Les Ateliers du Sonnenhof

What Les Ateliers du Sonnenhof does

Les Ateliers du Sonnenhof is a non-profit ESAT (Établissement et Services d'Aide par le Travail) and Entreprise Adaptée (EA) operating under the 145-year-old Fondation Protestante Sonnenhof in Northern Alsace, France. Established as a sheltered workshop in 1977 in response to France's 1975 disability inclusion law, the organization delivers 13 service lines across four production sites covering 12,500 m²: industrial assembly and subcontracting (Bischwiller), metalworking and welding (Bischwiller), industrial sewing (Bischwiller), screen/pad printing and professional textile embroidery (Hoerdt), CNC-equipped industrial woodworking (Reichshoffen), packaging and logistics (Bischwiller logistics workshop, established 2022), and horticulture, garden-center retail, and green-space maintenance (Oberhoffen-sur-Moder, Les Jardins du Sonnenhof). Supporting service lines include worker dispatching (détachement), administrative dematerialization/GED, professional inclusion support, and a self-produced goods line (Production propre) carrying the Origine France Garantie label.

The business engages approximately 420 disabled workers across ESAT and EA structures, supported by 17 workshop supervisors, 7+ workshop heads, and an inclusion team including psychologists and coordinators. The company holds ISO 9001 certification (since 2010), ISO 26000 RSE certification (June 2021, level 3/5 from DEKRA), Imprim'vert for printing operations, and the Origine France Garantie label (2025) — making it the only ESAT in France to hold the latter. Long-tenured industrial anchors include Alstom (on-site Reichshoffen workshop since 1999, expanded 2012 and 2019), SEW USOCOME, Schaeffler France, ObjetRama (15+ years), and Hager Group (sustainable-development partnership since 2021).

Revenue is generated primarily through quote-based B2B subcontracting contracts with enterprises seeking to fulfill their OETH (6% disabled-worker employment obligation) requirements alongside their production needs, supplemented by retail sales at Les Jardins du Sonnenhof (56,000 customer transactions in 2024), MAD (mise à disposition) worker placements, and growing own-production sales. Consolidated FY2024 revenue stands at €5.9M across 460+ client partners. Pricing is project-specific and custom with no public tiers; payment terms are net 30 via bank transfer. The organization operates exclusively in the Grand Est region of France with no global footprint.

Name

Les Ateliers du Sonnenhof

Legal name

ESAT EA Daniel Legrand – Fondation Protestante Sonnenhof

Website

https://ateliers-sonnenhof.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1876

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Les Ateliers du Sonnenhof is a non-profit ESAT and adapted enterprise in Northern Alsace operating four production sites, delivering 13 industrial and commercial service lines — including subcontracting, screen/pad printing, woodworking, metalworking, embroidery, logistics, and horticulture — to 460+ enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sheltered Employment and Industrial Subcontracting Services

NAICS

Household and Institutional Furniture Manufacturing (33712), Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (except Contractors) (31525)

SIC

Miscellaneous Furniture & Fixtures (2590), Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300), Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Joinery, Millwork & Casework Installation (Cabinetry, Built-Ins) (IMAFANAJ)

Keywords

• Sheltered workshop services
• Industrial subcontracting
• Disability employment services
• Screen printing services
• Horticultural retail services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bischwiller

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Subcontracting Services: Manufacturing subcontracting services including assembly, mechanical packaging, metalworking, welding, and woodworking. Revenue generated through direct contracts with industrial partners requiring specialized production capabilities.
2. Marking and Printing Services: Screen printing, pad printing, and embroidery services on various substrates (textiles, products) for industrial and commercial clients.
3. Horticultural Retail: Garden center retail sales through Les Jardins du Sonnenhof location, selling plants, gardening supplies, and horticultural products directly to consumers and professionals.
4. Logistics and Administrative Services: Document management, logistics, stock management, and administrative processing services for client companies.
5. Worker Dispatching (Détachement): Dispatching of disabled workers to partner companies for temporary assignments, providing inclusion services while generating service fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Les Ateliers du Sonnenhof is a sheltered workshop (ESAT) and adapted enterprise (EA) that delivers industrial and tertiary subcontracting services through a workforce of 420 disabled workers across four production sites in Northern Alsace. Its core offering spans assembly, industrial sewing, metalworking, welding, woodworking (with CNC machinery), screen printing, pad printing, professional textile embroidery, packaging, logistics, administrative dematerialization, horticultural retail through Les Jardins du Sonnenhof, green space maintenance, and worker dispatching (mise à disposition) placements with partner enterprises. The organization also produces and sells its own branded line of eco-responsible products (composters, sorting bags, ergonomic furniture) under the Origine France Garantie label.

Product overview

Les Ateliers du Sonnenhof operates as a unified service platform combining an ESAT (Établissement et Services d'Aide par le Travail) and an Entreprise Adaptée (EA), providing industrial and tertiary subcontracting services alongside horticultural and retail operations. The organization delivers 13 distinct service lines across four production sites: Bischwiller (metalworking, welding, sewing, carpentry, packaging, inclusion), Hoerdt (screen printing, pad printing, embroidery), Reichshoffen (woodworking, carpentry, CNC machining), and Oberhoffen-sur-Moder (Les Jardins du Sonnenhof — gardening, horticulture, green space maintenance). Services span industrial subcontracting (assembly, metalworking, sewing), personalization/marking (screen printing, pad printing, embroidery), logistics and packaging, administrative support and dematerialization, and green space/horticulture. The portfolio also includes a 'Production propre' product line of self-manufactured goods — ecoresponsible composters, sorting bags, and ergonomic furniture — which carry the Origine France Garantie label. An inclusion support service (Accompagnement à l'inclusion) and worker dispatching (Détachement) tie the offering together, enabling transitions from sheltered to ordinary employment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Assembly and Mounting Services
• Industrial Sewing Services
• Screen Printing and Pad Printing Services
• Packaging and Logistics Services
• Garden Center and Horticulture Services
• Metalworking and Welding Services
• Industrial and Artisanal Woodworking Services
• Professional Textile Embroidery Services
• Worker Dispatching (Mise à Disposition) Service
• Professional Inclusion Support Service
• Self-Produced Goods (Production Propre)
• Green Space Maintenance Services
• Administrative Services and Dematerialization

Quantifiable outcome

• 5.9 M€ consolidated revenue in 2024
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Corteva DrusenheimcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 November 2025DuoDay 2025 partner hosting disabled workers Florian and Mustafa from mechanical workshop for industrial production immersion. Hosted Jonathan (production manager) and Marc (logistics manager) for workplace discovery.
• Soprofen MertzwillerminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 November 2025DuoDay 2025 partner hosting disabled workers Julien and Mickaël for production operator and order picker immersion.
• RoquettecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 November 2025DuoDay 2025 partner hosting disabled workers Cindy, Sinan, and David for industrial immersion in life sciences manufacturing environment.
• PUMA RoppenheimminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 November 2025DuoDay 2025 partner hosting disabled worker for retail point-of-sale experience discovery.
• Crédit MutuelcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 November 2025Reversed DuoDay partner where Crédit Mutuel team visited Bischwiller workshops. Also hosted Aurélia for banking environment discovery. Crédit Mutuel Assurances team also visited Bischwiller site.
• ACTION SchweighouseminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 November 2025DuoDay 2025 partner hosting disabled worker David for retail environment discovery.
• Dutscher (Bernolsheim)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 November 2025DuoDay 2025 partner hosting disabled worker Nicolas for professional immersion.
• FM LogistiqueminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 November 2025DuoDay 2025 partner hosting disabled worker Frédéric for logistics environment discovery.
• France TravailcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Employment service partnership for reversed DuoDay events. Approximately 10 job seekers with disabilities visited Jardins du Sonnenhof garden center in November 2025 to discover professions and pathways.
• Sidel ReichstettminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 December 2023Employee solidarity day partnership where 10 voluntary Sidel employees spent two days in voluntary work at Sonnenhof workshops in December 2023.
• Hager GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Sustainable development partnership since 2021 combining eco-responsibility and solidarity. Jardins du Sonnenhof collaborates with Hager Group on sustainable horticulture and environmental projects in alignment with both organizations' ESG commitments.
• Groupe FHB (Strasbourg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAD (mise à disposition) partnership placing disabled worker Delphine Maltese in administrative and financial services since 2021. Worker progressed to handle HR documents, contracts, DPAE filings, invoice verification, and additional responsibilities including support for Brasserie Le Météor.
• AlstomcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorical partnership established 1999 following De Dietrich acquisition by Alstom. Created workshop at Reichshoffen industrial site (10 workers initially). Partnership expanded in 2012 with subcontracting for MI train pre-equipment including hydraulic systems, braking, and REGIOLIS electrical assembly. Continued in 2019 with MI84 train refurbishment.
• Café Joyeux StrasbourgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInclusive employment partnership supporting disabled worker Alexandre Dick's transition from ESAT horticulture to CDI position at Café Joyeux (42 Grand'Rue Strasbourg) in November 2024. Sonnenhof inclusion team facilitated recruitment, with Alexandre maintaining 14 hours/month at ESAT for continued medico-social support.
• AgrotonomeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovative startup partnership combining innovation, commitment, and citizenship. Project developing new agricultural technologies in collaboration with Sonnenhof horticulture expertise.
• Autisme AlsaceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDisability association partnership where Sonnenhof Hoerdt workshop provided custom t-shirt and jacket marking for Autisme Alsace runners participating in SaintéLyon 80km trail event. Association president Marie-Jo Blanck serves on Sonnenhof Foundation board.
• AZAE HaguenauminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDuoDay 2025 partner hosting disabled workers Célia and Seher for service industry discovery.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ANRH: Association Nationale pour la Réadaptation et l'Hébergement, operating a national network of ESAT/EA facilities with industrial subcontracting activities. Comparable in mission, regulatory framework, and sheltered-work model, though smaller in geographic and service breadth than Sonnenhof's four-site operation.
• APF France Handicap: Major French disability association operating APF Entreprises, a network of adapted enterprises providing industrial subcontracting, services, and inclusion support. Comparable in operating model (EA/ESAT), target customer base (OETH-driven enterprises), and service diversification across industrial activities.
• LADAPT: National French network operating ESAT and adapted enterprises (EA) providing sheltered work and inclusion pathways for disabled individuals across multiple regions. Directly comparable as a multi-site ESAT/EA operator offering industrial subcontracting and services, with similar regulatory exposure to OETH.
• Les Ateliers du Bocage: ESAT operated by Groupe SOS Solidarités offering a diversified multi-activity subcontracting platform including industrial assembly, packaging, and wood products. Highly comparable as a sheltered workshop combining industrial subcontracting with own-brand production lines and similar OETH-driven B2B customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Fondation des Apprentis d'Auteuil: Large French foundation operating a broad portfolio of social services including adapted work programs for vulnerable youth and disabled individuals. Comparable as a heritage non-profit delivering sheltered employment, though its broader scope extends well beyond industrial subcontracting.
• Emmaüs France: National federation of Emmaüs social enterprises operating activities ranging from second-hand retail to insertion-by-economic-activity (IAE) programs. Comparable as an incumbent social enterprise network with inclusion-driven employment models, though commercial orientation is broader than Sonnenhof's industrial focus.
• Groupe SOS Solidarités: Large French social enterprise group operating across healthcare, social inclusion and sheltered work, including Les Ateliers du Bocage. Comparable as an incumbent operating ESAT/EA services at scale, with broader portfolio across inclusion, asylum, and elderly care segments.

Regional players

• ADAPEI 67: Departmental federation (Bas-Rhin) of parents and friends of people with intellectual disabilities, operating multiple ESAT and inclusion services across Alsace. Comparable as a regional ESAT operator serving the same Alsatian market, with similar customer base of OETH-driven enterprises but broader disability scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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