About us

History. Diversity. Vision.

About the Dussmann Group

From idea to worldwide success

Sixty years after it was first founded by Peter Dussmann, the Dussmann Group is doing better than ever. Starting with a good idea, we have developed into a global family company with some 66,000 motivated employees in 21 countries and 2.8 billion euros in sales. We are looking ahead to a promising fiscal year in 2023 as well, as we forge ahead with our next-level strategy and pursue our crystal-clear vision for the future of the Dussmann Group.

 

Part of this strategy is our constant exploration of innovations and megatrends such as New Work, digitalization, sustainability, and the demographic changes taking shape across society. On this basis, we supply our customers with precision-tailored solutions, all in service to the same credo we inherited from our founder, Peter Dussmann: "Identifying and serving people’s needs."

Our sectors

Strength through diversity

Diversity is very important to the Dussmann Group. This is reflected by the fact that our employees come from more than 120 different countries and by our worldwide locations as well as the diversified range of services offered by our sectors. They allow us to position ourselves as a robust and resilient family company on the global market.

The Dussmann Group is the umbrella organization for all of the various business activities conducted by Dussmann Stiftung & Co. KGaA, with its sectors of Dussmann, Kursana, Dussmann KulturKindergarten, and Dussmann das KulturKaufhaus.

Dussmann

is the largest sector within the Dussmann Group. It harnesses innovative technologies to provide individual solutions in the service segments of Facility Management, Food Services, and Technical Solutions.

Image picture Dussmann with woman and team

Kursana

is one of Germany’s leading private service providers for senior care. At 115 locations in Germany and other countries, our highly qualified staff offer seniors a high quality of life as part of a community while also providing contemporary treatment options.

Caregiver chatting with senior

KulturKindergarten

helps companies and their employees balance work and family life by operating locations close to the businesses where parents work, with extra-long opening hours, in five German states.

Educator playing with child

Dussmann das KulturKaufhaus

completes the range of services provided by the Dussmann Group. Spread across five floors in Berlin, Germany’s largest media store offers music, literature, film, and more to discover and has become a true city landmark.

Interior view of the media department store in Berlin
Innovation & expertise

We are always growing and evolving

Our founder’s can-do spirit and thirst for innovation are still reflected in the company’s vision today. We are also happy to partner with other companies to pool expertise together and present results that enjoy ongoing success.

Chargemaker: a success story

Joint venture Chargemaker, founded in 2020, is an excellent example of the potential we can tap into through these kinds of cooperative efforts. Chargemaker brings together the Dussmann Group’s technical expertise in execution with the energy industry know-how of Mainova, the biggest energy service provider in the German state of Hesse. Chargemaker is a full-service provider of charging infrastructure, offering individual product and service elements for companies and the real estate sector and wowing customers including Eintracht Frankfurt, Deka Immobilien, and HANSAINVEST.

Group picture for contract signing

Code Blue: Joint venture for more cyber security

With the founding of the joint venture Code Blue by Dussmann, the Dussmann Group, together with the Israeli specialist for cyber crisis management Code Blue, is expanding its range of services to include cyber security solutions. This offering provides protection before, during and after cyberattacks, starting with the detection of security vulnerabilities, through the development of security strategies and contingency plans, to crisis management in the case of emergency.

Group photo with founder of Code Blue Ltd., Christian Milde, Managing Director Code Blue GmbH and Wolf-Dieter Adlhoch, CEO of Dussmann Group

Take a look at current figures for the Dussmann Group and check out an overview of the past fiscal year.

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The Dussmann Group supports projects which promote the cultural education of children and young adults.

Dussmann Group Presents Cash Donation to Children of the SchutzengelHaus