FEBRAP asbl

What FEBRAP asbl does

FEBRAP asbl (Fédération Bruxelloise des Entreprises de Travail Adapté) is a Belgian non-profit federation headquartered in Saint-Gilles, Brussels, representing 12 Adapted Work Enterprises (ETA – Entreprises de Travail Adapté). Its member ETAs — APAM, Brochage Renaître, Citeco, Ferme Nos Pilifs, Groupe Foes, L'Ouvroir, La Serre Outil, Les Jeunes Jardiniers, Manufast, taf (formerly APRE Services), Travco, and Travie — collectively employ approximately 1,450 people with disabilities and deliver 60+ trades including packaging, logistics, printing, mailing, archiving, green-space maintenance, carpentry, cleaning, food production, industrial subcontracting and staffing reinforcement. Operations are supported by significant physical infrastructure, including Brochage Renaître's 12,000 m² facility producing over 200 million leaflets and 200,000 wire-o books annually and Travco's 7,000 m² of workshops.

The federation's commercial model is a regulated social-economy services business rather than a software or technology venture. Revenue is generated by member ETAs through commercial contracts with private companies, public procurement contracts and reserved markets with Brussels communes, and direct service sales to individuals. Service delivery uses three modes — workshop-based work, on-site enclave work at client premises, and external interventions — plus a co-creation model where clients embed activity inside ETA infrastructure. Pricing is quote-based and project-specific. Demand is structurally reinforced by the Ordonnance of February 2, 2017, which mandates a 2.5% disability employment quota at Brussels communes (satisfiable up to 50% via ETA contracts) and the COCOF accreditation framework that subsidizes member ETAs.

Customer concentration is distributed across public administrations (multiple Brussels communes) and a diverse private-sector base that includes Solvay, Brussels Beer Project, eFarmz, GB Foods, Norta, AB Safety, Boplan, Turbel, B-Fix, Newtree, Family Service/La Boîte Rose and La Monnaie. FEBRAP itself operates with approximately 6 staff and coordinates federation-level activities (advocacy, partnerships, communications via the 'On s'adapte' brand and onsadapte.be platform), while key ecosystem partners include Hub.brussels (entrepreneur outreach), Bruxelles Pouvoirs Locaux (public-procurement engagement), PHARE (disability employment authorizations) and COCOF (subsidizer/regulator).

Name

FEBRAP asbl

Legal name

FEBRAP ASBL (Fédération Bruxelloise des Entreprises de Travail Adapté)

Website

https://onsadapte.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FEBRAP asbl is a Brussels-based non-profit federation of 12 adapted work enterprises (ETAs) employing approximately 1,450 people with disabilities. It delivers 60+ professional services — packaging, printing, green spaces, logistics, carpentry, cleaning and staffing — to public administrations, private companies and individuals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Economy / Adapted Work Enterprise Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Individual and Family Services (6241), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Transition Services (Secondary to Postsecondary/Employment, Life Skills) (EDAJAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workforce & Career Transition Noncredit Programs (EDAAAEAC), Functional Life Skills & Transition-to-Adulthood Curriculum (ADL, Vocational, Community) (EDAGAMAJ)

Keywords

• Adapted work enterprises
• Disability employment services
• Social economy services
• Packaging and logistics
• Green space maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Gilles

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Revenue model

1. Service provision by member ETAs: Member ETA companies generate revenue by providing services to clients - businesses, public administrations, and individuals. Services span over 60 trades including packaging, logistics, printing, mailing, green spaces, carpentry, cleaning, and staffing. Revenue comes from commercial contracts, public procurement markets, and direct sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

FEBRAP asbl is a non-profit federation representing 12 Brussels-based Entreprises de Travail Adapté (ETA) that provide professional services across 60+ trades (packaging, logistics, green space maintenance, carpentry, printing, mailing, cleaning, mechanical assembly, food preparation, and staffing reinforcement) to businesses, public administrations, and individuals, while employing approximately 1,450 people with disabilities under the COCOF-subsidized framework.

Product overview

FEBRAP asbl is a federation of 12 Brussels-based Entreprise de Travail Adapté (ETA) companies that provide inclusive employment for people with disabilities while offering competitive products and services. The federation operates through its member ETAs: APAM, Brochage Renaître, Citeco, Ferme nos Pilifs, Groupe Foes, L'Ouvroir, La Serre Outil, Les Jeunes Jardiniers, Manufast, taf (formerly APRE Services), Travco, and Travie. Services are delivered through three collaboration models: workshop-based work, enclave work (at client sites), and external work (on-site interventions). The federation also offers co-creation partnerships. Service categories span food/hospitality, crafts/circular economy, packaging/logistics, green spaces, printing/mailing/archiving, carpentry/technical assembly, cleaning/specialized maintenance, and staffing support. The website 'On s'adapte' serves as the platform connecting clients with the ETA network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• APAM

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 50% of 2.5% disability employment quota can be met through ETA public contracts
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hub.brusselscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 January 2026Collaborative workshops and information sessions for Brussels entrepreneurs. Lunch workshop series 'Les ETA au service de l'entrepreneuriat bruxellois' to educate businesses about ETA services.
• Bruxelles Pouvoirs LocauxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular evaluations of commune disability employment quotas; joint organization of sensitization mornings on ETA role in public procurement; policy collaboration on inclusion
• PHARE (Service bruxellois francophone pour les personnes handicapées)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIssues employment authorization cards (carte jaune) for people with disabilities to work in ETAs; key partner for disability employment ecosystem
• COCOF (Commission communautaire française)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment body that subsidizes ETAs in Brussels; sets accreditation framework and operational standards for adapted work enterprises
• FebecoopminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organizer of CoopDay 2025 event for cooperative and social economy awareness
• P&VminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organizer of CoopDay 2025 cooperative awareness event
• MultipharmaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organizer of CoopDay 2025 cooperative awareness event
• SmartminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organizer of CoopDay 2025 cooperative awareness event
• FinancitéminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in social finance innovation events; co-presenter at Rendez-vous de l'Innovation Sociale on ethical citizen bonds
• BRUXEOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial economy umbrella organization; co-presenter at social innovation finance events

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• BAG WfbM (Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Werkstätten für behinderte Menschen): German federal association of workshops for people with disabilities, representing ~700 member workshops employing ~300,000 disabled workers. Comparable as a national federation umbrella for adapted-work enterprises subsidized under a federal inclusion law (SGB IX).
• Werkpro: Dutch social employment organization operating multiple adapted-work locations in the Netherlands, providing packaging, assembly, logistics, and green-services contracts. Direct peer: same sheltered employment model, similar service mix, comparable Western European social-economy positioning.
• UNEA (Union Nationale des Entreprises Adaptées): French national federation of adapted work enterprises (Entreprises Adaptées), representing ~600 EAs across France. Direct peer: same adapted-work model employing disabled workers, same regulatory/subsidy framework relationship with government, same broad service categories (packaging, green spaces, assembly, services).

Broad incumbents

• Shaw Trust: UK-based social-purpose organization providing employment services, training, and adapted-work opportunities for disabled and disadvantaged people across Britain. Comparable mission and operating model, but much larger scale and broader service portfolio including welfare-to-work programs.
• UNAPEI (Union nationale des associations de parents, de personnes handicapées mentales et de leurs amis): Major French federation representing 330+ associations supporting people with intellectual disabilities, including adapted-work services. Broader mission than FEBRAP (includes housing, education, healthcare) but overlapping adapted-employment activities and similar regulatory/political advocacy function.
• Adecco Group (disability & inclusion programs): Global staffing leader running targeted disability-employment programs (e.g., Adecco Group's disability inclusion initiatives, partnerships with sheltered workshops). Indirect competitive overlap: operates in staffing/workforce solutions space where FEBRAP ETAs also compete for outsourced labor contracts.

Regional players

• Vlaamse Maatwerkbedrijven (GTB vzw): Flemish (Belgium) sector organization for 'maatwerkbedrijven' (customized-work enterprises) — the Flemish regional equivalent of FEBRAP's Brussels ETAs. Same adapted-work model and regulatory framework but operating in Flanders under Flemish agency VDAB instead of COCOF.

Others

• Febecoop: Belgian federation of cooperative enterprises, co-organizer of CoopDay 2025 with FEBRAP. Adjacent rather than direct: comparable as a Belgian social-economy federation promoting alternative enterprise models, but focused on cooperatives rather than adapted work specifically.
• BRUXEO: Brussels social-economy umbrella federation representing cooperatives, non-profits, and adapted-work enterprises in the Brussels region. Ecosystem partner of FEBRAP (co-presenter at social-finance events); comparable as a regional social-economy federation but with a wider membership scope beyond adapted work.

Emerging players

• ENSIE (European Network of Social Integration Enterprises): European-level network of Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISE) across 16+ countries, including adapted-work federations like FEBRAP. Comparable as a coordination/advocacy layer connecting national adapted-work federations; enables cross-border learning and EU funding access.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCz5elzISdYpkMAVjYtwvJSw
• Facebookfacebook.com/febrap.be
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/febrap
• Instagraminstagram.com/febrap.onsadapte

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about FEBRAP asbl