lambers

What lambers does

Lambers GmbH & Co. KG is a family-owned German trading and logistics company specializing in construction materials and bulk goods, headquartered in Spelle in the Emsland region. Founded in 1956 by Paula and Josef Lambers, the company operates across Northern Germany and into the Netherlands through an inland-port network and road fleet, employing approximately 120 people across the group. The third generation of the founding family is now active in management, with Sebastian Otte joining in 2019 to continue the company's ownership and strategic direction.

The company's core operations revolve around construction-materials trading and bulk logistics executed via trimodal transport — road, rail, and inland waterway — anchored on the Dortmund-Ems-Kanal. Its physical footprint comprises the 70,000 m² Spelle site with 30,000 tons of storage capacity, the Eurohafen Haren port, a fleet of 46 truck tractors, five inland cargo vessels operated through the LReederei subsidiary, and material processing equipment. Lambers holds regulatory permits including NIWO (waste transport carrier), EfB (specialist waste disposer), and BImSchG-compliant handling authorization, which extend its activities beyond pure materials trading into regulated waste and recyclable streams.

Revenue is generated primarily through the trading and transport of construction aggregates (sand, gravel, related bulk inputs) and industrial bulk goods sold and hauled to construction firms and industrial customers across Germany and the Netherlands, supplemented by waste-disposal and recycling fees under EfB certification. The business model combines materials brokerage, third-party logistics, and value-added processing. Recent strategic extensions into recycling (ND Recycling GmbH, a 2020 joint venture with Dutch partner Twee R Recycling), dedicated inland shipping (LReederei GmbH, 2020), and decarbonization investments such as electric/hybrid handling equipment and on-site solar generation indicate a deliberate broadening of the group's commercial surface while preserving its asset-heavy bulk-logistics core.

Name

lambers

Legal name

Lambers GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://lambers-spelle.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Lambers GmbH & Co. KG is a family-owned German trading and logistics company, founded in 1956, that specializes in construction materials and bulk-goods transport via trimodal road-rail-water logistics, serving construction and industrial customers across Northern Germany and the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Materials Logistics

NAICS

Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing (3331)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Wholesale-Construction & Mining (No Petro) Machinery & Equip (5082)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulk Handling & Conveying for Processing Lines (Augers, Elevators, Conveyors) (AFAAAJAJ)

Keywords

• Construction materials trading
• Bulk goods logistics
• Construction waste disposal
• Trimodal transportation services
• Material recycling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Spelle

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Baustoffhandel (Building Materials Trading): Trading and supply of construction materials and bulk goods including sand, gravel, split, and asphalt to construction companies and industrial clients
2. Entsorgungsdienstleistungen (Disposal Services): Disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste from construction sites, including dangerous waste with certification procedures and documented transport
3. Trimodale Schüttgutlogistik: Combined road-rail-water transport services for bulk goods, offering cost-effective environmental transport for larger quantities
4. Hafenumschlag (Port Handling): Cargo handling, weighing, and storage services at Spelle port with capacity for 30,000 tons of material
5. Binnenschifffahrt (Inland Waterway Transport): European inland waterway cargo transport with 5 own vessels, including planning, calculation, transport, control, and documentation
6. Aufbereitung (Processing): Processing of construction materials including concrete, wood, soil, and asphalt through crushing, foreign material removal, and washing

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lambers provides construction materials trading and bulk-goods logistics services across Europe, supplying sand, gravel, crushed stone, split, and asphalt to construction and industrial clients. The company operates a trimodal transport infrastructure combining road, rail, and inland waterway options, and delivers an end-to-end solution covering procurement, 30,000-tonne port storage, transport, material processing/recycling, and certified disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Services are executed through an owned fleet of 46 truck tractors, 5 inland vessels, dedicated port facilities at Spelle and Haren, and a BImSchG-certified processing plant.

Product overview

Lambers GmbH & Co. KG operates as an integrated construction materials and logistics group with three main subsidiaries: Lambers (core business - construction materials trading and bulk goods logistics), Laresta (disposal and port handling), LReederei (inland shipping), and ND Recycling (concrete recycling joint venture). The company provides trimodal logistics (road, rail, waterway), waste transportation, material processing/recycling, and project logistics services across Europe. With 120 employees, 2 locations (Spelle and Haren), and a fleet of 46 trucks plus 5 inland vessels, the group offers comprehensive solutions from material procurement through disposal/recycling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Laresta: Disposal and port handling services for mineralic wastes including soil, tar-containing materials, and A-IV wood. Founded in 2010 with processing facility established in 2012.
• LReederei
• ND Recycling

Products and services

• Baustoffhandel (Construction Materials Trading) Trading and supply of construction bulk materials — sand, gravel, crushed stone, split, and asphalt — to construction companies and industrial clients across Europe, supported by in-house procurement, storage, and transport capabilities.
• Trimodale Schüttgutlogistik (Trimodal Bulk Goods Logistics) Combined road, rail, and inland waterway transport of bulk goods providing cost-effective, environmentally friendly transport for larger quantities, using the company's own truck fleet, vessels, and port facilities.
• Abfalltransporte (Waste Transportation) National and international waste transportation for all waste types, executed as a certified waste management facility (Entsorgungsfachbetrieb) using leak-proof containers (27–42 m³) and the company's own truck fleet.
• Entsorgung (Disposal Services) Certified disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste from construction sites, with documentation, certificates, and licensed transport; operations are based at the Spelle port facility.
• Aufbereitung (Material Processing) Processing and recycling of concrete, wood, soil, and asphalt through crushing, foreign matter removal, washing, and screening, producing high-quality recycled construction materials in various grain sizes.
• Hafenumschlag (Port Handling) Cargo handling, weighing, and storage at Spelle port with direct access to the Dortmund-Ems-Kanal, rail network connection, and storage capacity of up to 30,000 tonnes of material.
• Projektlogistik (Project Logistics) Project logistics services including inland waterway transport of large containers, rail delivery of aggregates, transshipment, storage, and customized construction logistics packages for individual projects.
• Laresta GmbH & Co. KG (Disposal and Port Handling) Wholly-owned subsidiary specializing in disposal of mineral waste (soil, tar-containing materials, A-IV wood) and operating a BImSchG-certified processing facility established in 2012 for environmentally compliant processing and disposal.
• LReederei (Lambers Binnenschifffahrt / Inland Shipping) Inland waterway transport subsidiary providing end-to-end transport management — planning, calculation, transport, control, and documentation — across European waterways using a fleet of 5 vessels (MS Maru, MS Rolf, MS Melanie, MS Anton, MS Alexandra, MS Inception).
• ND Recycling (Concrete and Construction Material Recycling) Joint venture with Dutch company Twee R Recycling for residual material processing, focused on recycling concrete into reusable secondary materials (RC-Concrete split, RC-Concrete sand, RC-Crushed stone), using electric and hybrid machinery with majority solar-powered electricity.

Quantifiable outcome

• 69+ years of industry experience
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Twee R RecyclingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Joint venture established in 2020 with Dutch company Twee R Recycling to form ND Recycling. Focuses on processing concrete waste and other construction materials for reuse. ND Recycling operates with sustainability focus using electric and hybrid machinery, with a significant portion of electricity from solar power.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• REMONDIS SE & Co. KG: Germany's largest privately-held waste management and recycling company. Overlaps with Lambers in certified disposal (EfB-equivalent), construction waste handling, and recycling operations, but operates at national/international scale with much broader service portfolio including municipal waste.
• Heidelberg Materials AG: Global building materials group producing aggregates (sand, gravel, crushed stone), cement, and ready-mixed concrete. Comparable upstream in Lambers' construction materials trading business but operates at vastly larger scale across Europe with vertically integrated quarries.
• PreZero GmbH & Co. KG: Waste management and recycling subsidiary of Schwarz Group (parent of Lidl/Kaufland). Comparable in certified disposal, construction waste recycling, and circular economy focus; operates at national scale with significant overlap in disposal certifications and material processing.
• Veolia Umweltservice Süd GmbH & Co. KG: German arm of global environmental services group. Overlaps with Lambers in hazardous and non-hazardous waste collection, certified disposal operations, and industrial waste processing — but operates nationally and serves municipal as well as industrial customers.
• HOLCIM Deutschland GmbH: German subsidiary of Swiss-based global building materials company. Directly comparable in sand, gravel, and split trading for construction applications; much larger scale and broader product range including cement and concrete products.

Direct peers

• Rhenus Logistics GmbH: German multimodal logistics provider with strong inland waterway operations via Dortmund-Ems-Kanal/Rhine and rail connections. Directly comparable to Lambers' trimodal Schüttgutlogistik offering, project logistics, and inland shipping fleet — overlapping customer base in construction and bulk goods.
• Kies- und Sand-Vertrieb Peters GmbH & Co. KG: German family-owned bulk materials trading and logistics company with similar profile to Lambers — sand, gravel, and aggregates trading combined with truck fleet and inland waterway transport along German waterways. Comparable size and operational model.

Regional players

• EUROGATE GmbH & Co. KGaA: German port operator and intermodal logistics provider handling container and bulk cargo at North Sea ports. Comparable in port handling (Hafenumschlag) and intermodal transport capabilities though focused on maritime container terminals rather than inland canal operations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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