Services and facility operation in the fields of water, waste, recycling, energy and industrial services
Veolia Holding Deutschland GmbH
Hamburg · Berlin · Leipzig · Braunschweig · Schwabach · Wolfsburg · Magdeburg · SaarbrückenNew on Amplifa
Veolia in Germany – Figures and Business Areas
Veolia Holding Deutschland GmbH is the German subsidiary of Veolia Environment S.A., a globally active service provider for water, waste and energy. In Germany, around 12,000 employees work at approximately 250 locations; annual revenue in 2025 amounted to 2.8 billion euros. The three core business areas are waste disposal with around 3.2 million tonnes of waste annually including recycling of paper, plastics, PET, electrical and scrap waste, water with the operation of more than 50 waterworks and over 120 wastewater treatment plants for around 200 municipalities, as well as energy supply with electricity, gas and district heating. The portfolio is complemented by industrial services, building services, pipe and sewer services, total waste management and the operation of industrial parks. Customers include municipalities, industry and commerce, among them the paper, chemical, automotive and food industries as well as the metal and mechanical engineering industries. In partnership with municipalities, Veolia serves more than 12 million people.
- Site
- Hamburg
- Processes
- Waste disposal (hazardous waste, scrap and metals, paper and cardboard, construction rubble,, Container service, Dismantling & demolition, Remediation, clearing & gutting, Oil and petrol separator cleaning, Sampling, Operation of water management facilities (drinking water supply, wastewater disposal, maintenance,, Paper recycling
- Materials
- PET, Plastics, Paper, Scrap and metals
- Certificates
- ISO 37001:2016 (Anti-corruption), ISO 9001:2015 (BS|ENERGY), ISO 14001 (BS|NETZ), ISO 50001 (BS|ENERGY/BS|NETZ), ISO 45001 (BS|ENERGY/BS|NETZ), ISO 9001/14001/50001 (BellandVision GmbH), ISO 9001:2015 / ISO 50001:2018 (BioCycling GmbH), ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, ISO 45001, ISO 37001
- Employees
- 12000
- Industries
- Municipalities, Chemicals & Pharma, Rubber & Plastics, Metal/Mechanical Engineering Industry, Automotive Industry, Paper Industry
- 01
Collection of waste, wastewater and energy demand
- 02
Logistics and container service
- 03
Sorting, recovery or recycling
- 04
Recovery of recyclable materials and energy (biogas, refuse-derived fuels)
- 05
Facility operation and reporting (including eNature, EnEffCo®)
Recovery Routes and Material Flows
PET
Recycling of used PET deposit bottles in a bottle-to-bottle process into new bottles.
Plastics
Plastic recycling with production of flakes, compounds and high-quality plastic recyclates.
Paper
Paper recycling with marketing to the paper industry.
Scrap and metals
Collection and recovery services for scrap and metal fractions including scrap management.
Locations in Germany
Hamburg
DEHeadquarters of Veolia Umweltservice GmbH and Veolia Holding Deutschland GmbH
- Materials
- Scrap, metals, paper, plastics, PET, electronic waste
- Waste processing and sorting plants
Leipzig
DESeat of Veolia Wasser Deutschland GmbH, water/wastewater facility operation
- Materials
- Drinking water, wastewater, sewage sludge
- Operation of more than 50 waterworks and over 120 wastewater treatment plants
- Mobile sludge dewatering systems
- Laboratory services
Braunschweig
DEBS|ENERGY / BS|NETZ energy supply and grid operation
- District heating and electricity grids
Schwabach
DEWaste disposal (Veolia Umweltservice Süd GmbH & Co. KG)
- Materials
- Hazardous waste, scrap and metals, paper and cardboard, construction rubble, plastics, electronic waste
- Container service
- Dismantling & demolition
- Sampling
Magdeburg
DEOnyx Rohr- und Kanal-Service GmbH
- Sewer cleaning and rehabilitation
- Pipe cleaning
- Leak testing
Range of Services
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waste disposal (hazardous waste, scrap and metals, paper and cardboard, construction rubble,Other | – | – | – | – | – |
| Container serviceOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dismantling & demolitionAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Remediation, clearing & guttingOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oil and petrol separator cleaningSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| SamplingTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Operation of water management facilities (drinking water supply, wastewater disposal, maintenance,Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Paper recyclingOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| Composting and anaerobic digestion / biogas productionOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| Plastic recycling (production of flakes and compounds, plastic recyclates)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| Bottle-to-bottle recycling (PET)Plastics | – | – | – | – | PET |
| Refuse-derived fuel productionOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| File and data carrier destructionOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electronic waste recyclingOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| Refrigerator recyclingOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rotor blade recyclingPlastics | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sewage sludge recovery (drying, phosphorus recovery, mono-/co-incineration, dewatering)Other | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sludge dewatering with mobile dewatering systemsOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pipe and sewer services (sewer cleaning, sewer rehabilitation, pipe cleaning, leak testing,Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maintenance and repair of machinery and equipmentEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Relocation of plants and production linesAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Coolant serviceOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| Industrial and plant cleaning / facility and machine cleaningSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total waste management / internal waste management including scrap managementOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| Energy management / energy efficiency controlling (EnEffCo®, ISO 50001)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Building services (janitorial, glass and façade cleaning, grounds maintenance, caretaker services)Other | – | – | – | – | – |
| Operation of industrial parks (utility supply, technical and infrastructural services)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Operation of wastewater treatment plants and waterworksEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaning robot (cobot) | LionsBots Veo | – | – | – | – |
| Mobile sludge dewatering systems | – | – | – | – | – |
| Waste processing plants (845 plants in operation, group worldwide) | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Certifications
Quality, environmental and energy management are documented through certified systems in accordance with ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 50001 and ISO 37001, in some cases site-specific (e.g. BS|ENERGY, BioCycling, BellandVision).
| Evidence | Hamburg | Braunschweig | Leipzig |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |||
| ISO 14001 | |||
| ISO 50001 | |||
| ISO 45001 | |||
| ISO 37001 |
History and Group Affiliation
- 1853
Founding of the corporate predecessor of the Veolia Group; 160 years of group experience
Active in Germany for more than 25 years in drinking water, wastewater, waste management and energy supply