KiemKracht
KiemKracht VZW is a Belgian non-profit maatwerkbedrijf employing 500+ individuals with labor market barriers across 8 locations in Flanders. It delivers nature and landscape services, circular-economy retail via 6 Kringwinkels, laundry, catering, sewing, clearing, and meeting-room rental.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersHamme, Belgium
- Headcount501–1,000
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingServices
What KiemKracht does
KiemKracht VZW is a Belgian non-profit social enterprise (maatwerkbedrijf) headquartered in Hamme, Belgium, employing 500+ individuals with barriers to the regular labor market. The organization operates an integrated portfolio of environmental and human services across 8 locations in Flanders through six business divisions: nature and landscape services for private individuals, businesses, and governments (delivered via the Intergemeentelijke Natuur- en Landschapsploegen / INL framework in Vlaams-Brabant and Oost-Vlaanderen); a circular-economy retail network of 6 Kringwinkel second-hand shops with free doorstep pickup of reusable goods and textiles; WasGoed professional laundry and ironing operations; a Temse-based sewing atelier; KaffeeSocial catering and hospitality; and meeting-room rental in Hamme and Eeklo. Output metrics reported include 944,485+ kg sold through Kringwinkels, 49 tons of laundry processed, 188,662 trees/bushes planted, and 657 collaborations with municipalities and companies.\n\nThe company's most distinctive proprietary technology is KIWI (KiemKracht Werkinstrument), an internally built application for tracking target-group employee growth, supporting framework staff, and delivering internal communications tailored to lower-skilled employees. Through participation in four major Interreg NWE/VLA-NED innovation consortia (ReDirect, Three C, CASCADE, ReJuice), KiemKracht has developed specialized expertise in biochar production via pyrolysis (oxygen-poor combustion of green waste) and in green residual-stream processing (pressing grass, leek leaves, corn leaves, and flower stems into juices for biogas, bioplastics / PHA, microalgae, and circular fertilizers). The CASCADE project (2023-2026) carries a €4M total budget with €2.4M EU support across seven North-West Europe pilot regions.\n\nRevenue is generated through seven transactional streams - Kringwinkel retail, paid inboedel/clearing services, laundry, nature service contracts with municipalities and enterprises, textile collection and processing fees, meeting-room rental, catering, and sewing - with pricing predominantly quote-based rather than transactional e-commerce. The model is substantially augmented by EU and Flemish government subsidies (Europees Sociaal Fonds; Departement Werk en Sociale Economie; Provincie Vlaams-Brabant), with the Flemish public employment service VDAB providing exclusive referral pipelines for target-group job seekers. Sustainability infrastructure (247 solar panels and 15 electric vehicles) reinforces both operational efficiency and positioning within Flemish circular-economy and biodiversity initiatives.
KiemKracht firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- KiemKracht
- Legal name
- KiemKracht VZW
- Website
- https://kiemkracht.org
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 501–1,000 employees
- Short description
- KiemKracht VZW is a Belgian non-profit maatwerkbedrijf employing 500+ individuals with labor market barriers across 8 locations in Flanders. It delivers nature and landscape services, circular-economy retail via 6 Kringwinkels, laundry, catering, sewing, clearing, and meeting-room rental.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
KiemKracht industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Social Enterprise Environmental Services
- NAICS
- Personal and Laundry Services (812), Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance (8114)
- SIC
- Sanitary Services (4950)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Grounds, Landscaping & Exterior Services (BPABAAAD)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Waste, Recycling & Circularity (On-site Programs) (BPABAAAL)
Keywords
Where KiemKracht is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Hamme
- HQ country
- Belgium
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices13 records
Markets served
KiemKracht business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Kringwinkel (Second-hand retail): Sale of donated reusable goods (furniture, clothing, electronics, household items) in 6 Kringwinkels across Flanders. Revenue from retail sales of second-hand goods to consumers. 944,485+ kg sold.
- Inboedelservice (Clearing/emptying service): Paid service for clearing and emptying homes, apartments, businesses, associations, and holiday homes. Includes administration, labor, travel costs, parking boards, ladder lift if needed, and disposal of non-reusable goods. Price is quoted after a free site visit.
- WasGoed - Washing and ironing services: Professional laundry and ironing services for households, business/work clothing, hospitality linen, and care institution bed linen. Total solutions offered including pickup, labeling, washing, ironing, and stiffening. Pricing provided via price list or quote.
- Nature and landscape services: Ecological green design, installation, and maintenance services for private gardens, company premises, and public spaces. Revenue from service contracts with municipalities (via INL intercommunale structure), companies, and private individuals.
- Textile collection and recycling: Free doorstep pickup of reusable textiles and clothing from households, plus textile container drops at Kringwinkels. Revenue generated from selling sorted textiles and processing fees.
- Meeting room rental: Rental of equipped meeting rooms (small, large, and polyvalent spaces) in Hamme and Eeklo locations. Catering options (coffee/tea, lunch, buffet) also available. Quote-based pricing.
- Catering services: Catering for company events, birthdays, receptions, and garden parties in the Hamme region. Uses bio-degradable materials, seasonal products, and cooking with leftover food from auction to minimize waste. Quote-based via email.
- Sewing atelier: Textile repair and customization services (clothing repair, custom cushions for mobile homes, curtains made to measure) via the sewing atelier in Temse or Kringwinkels.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction based/ take rate | Pay-as-you-go | Inboedelservice (clearing/emptying service) - paid service |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Meeting room rental - quote-based |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Free doorstep pickup of reusable goods and textiles |
| Other | Monthly | Employee salary scale - PC 327.01 (social economy) |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Nature/green services - quote-based |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels7 records
Marketing channels5 records
KiemKracht product offering
Product offeringCore offering
KiemKracht VZW is a Belgian social enterprise (maatwerkbedrijf) that delivers ecological landscape and green maintenance services, second-hand retail through 6 Kringwinkel shops, professional laundry and sewing, catering, meeting room rentals, and household clearing services. All operations are delivered while providing supported employment to people distanced from the regular labor market, and the organization additionally runs circular-economy innovation projects around biochar and green-juice extraction.
Product overview
KiemKracht is a social enterprise (maatwerkbedrijf) offering a diverse portfolio of services organized into four main divisions: Nature/Green Services (groenonderhoud for individuals, businesses, and governments), Circular Economy (Kringwinkel second-hand shops, textile collection, household clearing, sewing atelier), Hospitality & Facilities (KaffeeSocial café, catering, meeting room rental), and Innovation Projects (biochar production, circular economy research including ReJuice, CASCADE, Three C, ReDirect). The organization operates 8 locations across Belgium with approximately 460+ employees, primarily focused on providing work opportunities for people with a distance to the regular labor market.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Quantifiable outcome
- 188,662 trees/bushes planted (bosgoed)
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use KiemKracht
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
KiemKracht technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
KiemKracht partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Intercommunale ILvAcoreILvA is an intercommunale (municipal association) that collaborates with KiemKracht on processing green waste into local raw materials (ecogrondstoffen). Part of the Ecogrondstoffen project aimed at converting green waste from pruning and nature works into circular materials, supported by subsidies.
- EcowerfcoreEcowerf collaborates with KiemKracht on green waste processing and circular economy projects. Partner in the Ecogrondstoffen project, the ReJuice project, and SMART LOOPS/Green Loops initiatives focused on circular applications of green residues.
- Interreg NWE (ReDirect project)coreEuropean Interreg North-West Europe project. KiemKracht learned to produce biochar (biokool) through pyrolysis — oxygen-poor combustion of organic material in a machine. Biochar can be used in agriculture, wastewater treatment, and cosmetics industries.
- Interreg NWE (Three C project)coreThree C project aims to develop and introduce a profitable biochar (biokool) value chain from local residual streams in North-West Europe. KiemKracht is a project partner working on creating and sustaining charcoal value chains for a circular carbon economy.
- Interreg NWE (CASCADE project)coreCASCADE project develops and applies circular carbon management systems in 7 pilot regions across North-West Europe. Goal: convert residual biomass into biochar, contribute to CO2 sequestration, and reduce carbon emissions. KiemKracht is one of seven partners. Total budget €4M, EU support €2.4M. Project 2023-2026.
- Interreg VLA-NED (ReJuice project)coreReJuice aims to establish sustainable and economically viable value chains by processing the liquid fraction from green residual streams. Applications include energy generation, food sector, new materials development, and circular fertilizers. KiemKracht processes grass, leek leaves, corn leaves, flower stems, and vegetable plants into nutritious juices for biogas, bioplastics (PHA), and microalgae.
- Green Deal SportdomeinenminorKiemKracht participates in the Green Deal Sportdomeinen, working with governments and other partners to green and sustainably manage sports facilities. Shares knowledge on the design, maintenance, and use of outdoor sports facilities.
- VDABcoreFlemish public employment service. VDAB refers job seekers with barriers to the labor market to KiemKracht for employment. Key pathway for sourcing target-group employees.
- Wijkcentrum De Kring (Eeklo)minorLocal community center in Eeklo collaborated with KiemKracht and the city of Eeklo to develop the Galgentuin community garden, a space for ecological vegetable growing and community engagement.
Scale indicators11 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
KiemKracht competitors and assessment
Company assessmentRegional players
- Elis: Large European industrial laundry and textile-services provider with Benelux operations (including Belgium). Comparable to KiemKracht's WasGoed laundry service in core activity, but operates commercially at scale rather than as a social enterprise.
Emerging players
- Natuurpunt: Flemish nature conservation NGO managing nature reserves and ecological projects. Overlaps with KiemKracht in nature-management activities but operates through volunteers and member funding rather than as a sheltered workshop / commercial service provider.
- Ecowerf: Flemish intercommunale for household waste processing and circular-economy initiatives. Both a partner (ReJuice, SMART LOOPS) and a partial competitor in green-waste valorization, with overlapping circular-economy ambitions in the same territory.
Broad incumbents
- Goodwill Industries International: Global social enterprise network combining donated-goods retail, workforce development, and environmental services. Conceptually aligned with KiemKracht's model of funding employment programs through retail and service revenue, but operating at significantly larger scale and primarily in North America.
- Vereniging van Hoveniers en Groenvoorzieners (VHG): Flemish professional association representing landscape and green-services contractors. KiemKracht's nature teams and INL operations compete for the same municipal and enterprise green-maintenance contracts that VHG members service commercially.
Direct peers
- Oxfam-Magasins du Monde: Belgian federation running second-hand / fair-trade shops with a social mission and volunteer workforce. Comparable to KiemKracht in combining circular-economy retail with social-economy employment, though more focused on fair-trade import than green/nature services.
- Kringwinkel Vlaanderen: Umbrella network governing the Kringwinkel second-hand shop chain across Flanders. KiemKracht operates six Kringwinkel shops under this banner, making it a direct peer in circular-economy retail and a key system partner.
- WAAK vzw: Belgian maatwerkbedrijf / sheltered workshop based in the Mechelen region offering employment to people with barriers to the labor market across multiple services. Closest structural peer to KiemKracht's maatwerkbedrijf status and multi-vertical operating model.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
KiemKracht social profiles
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KiemKracht leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles10 records
KiemKracht funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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KiemKracht M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about KiemKracht
What does KiemKracht do?
KiemKracht VZW is a Belgian social enterprise (maatwerkbedrijf) that delivers ecological landscape and green maintenance services, second-hand retail through 6 Kringwinkel shops, professional laundry and sewing, catering, meeting room rentals, and household clearing services. All operations are delivered while providing supported employment to people distanced from the regular labor market, and the organization additionally runs circular-economy innovation projects around biochar and green-juice extraction.
Is KiemKracht a public or private company?
KiemKracht is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.
When was KiemKracht founded?
KiemKracht was founded in -1. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.
Where is KiemKracht based?
KiemKracht is headquartered in Hamme, Belgium, in the Europe region.
How does KiemKracht make money?
Eight revenue lines are on record. Kringwinkel (Second-hand retail) is the primary driver. The others are inboedelservice (Clearing/emptying service), wasGoed - Washing and ironing services, nature and landscape services, textile collection and recycling, meeting room rental, catering services and sewing atelier.
Who are KiemKracht's main competitors?
Elis is listed as a regional player. Emerging players are Natuurpunt and Ecowerf. Broad incumbents are Goodwill Industries International and Vereniging van Hoveniers en Groenvoorzieners (VHG). Direct peers are Oxfam-Magasins du Monde, Kringwinkel Vlaanderen and WAAK vzw.
Does KiemKracht have an API?
No public API is recorded for KiemKracht.
What industry is KiemKracht in?
KiemKracht's product category is Social Enterprise Environmental Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPABAAAD, Grounds, Landscaping & Exterior Services, with a secondary code of BPABAAAL, Waste, Recycling & Circularity (On-site Programs). Its NAICS code is 812 and its SIC code is 4950.