Das Kommunalunternehmen des Landkreises Würzburg

What Das Kommunalunternehmen des Landkreises Würzburg does

Das Kommunalunternehmen des Landkreises Würzburg (KU) is a municipal public-law institution (Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts) founded in February 1998 and wholly owned by the Landkreis Würzburg district in Bavaria, Germany. It operates as an umbrella entity for essential public services (Daseinsvorsorge), consolidating healthcare, senior care, public transportation, waste management, and water/wastewater utilities under a single governance structure supervised by a Verwaltungsrat chaired by Landrat Thomas Eberth. With more than 1,400 employees across its facilities, KU is one of the largest employers in the Würzburg region.

The operating portfolio comprises eight major service divisions: Main-Klinik Ochsenfurt (a Versorgungsstufe 1 hospital with anesthesia/ICU, surgery, internal medicine, and urology, official teaching hospital of Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg since November 2020, plus an affiliated Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum and a 26-place nursing school); Senioreneinrichtungen des Landkreises Würzburg (8 nursing homes and 6 service-living facilities focused on dementia and intensive care); WIRKOMMUNAL (nursing, dementia and barrier-free housing consultation including a model home in Kürnach); Das Landkreis-MVZ (ambulatory GP care center in Waldbrunn opened 2023); APG Der Landkreis-Bus (regional bus transport including service taxis and call buses); team orange (waste disposal, 13 Wertstoffhöfe, environmental education); ProCura DienstleistungsGmbH (wholly-owned cleaning, kitchen, technical and nursing services subsidiary); and Immobilien KU GmbH (real estate management). KU also jointly controls the Fernwasserversorgung Mittelmain (FWM) drinking water utility serving ~100,000 residents and the Abwasserbeseitigung Großraum Würzburg (AGW) wastewater Zweckverband.

The business model is a regulated public utility structure with no venture capital or private equity ownership. Revenue is generated through statutory health insurance (GKV) reimbursements for hospital and MVZ services, Pflegeversicherung payments plus resident co-payments for nursing care, public transport fares within the Verkehrsunternehmensverbund Mainfranken (VVM), regulated waste disposal fees, water/wastewater tariffs collected via Zweckverband structures, and municipal budget allocations. Pricing is publicly disclosed through municipal fee schedules. Robert Scheller became sole Vorstand (CEO) on April 1, 2025, succeeding the dual-leadership structure of Prof. Dr. Alexander Schraml and Eva von Vietinghoff-Scheel. The only disclosed AI/ML use is website translation into Easy Language via Microsoft Azure-trained models plus DeepL and Google Translate integration.

Name

Das Kommunalunternehmen des Landkreises Würzburg

Legal name

Das Kommunalunternehmen des Landkreises Würzburg

Website

https://kommunalunternehmen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Das Kommunalunternehmen des Landkreises Würzburg is a public-law municipal institution consolidating hospital care, 8 nursing homes, senior housing, public bus transport, waste management, and water/wastewater utilities for residents of the Würzburg district in Bavaria, Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Public Services

NAICS

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629), Utilities (221), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Refuse Systems (4953), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Municipal Solid Waste Collection (Residential/Commercial) (IMAIAFAA), County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB), Water, Air Quality & Environmental Hygiene (Legionella/IAQ) (BPABAAAO)

Keywords

• Municipal public services
• Hospital healthcare services
• Senior care facilities
• Waste management services
• Public bus transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Würzburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Services Revenue: The KU generates revenue through providing essential public services (Daseinsvorsorge) funded primarily through public contracts, insurance reimbursements (for healthcare), service fees, and municipal budget allocations. Revenue comes from multiple streams including hospital services (covered by health insurance), nursing home fees, public transport fares, and waste disposal fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Das Kommunalunternehmen des Landkreises Würzburg (KU) operates as a municipal public-law institution providing essential public services (Daseinsvorsorge) in the Würzburg district. Its portfolio spans hospital care (Main-Klinik Ochsenfurt), outpatient medical care (Landkreis-MVZ), senior care across eight nursing homes and six service-living facilities, nursing and housing counseling (WIRKOMMUNAL), public bus transport (APG), waste management and recycling (team orange), drinking water supply (FWM) to about 100,000 residents, and wastewater disposal (AGW) for member municipalities.

Product overview

Das Kommunalunternehmen des Landkreises Würzburg (KU) is a public utility company organized as an Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts (public law institution), providing essential public services under one umbrella. The organization operates a diversified portfolio of services including healthcare (Main-Klinik Ochsenfurt hospital, Das Landkreis-MVZ medical care centers), senior care (Senioreneinrichtungen des Landkreises Würzburg with 8 nursing homes and 6 service apartments, WIRKOMMUNAL consultation services), public transportation (APG Der Landkreis-Bus), waste management (team orange operating 13 recycling centers), and water/wastewater utilities (FWM and AGW Zweckverbände). Supporting operations include ProCura DienstleistungsGmbH for facility services and Immobilien KU GmbH for real estate management. With more than 1,400 employees, the KU is one of the largest employers in the Würzburg region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Main-Klinik Ochsenfurt (MKO)

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves approximately 100,000 inhabitants with drinking water supply
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Verband kommunaler Unternehmen (VKU)minorOthersVKU is an association of more than 1,500 municipal companies that pools interests of member companies and actively participates in political opinion-forming and legislation.
• Bayerische Krankenhausgesellschaft e.V. (BKG)minorOthersBKG is the association of hospital operators and their peak organizations in Bavaria. Goal is to maintain and improve hospital performance and further develop care in Bavaria.
• Bundesverband der kommunalen Senioren- und Behinderteneinrichtungen e.V. (BKSB)minorOthersBKSB represents interests of nursing and disability facilities in municipal ownership at the federal level.
• HALMA e.V.minorOthersHALMA e.V. operates counseling, support and networking services including Fachstelle für pflegende Angehörige (caregiver support center) and Fachstelle für Demenz und Pflege Unterfranken (dementia and care center).
• Pflegestützpunkt Region WürzburgminorOthersThe Pflegestützpunkt offers neutral, independent advice on care for those affected and relatives. Stadt, Landkreis Würzburg and Bezirk Unterfranken pool their competencies in a joint counseling center.
• Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Wohnungsanpassung e.V.minorOthersNationwide association of housing advisors supporting the removal of barriers in the living environment of elderly and people with participation limitations.
• Haus- und Grundbesitzerverein Würzburg und Umgebung e.V.minorOthersRepresents interests of property owners vis-à-vis politics and society as part of the Bavarian Property Owners Association.
• Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen e.V. (VDV)minorOthersVDV organizes around 700 companies in public passenger transport and rail freight transport with the common goal of further developing sustainable, cost-effective, and customer-oriented public transport.
• Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince November 2020, the Main-Klinik Ochsenfurt is an official teaching hospital (Lehrkrankenhaus) of the university.
• Nahverkehr Würzburg-Mainfranken GmbH (NWM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 2004 between the city and district of Würzburg to expand public transport in Mainfranken.
• Nahverkehr Mainfranken GmbH (NVM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 2017 to prepare expansion of the transport association and intensify cooperation in public transport across the Würzburg, Kitzingen, Main-Spessart, Schweinfurt, Bad Kissingen, Rhön-Grabfeld, and Haßberge districts.
• Mainschleifenbahn GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKU is a shareholder of the newly founded company with the goal of reactivating the railway line.
• Verkehrsunternehmensverbund Mainfranken (VVM)minorOthersAPG participates as an active partner in the Mainfranken transport association VVM.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves17 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Helios Kliniken: Germany's largest private hospital operator with broad Versorgungsstufe coverage; competes with Main-Klinik for tertiary referrals and benchmark for inpatient operating performance and DRG optimization.
• Asklepios Kliniken: Major private hospital chain with significant presence in Bavaria; comparable in service breadth (acute care, MVZ-style outpatient, nursing education partnerships) and provides a national-chain benchmark.
• REMONDIS: One of Germany's largest private waste management and recycling companies; relevant comparable for KU's team orange division (collection, recycling centers, green/ bulky waste services) given scale and service-mix overlap.
• DB Regio Bus Bayern: Largest regional bus operator in Bavaria under Deutsche Bahn; directly comparable to KU's APG Der Landkreis-Bus for fleet operations, public subsidies, and tariff integration with Verkehrsverbünde.
• Veolia Umweltservice: Operates municipal and commercial waste collection/recycling services in Germany; comparable to team orange in operating model and customer base, but at significantly larger scale.
• Städtische Werke AG: Network of German municipal utilities providing water, waste, and energy services; the closest structural analog to KU for the FWM water-supply and AGW wastewater Zweckverbände activities under public ownership.

Direct peers

• KWA Kuratorium Wohnen im Alter: Nonprofit operator of nursing homes, assisted living, and dementia care across Germany; directly comparable to KU's Senioreneinrichtungen (8 nursing homes, 6 service-living) in care model and target population.
• Klinikum Würzburg Mitte: Municipal hospital group operating in the same Würzburg urban catchment as KU's Main-Klinik Ochsenfurt; comparable inpatient/ambulatory mix and public-ownership profile make it the closest direct peer for the healthcare vertical.

Regional players

• Main-Tauber-Kliniken: Public hospital group in neighboring Main-Tauber district; comparable rural Versorgungsstufe-1 hospital and MVZ model to Main-Klinik Ochsenfurt, and a useful regional benchmark for Lower Franconia.

Others

• Bayerische Krankenhausgesellschaft (BKG): Association of Bavarian hospital operators including KU itself; relevant as an ecosystem/advocacy peer that shapes reimbursement and policy affecting KU's hospital division.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

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