gepe Gebäudedienste

What gepe Gebäudedienste does

gepe Gebäudedienste is a professional facilities services company. Its glass cleaning is still one of the services they provide on a daily basis. It is specialized in the areas like building management, building cleaning, security services, and more.

Name

gepe Gebäudedienste

Legal name

gepe Gebäudedienste PETERHOFF GmbH

Website

https://www.gepe-peterhoff.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

gepe Gebäudedienste is a facilities services company.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Facility Management Services

NAICS

Janitorial Services (561720), Real Estate Property Managers (53131), Management of Companies and Enterprises (55)

SIC

Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Non-Operating Establishments (9995)

akta.pro primary industry

General Commercial Janitorial (Recurring Contract Cleaning) (BPABABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disinfection, Sanitization & Infection Prevention Services (BPABABAE), Healthcare Facility & Medical Office Disinfection (HSAEAHAC)

Keywords

• Building cleaning services
• Facility management
• Security services
• Corporate catering
• Property maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Düren

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices21 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Gebäudereinigung (Building Cleaning Services): Professional building cleaning services including maintenance cleaning, hospital cleaning, industrial cleaning, and glass cleaning. Long-term contracts with property owners and facility managers.
2. Gebäudemanagement (Facility Management): Technical, infrastructural, and commercial facility management services. Holistic property management including maintenance, operation, and optimization of real estate assets.
3. Sicherheitsdienste (Security Services): Security services including factory and object protection, gate and reception services, patrol services, and conference management. Since 2006 operating as gepe Sicherheitsdienste GmbH.
4. Catering/Verpflegung (Catering Services): Catering services through Primus Service GmbH including company catering, clinic and senior care catering, event gastronomy, and child nutrition. Over 110 customers served.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

gepe Gebäudedienste Peterhoff GmbH provides outsourced building cleaning and facility management services to commercial, public-sector, and institutional property operators across Germany. Through its subsidiaries the group additionally delivers security services (gepe Sicherheitsdienste GmbH), corporate and institutional catering (Primus Service GmbH), and broader property-related services (Hoffmann Service GmbH & Co. KG, Peterhoff Immobilien GmbH). It also operates the Cairful digital care-documentation platform.

Product overview

gepe Gebäudedienste PETERHOFF GmbH is a family-owned facility management company (third-generation, founded 1956) offering integrated services across four core areas: Gebäudereinigung (building cleaning), Gebäudemanagement (building management), Sicherheitsdienste (security services), and Catering/Verpflegung (catering). The company operates with over 7,000 employees serving more than 1,900 properties across Germany from 10 regional branches. The service portfolio includes specialized offerings such as hospital and cleanroom cleaning, technical building management, reception/concierge services, and enterprise catering through the Primus brand. The company also developed Cairful, a proprietary process control software for nursing care facilities. Services are delivered through subsidiaries including gepe Sicherheitsdienste GmbH and Primus Service GmbH.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Primus: Food service brand operated by Primus Service GmbH, serving corporate catering, clinic and senior nutrition, event gastronomy, and children's nutrition with over 1,400 employees serving more than 110 customers across Germany.
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• Cairful
• gepe Sicherheitsdienste

Products and services

• Building Cleaning (Gebäudereinigung) Outsourced professional cleaning of commercial, public-sector and institutional buildings, including offices, care facilities and multi-tenant properties across Germany. Target customers are property operators and facility managers.
• Facility Management Integrated management of building operations, bundling technical and infrastructural facility services for property operators across Germany. Target customers are owners and operators of commercial and institutional real estate portfolios.
• Security Services (gepe Sicherheitsdienste GmbH) Property, building and site security services delivered through dedicated subsidiary gepe Sicherheitsdienste GmbH. Target customers are property operators, commercial tenants and care-sector institutions requiring guarding and security operations.
• Corporate Catering (Primus Service GmbH) Catering and food-service solutions for corporate, institutional and care-sector clients, delivered through subsidiary Primus Service GmbH. Target customers are businesses and institutions requiring managed on-site food services.
• Hoffmann Service (Hoffmann Service GmbH & Co. KG) Property-related service offerings delivered through subsidiary Hoffmann Service GmbH & Co. KG, extending the group's facility services portfolio for commercial and institutional clients.
• Cairful (Digital Care Documentation Platform) Proprietary software platform developed by the group for digital process control and documentation in elderly care and support services. Target users are care-sector operators requiring auditable care-process records.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 7,000 employees serve over 1,900 properties nationwide
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Primus Service GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWholly-owned subsidiary specializing in catering and food services. Serves over 110 customers with more than 1,400 employees. Vision is to become the most responsible provider of high-quality catering concepts. Provides company catering, clinic and senior care catering, event gastronomy, and child nutrition services.
• SoftgardencoreTechnology or IntegrationApplicant management system and job posting platform powering the company's career portal. Provides online job listings, application processing, and employer review management. Softgarden rating shows 186 reviews with 4.15/5 star rating.
• Dr. Schnell Chemie GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner for cleaning chemistry and products. Won Purus Award for innovation. Provides environmentally friendly cleaning products and chemicals used by gepe's cleaning operations.
• Volmering DesignminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAdvertising agency and website developer supporting marketing and communications. Located in Bocholt, handles website design, corporate identity, and promotional materials.
• SWD powervolleys DürenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVolleyball Bundesliga team sponsorship. Mascot 'Wolly' sponsorship. Team support including beach volleyball camp for youth. Joint events and community engagement.
• FOM Hochschule für Ökonomie und ManagementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDual education partnership. gepe offers combined apprenticeship and bachelor's degree program in Business Administration. Students study in Aachen and Cologne while working at gepe.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Compass Group Germany: German arm of the global contract catering and support services group, providing food services and integrated facility management. Particularly comparable to gepe's Primus catering subsidiary and the enterprise catering customer base (e.g., Deutsche Post DHL).
• Hochtief Facility Management: Facility management arm of the Hochtief construction group, providing technical and commercial property management across Germany and Europe. Overlaps with gepe's Gebäudemanagement offering but operates at larger scale within a broader construction group.
• ISS A/S (Germany operations): Global facility services group with substantial German operations across cleaning, security, catering, and workplace services. Direct overlap with gepe's four-pillar offering but globally diversified rather than Germany-only.
• Sodexo Germany: German subsidiary of the global Sodexo group, providing facility management, cleaning, and food services to corporate and healthcare customers. Comparable to gepe on cleaning and catering verticals, especially in healthcare facility services.

Direct peers

• Wisag: Germany's largest independent facility services group, offering industrial cleaning, security, building management and catering across multiple verticals. Directly comparable to gepe on integrated service portfolio, customer types (industrial, commercial, public), and labor-intensive operating model, but at significantly larger scale.
• Piepenbrock: Osnabrück-headquartered family-owned German facility services group offering cleaning, security, maintenance, and personnel services. Highly comparable to gepe in size (~7,000+ employees), family-ownership status, and geographic footprint across Germany.
• Gegenbauer: Berlin-based German facility services provider with cleaning, security, reception, and property management offerings. Comparable to gepe on service breadth and Berlin/NRW presence, with similar institutional and commercial client base.
• Dussmann: German family-owned facility services group with cleaning, security, building management, and large-scale catering (Dussmann Service/Küche). One of the closest direct comparables to gepe given the four-pillar structure (cleaning + security + facility management + catering) under a family-owned umbrella.
• Strabag Property and Facility Services (Strabag PFS): German subsidiary of the Strabag construction group providing technical and infrastructural facility management, cleaning, and energy services. Comparable to gepe's Gebäudemanagement pillar and the technical building services revenue stream.
• Dorfner: Nürnberg-headquartered family-owned German commercial cleaning and facility services provider. Directly comparable to gepe on Gebäudereinigung core offering, mid-market size, family-owned governance, and German geographic concentration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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