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Working together better for Würzburg
One of the highlights on the River Main: Marienberg Castle is one of the most well-known landmarks of the city of Würzburg.
REMONDIS becomes a shareholder of Würzburger recycling GmbH based in the city of Würzburg
With a population of just under 150,000, Würzburg is the fourth-largest city in the German state of Bavaria and an important location for medium-sized industrial businesses. Commercial waste generated in the city and surrounding areas has, for the most part, been collected, sorted and processed by the company, Würzburger Recycling GmbH (WRG), since 1990. The WRG has now found a strong partner with REMONDIS with which it wishes to further grow its business.
WRG is the region’s leading waste management company and unites the innovative energy of local, municipal and private sector businesses under one roof. With its full range of services, this Würzburg-based firm has become a well-known brand within the regional waste management sector. The secret behind its success is, above all, its close ties to its customers and its technical know-how in the area of modern waste management. In order to further extend its range of services and grow |
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its business, WRG has concluded a strategic cooperation agreement – effective from 01 January of this year – with REMONDIS Kommunale Dienste Süd GmbH in Munich.
The aim of this cooperation is to jointly work on established and new business fields. “As a result, WRG now has a wider financial and operative base and can offer a wider range of services which means it has a considerably stronger regional alignment that goes beyond the city and district of Würzburg,” explained Egon Kitz, managing director of WRG. “Together with REMONDIS, we are now in a position to offer both regular and new commercial and municipal customers a complete range of cost effective and efficient waste management services that adhere to all legal regulations and the latest safety standards.”
The shareholders of the company are, besides the new shareholder REMONDIS, Würzburger Versorgungs- und Verkehrs GmbH (WVV Stadtwerke Würzburg), Karl Fischer und Söhne GmbH & Co. KG, Höhn Balthasar Bauunternehmung as well as the Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Raum Würzburg, a public corporation. By becoming a shareholder of WRG, REMONDIS has also purchased shares in the companies, RSU Rhön-Saale-Umweltdienste GmbH, EDW Entsorgungsdienste Würzburg GmbH, WRG Gebäudeservice GmbH and C. C. Reststoffaufbereitung GmbH & Co. KG.
With a workforce of just under 50 people, the joint venture is responsible for collecting and processing a total of 65,000 annual tonnes of commercial waste, waste paper, cardboard and card, light-weight sales packaging and glass as well as for timber and plastics from commercial and industrial businesses in the region of Würzburg. Its main catchment area covers the city of Würzburg, the district of Würzburg as well as the district of Bad Kissingen.
Following the signing of the partnership agreements, representatives of both companies gathered together for a group photo. (from left to right): Ferdinand Kleppmann (manager at Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Raum Würzburg KdöR), Prof. Norbert Menke (managing director WVV), Eckhard Vogt (managing director REMONDIS Kommunale Dienste GmbH, Munich), Joachim Freund (authorized signatory WRG), Frank Gärtner (managing director REMONDIS Kommunale Dienste GmbH, Munich), Thomas Schäfer (managing director WVV), Walter Höhn (Bauunternehmen Balthasar Höhn GmbH & Co. KG), Ulrich Steinborn (corporate development, REMONDIS GmbH & Co. KG, Region Süd, Munich)