BIO-TECH Betriebshygiene GmbH

What BIO-TECH Betriebshygiene GmbH does

BIO-TECH Betriebshygiene GmbH is an Austrian pest management service provider founded in 1988 in Salzburg and family-owned under the Ségur-Cabanac brothers (Benedikt and Leonhard) since 2011. The company pioneered the preventive maintenance-contract (Wartungsvertrag) model in the 1980s, shifting the industry away from reactive one-time pest control toward recurring scheduled monitoring visits. It serves three vertical segments: food industry and manufacturing (meat processing, dairies, bakeries, confectionery, breweries), hospitality and gastronomy (hotels, restaurants), and private households, with named reference customers including Ankerbrot, Stieglbrauerei, NH Hotels, Maredo Restaurants, Frischli Milchwerke, and HANDL TYROL.

The core service offering combines on-site inspection by dedicated customer consultants with technology-enabled monitoring — most notably the biotech247 wireless trap system for rodents, an online customer portal providing audit-grade transparent documentation, and DNA-based insect identification. Methodology emphasizes integrated pest management (IPM) with minimal pesticide use; the company reports an 81% reduction in toxic rodenticide use between 2017 and 2022 while growing the business, with rodenticide-containing bait falling from over 60% to under 20% of total bait used. Quality credentials include EN16636 certification through CEPA (the European pest management association) and an Ecovadis Silver Medal sustainability rating.

The business operates direct field sales exclusively — no resellers or self-service channels — through offices in Salzburg (HQ), Vienna, and Rosenheim, Germany (via a 100%-owned subsidiary, HRB 13022). Revenue streams include recurring monitoring/service contracts, one-time acute interventions, hygiene and audit-preparation advisory (IFS, BRC, AIB, BIO, TESCO), and paid training seminars at €230 per person plus VAT. Distribution is DACH-only (Austria and Germany). The company additionally runs the BEE-O-TECH beekeeping initiative and the 2023-launched RefuBees CSR project with Caritas Salzburg, supporting refugee integration through beekeeping with proceeds directed to Syria aid.

Name

BIO-TECH Betriebshygiene GmbH

Legal name

BIO-TECH Betriebshygiene GmbH

Website

https://biotech.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BIO-TECH Betriebshygiene GmbH is an Austrian family-owned pest monitoring company serving food manufacturers, hospitality, and private customers in Austria and Germany via recurring preventive maintenance contracts and technology-enabled inspection since 1988.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pest Management Services

NAICS

Exterminating and Pest Control Services (561710)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial General Pest Control (Non-Specialty) (HSAMAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Facility Pest Management (IMAIAHAB), Restaurant, Bar & Commercial Kitchen Pest Control (HSAMAKAB), Commercial Stored-Product Pest Management (Restaurants, Grocers, Warehouses) (HSAMAHAF)

Keywords

• Pest monitoring services
• Integrated pest management
• Food safety hygiene
• Rodent control systems
• Hygiene consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Salzburg

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Monitoring/Service Contracts: Recurring maintenance contracts (Wartungsverträge) for ongoing pest monitoring services. These include regular scheduled visits, monitoring system installation and maintenance, documentation, and consultation. The company pioneered this model in the 1980s as an alternative to reactive one-time pest control services.
2. One-time Services: Acute pest control interventions, emergency treatments, and specific pest elimination services as needed. Includes initial needs assessment, concept development, and implementation services.
3. Training Seminars: Educational webinars and seminars on pest management topics for food industry professionals, QM staff, and pest control officers. Offered at €230 per person plus VAT.
4. Advisory and Consultation Services: Hygiene consulting, audit preparation services (IFS, BRC, AIB, BIO, TESCO), and specialized advisory including wood protection, plant protection, and pigeon control.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BIO-TECH Betriebshygiene GmbH provides prevention-focused pest monitoring and control services through recurring maintenance contracts (Wartungsverträge) for food industry, hospitality, and private customers. Services include regular on-site monitoring visits, installation and maintenance of wireless monitoring systems, audit-ready documentation aligned with IFS/BRC standards, and advisory on integrated pest management. The company pioneered the maintenance contract model in the 1980s and emphasizes minimal pesticide use, achieving an 81% reduction in toxic rodenticide use while growing the business.

Product overview

BIO-TECH Betriebshygiene GmbH is a pest management service provider offering Schädlingsmonitoring (pest monitoring) services across three core segments: Industrie (industrial facilities), Gastronomie (restaurants and hospitality), and Privatkunde (private customers). The company operates on a prevention-first philosophy, providing regular monitoring visits, documentation, and advisory services aligned with international food safety standards (IFS, BRC). Supporting services include training webinars (Schulungsangebot) on pest management for food industry professionals. The company also operates social initiatives including RefuBees (beekeeping with Syrian refugees in partnership with Caritas Salzburg) and its internal BEE-O-TECH beekeeping program. The biotech247 remote trap system supports their technology-enabled approach to pest monitoring.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 81% reduction in toxic rodenticide use from 2017 to 2022
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers21 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Caritas SalzburgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2023Partnership for the RefuBees project - a beekeeping initiative with Syrian refugees. BIO-TECH provides expertise and resources while refugees (led by Fadi Koussa) manage beehives at Caritas facilities. Honey and beeswax products are sold with proceeds funding Caritas Syria aid projects. This is a flagship CSR initiative combining social integration, environmental education, and charitable giving.
• Imkerverein Salzburg AigensupportingOthersLocal beekeeping association supporting the RefuBees project. Has donated beeswax for candle production benefiting the Syria aid initiative.
• Imkerhof SalzburgsupportingOthersSalzburg beekeeping center that collected and processed donated beeswax into candle wax for the RefuBees project candles sold in Salzburg Cathedral.
• Caritas-Einrichtung Dorf St. AntonsupportingOthersCaritas facility where people with disabilities process beeswax into tea lights as part of the charitable project.
• Gredler KerzenminorOthersCandle company that provided jars and wicks at discounted prices for the RefuBees beeswax candle charity initiative.
• EcovadissupportingOthersSustainability rating agency that certifies the company's environmental and social performance. BIO-TECH achieved Silver Medal level.
• CEPA (Confederation of European Pest Management Associations)coreOthersEuropean industry association providing quality certification (EN16636) for pest management companies. BIO-TECH holds CEPA certification.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• DEKRA SE: DEKRA is a German testing, inspection, and certification organization serving food and industrial clients across Europe. It overlaps with BIO-TECH in audit preparation and compliance advisory (IFS/BRC) and represents an adjacent ecosystem participant for shared food-industry customers.
• SGS SA: SGS is a global testing, inspection, and certification company with food safety audit services (IFS/BRC). It is adjacent rather than directly competitive, but the same food-industry procurement teams that buy SGS audits also buy BIO-TECH pest monitoring, making SGS a relevant comparable for service model and customer overlap.

Broad incumbents

• Ecolab: Ecolab is a global leader in water, hygiene, and infection prevention with deep penetration into food processing customers. While its pest control line is smaller, it competes with BIO-TECH for food-industry hygiene budgets and audit-driven service contracts.
• Rollins (Orkin): Rollins, parent of Orkin, is one of the largest pest control operators globally with recurring-service contracts in residential and commercial segments. It is a benchmark for the recurring-revenue pest control business model BIO-TECH has built in DACH.
• Rentokil Initial: Rentokil Initial is the world's largest pest control and hygiene services group. While BIO-TECH operates regionally in DACH with a prevention-focused IPM model, Rentokil is the dominant global incumbent in commercial pest management with overlapping food-industry and hospitality customers and significantly broader geographic reach.

Regional players

• PCS Pest Control Solutions: PCS is a German pest control provider specializing in commercial and food-industry clients. As a regional operator with a similar customer focus, it represents a comparable peer for pricing and service scope benchmarks in the DACH market.
• Hawitec Group: Hawitec is a German pest control provider serving food, hospitality, and industrial clients across Germany. It is a direct regional competitor to BIO-TECH's German subsidiary in Rosenheim with similar customer targets and audit-driven service offerings.
• Kiefer GmbH (Schädlingsbekämpfung): Kiefer is a long-established German pest control firm serving commercial and industrial customers. It operates a similar field-service, recurring-contract model to BIO-TECH and is a direct regional comparable in southern Germany.

Direct peers

• Anticimex: Anticimex is a Swedish-founded European pest control operator serving residential and commercial customers with digital monitoring (e.g., SMART) solutions. Its prevention-led, tech-enabled approach and recurring-revenue contract model closely mirror BIO-TECH's positioning, and it actively competes in DACH markets.
• Anticimex Germany: Anticimex's German operations provide commercial pest control with digital monitoring solutions, directly competing with BIO-TECH in the German market for food-industry and hospitality accounts.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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