Die Möglichmacher

What Die Möglichmacher does

Die Möglichmacher (Facility Management - Die Möglichmacher c/o GEFMA e.V.) is a German industry initiative and non-profit association founded in 2008 and hosted by GEFMA, the German Facility Management Association. It is collectively owned by nine founding member companies — Apleona, CWS, Dr. Sasse, Dussmann, Engie, Geiger Facility Management, Sodexo, Vebego, and WISAG — which together represent a significant share of Germany's external facility management providers. The entity employs 10,000+ staff through its member network and operates from Bonn.

The initiative does not sell products or generate commercial revenue; instead it functions as a coordinated marketing and talent-attraction platform for the German facility management industry. Its activities include website content, LinkedIn presence, video case studies (Fraport, Elbphilharmonie, DFS, Siemens), podcasts, and a media partnership with FAZ.NET ('Inside Facility Management'). It promotes five thematic service pillars: remote monitoring, predictive maintenance, energy management, sustainable cleaning, and sustainable catering, as well as FM applicability across eleven verticals including office real estate, manufacturing, retail, data centers, healthcare, pharma, food/beverage, logistics, and transportation.

The go-to-market is community-led, with messaging targeted at two audiences: enterprise buyers evaluating FM outsourcing and prospective employees considering FM careers. The initiative is governed by a Vorstand (board) chaired by Dussmann's representative, with deputy chairs from Fraport AG and RGM Facility Management, alongside board members from Apleona, STRABAG PFS, and two German universities. The operational leadership consists of a Geschäftsführer (Jürgen Schneider) and deputy (Annelie Casper). The supporting source explicitly characterizes the entity as an industry initiative with no external investment, private equity, or venture capital involvement.

Name

Die Möglichmacher

Legal name

Facility Management - Die Möglichmacher c/o GEFMA German Facility Management Association Deutscher Verband für Facility Management e.V.

Website

https://fm-die-moeglichmacher.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

10,001+ employees

Short description

Die Möglichmacher is a German non-profit industry initiative founded in 2008, hosted by GEFMA and owned by nine leading FM providers (Apleona, CWS, Dr. Sasse, Dussmann, Engie, Geiger FM, Sodexo, Vebego, WISAG) to promote facility management careers and industry awareness across German-speaking markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bonn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Industry Advocacy and Promotion: Die Möglichmacher is an industry initiative, not a revenue-generating entity. It promotes the Facility Management industry in Germany and supports recruitment, awareness, and industry standards.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Die Möglichmacher is a German industry initiative founded in 2008 and hosted by GEFMA (German Facility Management Association) that promotes the Facility Management industry in Germany. It represents 9 leading FM providers (Apleona, CWS, Dr. Sasse, Dussmann, Engie, Geiger FM, Sodexo, Vebego, and WISAG) and showcases FM capabilities including remote monitoring, predictive maintenance, energy management, sustainable cleaning, and sustainable catering. The initiative is focused on industry advocacy, career awareness, and thought leadership rather than direct commercial delivery.

Product overview

Die Möglichmacher is an industry initiative representing 9 leading German Facility Management companies. Rather than a single product, it promotes a portfolio of integrated facility management services including Remote Monitoring, Predictive Maintenance, Energy Management, Sustainable Cleaning, and Sustainable Catering. The organization supports diverse industries such as office real estate, production facilities, shopping centers, data centers, healthcare, residential housing, pharmaceuticals, food, logistics, and transportation. The member companies (Apleona, CWS, Dr. Sasse, Dussmann, Engie, Geiger Facility Management, Sodexo, Vebego, and WISAG) provide comprehensive technical and infrastructural services for buildings and facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Remote Monitoring Smart building connectivity and IoT sensor network services that enable remote monitoring and oversight of building systems, allowing facilities to be managed from off-site. Promoted as a future-shaping FM theme for enterprise and public-sector building owners.
• Predictive Maintenance
• Energy Management
• Nachhaltige Reinigung (Sustainable Cleaning)
• Nachhaltiges Catering (Sustainable Catering)

Quantifiable outcome

• 10% of all German employees work in Facility Management
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• GEFMA (German Facility Management Association)coreOthersDie Möglichmacher is hosted by GEFMA, the German Facility Management Association. GEFMA is the industry body that represents FM providers and sets standards including GEFMA 160 for sustainable FM. The initiative operates under GEFMA e.V. based in Bonn.
• FAZ.NETflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner'Inside Facility Management' is a media collaboration between Die Möglichmacher and FAZ.NET, featuring executive interviews and articles about FM best practices in leading German organizations.
• ApleonacoreOthersFounding member of Die Möglichmacher initiative. One of Germany's largest FM providers, specializing in technical and infrastructural facility services for various industries.
• CWScoreOthersFounding member of Die Möglichmacher initiative. CWS provides workplace and hygiene solutions including cleaning, safety mats, and workwear services.
• Dr. SassecoreOthersFounding member of Die Möglichmacher initiative. Dr. Sasse specializes in cleaning services, security services, and property services.
• DussmanncoreOthersFounding member of Die Möglichmacher initiative. Dussmann Group is a diversified FM provider offering technical, infrastructural and business process services.
• EngiecoreOthersFounding member of Die Möglichmacher initiative. Engie provides technical FM, energy solutions, and building management services in Germany.
• Geiger Facility ManagementcoreOthersFounding member of Die Möglichmacher initiative. Geiger FM provides comprehensive facility management services including technical building management.
• SodexocoreOthersFounding member of Die Möglichmacher initiative. Sodexo provides catering, cleaning, and technical FM services in Germany.
• VebegocoreOthersFounding member of Die Möglichmacher initiative. Vebego provides facility services including cleaning, building technology, and support services.
• WISAGcoreOthersFounding member of Die Möglichmacher initiative. WISAG Facility Service Holding SE is one of Germany's leading facility service providers with +33,000 employees, offering technical and infrastructural services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• CoreNet Global: Global association for corporate real estate (CRE) professionals with significant overlap into FM strategy, workplace, and occupancy. Comparable in promoting best-practice adoption among large occupiers, but anchored in CRE rather than operational FM delivery.
• DGNB (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen): German Sustainable Building Council that certifies sustainable construction and operation, including the DGNB certification cited among Die Möglichmacher's accolades. Comparable as a German sustainability standards body adjacent to FM operations, with potential partnership or overlap on ESG-focused building management.

Broad incumbents

• Compass Group: Global contract food services and workplace solutions company, including significant facility management and workplace offerings in Germany. Comparable as a multinational incumbent whose German operations overlap with member companies like Sodexo on catering and integrated FM delivery.
• RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors): Global professional body that includes facility and asset management within its chartered surveyor credentials. Comparable as a standards-setter and industry authority, but with a much broader built-environment remit than the FM-only focus of Die Möglichmacher.
• ISS A/S: One of the world's largest facility services companies, headquartered in Denmark with major operations across Europe including Germany. Comparable as a large-scale integrated FM provider delivering many of the same service categories (cleaning, technical FM, workplace), serving as a benchmark for what Die Möglichmacher's members compete against internationally.

Direct peers

• IFMA (International Facility Management Association): Global facility management industry association that promotes FM as a profession and management discipline. Highly comparable to Die Möglichmacher as a membership-driven body advancing industry awareness, education, and standards, but operating at international rather than German-national scale.
• FMA Australia (Facility Management Association): Australia's peak body for the FM profession, promoting industry standards, certification, and thought leadership. Comparable as a national FM association with a similar industry-promotion and professionalization mandate, but serving the Asia-Pacific market.
• IWFM (Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management): The UK's leading workplace and facilities management professional body. Comparable as a national-level FM association focused on professionalizing the discipline, setting standards, and educating the market, paralleling Die Möglichmacher's remit in Germany.
• EuroFM: European facility management network that connects national FM associations and advances FM research and practice across Europe. Comparable to Die Möglichmacher as a pan-regional FM body, though broader in geography and more research-oriented in delivery.

Regional players

• GEFMA (German Facility Management Association): The host organization of Die Möglichmacher and Germany's standards-setting body for FM. Comparable as the institutional backbone that defines GEFMA 160 and other certifications, but it is Die Möglichmacher's parent rather than a competitor, providing governance rather than direct marketing.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/facility-management---die-m%C3%B6glichmacher-c-o-gefma-e.v./posts/?feedView=all
• Facebookfacebook.com/diemoeglichmacher

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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