Ullmer GmbH & Co. KG

What Ullmer GmbH & Co. KG does

Ullmer GmbH & Co. KG is a third-generation, family-owned German textile service company headquartered in Bad Neustadt an der Saale, with additional production facilities in Schmalkalden (opened 2019) and Miltenberg (operated through wholly-owned subsidiary Weiss Tex GmbH). The company provides a full-service textile rental and management offering — internally branded a 'Rundumsorglos-Paket' — for institutional customers, bundling rental linen (Mietwäsche, including bed linens, towels, patient clothing, area clothing, and entrance mats), workwear (Mietberufsbekleidung under the Work&Wash and ACTIVIQ collections, including HACCP-compliant food-industry clothing), reusable medical products (surgical drape systems, MTPS thrombosis prophylaxis stockings), person-specific resident laundry (Pro Persona barcode tracking), ward linen management (Stationswäsche), and flexible logistics (FTS containers, automated dispensing systems, embedded on-site service staff). Ullmer processes more than 100 tons of laundry per day with 450 employees, serving clinics, hospitals, senior care facilities, hotels and industrial customers in Central Germany.

The underlying technology stack is industrial rather than digital-native: continuous-batch washing and finishing lines, the Lotze Bewohnerwäsche-Sortieranlage (installed Bad Neustadt, December 2023) and the Schmalkalden clothing-parts sorting system (April 2021), RFID transponder tracking (rolled out April 2026), the Pro Persona barcode system, FTS (Floating Transport System) container logistics, and tablet-based Digitaler Lieferschein. Ullmer holds the full RAL GZ 992 quality mark series (992/1–992/4) at both main sites, ISO 9001/14001/50001 certifications, Öko-Tex Standard 100 across 98% of textiles (European-sourced), EU Ecolabel wash chemistry, and operates CO2-neutrally since 2020 via the Plant-for-the-Planet partnership. Sustainability credentials are reinforced by the Gold-Status Thuringia Sustainability Agreement (2025) and the Umweltpaket Bayern certificate.

Ullmer generates revenue primarily through recurring monthly subscription rentals with all cleaning, logistics and tracking included in the flat fee, plus Service Controlling consulting and pricing tailored per customer facility. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales with embedded on-site service staff at anchor accounts (e.g., Klinikum Coburg since 2009, Klinikum Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Seniorenresidenzen Augustinum, Heiligenfeld Kliniken). The company is a core member of the SITEX group network of 15+ family-run German textile service companies, which provides national multi-site coverage and shared technology access. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; managing director Stephan Ullmer-Kadierka leads the firm, and ownership remains entirely within the Ullmer family.

Name

Ullmer GmbH & Co. KG

Legal name

Ullmer GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://wir-sind-ullmer.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ullmer GmbH & Co. KG is a third-generation German family-owned textile service company providing full-service rental linen, workwear and medical textiles to healthcare, hospitality and industrial customers across Central Germany, processing 100+ tons of laundry daily with 450 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Textile Rental & Laundry Services

NAICS

Industrial Launderers (812332), Linen Supply (812331), Linen and Uniform Supply (81233)

akta.pro primary industry

Uniform & Linen Cleaning, Sanitization & Processing (Service-Included) (HSAJAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bed & Bath Linen Service (Sheets, Pillowcases, Bath Mats) (HSAJAMAH), Hospitality/Short-Term Rental Linen Service (Airbnb/Small Hotels) (HSAJAMAK), Facility Mat & Mop Rental/Service (Complementary Textile Programs) (HSAJAMAL), Residential & Small Business Linen Rental Service (HSAJAMAB)

Keywords

• Textile rental services
• Industrial laundry services
• Healthcare linen rental
• Workwear rental
• Medical textile supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Bad Neustadt an der Saale

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mietwäsche / Rental Textile Service: Core rental model where Ullmer provides textiles (bed linens, towels, patient clothing, area clothing, etc.) and manages their qualitative preparation (washing, disinfection, finishing, delivery). The rental fee includes all cleaning costs, eliminating the need for customers to use additional service providers.
2. Mietberufsbekleidung / Rental Workwear: Provision of workwear (collections Work&Wash, ACTIVIQ) including regular hygienic-disinfecting cleaning. All regular cleaning is included in the rental price. Collections include industry-specific clothing for various sectors including HACCP hygiene clothing.
3. Medical Products (OP Abdecksysteme, MTPS): Supply of reusable medical textile products including surgical drape systems (OP mantles and OP sets) and medical thrombosis prophylaxis stockings (MTPS) for clinical settings.
4. Pro Persona Services: Person-centered care and billing of resident laundry with full cost and consumption transparency. Each item is barcoded and individually assigned to its wearer, enabling cost-center-based billing.
5. Service Controlling / Consulting: Advisory services for optimizing consumption and costs with industry benchmarking using comparative data.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ullmer provides full-service textile rental and laundering for institutional customers in healthcare, hospitality, and industry. Its core offer bundles the provision of bed linens, patient/resident clothing, area clothing, workwear (collections Work&Wash, ACTIVIQ, HACCP-compliant), medical products (reusable surgical drape systems and MTPS), and related logistics into recurring rental contracts that include hygienic-disinfecting cleaning, delivery, and (for senior care) person-specific barcode-based tracking and billing.

Product overview

Ullmer GmbH & Co. KG is a textile management company offering a full-service textile rental and laundry service package ('Rundumsorglos-Paket') serving the healthcare, hospitality, and industrial sectors. The company operates as one of the most modern textile service providers in Germany, processing over 100 tons of laundry daily with a 450-person team. The product portfolio is organized around the core Mietwäsche-Sortiment (rental textile collection including bed linens, workwear, hotel linens, and entrance mats), Mietberufsbekleidung (rental workwear with collections Work&Wash, ACTIVIQ, and HACCP clothing), and specialized services including Medizinprodukte (medical products like surgical draping systems), Stationswäsche (ward linen service), Pro Persona (person-specific laundry with barcode tracking), and Logistik (flexible logistics solutions including in-house logistics and FTS container supply). Additional services include Controlling consulting and the ullmer-Journal company publication. The company is part of the SITEX group, a nationwide network of family-owned textile service companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Work&Wash: Workwear collection for rental professional clothing services
• ACTIVIQ
• SITEX
• Pro Persona

Products and services

• Mietwäsche-Sortiment (Rental Textile Assortment) Rental textile assortment for healthcare, hospitality, and industrial customers providing high-quality linens across flats, dry goods, and shaped garments, including bed linens, hotel linens, area clothing, schmutzfangmatten (entrance mats), and mop covers. Textiles are supplied, hygienically prepared, and delivered as part of a recurring rental contract.
• Mietberufsbekleidung (Rental Workwear) Rental of hygienically disinfected work clothing for various industries through the Work&Wash and ACTIVIQ collections, including HACCP-compliant food industry clothing. Regular cleaning is included in the rental price, eliminating the need for an additional service provider.
• Medizinprodukte (Medical Products) Supply of reusable medical textile products, including surgical drape systems (OP gowns and OP sets) and medical thrombosis prophylaxis stockings (MTPS) for hospitals and clinics.
• Stationswäsche (Ward Linen Service) Full-service ward linen management including needs assessment, delivery with commissioned containers, and cabinet stocking, ensuring defined consumption points are supplied with bed and terry linens, patient shirts, incontinence pads, area clothing, baby linens, garment protection, and premium linens.
• Pro Persona (Person-Specific Laundry Service) Person-specific care and billing of resident laundry with full cost and consumption transparency. Each garment is barcode-scanned, assigned to its individual wearer, and individually assembled for delivery, enabling cost-center-based billing as required by nursing insurance providers.
• Logistik (Logistics Solutions) Flexible logistics solutions tailored to customer needs, including central and decentralized laundry supply, in-house logistics, the company's own service drivers and vehicles, FTS container supply, automated dispensing systems, and efficient order organization.
• Service im Controlling (Service Controlling Consulting) Consulting service for optimizing textile consumption and costs, providing industry comparisons using benchmark figures to help customers improve their textile service economics.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% of textiles sourced from German/European companies with Öko-Tex Standard 100 certification
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SITEX Group (Sitex)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSITEX is a nationwide association of family-run textile service companies operating as '15+ system partners, 1 brand.' Ullmer participates as a core member, gaining access to shared modern technologies, efficient structures, reliable processes, and a professional textile management system. The partnership enables national coverage for multi-site customers and joint marketing activities including shared trade show exhibitions at the European Health Congress and Hospital Procurement Congress.
• Plant-for-the-PlanetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUllmer and the SITEX group partnered with the Plant-for-the-Planet foundation for CO2 climate neutrality since 2020. As of 2019, approximately 18,000 trees had been planted through this partnership. The SITEX group committed to planting 500,000 trees total. Ullmer actively supports tree-planting and climate initiatives as part of its sustainability strategy.
• CIBUTEX Genossenschaft (From textile to textile)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCircular economy cooperative in the textile industry focused on 'from textile to textile' recycling and sustainability. Ullmer participates as a thinking partner exploring circular textile economy solutions beyond current recycling capabilities.
• TSV Bad Königshofen (1st Tischtennis Bundesliga)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSports sponsorship and partnership. Ullmer supports the table tennis Bundesliga team as a partner, including team appearances at Ullmer facilities, joint promotion, and visibility at sports events. The team features rider Bastian Steger as an Ullmer brand ambassador on German highways.
• SV Herschfeld TriathlonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSports sponsorship of local triathlon team, supporting athlete equipment and sporting activities as part of community engagement.
• Lions Club Bad Neustadt an der SaaleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCharitable partnership for the Lions Charity Cup golf tournament. Ullmer supports the annual benefit charity golf tournament organized by the Lions Club.
• Gesellschaft der Freunde & Förderer der Hochschule SchmalkaldenminorOthersUllmer is a member of the Friends & Sponsors society of Schmalkalden University, supporting higher education and maintaining connections with the academic community.
• BVMW (Bundesverband der Deutschen Mittelstand)minorOthersMembership in the German SME association (BVMW), connecting Ullmer with the broader Mittelstand business community in Germany.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CWS Group: Major European provider of textile rental, hygiene, and workplace services with strong German presence. Closely comparable to Ullmer in offering rental workwear, linen, and full-service textile management to healthcare, hospitality, and industrial customers — but at substantially larger European scale.
• Mewa: German family-owned industrial laundry and workwear rental company serving industrial and trade customers across Europe. Highly comparable to Ullmer's Mietberufsbekleidung / Work&Wash / ACTIVIQ model and customer mix, though at considerably larger scale.
• DBL – Deutsche Berufskleider-Leasing: German workwear and textile rental provider serving industry, trade, and healthcare customers. Closely comparable to Ullmer's Mietberufsbekleidung service including hygiene-disinfecting cleaning and HACCP-compliant clothing.
• Bardusch: German textile service company providing rental workwear, cleanroom garments, and flat linen to industrial, healthcare, and hospitality customers. Direct overlap with Ullmer's Mietwäsche, Mietberufsbekleidung, and HACCP clothing offerings.
• Lindström: Finnish-origin European textile rental group serving healthcare, hospitality, and industry with workwear and mat services. Comparable business model and customer verticals to Ullmer, particularly relevant for the SITEX-style pan-European coverage angle.

Broad incumbents

• Alsco: Global industrial laundry and uniform rental company with German operations. Overlaps with Ullmer in linen and uniform rental for hospitality, healthcare, and industrial customers, though typically serves larger national accounts.
• Elis: Large European multi-category textile and hygiene services group (publicly listed in France) with significant German operations. Overlaps with Ullmer in flat linen, workwear, and healthcare textile rental but operates across a much broader service portfolio and geographic footprint.

Regional players

• Wäscherei Konstanz / WKS Group: Southern-German industrial laundry and textile rental group serving healthcare, hospitality, and industry. Comparable to Ullmer in service portfolio (Mietwäsche, Mietberufsbekleidung) and DACH-region operating model.
• Berendschutz: German workwear and textile service provider focused on regional/national SME customers. Comparable to Ullmer in target customer mix (Handel/Handwerk/Industrie) and rental model, though with a different regional footprint.
• Stücker: German textile service company focused on rental workwear, cleanroom garments, and cleanroom consumables. Adjacent comparable to Ullmer's B2B workwear rental and HACCP hygiene clothing, particularly in industrial segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance17 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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