Les Ateliers de la Mabilais

What Les Ateliers de la Mabilais does

Les Ateliers de la Mabilais is a French ESAT (établissement et service d'accompagnement par le travail), a medico-social organization established in 1980 in Noyal-sur-Vilaine, near Rennes in Ille-et-Vilaine. Its core activity is custom wood fitting delivered in three formats: interior fittings (wardrobes, desks, libraries, kitchens, retail fixtures), exterior structures (garden sheds, terraces, pergolas, carports, bus shelters, picnic tables, smoker shelters), and utility vehicle fittings (custom shelving, plywood flooring, workbenches, drawers, lashing rails). Production is bespoke, with no standard catalog. Beyond carpentry, the organization runs industrial packaging and conditioning services (sachet and carton packing, labeling, film wrapping, routing, counting, folding, weighing, sub-assembly), electrical wiring of control panels and mechanical assembly (bolting, riveting) on a subcontracting basis, and a retail ironing service for individual consumers.

The organization operates from a 9,000 m² facility staffed by 160 trained professionals, all employed under its ESAT social mission of professional and social integration of people with disabilities. The go-to-market is direct: customers contact the workshop by phone (02 99 00 64 91) or via a website contact form to request quotes, with on-site visits for ironing drop-off and pick-up and on-site installation for larger projects. The customer base is dual-segment, with businesses (B2B) as the primary segment for custom wood fitting, industrial packaging, and subcontracting, and individuals (B2C) for home furniture, outdoor structures, and ironing. Pricing is publicly disclosed only for ironing (€6.15/kg, €2.55 per shirt or fragile linen, €4.20 per sheet or fitted sheet, €5.20 per duvet cover, with a loyalty discount); all other work is quoted per project.

The entity is independently operated, with no parent company, no disclosed external investors, no funding rounds, no acquisitions, and no partnerships in the available data. It has received the Oscar de l'Innovation Sociale for its social employment model. There are no digital platforms, APIs, or AI-enabled components; the offering is fundamentally manual artisanal and industrial service work, with the human-labor ESAT model as both an operational basis and a competitive differentiator.

Name

Les Ateliers de la Mabilais

Legal name

LES ATELIERS DE LA MABILAIS

Website

https://lamabilais.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Les Ateliers de la Mabilais is a French ESAT near Rennes providing custom wood fitting, industrial packaging, electrical wiring and mechanical assembly, and consumer ironing services to local businesses and individuals under a social mission of integrating people with disabilities into work.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Woodworking and Industrial Subcontracting Services

NAICS

Custom Architectural Woodwork and Millwork Manufacturing (337212), Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing (33721)

SIC

Partitions, Shelvg, Lockers, & Office & Store Fixtures (2540), Miscellaneous Furniture & Fixtures (2590)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Outdoor Mounting & Assembly (patio furniture, pergolas, sheds kits) (HSAGAHAI)

Keywords

• Custom wood fitting
• Industrial packaging services
• Vehicle interior fitting
• Electrical wiring assembly
• Wooden pallet manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Noyal-sur-Vilaine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wood Agencement Services: Custom wood furniture and fittings for interior (bureaus, closets, libraries), exterior (garden sheds, pergolas, terraces, carports), and vehicles. Revenue from manufacturing and installation services.
2. Industrial Packaging Services: Conditioning, labeling, and packaging services for businesses including sachets, cartons, wrapping, and assembly.
3. Ironing Service: Ironing services for individuals - pricing per item or weight. Revenue from direct consumer transactions.
4. Pallet and Crate Manufacturing: Custom wood pallets and handling crates for transport and logistics, compliant with export standards (NIMP 15).
5. Electrical Wiring and Mechanical Assembly: Subcontracting services for electrical wiring of control panels and mechanical assembly for businesses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Les Ateliers de la Mabilais is a French ESAT (medico-social work integration establishment) that designs, manufactures, and installs custom wood fittings for interior (wardrobes, desks, libraries, kitchens, store fixtures), exterior (garden sheds, terraces, pergolas, carports, bus shelters, picnic tables), and utility vehicles (shelving, plywood flooring, workbenches, lashing rails). The company also provides industrial subcontracting services including custom pallet and crate manufacturing compliant with ISPM 15 export standards, industrial packaging and conditioning, electrical control panel wiring and mechanical assembly, and a consumer ironing service.

Product overview

Les Ateliers de la Mabilais is a traditional woodworking and services company operating as an ESAT (Establishment and Service for Work Support) near Rennes, France. The company offers a portfolio of wood-based products and industrial services: Agencements extérieurs (outdoor fittings including garden sheds, terraces, pergolas, carports), Agencements intérieurs (interior furniture such as wardrobes, desks, libraries), Agencements de véhicules (vehicle interior fittings), Palettes et caisses (pallets and crates), Conditionnement (industrial packaging), Câblage et montage (electrical wiring and mechanical assembly), and Repassage (ironing service for individuals). The company operates from a 9,000 m2 facility with 160 professionals and has over 40 years of experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Outdoor Wood Fittings (Agencements extérieurs) Custom design, manufacture, and on-site installation of outdoor wood structures including garden sheds (flat or dual-pitched roofs), terraces, pergolas, carports, bus shelters, school shelters, picnic tables, PMR (mobility-impaired) planter boxes, and smoker shelters for private individuals and businesses.
• Interior Wood Fittings (Agencements intérieurs) Bespoke interior wood furniture and fittings including wardrobes, desks, libraries, dressers, kitchens, and store fixtures tailored to customer needs for both private individuals and businesses.
• Utility Vehicle Fittings (Agencements de véhicules) Custom design and installation of interior wood fittings for utility vehicles, including bespoke shelving, plywood or film-coated plywood flooring, workbenches, double floors, drawers, and lashing rails to optimize organization and efficiency for professional users.
• Wood Pallets and Crates (Palettes et caisses) Custom manufacture of wooden pallets and handling crates for safe transport of goods, including export-compliant crates meeting ISPM 15 / NIMP 15 phytosanitary standards for international shipping.
• Industrial Packaging and Conditioning (Conditionnement) Industrial packaging and conditioning subcontracting service for businesses, including sachet and carton packing, labeling, film wrapping, routing, counting, folding, weighing, cartoning, forming, sub-assembly mounting, box/coffret/case assembly, insertion-filling, sealing, and quality control.
• Electrical Wiring and Mechanical Assembly (Câblage et montage) Subcontracted electrical wiring of control panels/electrical boxes and mechanical assembly services including bolting and riveting, performed by qualified professionals for industrial clients.
• Consumer Ironing Service (Repassage) Hand-ironing service for individual consumers covering shirts, fragile linen, sheets, fitted sheets, and duvet covers, priced per kg (€6.15), per shirt/fragile item (€2.55), per sheet/fitted sheet (€4.20), and per duvet cover (€5.20), with a loyalty discount for regular customers. Customers drop off and pick up laundry at the Noyal-sur-Vilaine workshop.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Schmidt Groupe: Major French manufacturer of custom kitchens, wardrobes, and interior fittings with a national franchise network. Comparable as a scaled French producer of made-to-measure wood furniture and storage, competing for the same residential and SMB interior agencement budget.
• Lapeyre: Established French home-improvement retailer and custom wood/joinery manufacturer offering interior fittings, exterior structures, and bespoke carpentry nationwide. Comparable because it addresses the same residential and SMB demand for custom wood agencement, though at much broader national scale via retail showrooms.
• Cuisinella: French custom kitchen and interior fittings brand with a large franchise network across France. Comparable as a broader custom wood agencement player targeting residential renovation and built-in furniture buyers.
• Mobalpa: French custom kitchen, bathroom, and interior storage manufacturer with a national showroom network. Comparable as a French custom wood agencement incumbent competing for residential built-in furniture demand.
• System Group (palettes et emballages): National French manufacturer and distributor of wooden pallets, crates, and industrial packaging, including ISPM 15 export-compliant products. Comparable because it serves the same industrial customer base requiring compliant wooden pallets, crates, and packaging supply that Les Ateliers de la Mabilais produces locally.
• 5 à Sec: National French pressing and garment-care chain offering ironing, dry-cleaning, and laundry services across hundreds of urban locations. Comparable as a broader competitor in the ironing/garment-care service line that Les Ateliers de la Mabilais offers to local individuals.

Others

• Réseau GESAT: French national network representing ESAT and Entreprises Adaptées that provide industrial and service subcontracting to buyers seeking social-procurement partnerships. Comparable as the ecosystem and referral channel through which Les Ateliers de la Mabilais connects with B2B clients seeking disability-employment sourcing.
• ADAPEI 35 (Ille-et-Vilaine): Regional federation of associations supporting people with intellectual disabilities, operating its own ESATs and medico-social services in the same Ille-et-Vilaine department as Les Ateliers de la Mabilais. Comparable as a peer social-medico-social organization active in the same geographic market and often running similar multi-trade workshops.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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