Quarry and recycling company for RC-1 material, sand, gravel, crushed stone and topsoil in Frei-Laubersheim
Rathgeber & Söhne GmbH
Frei-LaubersheimNew on Amplifa
About Rathgeber & Söhne
Rathgeber & Söhne GmbH is a family business founded in 1949, now in its third generation, based in Frei-Laubersheim (Rhineland-Palatinate). Originally established as a construction company for building and civil engineering work, the company began quarrying rock at Scharrenberg in 1958 and processing it into crushed stone. Today the focus of its activities lies in the acceptance of mineral construction rubble and its reprocessing into Class RC-1 recycled material in accordance with the Substitute Building Materials Ordinance (EBV). The range of services also includes the sale and delivery of sand, gravel and crushed stone, the acceptance of green waste, the sale of topsoil as well as a container service. Processing takes place on crushing and silo plants at the Frei-Laubersheim site. Since 2023 the company has been a member of the building materials monitoring association BÜV.HRS.
- Site
- Frei-Laubersheim
- Processes
- Recycled material production (construction rubble reprocessing RC-1), Acceptance and processing of green waste, Sale/delivery of sand, gravel and crushed stone, Sale/delivery of topsoil, Container service, Acceptance of mineral construction rubble, Construction rubble reprocessing / recycling (RC-1 material), Sale and delivery of sand, gravel and crushed stone
- Materials
- Construction rubble (RC-1), Sand, Gravel, Crushed stone, Topsoil, Rock (Scharrenberg), Green waste
- Certificates
- Mitglied Baustoffüberwachungsverein BÜV.HRS (Hersteller RC-1 Material gemäß, Member of BÜV.HRS (RC-1 in accordance with EBV)
- Founded
- 1949
- Industries
- Construction / building and civil engineering, Recycling and waste management industry
- 01
Acceptance of mineral construction rubble or green waste
- 02
Processing on crushing plants
- 03
Production of RC-1 recycled material
- 04
Sale and delivery of the building materials
- 05
Container service
Materials and Processing
Construction rubble (RC-1)
Processed mineral construction rubble of Class RC-1 in accordance with the Substitute Building Materials Ordinance (EBV), used as base course or backfill material.
Rock (Scharrenberg)
Natural stone quarried since 1958 and processed into crushed stone.
Sand
Sold and delivered as a natural building material for construction and civil engineering projects.
Gravel
Sold and delivered as an aggregate for construction and landscaping.
Crushed stone
Crushed stone processed from rock, for the company's own projects as well as for private and external companies.
Topsoil
Sold and delivered for gardening and landscaping.
Green waste
Accepted and processed since 2010.
Site
Frei-Laubersheim
DEQuarry, recycling and acceptance site
- Materials
- Construction rubble (RC-1), rock, sand, gravel, crushed stone, topsoil, green waste
- Crushing plants
- Silo plants
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recycled material production (construction rubble reprocessing RC-1)Recycling/Processing | – | – | – | – | mineral construction rubble |
| Acceptance and processing of green wasteRecycling/Processing | – | – | – | – | green waste |
| Sale/delivery of sand, gravel and crushed stoneBuilding materials trade | – | – | – | – | sand, gravel, crushed stone |
| Sale/delivery of topsoilBuilding materials trade | – | – | – | – | topsoil |
| Container serviceLogistics | – | – | – | – | construction rubble |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crushing plants | – | – | – | 1962 | Frei-Laubersheim |
| Silo plants | – | – | – | 1962 | Frei-Laubersheim |
Additional services
Quality and Monitoring
The company has been a member of the building materials monitoring association BÜV.HRS since 2023 and exclusively produces Class RC-1 recycled material in accordance with the Substitute Building Materials Ordinance (EBV).
| Evidence | Frei-Laubersheim |
|---|---|
| Member of BÜV.HRS (RC-1 in accordance with EBV) |
History
- 1949
Founded as a family business by Johann Rathgeber (original company Johann Rathgeber und Söhne, building and civil engineering work)
- 1958
Start of rock quarrying at Scharrenberg; processing into crushed stone
- 1962
Construction of crushing and silo plants
- 1968
Renamed Rathgeber und Söhne Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH; the four sons became partners
- 1987
Start of producing recycled material from construction rubble
- 1996
Approval of the extraction and reclamation plan
- 2004
Approval of the land-use plan for the industrial estate
- 2010
Permit for the acceptance and processing of green waste
- 2011
Esther Rathgeber appointed Managing Director
- 2012
Christiane Brück appointed Managing Director; leadership in the 3rd generation
- 2023
Switch to exclusive production of Class RC-1 recycled material in accordance with EBV; joined BÜV.HRS