Büro für Umweltplanung - BfU GmbH

What Büro für Umweltplanung - BfU GmbH does

Büro für Umweltplanung (BfU) GmbH is a Berlin-based environmental engineering and consulting firm founded in 1994 that specializes in hazardous-substance assessment, remediation, and waste management. The company serves public authorities and private-sector clients across six integrated service lines: asbestos and KMF inspection, indoor air measurement (VOC, PAH, PCB, fibers), construction-site clearance, building hazardous-materials assessment, soil and groundwater contamination, and waste disposal management. Project scope spans from single-family-home surveys through to the reclamation and redevelopment of large contaminated industrial sites.

The firm operates from a single headquarters in Berlin-Adlershof (Volmerstraße 9) with a team of approximately 30 engineers and natural scientists, according to the company's own materials (note: one third-party firmographics source lists 6 employees, which appears inconsistent). Its technical foundation rests on a stack of German statutory certifications and methodologies — TRGS 519, TRGS 521, DGUV 101-004, LAGA PN 98, VDI 3492, and BBodSchG §18 — supplemented by a partner-laboratory relationship for analytical work. A distinguishing credential is the publicly appointed expert status of co-Managing Director Dipl.-Geol. Winfried Rück, sworn in by Baukammer Berlin as an asbestos expert and accredited by IHK Berlin under §18 Bundes-Bodenschutzgesetz; co-Managing Director Dr.-Ing. Marlon Rück and Prokuristen Holger Fitzke and Michael Müller complete the leadership team.

BfU generates revenue through fee-for-service consulting engagements sold directly to clients via referrals, tender processes, and reputation-driven outreach; there is no channel, reseller, or marketplace distribution and no publicly disclosed pricing. The company is privately held with no external institutional investors, parent company, or subsidiaries, and operates exclusively in the German market with Berlin as its sole served geography. No funding rounds, acquisitions, patents, awards, or strategic partnerships are disclosed in the available data.

Name

Büro für Umweltplanung - BfU GmbH

Legal name

Büro für Umweltplanung Dipl.-Geol. Winfried Rück GmbH

Website

https://bfu-utz.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Büro für Umweltplanung (BfU) GmbH is a Berlin-based environmental engineering consultancy, founded in 1994, that provides hazardous-substance assessment, remediation, and waste-disposal management services to public authorities and private property developers in Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting & Hazardous Substances Management

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAJAK

Waste & Hazardous Materials Management (incl. HazMat)

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Consulting

SECONDARYBPALALAG

Regulatory Compliance, Permitting & Project Management (HazMat Abatement)

Business & Public Services/Waste Management & Remediation Services/Asbestos, Lead & Mold Abatement Services

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• Asbestos inspection services
• Contaminated site remediation
• Hazardous materials assessment
• Waste disposal management

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Environmental consulting and expert witness services: The company generates revenue through fee-for-service consulting engagements encompassing hazardous substance assessments, remediation planning, construction monitoring, and waste disposal management for public and private clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Büro für Umweltplanung (BfU) GmbH is a Berlin-based environmental engineering firm delivering certified consulting and expert witness services for hazardous substances in buildings, contaminated soil and groundwater, demolition/site clearance, and electronic waste disposal management. The firm's core offerings span six integrated service areas—Asbestos/KMF Analysis, Indoor Air Measurement, Construction Site Clearance, Building Hazardous Materials, Soil and Groundwater Remediation, and Waste Disposal Management—delivered to public authorities and private property owners/developers under German regulatory frameworks including TRGS 519, TRGS 521, BBodSchG, and VDI 3492.

Product overview

Büro für Umweltplanung (BfU) GmbH operates as a unified consulting and engineering services firm offering specialized environmental and hazardous materials services. The company provides six integrated core service areas: Asbestos Analysis, Indoor Air Measurement, Construction Site Clearance, Building Hazardous Materials Assessment, Soil and Groundwater Remediation, and Waste Management. These services are delivered by a team of approximately 30 engineers and environmental scientists and are designed to work together as a holistic solution for clients seeking to remediate contaminated sites, manage hazardous materials, and enable sustainable construction projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Asbestos and KMF Building Inspection

Named customers2 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

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Bureau Veritas Germany: International testing, inspection, and certification company with German EHS operations. Operates in environmental compliance and hazardous materials services as part of a much broader global TIC portfolio.
• TÜV Rheinland: Global testing, inspection, and certification company with a substantial EHS consulting practice in Germany. Indirect competitor on hazardous materials, asbestos, and environmental compliance services, but offers a much broader portfolio beyond BfU's specialist niche.
• TÜV SÜD: Large international TIC (testing, inspection, certification) provider with EHS services in Germany. Competes in environmental and hazardous materials assessment as part of a broad service portfolio rather than as a specialist firm.
• Arcadis Germany: Global design, engineering, and environmental consulting firm with a strong German presence in contaminated land, brownfield redevelopment, and remediation. Competes on large industrial site redevelopment projects where BfU is also active.
• DEKRA: Global testing, inspection, and certification organization with German EHS and hazardous materials services. Provides broader industrial and occupational safety services alongside environmental consulting, competing with BfU on larger-scale engagements.

Direct peers

• Wessling Group: German environmental testing, consulting, and laboratory services firm with comparable expertise in soil, groundwater, and hazardous materials. Direct peer in the German EHS consulting market with overlapping lab analytics and regulatory compliance services.
• HPC AG: German engineering consultancy providing environmental, geotechnical, and remediation services. Comparable in offering site investigation, contaminated land assessment, and remediation planning to public and private clients across Germany.
• Müller-BBM: German engineering firm providing environmental, immissions, building physics, and acoustic consulting services. Comparable in delivering interdisciplinary engineering expertise for building and site-related projects in Germany.
• Froelich & Sporbeck: German environmental planning and consulting firm specialized in landscape, environmental, and infrastructure planning. Operates in overlapping areas of environmental impact assessment, contaminated site management, and planning support for construction projects.

Emerging players

• GUTcert: German certification body specializing in environmental management systems (ISO 14001, EMAS), energy management, and sustainability. Adjacent competitor in the German environmental compliance space with partial overlap on regulatory and compliance consulting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bfu-rueck-gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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