F. Ehrich GmbH & Co. KG

About Ehrich

F. Ehrich GmbH & Co. KG is an owner-managed specialist company for waste disposal, recycling and demolition based in Rendsburg. Founded in 1878, the company operates nine facilities at ten locations and collects, transports, stores, treats and recovers wastes and secondary raw materials – in particular steel scrap and non-ferrous metals such as aluminium, copper and brass, as well as waste wood, construction waste, plastics, paper and cardboard, and green waste. The range of services includes a container service with containers from 1 to 34 m³, end-of-life vehicle dismantling, document destruction, crane vehicle logistics as well as demolition and deconstruction of buildings including industrial dismantling, hazardous substance remediation and dismantling of wind turbines. The main site in Rendsburg covers around 16 hectares directly on the Kiel Canal, where scrap can also be loaded onto inland vessels. Customers include industry, trades, demolition contractors, commerce, public institutions and private households; the Port Husum serves as an offshore transshipment hub and for supplying the North Frisian islands and Halligen. As a certified waste management specialist company and ESN member, the company channels recyclable materials back into the recycling cycle.

Site

Rendsburg

Processes

Disposal and recycling of steel scrap, Recycling of non-ferrous metals, Collection, transport, storage and treatment of construction waste (concrete, bricks, tiles,, Disposal of waste wood, green waste, paper and cardboard, plastics, End-of-life vehicle acceptance and dismantling (recognised pursuant to § 7 para. 2a AltfahrzeugV), Demolition contractor, waste transport and trading/brokering of waste (incl. asbestos remediation,, Loading of scrap onto inland vessels, Container service (mini containers 1-2 cbm, skip containers 4-10 cbm, roll-off containers 8-34 cbm,

Materials

Steel scrap, Non-ferrous metals, Plastic waste, Waste wood, Concrete, Bricks, Paper and cardboard, Lead batteries (lead waste)

Certificates

Waste management specialist company (monitoring certificate §§56/57 KrWG), Recognised end-of-life vehicle collection point and dismantling operation, Waste management specialist company, Prequalification §6 VOB/A, Waste management specialist company EGSH, Waste management specialist company ESN, End-of-life vehicle dismantling operation pursuant to AltfahrzeugV, Waste management specialist company B&K Hanse Cert

Founded

1878

Employees

approx. 150 (specifi

Industries

Industry, Trades (metalworkers, electricians, roofers), Demolition contractors, Commerce, Public institutions, Offshore

1. 01

   Collection and purchase of wastes and scrap

2. 02

   Transport (road, sea, crane vehicles)

3. 03

   Sorting and inspection of the materials

4. 04

   Processing/shredding and baling

5. 05

   Recovery and sale as secondary raw materials

Materials and Processes

Sites

Rendsburg

DE

Head office, largest scrap yard, waste disposal/recovery, end-of-life vehicle dismantling, container service, crane

Materials

Steel scrap, non-ferrous metals, waste wood, construction waste, plastics, paper

• 800-t shear
• 50-t vehicle weighbridge
• Loading of inland vessels at the Kiel Canal

Eckernförde

DE

Scrap yard/recycling centre

Materials

Steel scrap, non-ferrous metals, waste wood, construction waste, green waste

Husum

DE

Scrap yard/recycling centre, end-of-life car and wind turbine dismantling

Materials

Steel scrap, non-ferrous metals, waste wood, construction waste, end-of-life cars

Husum (Port)

DE

Port, offshore transshipment hub, rental of halls and offices

• 100 m quay wall

Kiel

DE

Scrap yard for steel scrap and non-ferrous metals

Lot size

Small quantities up to full truck loads

Materials

Steel scrap, non-ferrous metals

• 50-t vehicle weighbridge
• digital scale

Fockbek

DE

Recycling Anlage Fockbek – collection, storage and recovery of commercial and construction waste, compost and soils

Materials

Commercial and construction waste, green waste, waste wood

Bordesholm

DE

Branch of the Recycling Anlage Fockbek (green waste)

Materials

Green waste

Services

Inside the production

Processes & technical limits

Quality and Certification

As a certified waste management specialist company pursuant to §§ 56/57 KrWG, the operation is subject to regular monitoring by EGSH, ESN and B&K Hanse Cert; at scrap acceptance, grade purity and quality are checked directly on delivery; Rendsburg and Husum are recognised as end-of-life vehicle dismantling operations.

History

1. 1878

   Friedrich Ehrich takes over the products business "L. Jacobsohn Söhne" in Rendsburg on 1 November.

2. 1900

   Flourishing raw products trade; handed over to son Heinrich Ehrich.

3. 1918

   Hans Olsson joins the company and later becomes a partner.

4. 1948

   Herbert Scheil passes the commercial assistant examination; expansion of the company with the first machines.

5. 1952

   Relocation to the Obereiderhafen onto a 3,000 m² site with rail and water access.

6. 1968

   Herbert Scheil takes over the business; focus on industrial raw material collection; 1969 first large scrap shear in Schleswig-Holstein.

7. 1975

   Commissioning of an 800-t shear; Ehrich becomes one of the largest processors of end-of-life vehicles and steel scrap in Schleswig-Holstein.

8. 1984

   Relocation of the paper division to the Suhmsberg; Bernhard Scheil joins the company.

9. 1988

   Purchase of the demolition contractor Elly Nickels.

10. 1989

    Takeover of the scrap business Reimer in Husum.

11. 1992

    New recycling operation on the former BASF site in Rendsburg (25,000 m²); holdings in RSE Friedland and MAB Rostock.

12. 1993

    Foundation of the Umwelt Transport GmbH (UTG).

13. 1995

    Waste wood processing with large shredder and screening technology; waste wood trading to Sweden.

14. 2000

    Bernhard Scheil takes over sole management.

15. 2007

    Foundation and development of the Eckernförde site.

16. 2021

    Purchase of the Ehrich Port Husum site in September.