Il Gelso

Name

Il Gelso

Legal name

Cooperativa Sociale Onlus IL GELSO

Website

https://coopilgelso.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Services and Waste Management

NAICS

Administrative and Support Services (561), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Public Health (Food Safety, Water Quality, Sanitation) (BPAIAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Labor, Social Protection & Occupational Safety Standards Cooperation (BPADANAM), Custodial, Sanitation & Facility Supplies (Cleaning Chemicals, Paper Goods, Waste/Recycling) (EDAEAIAK)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Door-to-door collection
• Public space maintenance
• Environmental consulting
• Facility management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ghedi

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Environmental hygiene services: Revenue generated through provision of environmental hygiene services including waste collection, public space management, and facility management for public administration and private clients.
2. Environmental consulting and education: Services including environmental education, training, technical and administrative consulting for public administration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Il Gelso delivers environmental hygiene and waste management services, including door-to-door differentiated waste collection, public space and street maintenance, municipal collection center operation, facility and impianti management, plus ancillary building maintenance, cleaning, gardening, moving, and waste transport and disposal. It also provides technical and administrative environmental consulting, education, and training. As a Type B social cooperative, the workforce legally must include at least 30% disadvantaged persons, and the organization reinvests surplus into its social mission of labor integration.

Product overview

Il Gelso is a social cooperative (Cooperativa Sociale di Tipo B) founded in 1996 that provides environmental hygiene and waste management services. The cooperative operates as a no-profit organization focused on labor integration of disadvantaged persons. The service portfolio includes door-to-door waste collection, public space management, municipal collection center operations, facility management, construction and maintenance, cleaning and gardening, moving and clearing services, environmental consulting, education, training, and waste transport and disposal. All services are delivered primarily for public administration clients as well as private businesses and individuals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Raccolta Rifiuti Porta a Porta Door-to-door differentiated waste collection service for municipalities and public administration covering paper, organic, plastic, glass, and other material streams.
• Gestione e Manutenzione Spazi Pubblici Maintenance and management of parks, streets, and other communal areas under municipal jurisdiction.
• Gestione Centro di Raccolta Comunale Operation of municipal collection centers where citizens deliver sorted waste streams.
• Gestione Impianti Management and maintenance of waste treatment and processing facilities supporting environmental hygiene operations.
• Edilizia e Manutenzione Building construction and maintenance, repairs, and renovations for residential and commercial properties.
• Pulizia e Giardinaggio Professional cleaning and gardening services for private residences, businesses, and commercial properties.
• Traslochi e Sgomberi Moving, dismantling and reassembly of furniture, equipment transport, and space clearance services for residential and commercial clients.
• Educazione Ambientale Environmental education programs targeting schools and community groups on waste management, recycling, and sustainability.
• Formazione Ambientale Professional training services on environmental management, waste handling procedures, and sustainable practices for organizations.
• Consulenza Tecnica Ambientale Technical environmental consulting for public administration covering compliance, waste management systems, and sustainability strategy.
• Consulenza Amministrativa Administrative consulting on environmental permits, regulatory compliance, and bureaucratic procedures related to waste management.
• Trasporto e Smaltimento Rifiuti Collection and disposal services for hazardous, industrial, and special waste streams for businesses and individuals.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Gruppo 29 MaggiominorOthersSocial network partner organization operating in the Ghedi territory. Listed on the cooperative's website as part of the territorial social network.
• Associazione MacramèminorOthersSocial association partner in the territorial network. Listed as part of the cooperative's social and territorial connections.
• CDD Sergio Lana Cooperativa SocialeminorOthersSocial cooperative partner in the territorial network, part of the cooperative ecosystem.
• Associazione Gruppo Volontari KatiusciaminorOthersVoluntary association partner in the social network, contributing to the territorial support system.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Regional players

• ASM Brescia SpA: Municipal multi-utility serving Brescia and surrounding province with environmental hygiene, waste collection, and facility services. Same regional territory (Brescia/Lombardy) and overlapping service portfolio make it the most relevant geographic peer.
• Silea SpA: Municipal waste management company serving Lecco and surrounding Lombardy municipalities with collection, transport, and disposal services. Comparable mid-sized regional operator with similar PA customer base.
• Mantova Ambiente Srl: Provincial-level municipal waste management operator in Lombardy providing collection, sweeping, and environmental hygiene services. Direct regional peer in scale and service offering.
• Aimag SpA: Multi-utility operating environmental hygiene, waste collection, and facility services in the Mirandola/Modena area. Comparable mid-sized Italian regional operator serving municipalities.
• Aprica SpA (Gruppo A2A): Brescia-based waste collection and municipal cleaning services provider owned by A2A. Directly competes with Il Gelso in the same Brescia province for municipal collection contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Acea SpA: Major Italian multi-utility with waste management and environmental services business line. Represents a scaled national player in adjacent environmental services markets.
• Hera SpA: One of Italy's largest multi-utilities with integrated waste management, environmental services, and facility management. Represents the scaled national operator against which Il Gelso's regional model must compete.
• Iren Ambiente SpA: Environmental services arm of Iren multi-utility, providing municipal waste collection and environmental hygiene across northern Italy. Comparable service mix and northern-Italy footprint.
• A2A Ambiente SpA: Large Italian multi-utility's environmental services arm operating waste collection, treatment, and disposal across Lombardy. A scaled incumbent that Il Gelso competes against on municipal tenders.

Direct peers

• Contarina SpA: Italian waste management consortium operating door-to-door collection and environmental services for municipalities in the Veneto region. Directly comparable as a regional operator combining municipal waste collection with broader environmental services and a cooperative/social-aligned governance model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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