Facos vzw

What Facos vzw does

Facos vzw is a Belgian non-profit association (vereniging zonder winstoogmerk) founded in 2019 to deliver integrated facility services to institutional clients in the Brussels-Capital Region. The organization was established by three institutional founding members — UZ Brussel (University Hospital Brussels), VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), and EHB (Erasmushogeschool Brussel) — and its clients sit on the association's governing board, embedding the customer relationship inside the corporate governance structure. Facos offers three integrated service lines: professional cleaning (schoonmaak), environmentally conscious recycling and waste collection (recyclage), and institutional dishwashing (vaatwas), with an explicit stated trajectory toward becoming an "integral" facility provider.

The operating model is on-site service delivery rather than technology platform: Facos staff are embedded at client locations (UZ Brussel hospital and VUB Etterbeek campus) as part of the local team. The company's revenue mechanics resemble a professional services / staffing model — recurring contracts for outsourced cleaning, waste handling, and dishwashing — though no contract values are publicly disclosed. Pricing data points (€13.69/hour for student cleaners) suggest pricing is hourly labor-based with flexible scheduling. There is no disclosed proprietary technology, software product, or AI component; the company's IP is essentially its cooperative governance model, integrated service offering, and reputational positioning around hospitality, attention to detail, and reinvestment in employees rather than profit distribution.

The go-to-market is relationship-based enterprise field sales: Facos does not run broad-based sales outreach and instead relies on direct institutional relationships, the multilingual website (facos.be, Dutch/French), and a dedicated recruitment page ("Werken bij Facos"). Headcount stands at approximately 11 employees, and the company is actively recruiting, with management self-describing growth as "enormously fast." Within its niche, the company competes against both large commercial facility management operators and other cooperatives, but its distinguishing structural feature is the client-as-member governance model, which aligns incentives with institutional anchors in healthcare and higher education.

Name

Facos vzw

Legal name

Facos vzw

Website

https://facos.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Facos vzw is a Belgian non-profit founded in 2019 by UZ Brussel, VUB, and EHB to deliver integrated cleaning, recycling, and dishwashing services on-site at Brussels healthcare and university clients, with clients represented in its governance structure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Facility Management Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (56211), Waste Collection (5621), Facilities Support Services (561210)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Institutional MSW Collection (BPALAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Municipal Solid Waste Collection (Residential/Commercial) (IMAIAFAA), Foodservice & Hospitality Waste Services (Non-hazardous, Back-of-house) (EUAIAGAE)

Keywords

• Facility management services
• Professional cleaning services
• Waste recycling services
• Institutional dishwashing services
• Integrated facility services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Facility Management Services: Facos generates revenue through providing integrated facility services including professional cleaning, recycling/waste management, and dishwashing operations. Services are delivered by trained staff at client locations (hospitals, universities). The non-profit structure (vzw) suggests revenue is reinvested into operations and social mission rather than distributed as profit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Facos vzw is a Belgian non-profit facility services provider offering integrated facility management including professional cleaning (Schoonmaak), waste collection and environmentally conscious recycling (Recyclage), and dishwashing services (Vaatwas) for institutional clients. The organization delivers these services on-site at healthcare and educational facilities in the Brussels region with trained, professional staff focused on hospitality and total customer experience.

Product overview

Facos vzw is a non-profit integrated facility services provider offering three core services: Schoonmaak (Cleaning), Recyclage (Recycling), and Vaatwas (Dishwashing). These services are designed to work together to deliver a total experience that determines service quality, with attention to environmental factors, pleasant atmosphere, and friendly greetings. The company focuses on hospitality, collaboration with clients, attention to detail, and employing 100% qualified professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Schoonmaak (Cleaning) Professional cleaning services delivered on-site at healthcare and educational facilities, applying appropriate cleaning techniques to provide safe, hygienic, and pleasant environments for patients, visitors, students, and staff.
• Recyclage (Recycling) Waste collection and environmentally conscious recycling service that handles waste produced throughout buildings, collecting and sorting it into appropriate containers for sustainable processing.
• Vaatwas (Dishwashing) Dishwashing services for hospital and institutional restaurants, ensuring patients, visitors, and staff can use dining facilities in a hygienic manner with an optimal experience.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UZ Brussel (Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUZ Brussel (University Hospital Brussels) is one of the founding members and primary clients of Facos. As a client-partner, the hospital's representatives participate in the governance of the vzw association. Facos provides comprehensive on-site facility services including cleaning, recycling, and dishwashing for the hospital.
• VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVUB (Free University of Brussels) is one of the founding members of Facos vzw. The university is both a founding member and client, with Facos providing facility services at the Etterbeek campus.
• EHB (Erauw Hogen Bart - assumed)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEHB (appears in logo as founding member, full name contextually appears to be related to Brussels educational institution). Listed as one of the founding members of Facos vzw.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Atalian Global Services: French facility services group operating across Europe with cleaning, recycling, and multi-service facility management for institutional clients — comparable to Facos's integrated three-service model.
• Sodexo Belgium: French multinational providing integrated facility management, cleaning, and food/dishwashing services; serves Belgian universities and hospitals with bundled service contracts similar to Facos's offering.
• ISS A/S: Global integrated facility services company headquartered in Denmark, offering cleaning, waste management, and food services to hospitals, universities, and offices — direct competition for institutional facility contracts that Facos targets.
• Boma Cleaning & Facility Services: Belgian facility services company specializing in professional cleaning and integrated facility services for offices, healthcare, and public-sector clients in the Benelux market.
• Solvus Facility Services: Belgian integrated facility management provider delivering cleaning, catering, and support services to corporate and institutional clients, comparable in scope and geography to Facos.

Broad incumbents

• Compass Group plc: British multinational contract food and support services company with Belgian operations in healthcare and higher education food service and facilities, overlapping with Facos's dishwashing and facility services at institutional clients.
• Allied Universal (G4S Belgium): Global facility services and security provider with Belgian operations covering cleaning and facility management for institutional accounts, overlapping with Facos's commercial/institutional target base.

Others

• Veolia Environment (Belgium): Global environmental services and waste management company providing institutional waste collection and recycling services in Belgium — comparable for the recycling portion of Facos's service mix.

Regional players

• Seris Group: Belgian facility, cleaning, and security services group with strong presence in Belgian healthcare and public-sector facility contracts, operating in the same Brussels-Belgium market as Facos.

Emerging players

• Renewi (formerly Van Gansewinkel): Benelux-focused waste management and recycling company collecting commercial and institutional waste streams — directly comparable to the recycling arm of Facos's three-service bundle.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/facos-vzw

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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