What Seipel GmbH does

Seipel GmbH is a German family-owned certified waste management and metal recycling company headquartered in Wölfersheim, Hessen. Founded in 1985 by Dieter Seipel as a scrap and non-ferrous metal trading business, the company has operated continuously under family ownership for four decades, with Patrick Seipel becoming sole managing director and 100% shareholder in May 2024. The company maintains a 20,000 m² BImSchV-approved operating site equipped with vehicle and small-quantity weighbridges, paved working areas, oil separators, and (since 2025) a 600 m² WHG-compliant storage hall for oil- and emulsion-containing wastes.

The company's offerings are organized into three core service lines. First, NE- and Fe-Metalhandel purchases and collects non-ferrous metals (aluminum, copper, brass, nickel, lead, bronze, cables, titanium, V2A/V4A stainless steel, zinc, and metal chips) and ferrous metals (scrap, sheet waste, cast iron, machinery steel, mixed scrap, shredded material, heavy scrap, rail scrap, and demolition scrap) at the Wölfersheim facility or via on-site pickup. Second, Containerdienst provides container rental and delivery with vehicle capacities from 7.5 to 40 tons and container sizes from 0.5 cbm to 41 cbm, including custom-built containers for industrial customers. Third, Entsorgung handles environmentally responsible disposal of construction waste, demolition debris, excavation soil, commercial waste, green waste, plastics, paper, and bulky waste, with tonnage-based billing and proper documentation. The company also offers Abfallkonzepte (custom waste management concepts) as a consulting add-on.

Operationally, Seipel GmbH serves three customer segments — industrial clients (manufacturing and production plants), commercial/trade businesses (retail, wholesale, services), and private households — with no public pricing, no digital ordering platform, and a direct-to-customer go-to-market executed through phone, email, and walk-in facility deliveries. Revenue is generated through the margin between purchase and resale prices of recycled metals, container rental fees, and tonnage-based disposal charges. The company has been certified as an Entsorgungsfachbetrieb since 1995, one of the first scrap dealers in Germany to achieve this certification, and it operates with a stated headcount of approximately 6 employees, making it a sub-scale regional operator within the broader German waste management sector.

Name

Seipel GmbH

Legal name

Seipel GmbH

Website

https://seipel-recycling.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Seipel GmbH is a family-owned German certified waste management and metal recycling company in Wölfersheim, Hessen, purchasing ferrous and non-ferrous scrap, providing container rental, and disposing of construction and industrial waste for industrial, commercial, and private customers across the region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metal Recycling & Waste Management Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (5621), Other Waste Collection (562119)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Scrap Metal Collection, Logistics & Aggregation (Yards, Roll-off, Container Programs) (IMAKAMAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Non-Ferrous Scrap Processing & Brokerage (Aluminum, Copper, Brass/Bronze, Lead, Zinc, Nickel) (IMAKAMAB), Scrap Collection, Brokerage & Trading (Dealers, Aggregators, Exporters) (EUAIAJAH)

Keywords

• Metal recycling services
• Scrap metal trading
• Waste disposal services
• Container rental services
• Certified waste management

Headquarters

HQ city

Wölfersheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Metal Trading (NE- and Fe-Metalle): The company purchases ferrous and non-ferrous metals from customers at their Wölfersheim facility or collects them on-site. Metals include aluminum, copper, brass, steel, iron, and various other scrap materials. Revenue is generated through the margin between purchase and resale prices of recycled metals.
2. Container Services: Provides container rental and placement services for ongoing collection of NE- and Fe-metals. Containers range from 0.5 cbm stapelboxen to 41 cbm abrollcontainer. Services include delivery, placement, collection, and exchange of containers.
3. Waste Disposal Services: Environmental waste disposal for construction sites, industrial facilities, and commercial operations. Services include waste concept creation (Abfallkonzepte), waste logistics, proper disposal and storage. Handles various waste types including construction waste, commercial waste, wood, earth, green waste, plastics, paper, and bulky waste.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Seipel GmbH operates a certified Entsorgungsfachbetrieb in Wölfersheim, Germany, purchasing and collecting ferrous and non-ferrous metals from industrial, commercial, and private customers, renting out containers (0.5 cbm to 41 cbm) with its own 7.5–40-ton vehicle fleet, and providing environmentally compliant waste disposal for construction, commercial, green, and bulky waste. The company also develops tailored waste management concepts (Abfallkonzepte) for customers and delivers integrated collection, transport, sorting, storage, treatment, and recycling from a single source.

Product overview

Seipel GmbH operates as a certified Entsorgungsfachbetrieb (disposal specialist) providing an integrated suite of waste management and metal recycling services. The company's core offerings include: (1) NE- und Fe-Metallhandel — the purchase, collection, and trading of non-ferrous and ferrous metals at their Wölfersheim facility or via pickup; (2) Containerdienst — a container rental and delivery service with vehicle capacities of 7.5 to 40 tons and container sizes from 0.5 to 41 cbm, including stacking boxes, tipping containers, skip containers, and roll-off containers; and (3) Entsorgung — environmentally responsible disposal of construction, commercial, and industrial waste including construction debris, excavation soil, commercial waste, green waste, plastics, paper, and bulky items. Additionally, the company provides custom Abfallkonzepte (waste management concepts) for industrial, commercial, and residential customers. All services are delivered from a single source, from collection and transport through sorting, storage, treatment, and recycling, contributing to environmental relief and material recovery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NE- und Fe-Metallhandel (Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metal Trading) Purchase, on-site pickup, and trading of non-ferrous metals (aluminum, lead, bronze, cables, copper, brass, nickel, titanium, V2A and V4A stainless steel, zinc, and metal chips) and ferrous metals (sheet waste, brake discs, burner scrap, iron filings, heavy plate, cast iron, machinery steel, mixed scrap, shear scrap, rails, shredded material, heavy scrap, stamping waste, girder and demolition scrap). Customers can deliver materials to the Wölfersheim facility or use the pickup service.
• Containerdienst (Container Service) Rental, delivery, exchange, and pickup of containers for industrial and commercial customers, including stapelboxen (0.5 cbm), umleerbehälter (1.1–5 cbm), absetzcontainer (7–20 cbm, some with lids), and abrollcontainer (12–41 cbm, some with lids). Custom-built containers and lifting-crane pickups are available for special requirements (industrial and commercial only).
• Entsorgung (Waste Disposal) Environmentally responsible disposal of construction debris, demolition material, excavation soil, commercial waste, green waste, plastics, paper, and bulky waste, with tonnage-based billing and proper documentation. Container placement for construction sites and factory disposal for industrial operations of any size, as well as direct delivery to the Wölfersheim operating site.
• Abfallkonzepte (Waste Management Concepts) Development of tailored waste management concepts (Abfallkonzepte) and individual waste logistics plans providing optimal recycling and disposal pathways from a single source for industrial, commercial, and residential customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Certified as Entsorgungsfachbetrieb since 1995 - one of the first scrap dealers in Germany to achieve this certification

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 indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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