Frankfurter Dienstleistungsholding

What Frankfurter Dienstleistungsholding does

Frankfurter Dienstleistungsholding GmbH (FDH) is a privately held municipal services holding company incorporated in 2009 and headquartered at Karl-Marx-Straße 195, 15230 Frankfurt (Oder), Germany. The company operates as the umbrella organization for a group of five subsidiaries delivering essential public services to the City of Frankfurt (Oder) and the surrounding Oder-Region. Its portfolio spans three core divisions: Kaufmännische Dienstleistungen (commercial administrative services, including electronic invoicing), IT-Dienstleistungen (IT services), and Entsorgungsdienstleistungen (waste management services) covering curbside collection, bulky waste pickup, the Seefichten waste treatment plant, the Seefichten recycling center, mechanical street cleaning with winter maintenance, and waste consulting/education for kindergartens, schools, and adults.

The five operating subsidiaries within the FDH group include Stadtwerke Frankfurt (Oder) GmbH (energy supply), Stadtverkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt (Oder) mbH / SVF (local public transport and mobility), Netzgesellschaft Frankfurt (Oder) Netz GmbH (energy and utility grid networks), and Frankfurter Abfallwirtschafts- und Stadtreinigungsgesellschaft mbH / FAW (waste management and street cleaning). Collectively, these subsidiaries secure energy supply, mobility, and waste management for the Oderstadt under a B2G operating model in which FDH acts as the contracted municipal service provider for the city government.

FDH's revenue model is based on managed municipal service contracts with the City of Frankfurt (Oder); pricing is not publicly disclosed and may be set under municipal regulation. The customer base is effectively the city and its approximately 30,000 residents, concentrated entirely in Brandenburg, Germany. The company is structured as a German GmbH with no parent entity, no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A history, and no public listing. Torsten Röglin serves as Geschäftsführer (Managing Director). Brand values of "Freundlich – Digital – Hilfsbereit" (Friendly – Digital – Helpful) frame the group's positioning around regional service, digital municipal administration, and community support.

Name

Frankfurter Dienstleistungsholding

Legal name

Frankfurter Dienstleistungsholding GmbH

Website

https://fdh-ffo.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Frankfurter Dienstleistungsholding GmbH is a municipal services holding company in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, that consolidates five subsidiaries providing energy supply, mobility, grid networks, waste management, street cleaning, and IT and administrative services to the city government and its residents under concession contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Waste Management Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (5621), Solid Waste Landfill (562212), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Municipal waste management
• Waste collection services
• Public utility services
• Municipal administrative services
• Street cleaning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Municipal Service Contracts: Revenue is generated through municipal service contracts with the city of Frankfurt (Oder). Services include waste collection, treatment, street cleaning, IT services, and administrative services for the city and its residents.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Frankfurter Dienstleistungsholding GmbH (FDH) is the municipal services holding company for the City of Frankfurt (Oder), operating five subsidiaries that deliver waste management, street cleaning, IT, and commercial/administrative services under exclusive municipal contracts. Its core offering is integrated residential and commercial waste collection, treatment, recycling, and disposal services for city households and institutions, supplemented by mechanical street cleaning, environmental consulting, and educational waste-prevention programs.

Product overview

Frankfurter Dienstleistungsholding GmbH (FDH) is a municipal services holding company operating as a multi-service platform for the City of Frankfurt (Oder) and the Oder-Region. The company provides an integrated portfolio of public utility services organized into three core divisions: Kaufmännische Dienstleistungen (Commercial Administrative Services, including electronic invoicing), IT-Dienstleistungen (IT Services), and a comprehensive Entsorgungsdienstleistungen (Waste Management Services) division. The waste management services include collection infrastructure (Abfallsammlung with curbside pickup and bulky waste services), treatment facilities (Abfallbehandlungsanlage Seefichten and Wertstoffhof Seefichten recycling center), street cleaning (Straßenreinigung), and a robust Abfallberatung (Waste Consulting) function with educational programs for kindergartens, schools, and adults covering waste prevention (Abfallvermeidung) and proper waste separation (Abfalltrennen). The company also provides an Abfuhrkalender (Collection Calendar) with interactive tour planning. FDH manages five subsidiary companies including Stadtwerke FFO, SVF, Netzgesellschaft, and FAW, ensuring secure energy supply, mobility, and waste management for the Oderstadt.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kaufmännische Dienstleistungen (Commercial Administrative Services) Administrative and commercial services division within FDH, including electronic invoicing (Elektronische Rechnungslegung) for municipal operations; serves the City of Frankfurt (Oder) and the Oder-Region.
• IT-Dienstleistungen (IT Services) Information technology services provided as part of the FDH municipal service holding company's portfolio, supporting municipal operations and administrative IT needs.
• Entsorgungsdienstleistungen (Waste Disposal Services) Comprehensive waste management services division for Frankfurt (Oder) and the Oder-Region, encompassing collection, treatment, recycling, and disposal; includes Abfallsammlung, Abfallbehandlung, Straßenreinigung, Abfallberatung, and Abfuhrkalender sub-services.
• Abfallbehandlungsanlage Seefichten (Seefichten Waste Treatment Plant) Waste treatment facility located in Seefichten for processing and treating various types of waste as part of FDH's waste management infrastructure.
• Wertstoffhof Seefichten (Seefichten Recycling Center) Recycling center at Seefichten where citizens of Frankfurt (Oder) and the Oder-Region can drop off recyclable materials and waste.
• Abfallsammlung (Waste Collection) Municipal waste collection service for households and institutions in Frankfurt (Oder), including scheduled curbside pickup of residual waste, bio waste, paper, and recyclables, plus on-demand bulky waste collection.
• Sperrmüll auf Abruf (Bulky Waste on Demand) On-demand collection service for bulky waste items that are too large for regular curbside waste bins, available to residents of Frankfurt (Oder).
• Straßenreinigung (Street Cleaning) Mechanical street cleaning service provided as a contractor for the City of Frankfurt (Oder), including sweeping plans and winter maintenance of public roads.
• Abfallberatung (Waste Consulting) Expert advisory services on waste avoidance, disposal, recycling, and utilization, conducted on behalf of the City of Frankfurt (Oder) via Stadtwerke Frankfurt (Oder) GmbH.
• Abfallvermeidung (Waste Prevention) Educational initiatives and practical guidance for residents to reduce waste generation, including tips on conscious purchasing, reusable products, and composting.
• Abfalltrennen (Waste Separation Guidance) Information and resources to help residents correctly separate household waste into appropriate bins, including Abfall-ABC guides and multilingual flyers.
• Abfuhrkalender (Collection Calendar) Waste collection schedule providing dates for residual waste, paper, recyclable, and bio bin emptying, including interactive tour plans and hazardous waste mobile dates for Frankfurt (Oder).
• Bildungsangebote für Kitas, Schulen und Erwachsene (Educational Programs) Environmental education programs for kindergartens, schools, and adults focused on waste avoidance, proper disposal, and waste separation, conducted by Dorit Spielmann from Energie- und Umweltberatung under FDH.
• Abfallberatung in Kindergärten (Kindergarten Waste Education) Child-friendly learning sessions for kindergartens on waste separation and avoidance, featuring projects like 'Abfall' (Waste), 'Papier' (Paper), 'Papier schöpfen' (Papermaking), and the mascot Tonki.
• Abfallberatung in Schulen (School Waste Education) Age-appropriate learning units for primary and secondary schools on waste avoidance, separation, and recycling, including the 'Abfallarme Schule' (Low-Waste School) project and papermaking workshops.
• Elektronische Rechnungslegung (Electronic Invoicing) Electronic invoice processing and management service within the Kaufmännische Dienstleistungen (commercial administrative services) portfolio of FDH, supporting municipal invoicing workflows.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Stadtwerke Frankfurt (Oder) GmbHcoreOthersStadtwerke Frankfurt (Oder) is a subsidiary company within the FDH group, providing energy supply services to the region. Part of the integrated municipal services holding.
• SVF Frankfurter Versorgungs- und Freizeit GmbHcoreOthersSVF is a subsidiary within the FDH group providing mobility and leisure services for the Oder-Region.
• Netzgesellschaft Frankfurt (Oder) Netz GmbHcoreOthersNetwork company within the FDH group responsible for grid infrastructure in Frankfurt (Oder).
• FAW Frankfurter Abfallwirtschaftsgesellschaft mbHcoreOthersWaste management company within the FDH group responsible for waste collection and treatment services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• KDRS / KIRU (Kommunale IT-Dienstleister): German municipal data center and IT services consortium serving Saxon municipalities. Comparable to FDH's IT-Dienstleistungen division as a public-sector-aligned IT and administrative services provider serving small-to-mid German municipalities.
• ekom21 — KGRZ Hessen: German municipal IT services provider for Hessian cities and counties (data centers, e-government, electronic invoicing). Comparable as a regional public-sector IT and administrative services vendor addressing the same municipal digitization and electronic-invoicing mandate that FDH's IT-Dienstleistungen and Kaufmännische Dienstleistungen divisions serve.
• Stadtentsorgung Potsdam (STEP): Municipal waste collection and disposal company for the City of Potsdam in Brandenburg. Comparable as a regional Brandenburg municipal operator with the same public-mandate refuse-collection model as FDH, serving a similar demographic in the same German state.

Direct peers

• Berliner Stadtreinigung (BSR): Berlin's municipal waste management and street cleaning operator, publicly owned by the State of Berlin. Directly comparable to FDH as a contracted/performing municipal refuse and street-cleaning provider, though at vastly larger scale (millions of residents vs. ~30,000).
• Stadtreinigung Hamburg: Hamburg's municipal waste collection, street cleaning and winter service provider. Like FDH, it operates as a dedicated city service company delivering refuse collection, recycling and Stadtreinigung under a public mandate — making the operating model closely comparable.
• Stadtwerke Leipzig: Leipzig municipal multi-utility holding supplying energy, heating, mobility and related services to the city. Comparable as a Stadtwerke-style holding that combines energy, networks and adjacent municipal services under one group structure analogous to FDH's holding company model.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Deutschland: German subsidiary of global utility and waste services group Veolia, providing municipal water, energy and waste solutions. Comparable as a broad incumbent in integrated municipal services that competes with FDH's multi-utility Stadtwerke/Netzgesellschaft/waste platform.
• ALBA Group: Berlin-headquartered recycling, waste management and raw materials group with municipal and commercial services across Germany and Europe. Comparable as a broad incumbent in municipal recycling and waste streams that compete with FDH's Wertstoffhof and collection services.
• Remondis: Germany's largest privately held waste management and recycling company, operating collection, treatment and disposal infrastructure nationwide. Comparable as the dominant private-sector player that often competes against municipal operators like FDH for German refuse contracts.
• PreZero (SUEZ Deutschland): German arm of SUEZ focused on circular economy, recycling and waste services for municipalities and industry. Comparable as a major private-sector operator pursuing the same municipal collection, sorting and treatment contracts that anchor FDH's business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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