Heydt

What Heydt does

Heydt GmbH is a privately held, family-run construction, waste management, and landscape services company headquartered in Aulendorf, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1964 and currently in its third generation of family management (Helmut, Michael, and Claudia Heydt), the company operates a vertically integrated service stack across five core areas: Bauen (earthworks, demolition, road construction, transport), Entsorgen (container service from 240L to 40m³, Wertstoffhof recycling center, certified disposal), Landschaft pflegen (ditch and waterway maintenance, biotope creation, winter services), Sicherheit am Bau (compaction control, GPS surveying, leak testing), and material recycling. Its primary segments are construction companies requiring earthworks and disposal services, Landkreis Ravensburg residents using free disposal services, and municipalities and landowners needing landscape maintenance.

The company's most significant technological asset is Germany's first AI-powered sorting facility for construction and demolition waste, inaugurated in 2024 in partnership with STADLER (Altshausen plant builder) and Recycleye (British AI developer). The system uses computer vision trained on over one billion waste images to identify and sort materials — including brick, concrete, gypsum, wood, and plastic — even when heavily contaminated with dust, a use case where conventional sorting systems typically fail. The facility is co-financed through LEADER/REMO with EU/ELER and Baden-Württemberg state funds. Heydt operates as a certified Entsorgungsfachbetrieb per § 52 Krw-AbfG, with TÜV SÜD certification for safety, quality, and environmental protection.

The business model combines project-based professional services (excavation, demolition, transport, landscape maintenance), transaction-based container and disposal fees, and sale of recycled building materials derived from the AI sorting facility. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer and direct-to-business via phone, website contact form, and walk-in at the Wertstoffhof, with Landkreis Ravensburg providing a referral channel for household waste. With approximately 30 employees and a service area confined to the Oberschwaben region, Heydt is a small but operationally diversified regional player, with the AI sorting facility representing its principal growth lever and differentiation claim.

Name

Heydt

Legal name

Heydt GmbH

Website

https://heydt-gmbh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Heydt GmbH is a third-generation, family-owned German construction, waste disposal, and landscape services company in Aulendorf, operating Germany's first AI-powered sorting facility for construction and demolition waste, serving construction firms, Landkreis Ravensburg residents, and municipalities across the Oberschwaben region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction and Waste Management Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (5621), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

C&D Transfer Stations & C&D Material Handling (EUAIAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

C&D Waste Collection, Hauling & Container Services (Roll-off/Dumpsters) (EUAIAHAA), Industrial Waste Handling & Compaction Equipment (Balers, Compactors) (IMAHALAI)

Keywords

• Construction services
• Waste disposal recycling
• Demolition earthworks
• Landscape maintenance
• Container rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Aulendorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Construction and Earthworks Services: Earthmoving, excavation, demolition, road construction, and complete infrastructure development including utilities, biogas plants, and silage facilities. Revenue generated through project-based service fees.
2. Waste Disposal and Recycling Services: Container service with roll containers (240L-1.1m³), Absetzcontainer (1-10m³), and Abrollcontainer (10-40m³). Waste reception and processing at the Wertstoffhof. Certified disposal facility (Entsorgungsfachbetrieb). Revenue from disposal fees.
3. Transportation Services: Delivery of bulk materials (gravel, sand, grit, humus, bark mulch, wood chips) and low-loader transport for machinery, excavators, prefabricated parts, and construction timber.
4. Landscape Maintenance Services: Ditch and waterway maintenance, water engineering, land consolidation, biotope creation, and winter services.
5. Recycled Building Materials: Processing and sale of recycled construction materials derived from construction and demolition waste processed through their AI sorting facility.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Heydt GmbH provides integrated construction, waste disposal and recycling, landscape maintenance, and construction site safety services to construction firms, municipalities, and private residents in the Oberschwaben region of Germany. Its core operations include earthworks, demolition, transport, container rental, a recycling center (Wertstoffhof), landscape care, and winter services, supported by Germany's first AI-powered sorting facility for construction and demolition waste. The company is certified as an Entsorgungsfachbetrieb (TÜV-certified waste management specialist) under § 52 of the German Closed Substance Cycle Waste Management Act (Krw-AbfG).

Product overview

Heydt GmbH is a construction and environmental services company offering integrated services across five core areas: construction (excavation, demolition, transport), waste disposal and recycling (container service, recycling center), landscape care (maintenance, design, winter service), construction site safety, and AI-powered waste sorting. The company's flagship innovation is its AI-powered construction waste sorting facility — Germany's first pure AI-driven sorting plant for construction and demolition materials. Services operate from the company's facilities in Aulendorf, with the recycling center accepting various waste streams including construction debris, green waste, waste wood, electronics, and hazardous materials. The company operates as a certified disposal facility (Entsorgungsfachbetrieb) and employs approximately 30 staff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Erdarbeiten (Excavation Work) Comprehensive earthworks including excavation of building pits, civil engineering, road construction, soil improvement, complete infrastructure development, district heating systems, biogas plants, silo facilities, liquid manure pits, and outdoor facilities for construction firms and project developers.
• Transport (Transport Services) Delivery of bulk materials including construction materials, gravel, sand, grit, topsoil, bark mulch, and wood chips, plus low-bed transport for machinery, excavators, prefabricated parts, and construction timber. Targeted at construction sites and project owners.
• Abbruch (Demolition) Demolition, core removal, renovation, and clearing covering complete deconstruction from small structures to industrial buildings, including disposal concepts and contaminated site remediation. For construction firms, property owners, and industrial clients.
• Wertstoffhof (Recycling Center) Walk-in acceptance and processing of all types of recyclable and residual materials at Hasengärtlestr. 54, Aulendorf. Processes construction and mixed waste including rubble and wood. Operates as a certified Entsorgungsfachbetrieb per § 52 Krw-AbfG. Serves private individuals and businesses.
• Containerdienst (Container Service) Rental of roll containers (240L-1.1 m³), skip containers (1-10 m³), and roll-off containers (10-40 m³) delivered to construction sites and customer locations for waste collection and disposal. Serves construction firms and private customers.
• Recycling (Material Processing) Processing and preparation of construction debris, construction residual materials, green waste, waste wood, excavation soil, and topsoil for reuse as recycled building materials. Sold to construction firms and end buyers.
• Landschaft Pflegen (Landscape Maintenance) Ditch and waterway maintenance using ditch space shovels or mowing baskets, grass cutting waste disposal, and soil loosening services for municipalities, landowners, and agricultural clients.
• Natur Gestalten (Nature Design) Waterway renaturation, water engineering, land consolidation, and biotope creation and maintenance for municipalities and landowners.
• Winterdienst (Winter Service) Winter road and property maintenance services for commercial customers, municipalities, and property owners.
• Sicherheit am Bau (Construction Safety) Compaction control using dynamic plate bearing tests, GPS surveying, and leak testing of sewage pipes to ensure construction site safety and quality for construction firms and developers.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Landratsamt RavensburgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016County administration office responsible for waste management (municipal waste, paper bins, bio bins) following the delegation of waste management responsibilities back to the district. Sperrmüllabfuhr (bulky waste collection) is provided annually with Sperrmüllscheck to each household.
• STADLERcoreTechnology or IntegrationPlant builder from Altshausen, Germany. Partnered with Heydt GmbH and Recycleye to develop the AI-powered sorting facility for construction and demolition waste. STADLER built the physical sorting plant infrastructure.
• RecycleyecoreTechnology or IntegrationBritish AI developer specializing in AI-powered sorting technologies. Provided the AI vision system for the sorting facility, trained on over 1 billion waste images to recognize materials even when dusty or dirty.
• Regionalentwicklung Mittleres Oberschwaben (REMO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional development organization that awarded the LEADER Plakette and provided EU/ELER funding plus state of Baden-Württemberg funding for the AI sorting facility pilot project. Without this subsidy, the project would not have been possible according to Claudia Heydt.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• REMONDIS: Germany's largest privately held waste and recycling company, offering collection, sorting, and C&D recycling at national scale. Directly comparable services (container service, Wertstoffhof, material recovery) but operates across all of Germany rather than a single sub-region.
• ALBA Group: Major German recycling and waste services company with sorting facilities, container service, and recycled material sales. Closely comparable offerings but operates pan-European rather than in a single sub-region.
• Veolia Deutschland: German subsidiary of global environmental services group offering municipal and commercial waste collection, C&D recycling, and material recovery. Comparable offerings but at national/international scale.
• PreZero: Environmental services arm of the Schwarz Group, active in C&D waste sorting, recycling, and disposal across Germany. Comparable to Heydt in C&D material handling and recycling but at national scale with significant technology investment.

Direct peers

• Knettenbrech + Gurdulic: Mid-size German waste management company focused on container service, recycling, and C&D waste handling. Closely comparable in size, scope, and regional operating model, though based in a different German region.
• Nehlsen: Family-owned German waste management and recycling group offering container service, Wertstoffhof operations, and C&D material recovery. Similar multi-service family business model serving northern German regions.
• Buhck Group: Regional German waste and recycling company operating container service, Wertstoffhöfe, and material recovery facilities in northern Germany. Comparable mid-size multi-line waste/recycling operator.

Emerging players

• ZenRobotics: Finnish AI and robotics company specializing in waste sorting using computer vision and machine learning. Closely comparable technology approach to Heydt's Recycleye-powered AI facility, though ZenRobotics sells the technology rather than operating sorting facilities.

Others

• STADLER Anlagenbau: German plant builder specializing in sorting and recycling facility infrastructure — Heydt's technology partner for the AI sorting facility. Included as a key ecosystem enabler rather than direct competitor.

Regional players

• AVG Köln: Regional waste disposal company serving the Cologne metropolitan area with collection, sorting, and disposal services. Operates comparable municipal/customer waste services but in a different German region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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