ Beschäftigte) and breadth of B2B and consumer-facing activities, but serves Northern Germany rather than competing directly with Facettenwerk.
• BHH Behindertenhilfe Hamburg: Non-profit operating sheltered workshops, housing, and employment services for people with disabilities in Hamburg. Closely analogous Werkstatt-plus-Inklusionsbetrieb model; geographic non-overlap makes it a useful regional reference rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Lebenshilfe Wiesbaden: Local Lebenshilfe chapter providing disability services, sheltered workshops, early intervention, and inclusive employment programs in the same Wiesbaden catchment. Directly overlaps with Facettenwerk on Werkstatt, Wohnen, and Beratung services for people with intellectual disabilities.
• SourceAmerica: US non-profit that connects people with disabilities to employment through AbilityOne-style federal contracting, including packaging, manufacturing, and facility services. Highly comparable mission, contract-manufacturing GTM, and skills-development focus to Facettenwerk's Werkstatt-plus-Außenarbeitsplatz model.
• Mainzer Werkstätten: Non-profit Werkstätten für behinderte Menschen in Mainz providing vocational training, sheltered employment, and contract services (assembly, packaging, gastronomy) to a comparable client base in the Rhine-Main region. Operates the same WfbM licensing model and similar revenue mix of subsidies plus B2B contract work.
• Wormser Werkstätten: Rheinhessen-based WfbM offering vocational rehabilitation, workshops, and contract manufacturing/packaging services for people with disabilities. Closely comparable operating model, customer mix, and regulatory status to Facettenwerk.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/facettenwerk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/facettenwerk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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