Specialist in industrial cleaning, operational hygiene in food production, facility, personnel and security services
BIRGROUP Holding GmbH & Co. KG
Lübeck (German headquarters)New on Amplifa
About BIRGROUP
BIRGROUP Holding GmbH & Co. KG, headquartered in Lübeck, is an industrial service provider that has been active for around 50 years, with approximately 5,000 employees, 20 branch offices and more than 350 deployment sites across Germany. Its core business is certified industrial cleaning, in particular operational hygiene in food and beverage production: food and non-food cleaning, silo and tank cleaning, machine interior cleaning, ventilation cleaning in accordance with VDI 6022 A/B, and specialty cleaning using ultra-high-pressure water jetting up to 3,000 bar and dry ice blasting technology. The company's own Maintenance & Engineering Center manufactures custom stainless steel products such as nozzle bars, cleaning bars, stainless steel frames, rinse booths and cleaning guns, and services the entire cleaning equipment fleet. The offering is complemented by facility services (janitorial, glass and facade cleaning, hospitality, green spaces, winter services), personnel services (work contracts, temporary staffing, rotation models, around 160 occupations) and security services including food defense and biometric access control. The group comprises the subsidiaries BIRFOOD, BIRFACILITY, BIR Personal-Dienstleistungen and BIRSAFETY.
- Site
- Lübeck
- Processes
- Industrial cleaning / operational hygiene (food), High- and low-pressure cleaning, Dry ice blasting technology (CO₂, down to approx. -80 °C), Ultra-high-pressure water jetting up to 3,000 bar, Ventilation cleaning (air handling / heat recovery systems, VDI 6022 A/B, VDI 2052/BGR 111),, Silo and tank cleaning, Machine interior cleaning, Surface coating (Resysta)
- Materials
- Stainless steel
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22000, SMETA (ETI BASE Code), VDI 6022 A/B (ventilation cleaning), Certified specialist operation under the Water Resources Act (WHG), § 34a GewO (security personnel), SMETA (SEDEX), VDI 6022 A/B, Certified specialist operation under the WHG, § 34a GewO
- Employees
- 5000
- 01
Needs analysis and individual concept development
- 02
Industrial cleaning / operational hygiene (food & non-food)
- 03
Ventilation and specialty cleaning (ultra-high pressure, dry ice)
- 04
Technical service: maintenance, repair, custom stainless steel fabrications
- 05
Quality assurance: ATP testing, airborne germ measurement, microbiological
- 06
Digital controlling via the MyBIRGROUP app
Materials & Processes
Stainless steel
Used for cleaning guns, nozzle bars, stainless steel frames and rinse booths among the company's own custom fabrications.
Locations
Lübeck
DEGerman headquarters
- Ultra-high-pressure water jetting system up to 3,000 bar
- Dry ice blasting equipment
- Remote-controlled robotics for ventilation cleaning
- Automated hook washing (in-house development)
- High- and low-pressure cleaning equipment
- Face-ID system for time recording and access control (in-house development)
Services & Custom Fabrications
Inside the production
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial cleaning / operational hygiene (food)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| High- and low-pressure cleaningSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dry ice blasting technology (CO₂, down to approx. -80 °C)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ultra-high-pressure water jetting up to 3,000 barSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ventilation cleaning (air handling / heat recovery systems, VDI 6022 A/B, VDI 2052/BGR 111),Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Silo and tank cleaningSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Machine interior cleaningSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Surface coating (Resysta)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Quality assurance: ATP and airborne germ measurement, allergen diagnostics, microbiologicalTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Technical service: maintenance, repair, pressing of low-pressure hoses, fabricationAssembly | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Custom fabrications: nozzle bars, cleaning bars, stainless steel frames, rinse boothsEngineering | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Janitorial cleaning / building cleaningSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Glass and facade cleaning (including osmosis process)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Green space maintenance and winter servicesAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Temporary staffing / work contracts / personnel rotation (meat and food processing,Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Security services: premises protection, guard and locking services, access control, food defenseAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra-high-pressure water jetting system | – | – | up to 3,000 bar | – | – |
| Dry ice blasting equipment | – | – | – | – | – |
| Remote-controlled robotics for ventilation cleaning | – | – | – | – | – |
| Automated hook washing | BIRGROUP (in-house development) | – | – | – | – |
| High- and low-pressure cleaning equipment | – | – | – | – | – |
| Face-ID system for time recording and access control | BIRGROUP (in-house development) | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality & Certifications
All companies in the group are certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 22000; BIRFOOD is a certified specialist operation under the German Water Resources Act (WHG), a member of SEDEX and audited to SMETA standards. Quality assurance includes ATP and airborne germ measurements, allergen diagnostics, microbiological monitoring by accredited laboratories, and pre-audits to prepare for BRC and IFS audits.
| Evidence | Lübeck |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 14001 | |
| ISO 22000 | |
| SMETA (SEDEX) | |
| VDI 6022 A/B | |
| Certified specialist operation under the WHG | |
| § 34a GewO |
History
- ca. 1975
Founding phase; the company reports around 50 years of experience in industrial cleaning.
- ca. 2000
Establishment of commercial temporary staffing, now with around 25 years of experience.
- 2021
Entry into force of the ban on work contracts in meat industry companies with more than 50 employees; BIRGROUP offers alternative, legally compliant personnel solutions.