HygieneManagement Solutions

What HygieneManagement Solutions does

HygSo GmbH & Co. KG (trading as HygieneManagement Solutions) is an independent German hygiene consulting firm headquartered in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, founded in April 2009 by Martin Groth. The firm provides external hygiene specialists (Externe Hygienefachkräfte) and specialist physicians for hospital hygiene (Externe Krankenhaushygieniker) to healthcare facilities across the German-speaking region. Its service portfolio addresses nursing homes, hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, rehabilitation clinics, psychiatric facilities, medical practices (with dedicated ophthalmology/ophthalmo-surgery expertise), and disinfectant/medical device manufacturers. A core differentiator is a proprietary 6-Stufenkonzept (Six-Stage Outbreak Management) methodology for identifying and sustainably resolving infection outbreaks, positioned as more practically implementable than classical Robert Koch Institute protocols. The firm also delivers structured training programs ranging from 4 to 80 instructional units (UE), including hygiene officer certification, DIN 13063 hygiene security specialist courses, and specialty tracks for ophthalmology MFAs and psychiatric facilities. There is no proprietary software platform; value is delivered entirely through specialized human expertise, on-site presence, and structured methodology emphasizing practical relevance ("Praxisnähe"), legal compliance, and measurable behavioral change at the patient/resident level.

The firm operates with a core team of approximately 9 employees complemented by a Germany-wide network of roughly 14 freelance hygiene specialists, enabling flexible deployment across diverse engagements. Notable long-tenure enterprise clients include AMEOS Klinikum Bremen (since 2015), Caritasverband Düren-Jülich, PAUL HARTMANN AG, APONTIS Pharma, and Apleona Infra Services. Founder Martin Groth holds a seat on the DGKH (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemeine und Krankenhaus-Hygiene) board since 2022 as coordinator for cooperation with hygiene specialists, providing regulatory proximity to KRINKO recommendations and statutory hygiene requirements. Revenue is generated through two professional services streams: (1) consulting engagements structured as one-time projects, short-term (2–6 months), medium-term (6–24 months), or permanent retainers with quote-based pricing; and (2) publicly scheduled training seminars with publicly listed fees (e.g., DIN 13063 24 UE course at €585 standard / €525 for consulting clients). Demand generation is content- and relationship-driven, centered on a free Hygiene-News newsletter distributed via Mailchimp, a YouTube channel, the company website (hygso.de), and a ProvenExpert review widget. The company is privately held, with no external institutional investors, no disclosed funding, and no M&A activity.

Name

HygieneManagement Solutions

Legal name

HygSo GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://hygso.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HygSo GmbH & Co. KG is an independent German hygiene consulting firm providing external hygiene specialists and hospital hygienists to nursing homes, hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and clinics across the German-speaking region, complemented by structured training seminars and a proprietary 6-stage outbreak management methodology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Hygiene Consulting

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (561210), Business Support Services (5614)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Disinfection, Sanitization & Infection Prevention Services (BPABABAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Disinfection, Sanitation & Vector-Borne Disease Control Services (IMAIAHAA)

Keywords

• Hygiene consulting services
• Infection prevention consulting
• Healthcare hygiene training
• Hospital hygiene specialist
• Outbreak management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Mönchengladbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hygiene Consulting Services: Core revenue stream from providing external hygiene specialists (Hygienefachkräfte) and hospital hygienists (Krankenhaushygieniker) to healthcare facilities. Services include on-site consulting, hygiene plan development, infection risk assessments, outbreak management, process analysis, and ongoing advisory. Engagements structured as one-time projects, short-term (2–6 months), medium-term (6–24 months), or permanent (dauerhaft) retainer arrangements.
2. Hygiene Training and Seminars: Second major revenue stream from scheduled public seminars and training programs. Courses range from 4–80 instructional units (UE) covering topics such as hygiene officer certification (Hygienebeauftragte), ophthalmology MFA training, psychiatric facility hygiene, DIN 13063 hygiene security specialist, emergency services hygiene, and more. Delivered via video presence (Zoom, UNIVADO) or on-site. Pricing varies by course type and duration; discounts offered to existing consulting clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HygieneManagement Solutions (HygSo) is a German hygiene consulting firm that supplies external hygiene specialists (Externe Hygienefachkräfte) and hospital hygienists (Externe Krankenhaushygieniker) to healthcare facilities such as nursing homes, hospitals, rehabilitation clinics, outpatient surgical centers, and medical practices. The firm delivers on-site hygiene plan development, infection risk assessments, outbreak/crisis intervention, and structured training seminars for hygiene officers and multipliers across the German-speaking region.

Product overview

HygieneManagement Solutions offers a unified hygiene consulting and training portfolio for the German healthcare sector. The core offerings include external hygiene specialists (Externe Hygienefachkraft) providing on-site consulting and training for various healthcare facilities, and external hospital hygienists (Externe Krankenhaushygieniker) offering medical assessment and building hygiene expertise. The company provides specialized consulting services for nursing homes, ambulatory surgery centers, hospitals, and healthcare service providers. A key differentiator is the 6-stage outbreak management methodology (Ausbruchsmanagement) for crisis intervention. Training services (Hygieneschulungen) encompass various seminars including hygiene officer certification (80 UE), refresher courses, specialized training for ophthalmology and psychiatric facilities, and DIN 13063 hygiene security certification. The portfolio is complemented by a free Hygiene-News newsletter providing literature research updates. All services are practice-oriented, solution-focused, and legally compliant.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Externe Hygienefachkraft (External Hygiene Specialist Consulting) Provides a dedicated external hygiene specialist to healthcare facilities including nursing homes, rehabilitation clinics, ambulatory surgery centers, and hospitals. Includes on-site hygiene analyses, tailored hygiene plan development, regular staff training, and continuous availability of the hygiene specialist.
• Externer Krankenhaushygieniker (External Hospital Hygienist) Specialist physicians for hygiene and environmental medicine providing hospital hygiene consulting, including identification of hygienic weaknesses, individual assessment of infection risks, building/construction hygiene expert opinions, and antibiotic stewardship support.
• Ausbruchsmanagement / Krisen-Intervention (Outbreak Management) Six-stage concept for identifying, resolving, and sustainably preventing infection outbreaks in healthcare facilities. Stages include data collection, process observation, analysis of causes, definition of measures, integrated implementation, and establishment of behavioral strategies.
• Hygieneschulungen (Hygiene Training Seminars) Practice-oriented hygiene training for healthcare professionals including certified hygiene officer courses (80 UE), ophthalmology MFA training, psychiatric facility hygiene, DIN 13063 hygiene security certification, refresher courses, and emergency services hygiene. Delivered via Zoom/UNIVADO video presence or on-site.

Quantifiable outcome

• Company targets the goal of measurably reducing infection risks and establishing sustainable behavioral change in healthcare staff — though no specific quantified success rate is publicly disclosed

Named customers15 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Ecolab: Global leader in water, hygiene, and infection prevention offering enterprise-scale consulting, training, and digital solutions to hospitals worldwide. Comparable in core hygiene consulting and training services, but operating at massive scale and serving multi-national hospital systems.
• Dussmann Group: Large German facility services provider offering integrated healthcare facility management including hygiene services. Overlaps with HygSo on infection-prevention consulting for hospitals and nursing homes, but as part of a much broader facility management portfolio.
• B. Braun Melsungen: Global medical device and pharmaceutical company with a hygiene and infection prevention consulting division serving hospitals. Comparable in delivering specialist hygiene advisory to German acute-care customers, though bundled with medical product sales.
• Sodexo Healthcare: Global facility management and food services group with dedicated healthcare hygiene services. Comparable in scope of hospital and care facility hygiene services, but embedded within a diversified FM contract structure rather than a specialist hygiene consultancy.

Direct peers

• Schülke & Mayr: German hygiene specialist with deep expertise in disinfection, antisepsis, and infection prevention; offers hygiene consulting, training, and applied services to hospitals and care facilities. Comparable to HygSo in subject-matter focus and DACH-region client base, with broader product portfolio.
• Dr. Weigert: Hamburg-based hygiene specialist providing cleaning, disinfection, and hygiene consulting for medical and care facilities. Directly comparable in delivering hygiene consulting and training to German healthcare customers, with a parallel product-and-service model.
• BODE Chemie / HARTMANN SCIENCE CENTER: HARTMANN's BODE Science Center combines hygiene product manufacturing with applied scientific consulting and training for healthcare facilities. Highly comparable to HygSo's combination of specialist consulting, training programs, and infection-prevention focus, though backed by a much larger product portfolio.
• Hybeta Hygienebetreuung: German hygiene consulting firm providing external hygiene specialist services to care facilities, hospitals, and outpatient centers. Closely comparable in size, service scope, and target customer base to HygSo, operating in the same niche consulting space.

Emerging players

• Asklepios Kliniken: Major German hospital operator with internal hygiene departments and increasingly in-house consulting capabilities. Competes with HygSo's external hygiene specialist services from the demand side, while also being a potential large-scale client given network size.
• Helios/Fresenius: Largest private hospital operator in Europe with substantial in-house hygiene infrastructure. Represents both a potential enterprise client and a competitive force as hospital chains increasingly internalize hygiene consulting rather than outsourcing to specialist firms.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=UAm7j_HhBkk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hygienemanagement-solutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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