ISTA 49 - entreprise adaptée

What ISTA 49 - entreprise adaptée does

ISTA 49 - Entreprise Adaptée is a French non-profit association (loi 1901, SIRET 378160246 00021) founded in 1986 that operates two sheltered production sites in the Maine-et-Loire department: Les Banchais at Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou (near Angers) and Les Guéderies at Neuillé (near Saumur). The organization recruits workers recognized as disabled workers (RQTH) and deploys them across eleven industrial and service trades: assembly, packaging, metalworking and welding, industrial sewing, leatherwork, emery finishing/polishing, wiring and cabling, green spaces, office/tertiary services, and external on-site services. Customer-facing differentiation rests on combining social mission (sustainable employment for disabled workers) with industrial-quality subcontracting, including a sub-brand called Anjou Ateliers launched in January 2024 that markets up-cycled textile, leather goods, and furniture.

The business generates revenue predominantly through B2B industrial subcontracting and on-site service contracts — pricing is quote-based with no public pricing. Its primary go-to-market is enterprise field sales into regional industrial and tertiary buyers in Maine-et-Loire (Pays de la Loire), and clients named on the public record include Valeo, LDC, Warner Electric, Bucher Vaslin, Galva Metal, Cegelec, SPIE, and Vilmorin, alongside municipal work for the Commune de Lys Haut Layon. The Entreprise Adaptée regulatory status allows ISTA 49 to offer client companies subcontracting purchases that count toward their OETH (Obligation d'Emploi des Travailleurs en situation de Handicap) quota, which structurally anchors demand. Secondary channels include the Anjou Ateliers consumer site and a recruitment engine coordinated with France Travail, Cap emploi, and Missions Locales.

Distribution is dual: direct contracts for industrial subcontracting delivered at ISTA 49's workshops, and external on-site service provision delivered at client locations. Operating data quality is constrained by the non-profit legal form (no public revenue disclosure; operator headcount not explicitly stated); however, indirect signals — a December 2025 hiring plan to add approximately 50 disabled-worker positions over three years under new director Stéphane DUTÉ, 24 workers transitioning to mainstream employment over the past four years, and a 95/100 Professional Equality Index score in 2025 — suggest a stable regional enterprise with ongoing capacity expansion.

Name

ISTA 49 - entreprise adaptée

Legal name

ISTA - Entreprise Adaptée

Website

https://ista49.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ISTA 49 is a French non-profit Entreprise Adaptée (founded 1986) that employs disabled workers across eleven industrial and service trades at two Maine-et-Loire sites, providing B2B subcontracting — assembly, packaging, metalworking, sewing, cabling, green spaces — to regional enterprises including Valeo, Cegelec and SPIE, plus the Anjou Ateliers eco-responsible consumer sub-brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adapted Industrial Subcontracting and Sheltered Workshop Services

NAICS

Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (31599), Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (except Contractors) (31525)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Contract / Private Label Cut & Sew Manufacturing (OEM/ODM) (IMAOAEAM)

Keywords

• Industrial subcontracting services
• Adapted enterprise sheltered workshop
• Disability employment services
• Green spaces landscaping services
• Eco-responsible leather goods

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Subcontracting Services: ISTA 49 generates revenue through providing industrial subcontracting services to companies, employing workers with disabilities who perform tasks such as assembly, packaging, metalworking, welding, cabling, and industrial sewing.
2. Service Provisions: The company provides various services including green spaces maintenance, exterior services, and office/tertiary services to clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ISTA 49 (Association loi 1901 operating as an Entreprise Adaptée) provides industrial subcontracting and external services to companies in Maine-et-Loire using qualified disabled operators. Its core offering covers 11 trades: assembly, packaging, metalworking/welding, office/tertiary services, industrial sewing, leatherwork, emery/polishing, wiring/cabling, green spaces, and on-site external services, helping client firms meet their OETH disability employment obligations. It also markets the Anjou Ateliers eco-responsible brand of up-cycled textile, leather goods, and furniture, and manufactures partner products such as Équilève horse lifts.

Product overview

ISTA 49 is an Entreprise Adaptée (sheltered workshop) operating 11 distinct industrial and service trades across two locations in Maine-et-Loire, France. The company provides a portfolio of services including assembly, packaging, metalworking/welding, industrial sewing, leather work, emery finishing/polishing, wiring/cabling, green spaces/landscaping, and external on-site services. It also operates Anjou Ateliers, an ecoresponsable sub-brand focused on up-cycled textile, leather goods, and furniture. The company primarily serves as a subcontracting partner for businesses needing quality industrial production while fulfilling legal disability employment obligations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Anjou Ateliers: Eco-responsible brand specializing in textile, leather goods (petite maroquinerie), sandals (leather and strap), slippers, and furniture (interior and exterior decoration). Products are designed, created, and manufactured in workshops in Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou and Saumur, using up-cycling approaches.

Products and services

• Industrial Subcontracting Services Industrial subcontracting across seven trades — assembly, packaging, metalworking/welding (coupe, pliage, perçage, soudure), industrial sewing (flat stitcher, overlocker, accessories), leatherworking (cutting, assembly, finishing), emery finishing/polishing of metal parts, and wiring/cabling (structure assembly, crimping, soldering) — performed by qualified adapted workers for industrial client firms in Maine-et-Loire.
• Green Spaces & Landscaping Services Green spaces and landscaping services including lawn mowing, weeding, brush clearing, hedge trimming, tree pruning, and leaf collection, provided on client sites (e.g., municipal cemeteries) by adapted teams.
• External On-site Services (Prestations Extérieures) External on-site services provided directly at client locations, including market gardening, horticulture, and nursery operations, delivered by adapted workers.
• Office & Tertiary Services (Bureautique - Service Tertiaire) Office and administrative support tasks performed by employees with disabilities, offered to client firms as outsourced tertiary work.
• Anjou Ateliers Eco-responsible sub-brand of ISTA 49 specialising in up-cycled textile, leather goods (petite maroquinerie), leather and strap sandals, slippers, and interior/exterior furniture, designed and manufactured in workshops in Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou and Saumur.
• Reusable Fabric Hand Towels Reusable fabric hand towels offered as an ecological alternative to disposable paper hand towels, manufactured in-house by employees with disabilities and launched as a new ISTA 49 service.
• Équilève Horse Lifts Horse lifts designed to enable riders with disabilities to mount horses for equestrian activities, manufactured by ISTA 49 in partnership with the Équilève brand; eight units delivered to the Comité Régional d'Équitation d'Ile de France.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95/100 on professional equality index in 2025
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 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

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Tchao TchaocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 February 2023ISTA 49 has developed a partnership with Tchao Tchao, an Angers-based company offering vehicle fitting kits for living in cars and vans. ISTA 49 manufactures certain elements of these fitting kits, including foldable wood furniture and drawers. This collaboration allows ISTA workers to develop skills in wood working, assembly, and packaging while supporting local innovative businesses.
• ÉquilèvecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2021ISTA 49 is in partnership with Équilève brand and manufactures Équilèves (horseback riding lifts) in its workshops. These lifting devices help people with disabilities access horseback riding. Eight Équilèves were delivered to the Comité Régional d'Équitation d'Ile de France, demonstrating ISTA's capability to produce specialized equipment contributing to inclusion of people with disabilities in sports activities.
• France TravailcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISTA 49 aims to strengthen collaboration with France Travail (employment agency) as part of its network of employment actors to support professional inclusion of people with disabilities.
• Cap emploicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISTA 49 aims to strengthen collaboration with Cap emploi, the specialized employment service for people with disabilities, to support professional integration.
• Missions LocalescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISTA 49 aims to strengthen collaboration with Missions Locales, youth employment services, as part of its network partnerships for employment integration.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LADAPT: National association operating Entreprises Adaptées and vocational integration programs across France, comparable as a peer sheltered-employment organization serving enterprise clients.
• APF France Handicap: Major French disability association operating Entreprises Adaptées that deliver industrial and service subcontracting, comparable to ISTA 49 as a national sheltered-employment peer.
• Groupe ARES: Social enterprise group running adapted enterprises and integration programs providing industrial services in France, comparable as a peer social-purpose subcontractor.
• ANRH: Association Nationale pour la Réadaptation et l'Habilitation, operating adapted enterprises offering industrial subcontracting services to French companies, directly comparable in mission and operating model.
• Vitamine T: French network of Entreprises Adaptées providing industrial subcontracting and services employing disabled workers, directly comparable to ISTA 49's sheltered-workshop, multi-trade model.

Broad incumbents

• FAGERH: Federation of French adapted enterprises and vocational rehabilitation organizations; an umbrella incumbent in the same sheltered-employment space as ISTA 49.
• SPIE France: Large industrial services group operating in electrical, mechanical, and energy services across France. ISTA is already a subcontracting vendor to SPIE, positioning SPIE as both a customer and broad-incumbent comparable in industrial subcontracting.
• SNEF: Major French multi-technical industrial services group whose electrical and metalwork activities overlap with ISTA's metalworking, cabling, and assembly trade portfolio.

Others

• Manpower France: Major employment services firm operating in France. Comparable as an adjacent staffing provider competing for the same enterprise talent-management budgets as ISTA's sheltered-employment services.
• Adecco France: Large generalist employment services firm in France. Comparable as an adjacent provider of labor and workforce integration services, though not a sheltered-workshop specialist.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ista49

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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