Dussmann Stiftung & Co. KGaA

About Dussmann

The Dussmann Group is an internationally active service provider headquartered in Berlin (Friedrichstraße 90). The company offers integrated facility management, including building cleaning, green and outdoor area maintenance, security services and mobility services, as well as food services for day care centers, schools, businesses, hospitals and care facilities. The Technical Solutions division comprises technical plant solutions in the fields of electrical engineering, refrigeration and air conditioning technology, and elevator technology. This includes the subsidiaries Dresdner Kühlanlagenbau (DKA), HEBO Aufzugstechnik and the STS Group for electrical project planning, installation and commissioning. In 2025, the Dussmann Group generated revenue of 3.4 billion euros with almost 72,000 employees in 23 countries. The company operates as Dussmann Stiftung & Co. KGaA (HRB 127152 B, Amtsgericht Berlin-Charlottenburg).

Site

Berlin

Processes

Integrated facility management, Building cleaning, Green and outdoor area maintenance, Security services, Food service/catering (day care centers, schools, businesses, hospitals, care facilities), Technical solutions: electrical engineering, refrigeration and air conditioning technology,, Mobility services, Plant engineering

Founded

1963

Employees

72,000

Industries

Day care centers, Schools, Businesses/Enterprises, Hospitals, Elderly care

1. 01

   Quotation and requirements analysis

2. 02

   Building cleaning and surface maintenance

3. 03

   Food service and catering

4. 04

   Technical plant planning and construction

5. 05

   Installation and commissioning

6. 06

   Operation and maintenance

Locations

Berlin

DE

Head office and KulturKaufhaus

Frankfurt am Main

DE

Branch office Dussmann, STS Germany, HEBO, refrigeration and air conditioning technology

Essen

DE

Dussmann Elektrotechnik und Automation GmbH

Abstatt

DE

HEBO Aufzugstechnik GmbH

Aachen

DE

Branch office Dussmann Service Deutschland

Dublin

IE

STS Dublin – electrical engineering and measurement technology

Inside the production

History

1. 1963

   Peter Dussmann founds Dussmann Heimpflegedienst GmbH, a cleaning company, in Munich

2. 1970/80

   New services: catering, security services, building technology

3. 1985

   Takeover of management for senior living residences, founding of Kursana

4. 1992

   Privatization of Dresdner Kühlanlagenbau GmbH (founded in 1953 as a VEB)

5. 1997

   Opening of the KulturKaufhaus Dussmann in Berlin-Mitte

6. 2007

   Peter Dussmann withdraws from day-to-day operations

7. 2009

   Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann takes over as Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board

8. 2013

   Dresdner Kühlanlagenbau (DKA) becomes part of the Dussmann Group

9. 2016

   HEBO Aufzugstechnik becomes a company of the Dussmann Group

10. 2018

    STS (Ireland) becomes a company of the Dussmann Group

11. 2021

    Acquisition of K.E.D. Kälte- und Klimatechnik GmbH