IUA Institut für Umweltschutz und Agrikulturchemie Feldbaum GmbH & Co. KG

What IUA Institut für Umweltschutz und Agrikulturchemie Feldbaum GmbH & Co. KG does

IUA Institut für Umweltschutz und Agrikulturchemie Feldbaum GmbH & Co. KG is a family-owned environmental testing and measurement laboratory headquartered in Velbert, Germany, founded in 1948. The company operates as a notified testing facility under §29b BImSchG and is accredited under DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018, with its current notification valid until January 19, 2029. Its service portfolio spans five core offerings: emission and immission measurements, calibration and functional testing of continuous emission monitoring equipment, workplace hazardous substance measurements, verification of degreasing plants, and analytical investigations of water, air, soil, and waste samples. The company also holds permits for analytical examinations under §25 of the North Rhine-Westphalia State Waste Act and participates in national and international standardization committees.

The technical foundation is a laboratory equipped with high-performance analytical instrumentation, including gas chromatography systems (with FID, ECD, NPD, MS, and WLD detectors), head-space GC, HPLC with gradient technology, FTIR spectroscopy, ion chromatography with suppression technology, TOC analyzers, atomic absorption spectrometry with Zeeman background correction, ICP atomic emission spectrometry, and AOX analyzers. A newly commissioned HPLC system (December 2024) with 700-bar quaternary pump, 216-position autosampler, diode array and fluorescence detectors extends the company's capacity for organic acid and diisocyanate analysis. The laboratory supports both field measurement services and sample-based analytical work, creating a vertically integrated offering from on-site emission testing to laboratory analysis.

IUA generates revenue through professional services on a project-based, quote-driven engagement model. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated per scope of measurement services, analytical requirements, and regulatory compliance needs. The go-to-market motion is direct sales-led, with personalized engagement to industrial clients, regulatory bodies, and companies requiring environmental compliance verification in Germany. The customer base spans industrial facilities subject to BImSchG regulations, workplace safety and occupational health operators, and waste management and water treatment facilities. The company is led by Managing Directors Dr.-Ing. Thomas Möller and Dipl.-Ing. Hermann Feldbaum, with no external institutional investors, private equity involvement, or parent company ownership indicated.

Name

IUA Institut für Umweltschutz und Agrikulturchemie Feldbaum GmbH & Co. KG

Legal name

Institut für Umweltschutz und Agrikulturchemie Feldbaum GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://iua-velbert.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IUA is a family-owned, DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025-accredited environmental testing laboratory in Velbert, Germany, providing emission and immission measurements, equipment calibrations, workplace hazardous substance testing, and analytical investigations for industrial clients requiring regulatory compliance under BImSchG.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Compliance Testing Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUAEAHAN

Third-Party Certification, Code Compliance & Regulatory Inspection (ASME/API/ISO)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Energy Infrastructure & Services (EPC, O&M, Field Services)/Inspection, Testing & Certification (ITC) / NDT for Energy Infrastructure

SECONDARYEUANAJAK

Quality Assurance/Quality Control & Accreditation (QA plans, proficiency testing, ISO/IEC 17025)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Water & Wastewater Utilities/Water Quality Testing, Compliance & Reporting

Keywords

• Environmental measurement services
• Emission testing laboratory
• Workplace hazard analysis
• Analytical laboratory testing
• Air pollution monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Velbert

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 Testing and Measurement Services: Professional services revenue generated from providing emission measurements, immission measurements, calibrations, functional checks of continuous emission monitoring equipment, workplace hazardous substance measurements, and analytical investigations. Services are provided to industrial clients, regulatory bodies, and companies requiring environmental compliance verification.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

IUA is a notified and accredited environmental testing laboratory providing legally recognized emission and immission measurements, calibration and functional testing of continuous emission monitoring equipment, workplace hazardous substance assessments, and analytical investigations of water, air, soil, and waste samples. Services are performed under §29b BImSchG notification and DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 accreditation for industrial clients and regulators throughout Germany.

Product overview

IUA (Institut für Umweltschutz und Agrikulturchemie Feldbaum GmbH & Co. KG) is a testing and measurement laboratory providing environmental measurement services. The company operates as a notified testing facility per §29b BImSchG and an accredited testing facility per DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025. Its service portfolio centers on five interconnected core offerings: (1) Emissions- und Immissionsmessungen for determining air pollutants; (2) Kalibrierungen und Funktionsprüfungen for calibrating continuous emission measurement equipment; (3) Messungen von Gefahrstoffen am Arbeitsplatz for workplace hazardous substance assessment; (4) Analytische Untersuchungen for laboratory analysis of water, air, soil, and waste samples; and (5) Überprüfung von Entfettungsanlagen for verifying surface treatment plants. These services are supported by two specialized analytical laboratories—one for organic analytics (featuring HPLC and GC systems) and one for inorganic analytics (featuring ion chromatography and ICP spectrometry). The laboratories provide the analytical backbone for the measurement services, enabling a vertically integrated offering from field measurement to laboratory analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emission and Immissions Measurements (Emissions- und Immissionsmessungen)
• Calibrations and Function Tests (Kalibrierungen und Funktionsprüfungen)

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced CO2 emissions through hydropower electricity procurement and Clean Advantage program participation

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• AGROLAB Group: AGROLAB is a Germany-based analytical laboratory network specializing in water, soil, waste, and environmental testing, comparable to IUA's analytical investigations and accredited lab capabilities.
• Wessling Group: Wessling is a European environmental, food, and product testing laboratory group with German operations covering emissions, immissions, water, and soil analyses, closely aligned with IUA's notified measurement station services.
• GBA Group (GBA Gesellschaft für Bioanalytik): GBA Group is a Germany-based analytical laboratory group providing environmental, food, and pharmaceutical testing services, including emissions, water, and waste analytics — a direct mid-market peer to IUA's lab offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Bureau Veritas Germany: Bureau Veritas provides industrial testing and environmental compliance services in Germany including air emission monitoring and workplace exposure analysis, a broader-scope peer to IUA.
• SGS Germany: SGS operates industrial and environmental testing laboratories in Germany offering air emission, water, waste, and workplace exposure analyses under ISO 17025 accreditation, comparable to IUA's service scope.
• TÜV NORD: TÜV NORD operates industrial testing services in Germany including environmental and occupational measurements under similar notified body frameworks to IUA's §29b BImSchG scope.
• TÜV Rheinland: TÜV Rheinland is a major German testing, inspection, and certification body that performs industrial emission measurements, CEMS calibrations, and workplace hazardous-substance testing under similar regulatory frameworks to IUA.
• TÜV SÜD: TÜV SÜD operates industrial testing services in Germany including emissions monitoring and workplace exposure assessments, overlapping significantly with IUA's notified and accredited service portfolio.
• Eurofins Umwelt (Eurofins Environmental Testing Germany): Eurofins is a large global testing group with extensive environmental laboratories across Germany offering emission, immission, water, and waste analysis — directly comparable services to IUA but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• DEKRA Automobil GmbH (DEKRA Industrial): DEKRA is a large German TIC provider with environmental and occupational testing services for industrial clients, addressing similar compliance needs around emissions, workplace safety, and accreditation-driven measurements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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