What Perfekta does

Perfekta Unternehmensgruppe is a German family-owned full-service provider of infrastructure services around people and property, headquartered in Langenhagen near Hannover. Founded in 1921 by Richard Kühn as a chemical factory, the group has expanded across four to five generations of Kühn-family ownership into nine integrated service divisions: building cleaning (Perfekta Gebäudereinigung), cleaning chemistry (Kühn Reinigungschemie / Richard Kühn GmbH, 82 SKUs), industrial laundries (Perfekta Textil / Großwäscherei), facility management (FMN), landscaping (Perfekta Garten-, Landschafts- und Sportplatzbau), modular construction (PlanTech / PT Modular Concept), nursing care (Perfekta Pflege), catering (Perfekta Catering), and a Michelin-starred hotel-restaurant (Ole Deele). The group operates through approximately 20 legal-entity subsidiaries with ~3,500 employees across roughly 20 German locations (Langenhagen HQ plus branches spanning Lower Saxony, Berlin-Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, NRW, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Hamburg, Bremen), with historical international reach into Estonia, Poland (joint venture), and Chile (modular construction).

The group's technical and production assets include proprietary cleaning-chemical formulations manufactured in-house (Wiesmoor and Ilberstedt production sites), two industrial laundries — the Moers facility processing ~14,000 kg of linen daily with a 4,500 m² rooftop photovoltaic installation, and Bad Freienwalde (acquired 1991, +100 years of tradition) — modular bathroom and building-module production (Brehna plant opened 2007, Dresden operations), an in-house training center (Ilberstedt, since 2002) and a nursing school (Hassel, opened October 2024). Module technology spans turnkey building solutions and bathroom pods deployed domestically and overseas (H2 Hotel Leipzig as the second-largest PlanTech project; INGEVEC partnership in Chile).

Perfekta's revenue model combines recurring professional-services contracts (building cleaning, facility management, landscaping, nursing, catering, industrial laundry) with product sales of cleaning chemistry (via catalog, PDF, and field-sales reps) and one-off modular-construction projects. The group pursues an integrated 'alles aus einer Hand' fullservice model targeting commercial and institutional clients, leveraging cross-division synergies (cleaning chemicals sold to cleaning clients; laundry serving nursing homes and restaurants owned by the group). The Kühn cleaning-chemical arm sells to external industrial buyers in addition to captive demand. The company is privately held by the Kühn family with no external investors, no public listing, and no publicly disclosed revenue figures.

Name

Perfekta

Legal name

Perfekta Dienstleistungen Betriebsverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH

Website

https://perfekta.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Perfekta is a German family-owned full-service infrastructure provider headquartered in Langenhagen with ~3,500 staff across nine divisions — cleaning, cleaning chemistry, industrial laundry, facility management, landscaping, modular construction, elderly care, catering, and hospitality — serving commercial and institutional clients across Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Langenhagen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices21 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. Facilities Services: Recurring cleaning, facility management, and laundry services delivered to commercial and institutional clients at their facilities.
2. Cleaning Chemical Products: Sale of cleaning and hygiene products directly from the manufacturer (Richard Kühn GmbH). Products sold via catalog, PDF downloads, and field sales representatives.
3. Catering Services: Corporate catering, school/canteen meals (3,000+ daily meals for students in Lower Saxony), event and trade fair catering.
4. Modular Construction: Modular bathroom and building modules for hotels and residential projects, including international projects (e.g., Chile with INGEVEC).
5. Nursing and Senior Care: Stationary elderly care including retirement homes and a nursing school opened in Hassel in October 2024.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Core offering

Perfekta is a full-service infrastructure services group operating across nine business divisions: building cleaning, cleaning chemistry, commercial laundries, facility management, garden and landscape construction, modular construction, elderly care/nursing, catering, and hotel/restaurant operations. The group delivers integrated Consulting-Services-Products solutions to commercial, institutional, and residential clients across Germany through ~20 locations and approximately 3,500 employees.

Product overview

Perfekta is a full-service infrastructure services company offering a diversified portfolio across nine service areas. The company's core offerings include: Perfekta Gebäudereinigung (professional building cleaning with services like maintenance cleaning, construction cleaning, facade cleaning, and fire damage restoration), Kühn Reinigungschemie (manufacturing and supply of 82+ professional cleaning chemical products), Perfekta Textildienstleistungen/Großwäschereien (commercial laundry and textile services processing 14,000 kg daily for healthcare, hospitality and industry), FMN Facility Management (comprehensive building and property management), Perfekta Garten- und Landschaftsbau (garden and landscape construction including sports facilities), PlanTech Modulbau (modular construction solutions including bathroom modules), and Perfekta Pflege (elderly care including nursing homes and a nursing school). The company also operates Hotel & Restaurant Ole Deele, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Hannover. With approximately 3,500 employees across ~20 German locations, the 1921-founded family business serves as a 'Möglichmacher' (enabler) providing integrated infrastructure services under one umbrella.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Perfekta Gebäudereinigung: Professional and reliable building cleaning services - master craft business
• Perfekta Pflege
• Kühn Reinigungschemie
• FMN Facility Management
• Perfekta Garten-, Landschafts- und Sportplatzbau
• PlanTech / PT Modular Concept
• Perfekta Catering
• Perfekta Textildienstleistungen
• Ole Deele

Products and services

• Perfekta Gebäudereinigung (Building Cleaning Services) Professional building cleaning services delivered to commercial, industrial, municipal, and institutional clients at their facilities. Covers maintenance cleaning, construction cleaning, glass and frame cleaning, facade cleaning, fire damage restoration, and related services. Operated as a Meisterbetrieb (master craft business).
• Kühn Reinigungschemie (Cleaning Chemistry Products) Manufactured line of 82+ cleaning and hygiene products sold to industrial and commercial buyers under the Richard Kühn GmbH brand, including consulting on product selection and application. Products include maintenance cleaners, sanitizers, and specialized industrial cleaners. Sold via catalog, PDF downloads, and field sales representatives. The line was relabeled and renamed in June 2025 with new labels, product names, and use-case sorting.
• Perfekta Textildienstleistungen / Großwäschereien (Commercial Laundry Services) Full textile service from hygienic laundry cleaning to sterile operating theater sets, serving healthcare, hospitality, and industrial clients. The Moers facility operates as a high-tech laundry processing approximately 14,000 kg of linen daily and includes a 4,500 m² rooftop photovoltaic installation.
• FMN Facility Management Comprehensive facility management covering all construction and property management activities for buildings, delivered as a centralized unit to commercial and institutional clients.
• Perfekta Garten-, Landschafts- und Sportplatzbau (Garden, Landscape and Sports-Field Construction) Garden and landscape construction services including outdoor area development and sports facility construction, delivered as a Meisterbetrieb established in the 1970s. Includes greenery installation work for commercial logistics centers and municipal clients.
• Perfekta Modulbau / PlanTech (Modular Construction) Modular construction services ranging from individual partial services to turnkey modular building solutions, including prefabricated bathroom modules and temporary facilities for hotel, residential, and commercial projects.
• Perfekta Pflege (Elderly Care and Nursing) Stationary elderly care including senior residences and nursing services for elderly and care-dependent people. Operates facilities including the 103-bed Seniorenresidenz 'Mein Zuhause Heiligendorf' and 'Mein Zuhause Nienburg'. Includes caregiver training through the Perfekta nursing school.
• Perfekta Catering Catering services including catering consulting, individual concepts, tailored service, corporate catering, school and canteen meals (3,000+ daily meals for students in Lower Saxony), hospital meals, event catering, and trade fair catering.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,500+ employees serve clients across 20 German locations in 9 service areas
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Richard Kühn GmbH Chemische FabrikcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 1921Core subsidiary manufacturing cleaning and hygiene products. Founded 1921 by Richard Kühn with patent for viscosity increase of lubricating oils. Serves as the products pillar of the group's 'Consulting – Services – Products' business model. Operates from Burgwedel, Ilberstedt, and Fürstenwalde locations.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dussmann Group: Munich-based multi-service provider spanning facility management, cleaning, catering (Dussmann Service), and care services. Directly comparable to Perfekta's diversified nine-division model with overlapping customer segments in healthcare, education, and commercial properties.
• Gegenbauer: Berlin-based facility services group offering cleaning, security, building management, and personnel services across Germany. Closely comparable to Perfekta in service breadth and German regional footprint, with similar mid-sized operational scale.
• Apleona: One of Germany's largest facility management and real estate services providers, operating across industrial cleaning, technical FM, and integrated services. Comparable to Perfekta's FM and cleaning divisions at significantly greater scale.
• Wisag: Largest German facility services company providing cleaning, security, facility management, and technical services. Directly competes with Perfekta's core cleaning and FM divisions across the German market and shares the integrated multi-service model.

Broad incumbents

• Compass Group: UK-based global food services and facility services provider. Overlaps with Perfekta's catering and facility management divisions but operates across global geographies and many verticals at substantially greater scale.
• STRABAG Property and Facility Services: Property and facility services arm of STRABAG SE, one of Europe's largest construction groups. Comparable to Perfekta's facility management and modular construction services with major construction group backing.
• Sodexo: Global facility services and food services giant with significant German presence. Overlaps with Perfekta in catering, cleaning, and facility management but operates at multinational scale across multiple industries and geographies.
• ISS A/S: Danish global facility services company with extensive cleaning, catering, and integrated FM offerings. Comparable to Perfekta's core service lines but operates across multiple European geographies at much larger scale.
• Hochtief Facility Management: Facility services subsidiary of Hochtief, one of Germany's largest construction groups. Overlaps with Perfekta in technical facility management and building services, anchored by a parent construction group.

Regional players

• Elior Group: French contract catering and facility services group. Overlaps with Perfekta's catering and cleaning divisions but primarily serves France and selected European countries rather than the German market directly.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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