LFU Rheinland-Pfalz

What LFU Rheinland-Pfalz does

LFU Rheinland-Pfalz (full legal name: Landesverband der Freien und Unabhängigen in der Kataster- und Vermessungsverwaltung in Rheinland-Pfalz e.V.) is a registered professional association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 1996 by 16 employees of the public surveying and cadastre administration (Vermessungs- und Katasterverwaltung, VermKV) in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It represents employees across all seven regional Vermessungs- und Katasterämter (VermKÄ) and the state office Landesamt für Vermessung und Geobasisinformation (LVermGeo), covering roughly 22 active board members and a broader member base of public-sector surveying professionals. The association's primary functions are statutory representation in the Bezirkspersonalrat (district staff council) elections, advocacy on workplace conditions, training, and digitalization, and operation of an annual member seminar program.

The organization's revenue model is straightforward annual membership dues, billed at €12 per year per member — a rate that was doubled from €6 in 2023 as the first fee increase since founding. LFU operates a community-led go-to-market model: members join directly through the website, participate in seminars, and vote in BPR elections every four to five years. Distribution is entirely regional (Rhineland-Palatinate only), with no commercial channels or products. Strategic partners include ver.di (the services union) for tariff negotiation support, the state Interior Ministry (MDI) for policy dialogue, LVermGeo leadership, and the BJAV youth representative body. The association is governed by an elected board led by Landesvorsitzende Birgit Kunz, with no parent organization, no venture capital exposure, and no commercial ownership structure.

Name

LFU Rheinland-Pfalz

Legal name

Landesverband der Freien und Unabhängigen in der Kataster- und Vermessungsverwaltung in Rheinland-Pfalz e. V.

Website

https://lfu-rlp.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LFU Rheinland-Pfalz is a registered professional association founded in 1996 that represents employees of the public surveying and cadastre administration in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, through staff council elections, advocacy, and annual member seminars.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The organization generates revenue through annual membership dues. In 2023, the membership fee was increased from 6€ to 12€ per year - the first increase since the association's founding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LFU Rheinland-Pfalz is a registered professional association (e.V.) that represents and advocates for employees working in the surveying and cadastre administration (Vermessungs- und Katasterverwaltung) of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It offers membership representation in staff council (Personalrat) elections, organizes an annual member seminar (Mitgliederversammlung), and provides youth representation through its affiliated BJAV structure.

Product overview

LFU Rheinland-Pfalz is a professional union/association (Berufsverband) representing employees in the surveying and cadastre administration (Vermessungs- und Katasterverwaltung) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The organization does not offer commercial technology products or services. Its activities include membership services, representation in works councils (BPR), professional seminars, youth representation (BJAV), and advocacy for employees in the public surveying administration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LFU Membership Annual membership in the LFU Rheinland-Pfalz professional association, providing access to staff council (Personalrat) representation, advocacy, and member events for employees of the Rhineland-Palatinate surveying and cadastre administration.
• Annual Member Seminar (Mitgliederversammlung) Yearly in-person seminar/congress for LFU members featuring professional development, networking, and association proceedings. Held in seminar hotels in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7 of 9 BPR seats won in 2025 elections
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Transformation und Digitalisierung (MDI) Rheinland-PfalzcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 August 2023Regular dialogue with the Ministry on matters affecting VermKV employees. Topics discussed include workforce recruitment, digitization, and improving attractiveness of the state administration. Minister Michael Ebling and Abteilungsleiterin Vera Müller met with LFU board in August 2023.
• ver.di (Vereinigte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 April 2019LFU cooperates with ver.di on tariff negotiations and shares knowledge about collective bargaining. Paul Christian Koch from ver.di presented at LFU Seminar 2019 on tariff negotiation results. LFU maintains independence as internal professional association while benefiting from union expertise.
• Landesamt für Vermessung und Geobasisinformation (LVermGeo)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLFU represents employees of LVermGeo and maintains regular dialogue with President Dr. Kurpjuhn. Topics include training, youth recruitment, and activity catalog.
• BJAV (Bezirksjugend- und Auszubildendenvertretung)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLFU Youth works closely with BJAV. LFU won 4 of 5 BJAV seats in 2018 elections. The youth representatives participate in LFU board activities and advocate for training and young employee interests.
• Vermessungs- und Katasterämter (VermKÄ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLFU represents employees across all seven Vermessungs- und Katasterämter in Rhineland-Palatinate: WWT (Westerwald), WEM (Daun), WPF (Pirmasens), RHN (Alzey), RPF (Landau), OEH (Mayen), and others.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• ver.di (Vereinigte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft): Major German services-sector trade union and LFU's explicit cooperation partner. Comparable as a labor-organization peer representing public administration employees including surveying/cadastre workers, but operating at national scale with paid staff and broader industry scope.
• dbb beamtenbund und tarifunion: German civil service confederation representing Beamten (civil servants) — the same workforce category LFU organizes within VermKV. Comparable as a representation channel for Rhineland-Palatinate surveying employees and a potential alternative to LFU membership.
• BDB (Bund Deutscher Baumeister, Architekten und Ingenieure e.V.): Federal association of master builders, architects, and engineers in Germany. Comparable as a professional association adjacent to surveying and construction, with similar member-representation and advocacy functions but serving private-sector professionals rather than state-employed surveyors.

Broad incumbents

• DVW (Deutscher Verein für Vermessungswesen e.V.): German society for surveying (Geodesy, Geoinformation, Land Management). Comparable to LFU as a surveying professional body, but with national scope and a more academic/technical focus rather than LFU's narrow public-sector employee representation mandate.
• BDVI (Bund der Öffentlich bestellten Vermessungsingenieure e.V.): Federal professional association of publicly appointed surveying engineers in Germany. Comparable to LFU as a surveying/cadastre professional body, but operates at national scope across all Bundesländer rather than within a single state like LFU.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lfu-rheinland-pfalz

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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