H3Works

What H3Works does

H3Works is a Dutch social enterprise headquartered at Mon Plaisir 19, 4879 AK, Etten-Leur, Netherlands, that delivers day care activities (dagbesteding) and activation/re-integration trajectories to individuals who have lost direction or are experiencing psychological or physical health challenges. Participants are referred through care institutions, municipalities, re-integration companies, occupational health services, and employers, and intake proceeds via a personal introduction meeting, a trial half-day, and a frequency/schedule confirmation. The organization runs six specialized workshops — Houtbewerking (woodworking), Fietsen & Scooters (bicycle and scooter repair), Naai Atelier (sewing atelier), Moestuin (vegetable garden), Productie (production), and Sign (signage) — that provide structured daily activity, skill development, and a pressure-free environment, with participants able to progress across workshops or transition to voluntary work, Beschut werk, Banenafspraak, unsupported employment, or vocational training.

The re-integration programming is delivered in partnership with Huis van Mogelijkheden, which provides personalized guidance, helps participants build work rhythms, develop employee skills, and supports matching and mediation toward paid employment. Trajectories are funded through WMO (Wet Maatschappelijke Ondersteuning), re-integration funds, and corporate personnel budgets; WLZ (Zorgverzekeringswet) funding is explicitly not used. The company is partnered with Gemeente Etten-Leur, Zintra Zorggroep, Alwel, Ondernemersschool, NovaFarm Grip, Stichting Inzet voor Zorg, Samen Sterk, and Zorgboeren Zuid, forming a referral and delivery ecosystem across care, housing, municipal, education, and care-farming sectors.

H3Works supplements its service revenue with a WooCommerce-based direct-to-consumer webshop at h3works.nl/webshop selling handcrafted products made by day care participants, including pallet coffee tables, personalized coasters, scaffolding-wood kitchen ladders, dog food bowl stands, wooden serving boards, vintage Edison bulb table lamps, and mosaic-pattern side tables. Products are individually priced from €1.00 (coasters) to €69.00 (dog bowls), with custom/maatwerk work quoted on request, free shipping from €50 via DHL, and a 14-day return policy. The technology stack is limited to WooCommerce and Google Analytics; no proprietary platform, mobile app, API, or AI capability is indicated.

Name

H3Works

Legal name

H3Works

Website

https://h3works.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

H3Works is a Dutch social enterprise in Etten-Leur providing day care activities (dagbesteding) and re-integration trajectories for individuals facing psychological or physical health challenges, delivered through six workshops and funded via WMO, re-integration, and corporate budgets, with a consumer webshop selling handcrafted participant-made goods.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Etten

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. E-commerce Product Sales: H3Works operates a WooCommerce-powered webshop selling handcrafted products made by day placement participants under professional supervision. Products include wooden furniture (tables, kitchen ladders, side tables), dog food stands, serving boards, personalized coasters, mosaic-patterned tables, and vintage Edison table lamps. Products are priced from €1.00 (coasters) to €69.00 (dog bowls). Custom/made-to-order products are also offered.
2. Social Welfare & Re-integration Funding: Trajectories at H3Works are funded through WMO (Wet Maatschappelijke Ondersteuning), re-integratiegelden (re-integration funds), and bedrijven personeelsbudgetten (corporate staffing budgets). WLZ (Zorgverzekeringswet) funding is explicitly not available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

H3Works is a Dutch social enterprise that provides day placement (dagbesteding) and activation/re-integration trajectories for individuals who have lost direction in life or are dealing with mental or physical health challenges. Participants engage in structured activities across workshops including woodworking, bicycle/scooter repair, sewing, vegetable gardening, production, and signage, and they produce handcrafted goods that are sold through the company's own WooCommerce-based webshop. Services are funded via WMO social welfare budgets, re-integration funds, and corporate staffing budgets, with formal program delivery executed in partnership with Huis van Mogelijkheden.

Product overview

H3Works operates as a social enterprise offering three integrated service pillars: (1) Dagbesteding (day care) providing meaningful daily activities across six specialized workshops (Woodworking, Bicycles & Scooters, Sewing Atelier, Vegetable Garden, Production, and Signage); (2) Activeringstrajecten (activation trajectories) - reintegration programs run in partnership with Huis van Mogelijkheden to help participants develop employment skills and find paid work; and (3) a Webshop selling handcrafted products made by day care participants, including pallet coffee tables, personalized coasters, wooden kitchen ladders, dog food bowls, vintage Edison lamps, mosaic-pattern side tables, and serving boards. The Maatwerk (custom made) service allows customers to order bespoke wooden furniture. The offerings are interconnected: day care activities produce handmade goods sold through the webshop, while activation trajectories prepare participants for eventual employment, potentially in H3Works's own production workshops.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dagbesteding (Day Care) Structured daily activities service for individuals who have lost direction in life or are dealing with mental/physical health challenges, delivered across multiple workshops at the Etten-Leur site. Participants can work part-time or full-time and explore different departments.
• Activeringstrajecten (Activation Trajectories) Re-integration and employment activation program run in partnership with Huis van Mogelijkheden. Helps participants develop employee skills, build a work rhythm, expand their professional network, and progress toward paid employment, voluntary work, sheltered employment, Banenafspraak, or vocational training.
• Salontafel van pallets (Pallet Coffee Table) Handmade pallet coffee table with eight drawers, designed as a robust salon table or seating-area furniture suitable for all surfaces.
• Houten keuken trapje van steigerhout (Wooden Kitchen Ladder) Handmade wooden kitchen ladder made from scaffolding wood, available in standard and custom sizes, suitable for families with children.
• Handgemaakte Hondenvoer Bakken (Handmade Dog Food Bowls) Handmade dog food bowl stands made from scaffolding wood, available in various sizes and colors including stainless steel bowls.
• Onderzetters Gepersonaliseerd (Personalized Coasters) Handmade wooden coasters personalized with customer's logo or text, available in various colors and sizes.
• Houten vintage Edison gloeilamp tafellamp (Wooden Vintage Edison Bulb Table Lamp) Stylish wooden table lamp with vintage Edison bulb, handmade with high-quality wood and including the bulb.
• Houten serveerplanken (Wooden Serving Boards) Handmade wooden serving boards suitable for both functional and decorative purposes in the kitchen, available in various sizes and colors with personalization options.
• Maatwerk (Custom Made Furniture) Custom furniture manufacturing service offering bespoke wooden furniture in various sizes, colors, and materials, including tables, armchairs, cabinets, and dressers, priced on request.

Quantifiable outcome

• Participants can transition to voluntary work, 'Beschut werk' (sheltered employment), 'Banenafspraak' (supported employment), unsupported work, or beroepsgerichte (vocational) training/education.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Huis van MogelijkhedencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHuis van Mogelijkheden is a core operational partner that delivers the activation and re-integration trajectories at H3Works. They provide personalized guidance, help participants build work rhythms, develop employee skills, and support matching and mediation toward paid employment. The partnership is presented as the formal structure through which H3Works' re-integration mission is fulfilled.
• Gemeente Etten-LeurcoreOthersGemeente Etten-Leur (Municipality of Etten-Leur) is a municipal partner that collaborates with H3Works, likely in the context of social welfare provisions and re-integration funding under the WMO and Participatiewet.
• Zintra ZorggroepminorOthersZintra Zorggroep is a care group partner shown in the 'In samenwerking met' (In collaboration with) section of the H3Works website.
• AlwelminorOthersAlwel is a care and housing organization listed as a collaboration partner on the H3Works website.
• OndernemersschoolminorOthersOndernemersschool (Entrepreneur School) is listed as a partner organization that collaborates with H3Works.
• NovaFarm GripminorOthersNovaFarm Grip is shown as a collaboration partner on the H3Works website.
• Stichting Inzet voor ZorgminorOthersStichting Inzet voor Zorg is a foundation listed as a collaboration partner on the H3Works website.
• Samen SterkminorOthersSamen Sterk is shown as a collaboration partner on the H3Works website.
• Zorgboeren ZuidminorOthersZorgboeren Zuid is a care farming organization listed as a collaboration partner on the H3Works website.

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Werkpro: Drenthe-based Dutch social enterprise offering sheltered employment, work experience placements, and re-integration trajectories for people with distance to the labor market. Closely comparable to H3Works in combining a workshop-based production environment with re-integration trajectories toward paid work — though at larger regional scale.
• Atelier Mozaïek: Amsterdam-based social enterprise running creative workshops (mosaics, painting, woodworking) as day activity and activation programs for vulnerable participants, with an associated sales channel for participant-made products. Directly comparable to H3Works' workshop-led day care model combined with product sales and re-integration purpose.

Broad incumbents

• Philadelphia Zorg: Major Dutch care provider offering day activities, supported employment, and re-integration pathways for people with intellectual disabilities. Comparable to H3Works in its focus on meaningful daily activities and progression toward work, but with a national footprint and significantly larger service portfolio.
• Middin: Large Dutch care provider in The Hague region offering day activities, supported employment programs, and re-integration trajectories for people with intellectual or psychosocial support needs. Comparable to H3Works in combining day care, work preparation, and progression pathways to paid employment.
• 's Heeren Loo: One of the largest Dutch care organizations supporting people with intellectual disabilities and complex care needs, operating day activity centers, supported housing, and re-integration-adjacent services across the Netherlands. Highly comparable to H3Works in serving participants with distance to the labor market, but at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Lister: Dutch care organization providing supported housing, day activities, and re-integration support for people with psychosocial problems and distance to the labor market. Directly comparable to H3Works' psychosocial re-integration mission and WMO-funded service mix, though at regional rather than single-municipality scale.
• Driestroom: Dutch care organization offering day placement, supported employment, and re-integration services for people with intellectual disabilities in Gelderland and Overijssel. Comparable to H3Works' multi-workshop day care model and progression-oriented activation, with broader regional coverage.
• MEE Nederland: National Dutch support organization helping people with disabilities and distance to the labor market navigate WMO/Participatiewet benefits and access day care, work, and re-integration services. Comparable to H3Works as a referral and support partner in the same participant ecosystem, though MEE operates as an advocacy/guidance network rather than a direct service provider.
• Humanitas DMH: Rotterdam-based care organization providing day activity centers, supported employment, and re-integration services for people with intellectual disabilities in the Randstad region. Comparable to H3Works in day placement and work-oriented activation, though with broader geographic reach and institutional scale.
• Stichting Cordaan: Large Amsterdam-based care organization providing day activities, supported employment, and re-integration services for people with intellectual, physical, or psychosocial support needs. Comparable to H3Works in its day care + work preparation + WMO-funded service model, though at metropolitan scale across multiple municipalities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/h3works
• Instagraminstagram.com/h3works
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/h3works

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Investors

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