Hagedorn
Hagedorn is a German family-owned full-service construction group headquartered in Gütersloh, delivering demolition, contaminated-site remediation, material recycling, civil engineering, brownfield revitalization, wind-energy decommissioning, and heavy logistics to industrial, municipal, energy-sector, and real-estate clients across Germany.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1997
- HeadquartersGütersloh, Germany
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Hagedorn does
Hagedorn (legal entity: Hagedorn Management GmbH) is a German full-service construction group headquartered in Gütersloh, founded in 1997 by Thomas Hagedorn. The company operates an integrated value chain spanning demolition and contaminated site remediation, disposal and material flow management through a Wertstoffzentrum (value/recycling center) network, civil engineering (Tiefbau), brownfield revitalization, wind energy services including dismantling and recycling of wind turbines, and heavy-load logistics (mobile cranes, tower cranes, heavy transports, industrial assembly, work platforms). Underlying technical capabilities include underwater excavation and underwater concrete placement for tunnel construction, slurry wall construction for excavation pit support, precision demolition in urban environments with unexploded ordnance clearance, and blasting services. The group runs an owned machine and equipment fleet (Maschinenpark) and operates an internal training academy (Hagedorn Akademie) supporting a workforce of 2,000+ across 30+ wholly-owned subsidiaries in locations including Gütersloh, Berlin, Köln/Bergheim, Hannover, and Nürnberg. Distinctive operational metrics include processing of 3.50 million m² of brownfield/industrial sites, recycling of 600 wind turbines, and a 97% material recycling rate through its Wertstoffzentrum network.
Revenue is generated through project-based professional services contracts, with pricing customized per project scope, complexity, site conditions, and material volumes. Long-cycle, multi-year infrastructure engagements dominate the mix; the most notable is the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Südschnellweg consortium contract in Hannover, valued at ~€400 million total project volume through 2030. Customer segments include municipal authorities and infrastructure sponsors, industrial and energy-sector clients (e.g., power-plant decommissioning for STEAG Kraftwerk Lünen — 327,000 m², 97% recycled), real estate developers acquiring revitalized brownfield sites (Cabot Properties, Garbe Industrial), food retail (EDEKA central warehouse demolition), and wind-energy operators. Distribution is direct via regional subsidiaries with no channel intermediary model, and GTM is enterprise-field-sales plus tender-driven bidding, typically structured through consortiums (Arbeitsgemeinschaft) for complex municipal projects.
The company is family-owned (Thomas Hagedorn remains Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter / Managing Shareholder), with three additional Managing Directors and an advisory board recently expanded (October 2025) to include Rolf Buch (former Aroundtown CEO) and Christian Lindner (former German Federal Minister of Finance). Operating exclusively in Germany, Hagedorn was awarded the Deloitte/WirtschaftsWoche Best Managed Companies Award in 2026 (consecutive recognition) and positions itself as a digital pioneer among construction firms, partnering with the Schüttflix construction-logistics platform.
Hagedorn firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Hagedorn
- Legal name
- Hagedorn Management GmbH
- Website
- https://unternehmensgruppe-hagedorn.de
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1997
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- Hagedorn is a German family-owned full-service construction group headquartered in Gütersloh, delivering demolition, contaminated-site remediation, material recycling, civil engineering, brownfield revitalization, wind-energy decommissioning, and heavy logistics to industrial, municipal, energy-sector, and real-estate clients across Germany.
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Hagedorn industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Demolition & Environmental Remediation Services
- NAICS
- Remediation Services (56291), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)
- SIC
- Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Refuse Systems (4953), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Decontamination & Demolition (Decommissioning, Industrial Facility Cleanup) (EUAIALAL)
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Where Hagedorn is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Gütersloh
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices4 records
Markets served
Hagedorn business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Demolition and Contaminated Site Remediation: Core service involving demolition, deconstruction, remediation of contaminated sites, earthworks, and explosive ordnance clearance. Project-based revenue from large-scale industrial demolition including power plants, warehouses, and manufacturing facilities.
- Disposal and Recycling: Waste disposal and material flow management through Wertstoffzentrum (material recovery centers). Processing and recycling of construction materials with 97% recycling rate.
- Civil Engineering (Tiefbau): Canal construction, industrial road construction, outdoor facility design, and energy & environmental construction services.
- Brownfield Revitalization: Development and revitalization of former industrial sites into usable land for residential and commercial use. Full-service from contaminated site remediation to ready-to-build land delivery.
- Heavy Logistics Services: Mobile cranes, tower cranes, heavy transport, industrial assembly, and work platform rental services.
- Wind Energy Services: Wind turbine service and decommissioning including dismantling and recycling of wind energy installations.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Project-based custom pricing |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels5 records
Hagedorn product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Unternehmensgruppe Hagedorn delivers demolition and deconstruction, contaminated site remediation, civil engineering, and brownfield revitalization services for infrastructure, industrial, and real-estate clients. The group complements these core services with disposal and material-flow management (97% of materials reintroduced into economic cycles), heavy-load logistics, wind-energy site services, and digitalization solutions for the construction industry.
Product overview
Hagedorn Unternehmensgruppe is a full-service construction and civil engineering company offering an integrated value chain of services. The core offerings include Abbruch und Altlastensanierung (demolition and contaminated site remediation), Entsorgung & Stoffstrommanagement (disposal and material flow management), Tiefbau (civil engineering), Revitalisierung (area revitalization), Windenergie (wind energy services), Schwerlastlogistik (heavy logistics), and Digitalisierung (digitalization services). The company operates as a unified service provider rather than a software platform, combining demolition, disposal, construction, and logistics capabilities to transform old industrial sites into new building land. Key operational support includes a modern machine fleet (Maschinenpark) and internal training academy (Hagedorn Akademie). The company highlights sustainability with a 97% recycling rate for scrap and construction materials through its value centers.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Demolition & Deconstruction (Abbruch)
Companies that use Hagedorn
Customer profileNamed customers6 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Hagedorn technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Hagedorn partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.
- Thomas Hagedorn Advisory BoardcoreBeirat (Advisory Board) strengthened with Rolf Buch (former CEO of Aroundtown) and Christian Lindner (former Federal Minister of Finance) providing strategic guidance
- Cabot PropertiesmajorHagedorn handed over revitalized property in Wülfrath to Cabot Properties - international real estate company acquiring developed brownfield sites
- Garbe IndustrialmajorJoint brownfield revitalization project in Nuremberg city area - Garbe Industrial Real Estate and Hagedorn collaborating on industrial site redevelopment
- SchüttflixcorePartner digital platform for construction logistics and material tracking. Hagedorn is digitally pioneering in the construction industry and has developed/proximal relationships with digital construction platforms.
- WaselcoreHeavy crane and transport services partnership. Wasel und Hagedorn bündeln Kräfte (combine forces) for integrated heavy logistics services.
- u+i interactminorListed as partner website - likely collaboration on development and revitalization projects
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Hagedorn competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- STRABAG SE: Major European construction group with significant demolition, civil engineering, and waste/material recycling services; competes with Hagedorn on large infrastructure tenders and demolition projects across Germany.
- PORR AG: Austrian-headquartered construction company with German operations covering demolition, civil engineering, and environmental services comparable to Hagedorn's full-service construction model.
- HOCHTIEF AG: Leading German construction contractor active in heavy civil, infrastructure, and demolition/environmental services, frequently competing with Hagedorn for large municipal and industrial contracts.
- VINCI Construction: Global construction services division of VINCI with demolition, deconstruction, and civil engineering capabilities that overlap with Hagedorn's industrial demolition and infrastructure offerings.
Direct peers
- Bilfinger SE: German industrial services provider with adjacent dismantling, decommissioning, and environmental remediation capabilities serving the same industrial and energy customers as Hagedorn.
- ALBA Group: German-headquartered recycling, waste, and raw materials services group with significant C&D material handling and deconstruction salvage operations comparable to Hagedorn's material flow management offering.
- REMONDIS (Rethmann Group): Germany's largest private waste management and recycling company, operating C&D material recovery centers and deconstruction/recycling services that directly overlap with Hagedorn's Wertstoffzentrum and disposal/recycling business lines.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Hagedorn social profiles
Digital presenceHagedorn financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Hagedorn leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles6 records
Hagedorn subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries6 records
Hagedorn funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Hagedorn M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Hagedorn
What does Hagedorn do?
Unternehmensgruppe Hagedorn delivers demolition and deconstruction, contaminated site remediation, civil engineering, and brownfield revitalization services for infrastructure, industrial, and real-estate clients. The group complements these core services with disposal and material-flow management (97% of materials reintroduced into economic cycles), heavy-load logistics, wind-energy site services, and digitalization solutions for the construction industry.
Is Hagedorn a public or private company?
Hagedorn is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Hagedorn founded?
Hagedorn was founded in 1997. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is Hagedorn based?
Hagedorn is headquartered in Gütersloh, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does Hagedorn make money?
Six revenue lines are on record. Demolition and Contaminated Site Remediation is the primary driver. The others are disposal and Recycling, civil Engineering (Tiefbau), brownfield Revitalization, heavy Logistics Services and wind Energy Services.
Who are Hagedorn's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are STRABAG SE, PORR AG, HOCHTIEF AG and VINCI Construction. Direct peers are Bilfinger SE, ALBA Group and REMONDIS (Rethmann Group).
Does Hagedorn have an API?
No public API is recorded for Hagedorn.
What industry is Hagedorn in?
Hagedorn's product category is Demolition & Environmental Remediation Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAIALAL, Decontamination & Demolition (Decommissioning, Industrial Facility Cleanup). Its NAICS code is 56291 and its SIC code is 4955.