What Groupe Malécot does

Groupe Malécot is the sheltered-employment division (pôle travail) of Les Papillons Blancs de Lille, a French non-profit association founded in 1954 and recognized as being of public utility, operating under the country's ESAT (sheltered workshop) and EA (adapted enterprise) framework. Founded in 1963 with its first ESAT in Comines, the group today operates across nine sites on the west side of the Lille metropolitan area — seven ESAT sites (Armentières, Comines, Lille, Lille-Fives, Lomme, Loos, Seclin), one adapted enterprise (EA) at Marcq-en-Baroeul, and one social and professional integration service (Sisep) — supporting roughly 1,300 people with intellectual developmental disorders through 225 specialized professionals.

The organization's offering is organized into three connected divisions. Productions include manual and semi-automated packaging, quality control, order preparation, digital printing, textile assembly (50+ sewing machines), and an artisanal line anchored by the multi-award-winning La Léonce d'Armentières beer brand (1,660 hl annual output, served at the Élysée and Senate) and the Les Trésors de Léonce soap and candle line. Services span building cleaning (365,800 m² maintained), green-space maintenance (42.5 hectares, 14 teams, 90+ people), Traiteur Léonce catering (12,000 hours), vehicle cleaning (fleet pricing from 8 vehicles), eco-friendly laundry/pressing (5+ tons linen/year), secondary construction work, and FALC accessibility transcription (50 trained staff, UNAPEI Marque Qualité FALC certified since end-2023). The Insertion division provides vocational training across 14 trades aligned with regional business needs, individual career-pathway support, and enterprise-side inclusion services through an 11-person enterprise relations team.

The business model combines B2B subcontracting revenue (clients cite OETH/Agefiph contribution reduction as a key driver), public-sector procurement, state and regulatory subsidies for supported employment, and direct-to-consumer sales through the Lomme boutique and artisanal distribution channels. With 1,000+ enterprise clients and a customer base that includes Enedis, Worldline, CHU Lille, Banque Populaire du Nord, B'TWIN, Difcom, and Terideal, Groupe Malécot operates as a regional social-economy platform whose competitive position rests on regulatory structure, multi-decade operational know-how, integrated ESAT/EA/Sisep pathways, and certified inclusion methodologies rather than on technology or scale economics.

Name

Groupe Malécot

Legal name

Les Papillons Blancs de Lille

Website

https://groupe-malecot.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Groupe Malécot is the sheltered-employment division of Les Papillons Blancs de Lille, operating 7 ESAT sites, an adapted enterprise, and an integration service across the Lille metropolitan area to provide packaging, cleaning, catering, artisanal production, and inclusion services for people with intellectual disabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sheltered Employment and Disability Inclusion Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Support Activities for Printing (32312)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

Keywords

• Sheltered employment services
• Professional disability inclusion
• Subcontracting packaging services
• Facility maintenance services
• Artisanal food production

Headquarters

HQ city

Lille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Production subcontracting services: Manufacturing and packaging services provided to enterprises as subcontracting. Includes conditionnement, contrôle qualité, préparation de commandes, impression numérique, confection-assemblage, and artisanal production. Revenue generated through service contracts with businesses.
2. Service provision: Facility management services including cleaning, grounds maintenance, vehicle cleaning, catering, pressing/laundry, and second-work construction services. Provided to enterprises, local authorities, and individuals.
3. Artisanal product sales: Sale of artisanal products including La Léonce d'Armentières beer (brewed at Armentières site since 2015), Les Trésors de Léonce soaps and candles. Products sold to enterprises, retailers, and individuals through boutique and distribution networks.
4. Insertion and employment support services: Job placement, training, and professional support services for people with disabilities transitioning to ordinary work environments. Team of 11 experts provides accompaniment, sensitization, and follow-up services to enterprises.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Groupe Malécot operates a network of 7 ESAT sites, 1 EA (adapted enterprise), and 1 Sisep (social-professional integration service) providing sheltered employment to approximately 1,100 adults with intellectual disabilities across the Lille metropolitan area. Its commercial offerings span subcontracting production (packaging, quality control, order preparation, digital printing, sewing-assembly, artisanal production), facility services (cleaning, grounds maintenance, catering, vehicle cleaning, laundry-pressing, secondary construction), and accessibility services (FALC document transcription), all delivered to enterprises, public-sector bodies, and individual consumers.

Product overview

Groupe Malécot is a unified service platform providing sheltered employment and professional integration services for people with intellectual disabilities. The offering consists of three interconnected divisions: (1) Productions — packaging, quality control, order preparation, digital printing, textile assembly, and artisanal craft production including La Léonce beer, Les Trésors de Léonce soaps and candles; (2) Services — building cleaning, green space maintenance, catering (Traiteur Léonce), vehicle cleaning, laundry/pressing, secondary construction work, and FALC accessibility services; and (3) Insertion — vocational training across 14 trades, individual career support, and business partnership facilitation. Operations span ESAT (7 sheltered workshop sites), EA (adapted enterprise), and Sisep (integration service), all unified under the Papillons Blancs de Lille parental association established in 1954.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• La Léonce d'Armentières: Artisanal beer brewed at the Armentières site since 2015. Multiple award winner at agricultural competitions. Available in blonde, ambrée, blanche, triple, and seasonal varieties. Also available in 2025: Butterfly by Léonce line (bitter ale, golden ale, winter ale).
• Les Trésors de Léonce
• Traiteur Léonce

Products and services

• Conditionnement (Packaging) Manual and semi-automated packaging services for businesses, including product assembly, food-grade packaging in clean rooms, quality control, labeling, and film shrinking across industrial and tertiary sectors.
• Contrôle qualité (Quality Control) Quality inspection and testing services that verify products against client specifications, including visual checks, measurements, and compliance sorting, performed by approximately 600 trained workers across 7 ESAT sites.
• Préparation de commandes (Order Preparation) End-to-end logistics services including order receipt, picking, packing, labeling, shipping preparation, returns management, and storage for B2B and B2C operations.
• Impressions numériques & multi-services (Digital Printing & Multi-services) Digital printing services from label to A0 format, document finishing (cutting, assembly, collating, stapling, perforation, binding, lamination), certified archive destruction, and document digitization for businesses and public bodies.
• Confection – Assemblage (Sewing & Assembly) Textile manufacturing and assembly services including household linens, industrial straps, and advertising banners, delivered by 50+ workers across three ESAT workshops.
• La Léonce d'Armentières (artisanal beer range) Artisanal beer brewed at the Armentières ESAT site under the La Léonce d'Armentières trademark, sold to enterprises, retailers, and individuals; range covers multiple varieties and formats.
• Les Trésors de Léonce (artisanal soaps & candles) Artisanal soap (100% natural) and vegetable-soy-wax candle range, sold to individuals and businesses including custom gift boxes adapted to client budgets.
• Butterfly by Léonce (new beer range) New autumn 2025 beer range under the Butterfly by Léonce brand, offering bitter ale, golden ale, and winter ale varieties for enterprise and individual customers.
• Entretien des locaux (Building Cleaning & Maintenance) Professional cleaning and maintenance for office buildings and technical facilities, including daily cleaning, contact-point disinfection, window cleaning, carpet shampooing, and floor stripping.
• Espaces verts (Green Spaces Maintenance) Gardening and landscaping maintenance including mowing, hedge trimming, mulching, brush clearing, leaf collection, and full outdoor-space restoration, delivered by 14 specialist teams for enterprises and individuals.
• Traiteur Léonce (Catering) Catering offering cocktail receptions, breakfasts, gourmet breaks, and full-service event catering with artisanal prepared foods, for corporate events and individual customers.
• Nettoyage de véhicules (Vehicle Cleaning) Vehicle preparation and cleaning services with Standard or Gold interior and exterior packages, plus Fleet offers from 8 vehicles, delivered by a team of 15 people.
• Pressing et repassage (Laundry & Ironing) Professional laundry and ironing services using eco-friendly, solvent-free biodegradable detergents, with pickup and delivery for businesses and individuals; over 5 tons of linen handled annually.
• Travaux de second œuvre (Secondary Construction Work) Interior and exterior finishing work for enterprises including painting, floor and wall coverings (tiles, fiberglass, flexible flooring), partition installation, and interior/exterior floor marking.
• FALC (Facile à lire et à comprendre) Accessibility Service Document accessibility service transcribing written communications into easy-to-read FALC format with 50 trained workers, offering UNAPEI-certified quality for public institutions and businesses.
• Accompagnement des entreprises (Business Inclusion Support) Professional integration support for companies including disability awareness training, workplace accommodation recommendations, ongoing monitoring, evaluation, and job retention assistance.
• Accompagnement de la personne (Individual Career Support) Personalized career pathway support for adults with intellectual disabilities, including skills development, training, and ongoing support from hiring through sustained employment.
• Métiers (Vocational Training across 14 trades) Vocational training across 14 trades aligned with regional business needs, guided by skills forecasting (GPEC) and Recognition of Prior Experience (RAE).

Quantifiable outcome

• 664 ESAT workers completed 1 day in ordinary work settings
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 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

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ARS Hauts-de-FrancecoreOthersRegional health agency partner, one of the institutional supporters of the association and work division.
• AgefiphcoreOthersNational fund for professional integration of disabled workers in private sector. Enterprises can reduce Agefiph contributions through subcontracting with the group.
• FIPHFPcoreOthersFund for professional integration of disabled workers in public sector. Enterprises and public organizations can reduce FIPHFP contributions through partnerships.
• France TravailcoreOthersPublic employment service partner for professional integration of people with disabilities.
• Cap EmploicoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpecialized employment service for disabled workers, partnering for job placement and career support.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• LADAPT: French association managing ESAT, EA and adapted-work programs nationwide for people with disabilities. Directly comparable to Groupe Malécot in mission (sheltered employment and insertion), funding framework (Agefiph/FIPHFP) and service mix (subcontracting, training, supported employment).
• Ares (Association pour la Réinsertion Économique et Sociale): French social enterprise operating adapted-work structures (Permanences d'accueil, de soins et d'orientation — PASS and integration enterprises) for vulnerable populations. Directly comparable inserted-employment and subcontracting economic model with similar funding dependencies on French social-policy frameworks.
• Vitamine T: French social-enterprise group providing sheltered employment, integration pathways and professional training to people far from the labor market. Closely comparable multi-site model combining production/services with insertion outcomes, though focused on broader disadvantaged populations beyond intellectual disability.
• Les Papillons Blancs (other regional associations): Sister associations within the same parental movement that owns Groupe Malécot (Les Papillons Blancs de Lille). Operate analogous ESAT and insertion infrastructures in other French regions, sharing the UNAPEI/FALC certification framework and sheltered-employment business model.
• Envie: Federation of adapted enterprises focused on refurbishing/recycling appliances and equipment by workers in insertion programs. Comparable social-economy structure (EA-type entities) generating commercial revenue via subcontracting and direct sales while serving disability/insertion missions.
• Fondation Pluriel: French foundation running ESAT, EA, MAS and FAM facilities for people with intellectual disabilities. Comparable integrated accommodation/employment model under similar French regulatory and financing frameworks, with diversified revenue across commercial activities and public subsidies.
• ADAPEI de la Somme / ADAPEI national network: Regional ADAPEI associations run parallel ESAT, EA and insertion services in adjacent Hauts-de-France and neighboring departments. Operate the same sheltered-employment service portfolio (packaging, cleaning, catering, sewing) for intellectual-disability workforces under identical regulatory and funding frameworks.

Broad incumbents

• APF France Handicap: National federation running adapted enterprises, sheltered workshops and insertion services across France. Operates a much larger multi-site footprint than Groupe Malécot but pursues the same sheltered-employment business model dependent on OETH/Agefiph mechanisms.

Others

• ANDICAT: National professional federation representing French ESAT and EA structures. Indirect but highly comparable — same regulatory environment, shared funding mechanisms, and provides commercial representation that competes with/advocates for members like Groupe Malécot.

Emerging players

• Cap Emploi: Specialized public-funded employment services (OPS/MDPH-referral pathway) that partner with ESAT/EA networks for job placement. Comparable insertion expertise and outcomes focus, but operates as a referral/placement intermediary rather than a sheltered-workshop operator.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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