Stadtverwaltung Marburg Dienstleistungsbetrieb der Stadt Marburg DBM

What Stadtverwaltung Marburg Dienstleistungsbetrieb der Stadt Marburg DBM does

Dienstleistungsbetrieb der Stadt Marburg (DBM), legally "Stadtverwaltung Marburg Dienstleistungsbetrieb der Stadt Marburg," is a wholly-owned municipal service company of the City of Marburg, Germany, established in 2001 and currently marking its 25th year of operation. DBM delivers integrated urban infrastructure and environmental services to the city of Marburg's approximately 76,000 residents, including canal and flood protection (Kanalisation und Hochwasserschutz), street cleaning (Straßenreinigung), road repair and pothole filling (Straßenunterhaltung), street signage (Beschilderung), waste collection and recycling center operations (Entsorgung), green space and cemetery maintenance (Grün- und Friedhofspflege), graffiti removal, and winter road maintenance (Winterdienst).

DBM operates from a single headquarters and operations facility at Am Krekel 55, 35039 Marburg, which also functions as the central Servicehof Am Krekel — a public-facing waste delivery and bulky-item drop-off hub. Field operations are delivered through in-house crews and municipal vehicle fleets (street sweepers, waste collection trucks, winter service Unimog, asphalt equipment). The organization holds the Gütezeichen Kanalbau quality mark from Gütegemeinschaft Kanalbau and the EFB-Zertifikat from Europäischer Fachausschuss für Betonbau, certifying compliance with German technical standards for canal construction and vocational training respectively.

Commercially, DBM does not operate as a market-facing enterprise. It has no external investors, no venture or growth funding, no acquisitions, and no subsidiaries, and it is not publicly traded. Service costs are funded through the City of Marburg municipal budget, with waste-disposal fees collected separately via the related Marburger Entsorgungs-Gesellschaft (MEG). All revenue, in effect, comes from a single principal — Stadt Marburg — making DBM a captive internal service organization of the city government rather than an independent commercial entity. Outreach is conducted through municipal communication channels and civic engagement events such as the Tag der offenen Tür and the Sauberhafter Kindertag children's environmental program.

Name

Stadtverwaltung Marburg Dienstleistungsbetrieb der Stadt Marburg DBM

Legal name

Dienstleistungsbetrieb der Stadt Marburg

Website

https://dbm-marburg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dienstleistungsbetrieb der Stadt Marburg (DBM) is a municipal service company wholly owned by the City of Marburg, Germany, providing waste collection, street cleaning, road maintenance, canal and flood protection, signage, green space, and cemetery services to the city's approximately 76,000 residents under a statutory public-service mandate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Public Works Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (5621), Solid Waste Landfill (562212), Waste Treatment and Disposal (56221)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill Disposal (BPALACAA)

Keywords

• Municipal infrastructure services
• Waste collection management
• Street cleaning services
• Canal maintenance
• Green space maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Marburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

DBM (Dienstleistungsbetrieb der Stadt Marburg) is the municipal service company of the City of Marburg, delivering essential public infrastructure and environmental services to approximately 76,000 residents. Its portfolio covers waste collection and disposal (including curbside bin collection and recycling center operations), street cleaning, road and signage maintenance, canal infrastructure and flood protection, winter road service, green space and cemetery care, and graffiti removal from public buildings.

Product overview

The DBM (Dienstleistungsbetrieb der Stadt Marburg) operates as a unified municipal service organization providing integrated public infrastructure and environmental services. The core portfolio centers on urban maintenance including canal/flood management (Kanalisation und Hochwasserschutz), street cleaning (Straßenreinigung), and street maintenance (Straßenunterhaltung). Supporting services include waste disposal (Entsorgung) with curbside bin collection and recycling center operations, green space and cemetery care (Grün- und Friedhofspflege), signage installation (Beschilderung), graffiti removal, and winter road maintenance. These services are delivered through the central Servicehof Am Krekel facility, which handles waste deliveries and bulky item drop-offs. The organization serves the city of Marburg's approximately 76,000 residents across all municipal service functions.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kanalisation und Hochwasserschutz (Canal and Flood Protection)

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Stadtwerke Marburg (Marburg Municipal Utilities)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal utility partner providing related urban services. DBM website links to Stadtwerke Marburg as part of the integrated city services network.
• MEG - Marburger Entsorgungs-Gesellschaft (Marburg Waste Management Company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWaste management company partner operating under the city of Marburg umbrella. DBM website provides direct link to MEG services as part of integrated waste management services.
• Stadt Marburg (City of Marburg)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent municipality. DBM is a municipal service company (Dienstleistungsbetrieb) owned and operated by the city of Marburg. All services are performed under municipal mandate.
• AquaMar Sport- und FreizeitbadminorOthersSports and leisure facility of the city of Marburg. Listed as related city service on DBM quick links.
• vhs-Marburg (Volkshochschule Marburg)minorOthersAdult education center of the city of Marburg. Listed as related city service on DBM quick links.
• Stadtbücherei Marburg (Marburg City Library)minorOthersCity library service of Marburg. Listed as related city service on DBM quick links.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Stadtreinigung Hamburg (SRH): Hamburg's municipal waste collection and street cleaning company. SRH performs the same core services as DBM (waste collection, street cleaning, winter service) under a public-mandate model, making it one of the closest functional peers.
• Frankfurter Entsorgungs- und Service GmbH (FES): Frankfurt's municipal waste management and service company. FES provides waste disposal, street cleaning, and winter service for the city of Frankfurt — directly comparable municipal services and operating scope to DBM.
• Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb München (AWM): Munich's municipal waste management operation. AWM operates waste collection, recycling centers, and waste-disposal infrastructure for the city of Munich, structurally identical to DBM's role in Marburg.
• Berliner Stadtreinigung (BSR): Berlin's municipal waste management and street cleaning operator. BSR is a directly comparable Eigenbetrieb / municipal service company delivering waste collection, street cleaning, and related urban services to a major German city — the structural twin to DBM's operating model.
• Stadtreinigung Dresden: Dresden's municipal waste management and street cleaning entity. Performs the same municipal service mix (waste, street cleaning, winter service) under a public mandate, comparable in operating model to DBM.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Umweltservice: Veolia's German municipal environmental services arm provides waste collection, street cleaning, and recycling services for many German municipalities. It is a key competitor for outsourced municipal contracts versus in-house providers like DBM.
• Remondis: One of Germany's largest private waste-management and recycling companies. Remondis is a broad incumbent that competes with municipal service operators for outsourced municipal contracts and represents the private-sector alternative to DBM's delivery model.
• PreZero (Schwarz Group): Large private environmental services provider (waste collection, recycling, disposal) operating across Germany and Europe. PreZero is the type of broad incumbent that German cities may outsource to, making it a strategic counter-position to DBM's in-house model.

Others

• Stadtwerke Marburg: Marburg's municipal utility (energy, water). Stadtwerke is a sister municipal entity within the same city-government family as DBM, providing adjacent urban infrastructure services and a model for how DBM could expand into broader municipal service delivery.

Regional players

• EDEKA Entsorgung (Regionale_PLAYER — Hessen): MEG (Marburger Entsorgungs-Gesellschaft) is DBM's own waste-management partner under the Marburg municipal umbrella. While it competes in the same regional waste-disposal space, it is a closely integrated partner rather than a direct commercial competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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