Lutomsky

What Lutomsky does

Franz Lutomsky GmbH is a privately held German company specialising in explosive ordnance disposal (Kampfmittelbeseitigung) on land and underwater, founded in 1954 by master diver Franz Lutomsky in Wilhelmshaven and now headquartered in Warburg-Scherfede. The company detects, exposes, and safely recovers unexploded ordnance, bomb duds, and other wartime explosive remnants for government authorities, municipalities, construction firms, port operators, and forestry agencies across Germany, operating exclusively within the country. Approximately 60 employees perform certified UXO clearance, with project teams led by §20 SprengG-authorised pyrotechnicians and supported by IHK-certified commercial divers and geophysicists.

The service portfolio covers the full UXO clearance lifecycle: surface detection via vehicle-mounted multi-channel magnetometers and handheld probes, deep subsurface detection using borehole magnetometers, ground-penetrating radar (surface and borehole), time-domain electromagnetics (TDEM), and large-loop electromagnetic methods, plus underwater detection with a geomagnetic system deployed on a fleet of in-house survey boats for water depths up to 11 metres. The firm additionally runs its own drilling capability using rigs from 0.8 to 25 tonnes, operates a combined diving and rescue vessel for in-water operations, and removes contaminated material (3,758 tonnes at Salzgitter) as part of project closeout. Operations are conducted under the RAL Gütezeichen Kampfmittelräumung quality mark and supervised by Bezirksregierung Detmold, Dezernat 55.5 (Sprengstoffwesen/AZK). Three regional offices anchor the geography — Warburg-Scherfede (HQ, covering NRW/Hessen), Oranienburg (Berlin/Brandenburg), and Stuhr (Bremen and northern port operations). Recent project references include the EUROGATE Weser crossing in Bremen (125,000 m² surface detection, 63,000 m borehole detection), borehole detection in water at Duisburg Port (357 boreholes up to 16 m depth), the Salzgitter site (900,000 m² surface detection and 35 craters excavated), 543 underwater suspicion points investigated to 6 m below the Danube riverbed at Straubing, and 2,967 UXO items recovered from the former Lübtheen military training area.

Lutomsky generates revenue through project-based professional-services contracts awarded by government authorities, municipalities, construction firms, and port operators, with pricing custom-quoted per project via a 'Request a Quote' form on its website. There is no recurring subscription or licensing revenue; each engagement is a discrete scope (survey, detection, excavation, recovery, contaminated-material disposal). Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales secured through tender applications and longstanding relationships with Kampfmittelbeseitigungsdienst agencies and engineering consultants, with no channel intermediaries. Markets are served nationwide Germany across NRW, Hessen, Berlin/Brandenburg, and Bremen, among other regions. The company is privately held under family ownership, with no fundraises, subsidiaries, or external investors identified. As of 2024, Stefan Bruns succeeded Ulrich Höning as Betriebsleiter for the Warburg and Stuhr locations.

Name

Lutomsky

Legal name

Franz Lutomsky GmbH

Website

https://lutomsky.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Franz Lutomsky GmbH is a privately held German firm, founded 1954, that detects and safely disposes of unexploded ordnance on land and underwater for government authorities, municipalities, construction firms, port operators, and forestry agencies across Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Services

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), Navigational Services to Shipping (48833)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAJANAD

Underwater Salvage & Diving Operations (UWILD, Cutting, Welding)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Marine & Shipbuilding/Marine Salvage Services

SECONDARYIMAJAFAJ

Underwater Inspection, Maintenance & Repair (UWILD, Diving/ROV, In-water Cleaning)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Marine & Shipbuilding/Ship Repair, Maintenance & Conversion (MRO)

SECONDARYBPAKALAH

Underwater/Port Infrastructure Security (Dive Teams, Hull & Pier Inspections)

Business & Public Services/Security & Investigations Services/Maritime & Port Security Services

SECONDARYEUALABAK

Seismic & Geoscience Services (Acquisition, Processing, Interpretation)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Oil & Gas (Upstream, Midstream, Downstream and Refining)/Oilfield Services & Drilling (OFS)

Keywords

• Explosive ordnance disposal
• UXO clearance services
• Underwater ordnance detection
• Geophysical survey services
• Bomb disposal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Warburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Project Contracts: Lutovsky earns revenue through project-based contracts awarded by government authorities, municipalities, construction firms, port operators, and other organisations requiring UXO clearance. Contracts cover site surveys, borehole detection, bomb disposal, underwater clearance, and site remediation. Revenue is earned on a per-project basis with no recurring subscription component.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Franz Lutomsky GmbH provides unexploded ordnance (UXO) detection, clearance, and disposal services on land and underwater across Germany. The company combines geophysical survey methods (magnetometry, ground-penetrating radar, TDEM, large-loop electromagnetics), borehole detection using drilling rigs from 0.8 to 25 tonnes, and certified professional diving operations to deliver end-to-end UXO solutions for government authorities, municipalities, construction firms, and port operators. Services span surface detection, deep borehole detection, bomb recovery, area clearance, water-body surveys, and underwater ordnance recovery.

Product overview

Franz Lutomsky GmbH is a specialized unexploded ordnance disposal company offering comprehensive services both on land and in water. The company operates a unified service portfolio organized around detection technologies (Geomagnetik, Georadar, TDEM), clearance methods (surface and deep detection, borehole detection), and recovery operations (bomb recovery, diving services, underwater detection). Their services span the full cycle from initial survey and detection to excavation, recovery, and safe disposal of unexploded ordnance. The company maintains a specialized equipment fleet including survey vessels, diving boats, borehole drilling rigs, magnetometers, and GPR systems to deliver projects across Germany. Services are structured around professional certifications (particularly §20 SprengG authorization) and specialized techniques rather than modular software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bomb Recovery (Bombenbergung)
• Area Clearance (Räumung)
• Surface Detection (Oberflächensondierung)
• Deep Detection / Borehole Sounding (Tiefensondierung)
• Water-Body Survey (Gewässersondierung)

Quantifiable outcome

• 900,000 m² of surface detection completed on a single project (Salzgitter, 2022–2024), with 35 UXO craters excavated and 3,758 tonnes of contaminated material disposed.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 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

Feature11 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Zertifizierte Fachbetriebe (Certified specialist companies)supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLutovsky works with certified specialist companies for the disposal of hazardous waste materials (e.g., asbestos-containing building materials) encountered during UXO clearance projects. Referenced in the Salzgitter project where contaminated material disposal was subcontracted to certified firms.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• GEODATA Group: Austrian-based geotechnical, geophysical, and UXO clearance firm with operations in Germany. Comparable because it deploys the same magnetometry, GPR, and borehole-detection toolkit for UXO and infrastructure projects across DACH.
• Heimann Kampfmittelbergung GmbH: German specialist in unexploded ordnance detection and clearance, with §20 SprengG-certified staff and a focus on construction-site UXO clearance. Directly comparable as a same-category German UXO competitor targeting government and construction clients.
• TAUW Group: Dutch-headquartered environmental and engineering consultancy with UXO detection, geophysical survey, and site remediation operations across Germany and Europe. Comparable because it offers the same combination of geophysical UXO survey and clearance services to public and private clients.
• HPC AG: German engineering and environmental services firm active in geophysical surveying, contaminated-site investigation, and UXO clearance. Comparable because it serves the same public-sector and construction clients with overlapping survey-and-clearance offerings.
• Schollenberger Kampfmittelbergung GmbH: German UXO clearance specialist providing surface detection, borehole detection, and bomb disposal services to public authorities and developers. Directly comparable as a same-segment competitor in the German UXO market.

Broad incumbents

• Bauer Resources GmbH: Subsidiary of Bauer AG, one of Germany's largest specialty foundation engineering groups, with capabilities that include UXO clearance and contaminated-site work. Comparable as a broader incumbent that competes on large infrastructure tenders where Lutomsky also bids.

Emerging players

• BeMo Tunnelling GmbH: German tunneling and underground construction specialist that frequently encounters and clears UXO on rail and metro projects. Comparable because it integrates UXO detection into broader construction delivery, increasingly competing with dedicated UXO specialists on bundled tenders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/people/Lutomsky/100090136830546
• Instagraminstagram.com/lutomsky_
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/franz-lutomsky

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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