Tissel Roubaix

What Tissel Roubaix does

Tissel (legally 'TISSEL - Tisseur de liens') is a French non-profit cooperative (SCIC) founded in 2023 that operates a network of circular economy manufacturing hubs, branded 'Manufactures', housed in repurposed industrial brownfield sites. Its inaugural site, Tissel Nouveau Monde, occupies an 11,000 sqm former textile factory in Roubaix and was launched at the initiative of the City of Roubaix, which owns the building. Two additional Manufactures are operational or planned: Tissel Carihem (opened March 2025, dedicated to circular construction/BTP) and Tissel Roger (planned opening September 2026 in Loos, dedicated to circular wood economy).

Tissel's core technology is a physical ecosystem platform: it co-locates 10+ resident circular economy businesses (habitants) — including Dagoma (Europe's largest 3D printing farm with 300 machines), La Vie est Belt (30,000 bicycle tyres upcycled/year), ReCycle-Moi (1,200 bikes repaired/year), Les 3 Tricoteurs (15x less textile waste than industry average via seamless knitting), PreSRV (one brick reconditioned every 10 seconds), and BTP CFA Hauts-de-France (200 apprentices/year) — generating waste-as-resource synergies and shared infrastructure across textile, plastics, mobility, construction, and wood sectors. The organisation operationalises a 9R framework (Réinventer, Réduire, Réemployer, Réparer, Revaloriser, etc.) embedded across residents.

Revenue is generated through multiple streams: recurring space rental to resident businesses, one-time seminar and meeting room venue hire (300 sqm hall for 120 persons; 35 sqm meeting room for 15), per-session team-building experiences (Escape Game on circular economy, upcycling workshops, Recy-Bike challenges, La Fripe du Futur textile customisation), Monday coworking sessions under a prix libre model, and zero-waste catering partnerships (Miéliné). Customers include corporate clients (Décathlon Repair, Créatis, Tape à l'oeil), circular economy startups, associations, educational institutions, and citizens; services are sold directly at the three sites with all marketing conducted via community events, earned media, LinkedIn/Instagram, and partnership networks (Mouvement Impact France, Ecopal, CERDD).

Name

Tissel Roubaix

Legal name

Tissel

Website

https://tissel.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tissel is a French non-profit cooperative (SCIC) that operates a network of three circular economy manufacturing hubs (Manufactures) in Roubaix and Loos, co-locating 10+ resident businesses in repurposed brownfield sites. It generates revenue through space rental, seminar and team-building events, and coworking, serving corporate ESG clients, residents, and citizens.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Circular Economy Hub Services

NAICS

Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)

akta.pro primary industry

Circular Economy & Sustainable Products (Reuse, Repair, Upcycling) (BPAGALAF)

Keywords

• Circular economy hubs
• Brownfield rehabilitation
• Seminar venue rental
• Team building experiences
• Coworking spaces

Headquarters

HQ city

Roubaix

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Space Rental & Co-location Services: Tissel leases physical manufacturing, office, and event spaces within its three Manufacture sites to resident circular economy businesses ('habitants'). This forms the core revenue structure of the ecosystem.
2. Seminar & Event Venue Rental: Tissel rents its seminar rooms and event spaces to external companies, associations, and public bodies for corporate seminars, team buildings, and workshops. Spaces include a 300 sqm seminar hall (capacity 120 persons) and a 35 sqm meeting room (capacity 15 persons), fully furnished with reclaimed materials.
3. Team Building & Workshop Experiences: Paid team building activities including Escape Game on circular economy, upcycling workshops with La Vie est Belt, Recy-Bike challenges, and 'La Fripe du Futur' textile customisation workshops, priced per session per participant.
4. Coworking Sessions (Prix Libre): Open Monday co-working sessions are offered at a 'prix libre' (pay-what-you-want) model, including coffee and workspace.
5. Catering & Zero-Waste Hospitality Services: Local, zero-waste catering services are offered in partnership with Miéline traiteur for seminar and event clients, including breakfast, gourmet breaks, hot meals, and cold buffets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tissel is a network of three circular-economy manufacturing hubs ("Manufactures") hosted in repurposed industrial brownfields in Roubaix and Loos, France. The organisation co-locates resident circular businesses (textile, plastics, mobility, 3D printing, construction, wood) and sells value-added services — seminar and meeting room rentals, guided ecosystem visits, team building experiences (Escape Game, upcycling workshops, Recy-Bike challenges, textile customisation), coworking sessions, and zero-waste catering — to corporate clients, schools, associations, and citizens.

Product overview

Tissel is a physical ecosystem of three circular economy manufacturing hubs (Manufactures) in the Roubaix/Loos area, not a software product. The 'products' are physical visitor experiences, team buildings, seminar venues, and workshops. Services include: (1) seminar room rentals in repurposed textile factories, (2) guided tours of the Manufacture du Nouveau Monde, (3) team buildings including Escape Game, Upcycling workshops with La Vie est Belt, Recy-Bike challenges, and La Fripe du Futur textile workshops, (4) Monday coworking sessions, and (5) zero-waste catering partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Seminar & Meeting Room Rental Rental of seminar rooms (300 sqm hall for up to 120 people, and 35 sqm meeting room for up to 15 people) inside the historic Roubaix textile factory, fully furnished with reclaimed materials and equipped with screens, projectors, sound system and beverages; zero-waste catering available as add-on.
• Guided Visit of Manufacture du Nouveau Monde 1h30 guided tour of the Manufacture du Nouveau Monde discovering 9 circular-economy residents and their sustainable production practices; free monthly visits for individuals, paid private group visits on inquiry.
• Escape Game 'Le Trésor des Manufactures' Immersive cooperative team building Escape Game (2-3 hours, 4-80 players) that teaches circular-economy principles while exploring the Manufacture du Nouveau Monde; per-session pricing for corporate teams.
• Upcycling Workshop with La Vie est Belt Hands-on upcycling workshop where participants create a belt or keyring from reclaimed bicycle tyres, hosted at Tissel's Belterie or relocated to the client's site for groups of 10 to 3,000; per-session pricing.
• Recy-Bike Challenge Team building challenge in which participants source parts from reclaimed bicycles in ReCycle-Moi's workshop to maintain production in a 2050 scenario; per-session pricing for corporate groups.
• La Fripe du Futur Team Building Anti_Fashion_Project team building activity where participants bring old clothing and leave with it repaired, customised or transformed into bags, hats or bobs; per-session pricing.
• Les Lundis Turbo Co-work Monday coworking sessions at the Manufacture du Nouveau Monde open to associations, freelancers, project leaders and digital nomads, at flexible pricing (prix libre / pay-what-you-want); includes coffee and high-speed WiFi.
• Zero-Waste Catering (Restauration Zéro Déchet) Zero-waste, vegetarian, locally sourced catering (breakfast, gourmet breaks, hot meals, cold buffets) offered in partnership with Miéline traiteur as an add-on for seminars, team buildings and events at Tissel.
• Manufacture Space Rental & Resident Co-location Long-term leasing of physical manufacturing, office and event spaces within the Tissel Manufactures to circular-economy resident businesses (habitants), with monthly billing forming the core revenue structure of the ecosystem.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40 jobs created in under 3 years by inhabitants of Tissel Nouveau Monde
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship / core, minor and core.

• Ville de Roubaix (City of Roubaix)flagship / coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe City of Roubaix is the initiator and owner of the Manufacture du Nouveau Monde building. It purchased the former textile factory and partnered with Tissel to transform it into a circular economy hub. The city continues to co-host events and provide institutional backing.
• Miéline (Traiteur)minorOthersMiéline is the exclusive catering partner for Tissel's events and seminars, providing zero-waste, vegetarian, locally sourced meals made in Roubaix.
• Mouvement Impact FranceminorOthersTissel is an adherent member of Mouvement Impact France, a French network of impact-driven organisations, providing access to peer learning and collective advocacy.
• CERDD (Centre de Ressources du Développement Durable)minorOthersTissel participates in CERDD's 'DD Tours' (Sustainable Development Tours) programme, which showcases regional circular economy initiatives.
• Convention des Entreprises pour le Climat (CEC)minorOthersTissel follows the CEC (Convention des Entreprises pour le Climat) pathway for the Hauts-de-France 2026 cohort, committing to climate-positive business practices.
• Monel (Monnaie Locale de la MEL)minorOthersTissel is an adherent to Monel, the local complementary currency network of the Lille European Metropolis (MEL), enabling transactions in local currency.
• EcopalminorOthersTissel is an adherent to Ecopal, which promotes Industrial and Territorial Ecology (EIT). Ecopal organised the 'Itinéraires de l'EIT' event in June 2026 with Tissel as a host site.
• La Vie est BeltcoreOthersLa Vie est Belt upcycles bicycle tyres, fire hoses, and climbing ropes into fashion accessories. Founded in 2017. Resident at Tissel Nouveau Monde. Provides team building upcycling workshops at Tissel and at client sites across France (10 to 3,000 persons).
• DagomacoreOthersFounded in 2014, Dagoma is a 3D printing company operating Europe's largest 3D printing farm with 300 machines at Tissel Nouveau Monde. Specialises in easily repairable products using PLA bioplastic from corn starch.
• ReCycle-MoicoreOthersReCycle-Moi is an association that collects and reuses bicycles at scale through a wide network of bike workshops. Promotes accessible mobility, professional insertion, and waste reduction. Operates an outlet in Roubaix ('La Cyclerie Roubaisienne').
• Ecole de la RéparationcoreOthersEcole de la Réparation is a general interest association (loi 1901) offering vocational training in shoemaking, leatherwork, and textile alteration. Trains learners towards employment with social and professional support. Added maroquinerie (leather goods) module to its 2026/2027 programme.
• Les 3 TricoteurscoreOthersLes 3 Tricoteurs is a Roubaix-based knitting workshop producing zero-waste garments on demand. Uses seamless knitting technology reducing textile offcuts by 15x. Uses only natural materials (merino wool) and donates residual yarn waste for recycling.
• BTP CFA Hauts-de-FrancecoreOthersBTP CFA Hauts-de-France is a regional network of construction trade training centres. At Tissel, it trains approximately 200 apprentices per year in circular construction practices, using recycled materials and ecological tools. Won 2023 Trophées de l'Innovation du Winlab'.
• Juin Fait le LincoreOthersJuin Fait le Lin is a knitting and innovation workshop dedicated to linen and hemp jersey, working towards a living French textile industry. France is the world's largest flax producer. The company operates both a clothing brand and a lab serving other textile actors.
• Anti_Fashion_ProjectcoreOthersAnti_Fashion_Project is an association founded in Marseille in 2016, migrated to Roubaix in 2017. Runs a social and professional integration programme for youth in difficulty using fashion and culture. Also runs creation, upcycling, and pop-up store events.
• PreSRV (formerly listed as PResRV)coreOthersPreSRV offers selective deconstruction, winter storage, reconditioning, and sale of reused building materials (bricks, WC pans). Operates at Tissel Carihem, engaging the construction industry in circular practices.
• ReWoodcoreOthersReWood specialises in the reuse of wood and wood derivatives from deconstruction and industrial waste. Qualifies and recirculates materials for professionals demanding traceable, quality reclaimed wood.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• La Recyclerie: Paris-based circular economy third place combining a café, urban farm, and workshop spaces. Like Tissel, it rehabilitates a brownfield site into a community-engaged circular economy hub offering events, workshops, and co-working.
• Repair Café International: Global network coordinating 2,000+ local repair events where volunteers repair broken items. While decentralized, it shares Tissel's mission of operationalizing repair and reuse, and Tissel hosts similar workshops.
• Halage: Île-de-France circular economy association focused on brownfield rehabilitation and reshoring manufacturing activities, with gardening, bike repair, and textile activities. Closely mirrors Tissel's brownfield-to-circular-hub model in a different region.
• Envie: National French network of enterprises specializing in the reuse and refurbishment of appliances and electronics, with social insertion missions. Comparable hub model with vocational training integration, though focused on a single circular stream.
• Le Relais: French circular economy network primarily focused on textile collection, sorting, and recycling with social insertion programs. Comparable social enterprise model addressing textile waste streams, similar to Tissel's textile residents like Les 3 Tricoteurs.
• Les Ressourceries: French federation of 100+ reuse and repair centers collecting, refurbishing, and reselling second-hand goods. Operates a similar hub model for circular economy activities and shares the social enterprise positioning with Tissel.

Emerging players

• The Restart Project: UK-based charity promoting repair through community workshops and advocacy. Comparable mission around fighting planned obsolescence and the waste economy, though operating a different decentralized model.
• Envie Rejob: Subset of Envie's network focused specifically on professional insertion through repair and reuse activities, similar in structure to Tissel's vocational training integration via BTP CFA and Ecole de la Réparation.

Broad incumbents

• Emmaüs France: Historic French social federation operating reuse, repair, and second-hand activities through a broad community-based model. Shares Tissel's social enterprise DNA but operates at significantly larger scale and broader scope.

Regional players

• La Friche la Belle de Mai: Marseille-based cultural and creative hub rehabilitating an old tobacco factory. Different vertical (cultural rather than circular economy) but a strong analog for the brownfield-to-hub transformation model Tissel uses in Roubaix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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