PARTSLIFE

What PARTSLIFE does

PARTSLIFE GmbH is a German environmental management services provider founded in 1995 as a joint industry solution "by the industry – for the industry" for the Independent Automotive Aftermarket (IAM). The company is headquartered in Neu-Isenburg with subsidiaries in Hungary, Poland and Romania, and serves three primary customer segments: automotive workshops, parts commerce/dealers, and automotive manufacturers and suppliers. Customers include ZF Friedrichshafen AG (also a shareholder), Inter Cars S.A., COPARTS Autoteile GmbH, and ATP Auto-Teile-Pöllath Handels GmbH.

The offering is a multi-layered portfolio covering legally compliant waste disposal, energy consulting and audits, climate-neutral energy supply, occupational health and safety, packaging compliance (PVS), DGUV V3 electrical equipment testing, and EU EPR regulatory support. The core technology is the POOL web platform for online ordering and management of workshop waste disposal, complemented by the Paragraphen Scout (EPR-Packaging Portal) which tracks Extended Producer Responsibility compliance across all 27 EU member states. The company also operates an annual Congress and the PARTSLIFE Environmental Award as community and brand-building initiatives.

Revenue is generated through transaction fees on the POOL platform, professional consulting engagements, unit-priced testing services (€5.90–€99 per device), subscription-based compliance portals, managed energy brokerage via the meistro partnership, and event ticket sales (€299–€449 per person). Distribution combines direct field sales (with dedicated leads per service line), a self-serve online channel, industry association networks via the IAM shareholder structure, and wholly-owned international subsidiaries. The company employs 11–50 people and operates with no disclosed external institutional funding.

Name

PARTSLIFE

Legal name

PARTSLIFE GmbH

Website

https://partslife.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PARTSLIFE GmbH, founded in 1995 in Germany, provides environmental compliance and waste-management services to the Independent Automotive Aftermarket—serving workshops, parts dealers, and manufacturers across Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania via the POOL platform and consulting offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Management Services

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers (42314)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Used Auto Parts Recovery & Resale (Salvage/Yard Parts, Rebuilders) (EUAIAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Automotive Parts & Aftermarket Returns (TLAAALAI)

Keywords

• Automotive waste disposal
• Environmental compliance services
• Workshop waste management
• Occupational safety consulting
• Extended producer responsibility

Headquarters

HQ city

Neu Isenburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Disposal Services (POOL): PARTSLIFE facilitates waste disposal services for automotive workshops through its POOL platform, connecting customers with disposal partners. Revenue comes from transaction fees and service charges for waste management.
2. Professional Consulting Services: Energy consulting, energy audits, occupational health & safety services, and workshops on regulatory compliance (WEEE, battery, packaging directives). Provided as consulting/managed services.
3. Testing and Certification Services: Electrical equipment testing (DGUV V3), fire extinguisher inspection, and compliance verification services with unit-based pricing.
4. Climate-Neutral Energy Supply: Partnership with meistro for supplying climate-neutral electricity and natural gas to businesses, with PARTSLIFE acting as intermediary for the automotive industry.
5. Training and Events: Annual PARTSLIFE Congress (€449/person), evening events (€299/person), and free webinars on environmental compliance topics.
6. Registration and Compliance Services: Paragraphen Scout portal for EPR compliance, WEEE registration support, and packaging regulation compliance across EU markets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PARTSLIFE provides environmental management services for the Independent Automotive Aftermarket (IAM), covering waste disposal, packaging recycling, occupational health and safety, energy auditing, climate-neutral energy supply, and EU regulatory compliance for automotive workshops, dealers, and parts suppliers. Its central offering is the POOL online ordering platform for standardized waste pickup, complemented by the Statute Scout (EPR-Packaging) portal for tracking extended producer responsibility across 27 EU member states.

Product overview

PARTSLIFE is an environmental management company serving the automotive Independent Aftermarket (IAM), founded in 1995. The offering is organized as a multi-solution portfolio centered on the POOL online platform for workshop waste disposal ordering, combined with specialized disposal and recycling services (Special Waste Disposal, Packaging Recycling System PVS, Return of Used Parts, Disposal Optimization). Supporting compliance services include Occupational Health & Safety, Energy Audit, Energy Consulting, Climate Neutral Energy (via meistro partnership), Statute Scout (EPR compliance portal), Testing of Electrical Work Equipment (DGUV V3), and Workshops. The company also runs a Congress event and Environmental Award program as brand-building initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• POOL: Online order system for workshop waste disposal services
• PVS (Partslife Packaging System)
• PARTSLIFE Umweltpreis (Environmental Award)
• PARTSLIFE Sustainability Award
• PARTSLIFE Congress

Products and services

• POOL Workshop Disposal Online ordering platform that standardizes the disposal of automotive workshop waste streams including used oil, oil filters, oil/air/fuel filters, antifreeze, brake fluid, batteries, tyres, and packaging. Built for automotive workshops and IAM companies needing compliant, consolidated waste pickup.
• Disposal Optimization Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• 150 tons of solvents saved annually through winning project (ZF Aftermarket 2019)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• meistro Energie GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPARTSLIFE partners with meistro as a climate-independent energy supplier for businesses. Meistro provides climate-neutral electricity and natural gas nationwide to PARTSLIFE customers. Products include STROM CLASSICO (fixed pricing) and STROM RATIO (flexible pricing) for electricity, plus GAS CLASSICO and GAS RATIO for natural gas.
• helllicht medien GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWebsite concept, design, and technical implementation partner for partslife.com.
• Umweltinstitut OffenbachcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the annual Environmental Officers Congress alongside PARTSLIFE and Infraserv Höchst.
• Infraserv HöchstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the annual Environmental Officers Congress. Infraserv Höchst provides expert speakers on waste management and hazard assessment.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• REMONDIS: REMONDIS is one of Germany's largest private recycling, service, and water companies, offering broad waste management services across industries. Its recycling and disposal services compete with PARTSLIFE's special waste and POOL offerings.
• PreZero (Schwarz Group): PreZero is the environmental services division of the Schwarz Group, providing recycling, waste management, and consulting across Europe. Its broad portfolio competes with PARTSLIFE's waste disposal and energy compliance consulting.
• Veolia Environmental Services: Veolia operates one of Europe's largest waste management and environmental services platforms, providing industrial waste collection and recycling. It competes broadly with PARTSLIFE's POOL disposal services but at much wider scope and scale.

Direct peers

• Take-e-back GmbH: Take-e-back operates WEEE and batteries compliance schemes plus supporting compliance consulting for producers in Germany, overlapping with PARTSLIFE's EPR registration, WEEE, and consulting service lines.
• Interseroh (ALBA Group): Interseroh is a major German recycling and compliance services provider offering EPR take-back systems and consulting, directly comparable to PARTSLIFE's portfolio of packaging, WEEE, and disposal services for industry customers.
• Landbell Group: Landbell is one of Europe's largest providers of EPR compliance services for packaging, WEEE, and batteries across multiple member states. It directly competes with PARTSLIFE's Paragraphen Scout and PVS Packaging System in the EU-wide EPR compliance market.
• Reclay Group: Reclay provides EPR and take-back system services across Europe, including consulting for producer responsibility and packaging compliance — overlapping with PARTSLIFE's disposal optimization, packaging compliance, and consulting offerings.
• RIGK GmbH: RIGK operates industry-specific take-back and compliance systems for plastics and industrial materials in Germany, mirroring PARTSLIFE's joint-industry-solution model of running voluntary EPR/return schemes on behalf of industry members.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/partslife_de
• Facebookfacebook.com/Partslife.de
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/partslife

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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