Kreishandwerkerschaft Sigmaringen

What Kreishandwerkerschaft Sigmaringen does

Kreishandwerkerschaft Sigmaringen is a Körperschaft öffentlichen Rechts (public-law corporation) that operates as the umbrella guild federation for skilled crafts businesses in the Landkreis Sigmaringen district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The organization coordinates 13 affiliated Innungen (trade guilds) covering construction, electrical work, butchery, hairdressing, automotive, painting/coating, metalwork, interior decoration, carpentry, sanitary/heating/AC, stonemasonry, plastering, and carpentry. Operating under the supervision of Handwerkskammer Reutlingen, it discharges statutory responsibilities including apprenticeship examination coordination (e.g., 100+ journeymen/women celebrated in the 2025 summer cycle) and collective representation of member businesses before regional authorities. Membership is effectively mandatory for tradespeople operating in the covered categories within the district, providing a captive regional constituency of SMB crafts businesses spanning locations such as Bad Saulgau, Sigmaringen, Gammertingen, Pfullendorf, Mengen, Meßkirch, and Ostrach.

The service portfolio covers legal advice (labor, contract, and competition law), business planning (succession, financing, cost accounting), training coordination, insurance consulting via a partnership with SIGNAL IDUNA, debt collection under a registered Inkassodienstleister status with Landgericht Stuttgart, and public relations for the trades. Distribution channels consist of a WordPress-based website (handwerk-sig.de) with a Betriebssuche member-business directory, a password-protected Mitgliederbereich member portal, a Freie Stellen job board, a Termine events calendar with iCal/Google Calendar export, plus social media presence on Facebook and Instagram. Day-to-day management rests with Geschäftsführerin Patricia Baumann, supported by two staff members (Franziska Beck for accounting/membership/training affairs and Christa Henselmann for debt collection/special projects/technical vehicle inspection), with honorary leadership provided by Kreishandwerksmeister Siegmund Bauknecht.

Revenue is generated through membership fees paid by the affiliated guilds and their member businesses; specific fee schedules and total financial figures are not publicly disclosed, and there are no investors, funding rounds, or growth imperative (this is a public-law entity rather than a commercial venture). Recent activity centers on governance housekeeping: 2024 board re-elections, guild-level generational transitions across the Metall-, Friseur-, Kfz-, and Stuckateur-Innungen, the retirement of long-tenured staff member Gabriele Damiche, the 2025 board expansion at the Elektro-Innung, and the December 2025 Handwerks-Wimmelbuch kindergarten outreach initiative run jointly with Handwerkskammer Reutlingen to stimulate apprentice recruitment.

Name

Kreishandwerkerschaft Sigmaringen

Legal name

Kreishandwerkerschaft Sigmaringen

Website

https://handwerk-sig.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kreishandwerkerschaft Sigmaringen is a German public-law corporation coordinating 13 craft trade guilds (Innungen) in the Landkreis Sigmaringen district, providing member SMBs with legal advice, apprenticeship examination coordination, training, insurance consulting, and debt collection under Handwerkskammer Reutlingen supervision.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Audit, Inspection & Quality Compliance (Internal Auditing, CAPA) (EDABAKAN)

Keywords

• Skilled trades guild
• Trade association services
• Apprenticeship coordination
• Craftsman business support
• Guild membership services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sigmaringen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Revenue generated from membership fees paid by affiliated guilds (Innungen) and their member businesses. As a Körperschaft öffentlichen Rechts (public corporation), the organization operates on membership-based funding.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kreishandwerkerschaft Sigmaringen is a public-law guild association coordinating 13 trade guilds (Innungen) covering construction, automotive, electrical, hairdressing, carpentry, painting, metalwork, sanitary/heating/AC, stonemasonry, plastering, interior decoration, and butchery trades in the Sigmaringen district. It delivers bundled advisory, administrative, and training support to member craftsmen businesses, including legal advice, apprenticeship coordination and examination, debt collection, insurance consulting, and collective regional representation as the official Handwerk self-governing body.

Product overview

Kreishandwerkerschaft Sigmaringen is a guild association (Körperschaft öffentlichen Rechts) that serves as the representative organization for skilled trades in the Sigmaringen district. The organization provides a portfolio of services including a business directory (Betriebssuche) for finding member workshops, membership and advisory services, apprenticeship coordination across 13 trade categories, a job listings platform (Freie Stellen), and an events calendar with calendar export functionality. The core offering is the coordinated governance and support of 13 Innungen (trade guilds) covering construction, electrical, butcher, hairdresser, automotive, painter, metal, interior design, carpentry, sanitary/heating/AC, stonemason, plasterer, and carpenter trades.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Betriebssuche (Business Search Directory)

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Handwerkskammer ReutlingencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupervisory authority for the Kreishandwerkerschaft. Coordinates training programs, examination standards, and apprenticeship support across the region. Jointly organizes events such as the Handwerks-Wimmelbuch presentation and graduation ceremonies.
• SIGNAL IDUNAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInsurance partner providing consulting services to member businesses on insurance matters including pension, health, and accident insurance, as well as favorable vehicle insurance rates.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=100064729781967
• Instagraminstagram.com/kh_sigmaringen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kreishandwerkerschaft-sigmaringen

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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