Extraction, processing and marketing of gravel and sand in the Lower Rhine region, the Osnabrück region and the Cologne Bay

Holemans GmbH

Lower Rhine region · Osnabrück region · Cologne BayNew on Amplifa

approx. 165Employees

3Regions: Lower Rhine region, Osnabrück region, Cologne Bay

GmbHLegal form

2Product groups: gravel and sand

Raw material extraction with responsibility for the landscape

Holemans GmbH is a family-owned company in the raw materials industry with around 165 employees that extracts and processes mineral raw materials – gravel and sand – and markets them ex works. The company is active in three regions: the Lower Rhine region, the Osnabrück region and the Cologne Bay. There it operates production facilities for raw material extraction, processing and distribution. The gravel and sand products are used in the building materials industry; certificates and declarations of performance on product quality are available online. After extraction has ended, the areas are reclaimed and designed close to nature; scientifically accompanied monitoring documents the development of flora and fauna in the extraction areas. The company also maintains dialogue with politics, media and citizens through information days, symposia and publications.

Site: Lower Rhine region
Processes: Extraction and processing of mineral raw materials (gravel and sand), Extraction of mineral raw materials (gravel and sand), Processing, Marketing ex works, Reclamation of the extraction areas, Quality management with certificates and declarations of performance, Media library with specialist information (books, brochures, videos), Information days, symposia and dialogue with politics, media and citizens
Materials: Gravel, Sand
Employees: approx. 165
Industries: Raw material extraction / gravel and sand, Building materials industry

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Extraction of mineral raw materials (gravel and sand)
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Processing
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Marketing ex works
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Reclamation of the extraction areas

Raw materials and processes

Kies

Gravel

Mineral raw material extracted in the company's own excavations, processed and marketed ex works as a building material.

Sand

Mineral raw material from the company's own extraction, processed and distributed ex works for the building materials industry.

Production facilities

Lower Rhine region

Production facility for raw material extraction, processing and distribution

Materials: Gravel, Sand

Osnabrück region

Production facility for raw material extraction, processing and distribution

Materials: Gravel, Sand

Cologne Bay

Production facility for raw material extraction, processing and distribution (including the Vernich open-pit mine in

Materials: Gravel, Sand

Tracked vehicles and dozers for extraction operations

Industries

Raw material extraction / gravel and sandBuilding materials industry

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Extraction and processing of mineral raw materials (gravel and sand)Other (raw material extraction/processing)	–	–	–	–	Gravel, Sand

1 Anlagen & Maschinen

Machine	Manufacturer / model	Quantity	Working area	Year built	Site
Clearing work (tracked vehicles and dozers in extraction operations)	–	–	–	–	–

Additional services

Extraction of mineral raw materials (gravel and sand)ProcessingMarketing ex worksReclamation of the extraction areasQuality management with certificates and declarations of performanceMedia library with specialist information (books, brochures, videos)Information days, symposia and dialogue with politics, media and citizens

Reference customers

Max Bögl (joint project "Kleine Nacht der heimischen Rohstoffe")

History

2020
The Vernich open-pit mine in Weilerswist near Cologne was awarded as an amphibian-friendly operation.
2027
Joint project "Kleine Nacht der heimischen Rohstoffe" (Little Night of Domestic Raw Materials) with Max Bögl, postponed to 9 March 2027.