Lobbe Holding GmbH & Co KG

What Lobbe Holding GmbH & Co KG does

Lobbe Holding GmbH & Co KG is a family-owned (Edelhoff family) German environmental and industrial services group headquartered in Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia. With approximately 2,750 employees across 54 locations, the company operates five integrated service divisions: Umweltservice (waste collection, recycling, hazardous waste disposal, container services), Industrieservice (industrial tank and reactor cleaning, high-pressure water technology up to 2,500 bar, chemical industrial cleaning, shutdown management), Kanaldienstleistungen (sewer and canal cleaning, CCTV inspection, robotic rehabilitation), Havarie-Management (24/7 emergency response for oil spills, hazardous material incidents, and electric vehicle battery recovery), and Sanierung (soil, water, sludge, and tar remediation plus demolition). The company holds proprietary technologies including the Robotized Lance Frame (RLF), tank cleaning robots deployed at Dow Böhlen, the DangerSort AI X-ray sorting system co-developed with Fraunhofer IIS, and vacuum thermal soil remediation plants (VTRA).

Revenue is generated primarily through professional services contracts (industrial cleaning, remediation, waste management) and material sales (substitute fuels, biomass). Reported annual revenue is €465 million (2022/2023), up from €250 million in 2016, reflecting both organic expansion and acquisitions including the Stratmann Group (2020) and Schenker near Munich (2025). Customers span municipalities serving ~1.8 million citizens, over 1,000 commercial and industrial accounts (Dow, TOTAL, TRIMET, Duisburg steelworks, Arsol Aromatics), and private households via Wertstoffhöfe and digital portals (myLobbe, Gewerbeportal, Kommunenportal, eANV). The go-to-market is sales-led through direct field sales, account management, and a network of regional service centers. Notable signature projects include the €30.1M Schwarze Pumpe vacuum thermal remediation contract (largest single order in company history) and the Völklinger Hütte UNESCO World Heritage hazardous substance remediation. The company is recognized as Germany's third-largest independent mid-sized waste disposal group and has received multiple FOCUS workplace awards (2017, 2018) and DtGV Branch-Champion recognition for customer satisfaction (2022, 2023).

Name

Lobbe Holding GmbH & Co KG

Legal name

Lobbe Holding GmbH & Co KG

Website

https://lobbe.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Lobbe Holding GmbH & Co KG is a family-owned German environmental and industrial services group operating across waste management, industrial cleaning, canal services, emergency response, and remediation for municipal, commercial, and industrial customers at 54 locations nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Industrial Services

NAICS

Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Sludge & Byproduct Management (BPALAHAG)

Keywords

• Industrial cleaning services
• Hazardous waste management
• Environmental remediation services
• Canal and pipe services
• Emergency response services

Headquarters

HQ city

Iserlohn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices32 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Services: Industrial cleaning, tank and reactor cleaning, chemical industrial cleaning, maintenance and shutdown management. Revenue from long-term industrial contracts and project-based services.
2. Environmental/Waste Management Services: Collection and disposal of municipal waste, commercial waste, hazardous waste, recycling, container services, and scrap metal recycling. Revenue from municipal contracts and commercial service agreements.
3. Canal/Drainage Services: Pipe and canal cleaning, CCTV inspection, leak testing, canal rehabilitation, robotic technology. Revenue from municipal and industrial drainage contracts.
4. Remediation/Sanierung Services: Soil remediation, water remediation, sludge and tar remediation, demolition and dismantling. Revenue from environmental remediation project contracts.
5. Emergency Response/Havariemanagement: 24/7 emergency response for oil spills, hazardous material recovery, large-scale incidents, water protection, and Li-ion battery disposal from electric vehicles.
6. Products - Substitute Fuels and Biomass: Production and sale of high-quality substitute fuels (Ersatzbrennstoffe) for cement industry and biomass products. Revenue from material sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Lobbe Holding GmbH & Co KG delivers integrated environmental and industrial services across five divisions: Umweltservice (waste collection, recycling, hazardous waste disposal), Industrieservice (industrial tank cleaning, chemical cleaning, shutdown management), Kanaldienstleistungen (sewer/canal cleaning, CCTV inspection, robotic rehabilitation), Havarie-Management (24/7 emergency response for oil spills, hazardous materials, e-vehicle battery disposal), and Sanierung (soil, water, sludge and tar remediation). The company also produces and sells substitute fuels from waste for the cement industry and operates specialized digital customer portals.

Product overview

Lobbe Holding GmbH & Co KG is a family-owned environmental and industrial services company offering an integrated portfolio of services across five core areas: Umweltservice (environmental/waste management including collection, recycling, and hazardous waste), Industrieservice (industrial cleaning and maintenance), Kanaldienstleistungen (sewer/canal services), Havarie-Management (emergency response), and Sanierung (remediation). The company also operates digital customer portals (myLobbe, Gewerbeportal, Kommunenportal) and offers specialized products including the Vialytics road condition recording system, biomass products, and container services. Key technological innovations include the Robotized Lance Frame (RLF) for automated industrial cleaning, the DangerSort AI-powered X-ray sorting system for recycling safety, and vacuum thermal soil remediation technology. With approximately 2,750 employees at 54 locations, Lobbe serves municipal, commercial, and industrial customers across Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Umweltservice (Environmental / Waste Management Service)

Quantifiable outcome

• Heat exchanger cleaning time reduced from days to hours with RLF automated system - 3,000 tubes cleaned in fully automated, computer-controlled process
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Schenker (near Munich)minorOthers · 6 November 2025Acquisition of Schenker company near Munich to expand Umweltservice business unit into Bavaria for the first time. Represents Lobbe's entry into one of Germany's most dynamic economic regions.
• ST-CleaningcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2023Strategic partnership with ST-Cleaning for deployment of tank cleaning robots in industrial facilities. The joint deployment at Dow Böhlen marked the first use of a tank cleaning robot in Germany, with optimized procedures after pilot projects. Enables 24/7 unmanned operation significantly faster than conventional manual cleaning methods.
• Stratmann GroupcoreOthers · 1 January 2020Acquisition of the Stratmann Group creating Germany's third-largest independent mid-sized waste disposal group. Combined 2,500-2,700 employees at over 50 locations. Stratmann continues as a semi-independent unit serving Hochsauerland, Ostwestfalen, Nordhessen and Südwestfalen.
• CVP Clean Value Plastics GmbHcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 15 August 2018Lobbe secured an exclusive license for CVP's patented HydroDyn® and AeroDyn® washing, separation and drying technologies for Germany through its 80% acquisition of FVH Folienveredelung. These technologies enable production of high-quality type granules from heavily contaminated plastic films.
• Bauer Resources GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2017ARGE (working group) partnership with Bauer Resources for the Schwarze Pumpe remediation project. Lobbe designed and operates the vacuum thermal remediation plant (VTRA) while Bauer handles earthworks. Largest single order in Lobbe history at €30.1 million.
• Rohrsan GmbH & Co. KGminorOthers · 1 June 2016Acquisition of Rohrsan GmbH & Co. KG, a company specializing in robotic canal rehabilitation with ~20 employees. Extends Lobbe's canal services with specialized rehabilitation robots across Rhineland, Ruhr area and Benelux.
• Kluge Sanierung GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2014ARGE partnership with Kluge Sanierung for hazardous substance remediation of the UNESCO World Heritage Völklinger Hütte. Completed in 6.5 months with Lobbe handling hazardous material removal and Kluge providing demolition expertise.
• Fraunhofer IIScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development partnership with Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits to create the DangerSort AI X-ray sorting system for detecting lithium-ion batteries in packaging waste. The jointly developed technology is now operational at Lobbe's Iserlohn recycling facility.
• Rewindo Fenster-Recycling-Service GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Rewindo PVC window recycling initiative to collect and bundle small quantities of old PVC windows, shutters and doors from craftsmen and installation companies. Lobbe's six locations (Arnsberg, Attendorn, Bergneustadt, Brilon, Hagen, Iserlohn) were integrated into the Rewindo collection network to improve PVC recycling rates.
• PreZero (Tönnies Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership with PreZero at the Entsorgungszentrum Alte Schanze in Paderborn-Elsen. The mechanical waste processing plant processes household, commercial and construction waste into high-quality substitute fuels for the cement industry. Plant operational since 2005 with continuous upgrades.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• PreZero: Environmental services arm of the Schwarz Group (Lidl/Kaufland parent). Already Lobbe's JV partner at Paderborn substitute fuel plant, PreZero operates comparable waste collection, sorting, and recycling infrastructure, including AI-driven sorting technologies that compete with Lobbe's DangerSort.
• Remondis: Germany's largest privately-held waste management and environmental services company, part of the Rethmann Group. Offers the same integrated portfolio of municipal waste collection, industrial services, hazardous waste, recycling, and canal services across Germany and globally - Lobbe's most direct large-scale competitor.
• KURTZ Holding GmbH & Co. KG: Aschaffenburg-based family-owned industrial services and recycling group. Provides competing industrial dismantling, metal recycling, and environmental services with comparable customer mix in the German Mittelstand.
• INAST GmbH: German industrial cleaning and decontamination specialist. Directly competes with Lobbe Industrieservice in tank cleaning, reactor cleaning, and chemical industrial cleaning for the same petrochemical and chemical customer base.
• ALBA Group: Berlin-headquartered waste management and recycling company with operations across Germany and Europe. Provides comparable municipal collection, commercial waste disposal, recycling, and industrial services with similar focus on circular economy value chains.

Regional players

• Baumer Group: Swiss/German industrial services and component supplier. Overlaps with Lobbe in industrial cleaning services and shutdown management for European chemical and pharmaceutical customers.
• FCC Environment CEE: Czech/Slovak/Polish waste management subsidiary of Spain's FCC Group. Provides comparable integrated municipal and industrial waste services in Central/Eastern Europe where Lobbe is also expanding (Rohrsan Benelux, Saxony/Saxony-Anhalt operations).

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Deutschland: German subsidiary of global environmental services giant Veolia. Operates waste management, water, and industrial services across Germany with substantially broader geographic and capability reach; Lobbe competes for larger industrial and municipal tenders against Veolia's bundled offerings.
• Stork Technical Services (a Fluor company): Industrial services and maintenance provider with German operations serving chemical, petrochemical, and power customers. Competes for industrial cleaning, turnaround management, and maintenance contracts with broader international footprint.
• SUEZ Deutschland GmbH: German operations of SUEZ (now part of Veolia group). Competes with Lobbe across hazardous waste collection, recycling, and industrial services with the scale advantages of a global player.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lobbe_de
• Facebookfacebook.com/lobbe.de

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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