What Eco Soil Systems does

The entity referred to in the input as "Eco Soil Systems" carries firmographic attributes (San Diego headquarters, NASDAQ ticker ESSI, founded 1990, 51–100 employees, delisted) that are inconsistent with the substantive data attached to the record, which describes ZECH Umwelt GmbH, a private limited company headquartered at Hansator 20, 28217 Bremen, Germany. Treating the substantive data as authoritative, ZECH Umwelt GmbH is a full-service environmental services provider operating a three-division structure: Bauen (Construction) covers earthwork, landfill construction, excavation and demolition, contaminated site remediation, and water and soil air purification; Entsorgen (Waste Management) operates biological soil cleaning plants (biologische Bodenreinigungsanlagen), soil washing plants (Bodenwaschanlagen), and landfills; and Ressourcen (Resources) provides transport services and building materials. Its technology base is physical infrastructure rather than software, with domain-specialized equipment for biological soil cleaning and soil washing that the company treats as proprietary capability.

The company serves industrial and commercial property owners, public-sector clients, and developers needing contaminated site remediation, sustainable land and urban development, construction excavation, demolition, and waste disposal. Its go-to-market is direct service delivery through owned operational locations across Germany, supported by a dense branch network that enables local proximity and personal customer contact. Marketing channels consist of a corporate website (zech-umwelt.com), organic social presence on LinkedIn, XING, Facebook, and Instagram, and a job finder portal that doubles as a referral channel for technical hires. It sits within the broader ZECH corporate group alongside the sister company ZECH Building, allowing cross-referral of environmental and construction services. The company maintains a formal QHSE management system and has implemented compliance infrastructure for the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz).

Revenue model and pricing are not publicly disclosed; management team beyond a legacy CEO reference (William B. Adams, attached to the stale firmographic record) is not documented in the input. No funding rounds, M&A activity, named customer logos, or AI/ML capabilities are present in the source material, so the investment case is grounded entirely in operational scale, regulatory positioning, and the integrated environmental-services platform.

Name

Eco Soil Systems

Legal name

ZECH UMWELT GMBH

Website

https://ecosoil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ZECH Umwelt GmbH is a German full-service environmental services provider offering contaminated site remediation, biological soil cleaning, soil washing, landfill operations, transport, and recycled building materials through three integrated divisions (Bauen, Entsorgen, Ressourcen) and a dense nationwide site network serving industrial, commercial, and public-sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Eco Soil Systems provides environmental remediation services including soil and groundwater cleanup, biological and physical soil treatment, contaminated site redevelopment, demolition and earthworks, hazardous materials abatement (asbestos, PCB, mineral fibers), fire and water damage restoration, tank cleaning, and environmental consulting. Services are delivered by in-house teams of engineers, geologists, biologists, and chemists across multiple regional offices.

Product overview

ZECH Umwelt GmbH is a full-service environmental services provider operating under three main divisions: Bauen (Construction), Entsorgen (Waste Management), and Ressourcen (Resources). Under Bauen, the company offers earthwork, excavation, contaminated site remediation, and water/soil air cleaning services. The Entsorgen division operates biological soil cleaning plants, soil washing plants, and landfills. The Ressourcen division provides transport and building materials services. The company positions itself as a comprehensive environmental solutions provider combining ecological and economic approaches for sustainable land and urban development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Biological Soil Cleaning In-situ and on-site biological treatment of contaminated soils using microbial processes to break down pollutants. Serves industrial site owners, developers, and public clients needing brownfield cleanup.
• Physical Soil Cleaning / Soil Washing Mechanical and physical soil washing processes that separate fine contaminated particles from coarser clean fractions, reducing waste volumes. Used for industrial sites, former gas stations, and manufacturing facilities.
• Contaminated Site Remediation End-to-end remediation of brownfield and contaminated industrial sites including investigation, permitting, treatment, and redevelopment support.
• Groundwater Remediation Treatment of contaminated groundwater using methods including air sparging, pump-and-treat systems, and multi-phase extraction.
• Demolition and Earthworks Demolition of industrial structures and earthworks performed in conjunction with site remediation projects, enabling preparation of brownfield land for redevelopment.
• Asbestos, PCB and Mineral Fiber Remediation Identification, safe removal, and disposal of asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and artificial mineral fibers from buildings and industrial facilities.
• Fire and Water Damage Restoration Cleanup and restoration services following fire or water damage events, including removal of contaminants and damaged materials.
• Environmental Consulting and Engineering Consulting services covering environmental due diligence, remediation planning, permitting, and expert reporting for property transactions and redevelopment projects.
• Tank Cleaning and Industrial Cleaning Cleaning of industrial storage tanks, silos, and process equipment, including handling of residual hazardous materials.
• Waste Management and Logistics Handling, transportation, and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste generated from remediation and demolition projects.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ZECH BuildingcoreOthersRelated entity within ZECH Group providing building construction services; ZECH Umwelt operates as sister company under the same corporate group umbrella

Scale indicators1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/zechumwelt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zech-umwelt
• Instagraminstagram.com/zechumwelt

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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