Reisswolf

What Reisswolf does

Reisswolf (legal entity: REISSWOLF International GmbH) is a Germany-based B2B services company founded in 1988 and headquartered in Glinde, operating across the entire document lifecycle through three interconnected service pillars. The first pillar covers secure physical destruction and data erasure: on-site and off-site document shredding compliant with GDPR and DIN 66399 (ISO/IEC 21964 protection classes), data media destruction, IT recycling, and certified data erasure combined with device refurbishment and remarketing. The second pillar covers physical document management: external archiving with web-based 24/7 inventory access, scanning and digitization services, post-scan digital mail processing, and secure document boxes and containers. The third pillar is digital content management built on the third-party ELO Enterprise Content Management (ECM) platform, with specialized modules for invoice (ELO Invoice), contract (ELO Contract), HR/applicant management, digital patient records (Med4ELO), digital mail intake and dispatch (Inbox/Outbox for ELO), digital signatures (ELO for DocuSign), knowledge, meeting, and learning management, plus a proprietary cloud-based dok. suite. The platform integrates with SAP, DATEV, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Microsoft SharePoint, DocuSign, E+S Rechnungswesen, and Diamant Software.

The company serves exclusively business customers — large enterprises across all industries, government agencies and municipalities, and mid-market companies seeking digitalization. Named reference customers span healthcare (Asklepios Kliniken), health insurance (BKK Dachverband), tobacco (British American Tobacco Germany), EU agencies (EMSA), aviation (Hamburg Airport), industrial manufacturing (Liebherr), banking (Sparda-Bank Hamburg), and humanitarian nonprofits (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz). Reisswolf generates revenue through multiple streams: transactional per-event fees for destruction and scanning, recurring subscription contracts for external archiving and ECM licensing, managed services for IT refurbishment, and franchise fees and royalties from its international franchise network. The go-to-market is primarily enterprise field sales via wholly-owned regional offices in Hamburg, Hessen, Sachsen, and Thüringen, supported by a cooperation partnership with Binect for digital mail distribution and an online shop for standard destruction services.

Reisswolf's competitive positioning rests on a dense compliance stack (ISO/IEC 21964, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, ISO/IEC 27001, plus German-specific Entsorgungsfachbetrieb, ElektroG, TR-RESISCAN ready, GLP, and bitkom audit) and a 38-year operating history that supports trust-based enterprise relationships in regulated industries. The ELO Business Partner status and deep ERP/accounting integrations create moderate switching costs within deployed ECM workflows, while the international franchise network enables geographic expansion without direct capital deployment.

Name

Reisswolf

Legal name

REISSWOLF International GmbH

Website

https://reisswolf.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Reisswolf is a Germany-based B2B services company providing secure document destruction, data erasure, external archiving, scanning, and ELO-based enterprise content management to enterprise customers, government agencies, healthcare providers, and regulated industries across Germany and international franchise markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Document Management Services

NAICS

Document Preparation Services (561410), Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (5192), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Libraries and Archives (51921)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Web Content Management (WCM) & Experience Platforms (Content Services) (HDAEAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Content Governance, Compliance, Retention & eDiscovery (HDAEAGAJ), Document Services (Copy/Print/Scan, Records Handling) (BPABAEAG), Records Digitization & Archiving (Legacy Files, Retention Support) (BPAAAKAG), eSignature, Forms & Digital Workflow Platforms (HDAEAHAJ)

Keywords

• Secure document destruction
• Enterprise content management
• Digital document archiving
• Data destruction services
• IT asset refurbishment

Headquarters

HQ city

Glinde

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Document & Data Destruction Services: On-site and off-site secure document destruction, data media destruction, and IT recycling services. Revenue generated per service event or recurring collection contracts.
2. Document Scanning & Digitalization: Scanning services for physical documents, digital invoice processing, and post scanning services. Revenue per document or volume-based pricing.
3. External Document Archiving: External storage and archiving of physical documents with secure handling, categorization, and retrieval services. Typically recurring revenue from storage contracts.
4. ELO Enterprise Content Management: Sale and implementation of ELO ECM solutions including modules for invoice management, contract management, HR, and digital signatures. Revenue includes software licensing and professional services.
5. IT Refurbishing & Data Erasure: Certified data erasure services combined with device refurbishment and remarketing of functional equipment, contributing to sustainability goals.
6. Franchise Network: Franchise model for market expansion, generating revenue from franchise fees and ongoing royalties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Reisswolf provides a 360° service portfolio covering the entire document lifecycle for business customers, including secure physical and digital document destruction, data media destruction, IT refurbishing and recycling, external document archiving, scanning services, digital invoice processing, and the implementation of ELO Enterprise Content Management solutions for digital document management, workflow automation, and compliance with GDPR and DIN 66399 standards.

Product overview

Reisswolf operates as a comprehensive document management services company offering both physical and digital solutions. The portfolio consists of three interconnected service pillars: (1) secure destruction and data erasure services including document destruction, data wiping, and media destruction; (2) physical document management including archiving and scanning; and (3) the ELO-based digital document management platform with multiple modules. The ELO ECM platform serves as the core digital platform, complemented by the REISSWOLF dok. suite for cloud-based document management. ELO modules cover invoice management (ELO Invoice), contract management (ELO Contract), HR functions (ELO HR Recruiting, ELO HR Personnel File), healthcare records (Med4ELO), digital mail processing (Inbox/Outbox for ELO), digital signatures (ELO for DocuSign), knowledge management (ELO Knowledge), meeting management (ELO Meeting), and training (ELO Learning). Integration modules connect ELO with external systems including DATEV, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Diamant Software, E+S Rechnungswesen, Microsoft SharePoint, and DocuSign. Partner offerings include GDPR protection and data privacy advisory services. The company exclusively serves B2B (business) customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• REISSWOLF Dokumenten. Box. Document box service for secure document handling
• dok. suite
• Med4ELO

Products and services

• Aktenvernichtung und Datenvernichtung (Document and Data Destruction)

Quantifiable outcome

• Significant reduction in customer effort for document destruction
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BinectcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 May 2026REISSWOLF is a cooperation partner of Binect, a German software provider. Binect offers business mail management solutions powered by REISSWOLF services, integrating document destruction and data security into Binect's digital mail management platform.
• ELOcoreTechnology or IntegrationELO Business Partner providing enterprise content management solutions including ELO Invoice, ELO Contract, ELO HR modules, and integrations with SAP, DATEV, Microsoft, and other enterprise systems.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Shred-it (Stericycle): Largest dedicated secure paper and data destruction services provider globally, with comparable on-site shredding, off-site destruction, and certified data destruction offerings competing directly with Reisswolf's core Aktenvernichtung and Datenvernichtung lines.
• DocuWare: Cloud-based document management and workflow automation platform sold primarily through a partner channel; competes directly with Reisswolf's ELO ECM and dok. suite offerings for digital invoice, HR, and contract management deals in the German Mittelstand.
• d.velop: German ECM and document management software vendor offering invoice, contract, and HR document modules — directly competing with Reisswolf's ELO-based ELO Invoice, ELO Contract, and ELO HR modules and addressing the same mid-market / enterprise customers in Germany.
• SER Group: European ECM/Doxis vendor with strong DACH presence; closely competes with Reisswolf's ELO stack in enterprise content management, contract management, and digital archiving workflows.
• Crown Records Management: Records and information management provider offering physical archiving, secure destruction, and digital services — directly comparable to Reisswolf's external document archiving and destruction lines.

Emerging players

• DocuSign: Digital signature and agreement cloud platform integrated with ELO via the DocuSign module; competes with Reisswolf's signing workflow at the digital layer and shapes the broader shift away from paper-based contracts that affects Reisswolf's physical volumes.
• Bundesdruckerei: German government-owned secure identity and document services provider; competes with Reisswolf on high-security document handling, certified destruction, and digital identity/signing services for public-sector clients.

Regional players

• REMONDIS: Large German waste management and recycling group with secure data destruction and IT recycling lines; competes with Reisswolf's Datenträgervernichtung and IT-Recycling services primarily in the German market.

Broad incumbents

• Iron Mountain: Global incumbent in records storage, secure shredding, and digital document management; competes with Reisswolf across external archiving, scanning, and destruction, with a much broader international footprint and an expanding digital content services portfolio.
• Kofax (OpenText): Document capture, scanning, and intelligent automation suite competing with Reisswolf's scanning services and digital invoice processing; offers broader enterprise content services as part of OpenText's information management portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/reisswolf-aktenvernichtung-schweiz

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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