Abfluss Schäfer Group

What Abfluss Schäfer Group does

Abfluss Schäfer GmbH is a German specialist service company in drain and sewer cleaning, inspection, rehabilitation, and industrial wastewater disposal, headquartered at Zum Fliegerhorst 1313 in Erlensee, Hesse. The company operates a 24/7 field service model with a 30-minute response window across the Hanau and Frankfurt territories, employing 35 certified specialists and dispatching from a fleet of 45 specialized vehicles including high-pressure flushing trucks, suction vehicles, combination units, robotic cutters, and GPS-assisted 3D TV inspection rigs. It is privately held (GmbH), with managing directors Michael Legère and Markus Schmidt and authorized officers Nicole Legère and Dennis Kraus, and operates a wholly-owned environmental services subsidiary, HRB Umweltservice.

The company's core technology portfolio spans the full drain/sewer service lifecycle: high-pressure flushing for exterior pipes, electromechanical cleaning, HD and 3D TV canal inspection with 360-degree cameras capable of navigating up to 50 meters, water-hydraulic root cutting, robotic milling for complex pipe configurations, certified leak and tightness testing, trenchless pipe rehabilitation using In-Liner and Short-Liner (cured-in-place pipe) methods, backflow protection installation and maintenance, and industrial oil/fat/petrol separator disposal handling up to 14 cubic meters per load. The company holds certifications including CrefoZert 2021, VDRK membership (2022), Güteschutz Kanalbau, and the Kraus Meister 2018 master craftsman recognition.

Commercially, Abfluss Schäfer generates revenue through three streams: pay-as-you-go emergency and on-demand service fees (first engineer hour billed in full, travel costs and equipment billed separately), recurring preventive maintenance contracts at quarterly, semi-annual, or annual intervals, and project-based industrial wastewater disposal. The customer base spans private households, industrial and commercial facilities, and municipal/government clients — notably the fire department (Feuerwehr) and property management companies — across Hanau, Frankfurt, and the Main-Kinzig district of Hesse. Distribution is exclusively direct via a 24/7 dispatch center, with demand generation driven by organic search, the company's website (abfluss-schaefer-gmbh.de), Google Business Profile, and word-of-mouth referrals rather than paid advertising.

Name

Abfluss Schäfer Group

Legal name

Abfluss Schäfer GmbH

Website

https://abfluss-schaefer-gmbh.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Abfluss Schäfer GmbH is a German drain and sewer service specialist headquartered in Erlensee, Hesse, providing 24/7 cleaning, TV inspection, trenchless rehabilitation, and industrial wastewater disposal to households, commercial, and municipal clients across the Hanau and Frankfurt region using a 45-vehicle fleet and 35 certified technicians.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Drain and Sewer Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Drain Cleaning (Commercial/Industrial) (HSAOABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Drain Cleaning (Residential) (HSAOABAA)

Keywords

• Drain cleaning services
• Sewer repair services
• Pipe TV inspection
• Pipe rehabilitation
• Emergency plumbing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Erlensee

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Emergency and Non-Emergency Drain/Sewer Services: On-demand service fees charged per call-out, with hourly rates for service engineers (first hour billed in full) plus travel costs based on distance or vehicle type. Services include blockage removal, routine cleaning, inspections, and repairs.
2. Preventive Maintenance Contracts: Recurring scheduled maintenance services for lifting stations, backflow preventers, and drainage systems. Maintenance intervals vary by facility type (quarterly for commercial, semi-annual for multi-family, annual for single-family).
3. Industrial Waste Disposal Services: Collection, transport, and disposal of oil/fat/petrol separators and industrial wastewater. Charges for container provision, transport, recovery, recycling, or disposal of monitored waste up to 14 cubic meters per load.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Abfluss Schäfer GmbH is a German drain and sewer services provider based in Erlensee, delivering professional drain cleaning, sewer and pipe TV inspection, pipe repair, sewer rehabilitation, and 24/7 emergency service. The company serves private households, commercial/industrial customers, and municipal clients across the Hanau and Frankfurt am Main regions. With roughly 35 employees and a fleet of over 45 vehicles, it operates as a regionally scaled full-service drainage specialist.

Product overview

Abfluss Schäfer GmbH is a specialized service company offering a comprehensive range of drain and sewer maintenance solutions. The company operates as a unified service platform covering both interior (indoor) and exterior (outdoor) drainage services. Core offerings include pipe and drain cleaning (Rohr- und Kanalreinigung), CCTV inspection (Kanal-TV-Inspektion), high-pressure cleaning, robot milling, canal location, backflow protection, root cutting, leak testing, and building drying services. The company maintains a fleet of over 40 vehicles and employs 35 staff, serving the Hanau, Frankfurt, and surrounding regions 24/7 with emergency services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Drain Cleaning Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Response time of approximately 30 minutes in Frankfurt area
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bilfinger SE: Bilfinger is a leading German industrial services provider with operations in water/wastewater infrastructure, pipe services, and facility maintenance. As a much larger publicly-traded incumbent, it competes for municipal and industrial maintenance contracts overlapping with Abfluss Schäfer's municipal and industrial service segments.
• REMONDIS SE & Co. KG: REMONDIS is one of Germany's largest environmental service companies with significant water management, sewer, and waste disposal operations. Operates broadly in the same wastewater/sewer services space but at national scale across multiple service lines, overlapping with Abfluss Schäfer's industrial and municipal service offerings.
• KSB SE & Co. KGaA: KSB is a major German manufacturer of pumps, valves, and related systems with significant municipal water/wastewater applications. Serves as both a broader incumbent in the same water/sewer infrastructure space and a potential equipment supplier for service companies like Abfluss Schäfer.
• Veolia Umweltservice GmbH (Veolia Deutschland): Veolia operates water, wastewater, and environmental services across Germany through its municipal and industrial service divisions. As a large international environmental services incumbent with strong German municipal presence, it competes for the same municipal sewer and industrial wastewater contracts that Abfluss Schäfer targets.

Others

• IBAK Helmut Hunger GmbH & Co. KG: IBAK is a German manufacturer of CCTV inspection systems and software for sewer and pipe inspection. While not a direct service competitor, IBAK supplies the camera and inspection technology that companies like Abfluss Schäfer use for their TV inspection services, making it an important equipment ecosystem participant.
• Hammelmann GmbH: Hammelmann is a German manufacturer of high-pressure plunger pumps and water jet technology used in industrial cleaning and sewer high-pressure flushing applications. As a key supplier of the high-pressure cleaning technology that Abfluss Schäfer deploys, it is an enabling equipment provider in the value chain.
• Brandenburger Liner GmbH & Co. KG: Brandenburger Liner is a German specialist in CIPP (cured-in-place pipe) liner products used for trenchless pipe rehabilitation. As the supplier of In-Liner/Short-Liner materials used by Abfluss Schäfer for no-dig rehabilitation services, it is a key enabling technology provider in the trenchless repair market.
• Steinzeug-Keramo GmbH: Steinzeug-Keramo is a major European manufacturer of ceramic clay pipes and fittings used in sewer and drainage systems. As a supplier of the very pipe materials that Abfluss Schäfer inspects, cleans, and rehabilitates, it represents the infrastructure base on which the service economy operates.
• Duktus (Wetzlar) GmbH: Duktus is a German manufacturer of ductile cast iron pipes and fittings for water and sewer infrastructure. As a supplier of sewer pipe infrastructure components, it operates in the same wastewater ecosystem as Abfluss Schäfer's service business, though without direct service overlap.

Direct peers

• KATEC Kanaltechnik GmbH & Co. KG: KATEC Kanaltechnik is a German specialist provider of sewer and pipe services including cleaning, inspection, and rehabilitation. Operates with comparable service portfolio (TV inspection, trenchless rehabilitation, industrial services) in a similar regional service model, making it a directly comparable mid-sized German operator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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