Rathmann

What Rathmann does

Rathmann is a family-owned German civil law partnership (GbR) headquartered at Süderquerweg 24, Hamburg, that has operated since 1995 as a certified specialist waste disposal company (Entsorgungsfachbetrieb) and is now in its second generation under Carsten Rathmann and Robert Rathmann. The business is organized into two operating divisions: Containerdienst & Entsorgung, which rents 3–35 m³ containers and disposes of construction, household, commercial, and regulated hazardous waste streams such as asbestos and insulation; and Lohnunternehmen & Erdarbeiten, which provides excavation, demolition, watercourse maintenance, construction materials delivery, and agricultural technical services (soil cultivation, silage transport).

The company serves three primary customer segments in the eastern Hamburg metropolitan area — Bergedorf, Vier- und Marschlande, Reinbek, Wentorf, Aumühle, and Geesthacht — namely property owners and homeowners, construction companies and contractors, and agricultural businesses and municipalities. All revenue is generated through transactional, quote-based pricing: unit pricing per container and waste type, hourly rates for excavator and loader work, and per-delivery pricing for construction materials (sand, gravel, mulch, topsoil, recycled materials). Customer acquisition is conducted entirely through direct contact via phone, mobile, email, and a website contact form, with no digital marketing, app, social media presence, or third-party distribution channels.

Technology and operations are intentionally low-tech: the public-facing site is a standard WordPress installation, there are no proprietary software platforms, APIs, or AI capabilities, and the underlying technology stack is limited to commodity hosting and self-hosted analytics. Competitive differentiation rests on regulatory certifications (Entsorgungsfachbetrieb and Gewässerpflege), local reputation built over 25+ years, and the bundling of disposal, earthworks, materials, and agricultural services under a single regional provider. The firm employs 14 people and operates with a single-office footprint, indicating a small, locally anchored service business rather than a scalable enterprise.

Name

Rathmann

Legal name

Rathmann GbR

Website

https://rathmann.hamburg

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rathmann is a family-owned, second-generation German partnership in Hamburg that provides certified waste disposal, container rental, excavation, construction materials delivery, and agricultural services to property owners, contractors, and municipalities in the eastern Hamburg metropolitan area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management and Earthworks Services

NAICS

Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Container Rental, Delivery & Servicing (Carts/Bins) (BPALAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Dumpster Rental & On-Site Container Services (HSAIAOAK)

Keywords

• Waste disposal services
• Container rental services
• Earthworks and excavation
• Agricultural contractor services
• Construction material delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Containerdienst & Entsorgung: Revenue from container rental, waste disposal services, and transportation. Customers pay for container delivery, collection, and disposal based on waste type and container size. Includes disposal of construction waste, bulk goods, garden waste, hazardous materials (asbestos, insulation), and industrial waste.
2. Lohnunternehmen & Erdarbeiten: Revenue from earthworks, excavation, agricultural contracting, and construction site preparation services. Billed by the hour for excavator work and loader operations. Includes watercourse maintenance (Gewässerpflege) services.
3. Baustofflieferung: Revenue from delivery of construction materials including fill materials, sand, gravel, crushed stone, mulch, topsoil, and planting soil to construction sites.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Rathmann is a Hamburg-based regional service company offering container rental and certified waste disposal (Containerdienst & Entsorgung) alongside contract earthworks, demolition, agricultural services, watercourse maintenance, and construction material delivery (Lohnunternehmen & Erdarbeiten). Customers ranging from private homeowners to construction firms, agricultural operators, and municipalities can order roll-off containers in multiple sizes and request on-site earthmoving or land-technology jobs executed with the company's own truck and excavator fleet. The business combines certified Entsorgungsfachbetrieb status with family-led operations and a Hamburg-area service radius.

Product overview

Rathmann is a waste management and earthworks company offering two main service divisions: Containerdienst & Entsorgung (container services and waste disposal) and Lohnunternehmen & Erdarbeiten (contract work and earthworks). The company operates certified waste disposal services with various container sizes for construction, household, and commercial waste, along with earthworks, demolition, water body maintenance, agricultural services, construction material delivery, and transport services. The portfolio is structured around these complementary service lines that serve the Hamburg metropolitan area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Containerdienst & Entsorgung (Container Service and Waste Disposal) Roll-off container rental in multiple sizes paired with certified waste disposal (Entsorgungsfachbetrieb) for private households, construction sites, and commercial customers in the Hamburg region. Customers book a container for a defined rental period and Rathmann handles drop-off, pickup, and compliant disposal of the collected waste.
• Lohnunternehmen & Erdarbeiten (Contractor Services and Earthworks) On-site contractor services combining earthworks (Erdarbeiten), demolition (Abbruch), transports, watercourse maintenance (Gewässerpflege), and land-technology jobs executed with Rathmann's own excavators, trucks, and specialized agricultural machinery. Targeted at construction firms, agricultural operators, and municipalities needing project-based mobile equipment and labor in the Hamburg area.
• Baustoffe (Construction Material Delivery) Delivery of construction materials such as sand, soil, and gravel to building sites and customers in the Hamburg region using the company's tipper truck fleet. Ordered alongside or independently of container and earthworks services by construction contractors and private customers.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• REMONDIS: One of Germany's largest private waste management and recycling companies with national container service, hazardous disposal, and earthworks capabilities. Operates at much larger scale than Rathmann but competes directly for the same mid-market container and disposal contracts in the Hamburg region.
• ALBA Group: Major German recycling and waste services group with full container rental, hazardous waste handling, and disposal operations. Competes with Rathmann for disposal work in northern Germany, particularly on regulated waste streams where both hold Entsorgungsfachbetrieb status.
• PreZero: Environmental services division of the Schwarz Group, providing recycling, disposal, and waste management across Germany including container services. Operates at scale with digitised ordering, putting pressure on regional single-city operators like Rathmann.
• SUEZ Recycling and Recovery Deutschland: National recycling and waste services arm of SUEZ in Germany, with container rental, commercial waste, and construction debris disposal. Competes for the same regulated and construction waste disposal contracts that anchor Rathmann's revenue.

Direct peers

• KNETTENBRECH + GURDULIC Gruppe: Mid-sized German waste management and container service group operating certified disposal sites across multiple states. Closely comparable business model to Rathmann at slightly larger scale, combining container rental, disposal, and earthworks.
• Schönmackers Umweltdienste: Family-owned waste management company offering container service, hazardous disposal, and recycling in western Germany. Highly comparable multi-service, certified Entsorgungsfachbetrieb model, though operating in a different regional market.
• Tönsmeier Group: Mid-sized German waste and recycling group with container service, construction waste disposal, and hazardous waste handling. Directly comparable service portfolio to Rathmann with regional branch operations and certified disposal credentials.

Regional players

• Stadtreinigung Hamburg: Municipal waste and street cleaning operator for the city of Hamburg, directly serving the same metropolitan geography as Rathmann. While focused on municipal household waste, it sets the competitive baseline for commercial and construction disposal in the city.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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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