10 Years Apleona

The Apleona brand and company are celebrating their 10th anniversary this fall, even though some of their roots actually go back much further. That’s reason enough to celebrate a little under the motto #10YearsApleona and look back with pride. Above all, however, it’s an opportunity to thank our many customers across Europe for their trust in our services – #10Years Realising your full potential!

The same quality across borders

As an integrated facility manager, we manage your real estate portfolios across regional and national borders with the same quality and standards, preserving their value. Throughout the EMEA region. In 32 countries. We help you develop and implement ESG, workplace and portfolio optimization strategies with partnership-based contracting models, innovative products and digital solutions.

How we work

One Company

OneCompany stands for the Apleona Group's ability to connect and integrate. It also stands for openness and tolerance towards the different knowledge, skills, professional and life experiences and social or ethnic backgrounds of our employees, business partners and customers.

About Apleona

Our climate goals

As a member of the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), Apleona has committed to an ambitious CO₂ reduction target: 55% reduction of direct CO2 emissions (Scope 1 and 2) and 61% reduction of indirect emissions (Scope 3) by 2033. By aligning its climate targets with the SBTi, Apleona is also playing a pioneering role in climate protection in FM.

Our contribution to climate protection

We promote variety and diversity

Apleona values a climate of openness, appreciation and tolerance. We offer our employees an environment and culture where they can contribute and develop their personality, skills, competencies and innovative ideas, and where they feel safe and comfortable. We focus on their individual strengths and help them to build on them.

Social Affairs and Society

More digital, more sustainable, more efficient

As one of Europe's leading providers of real estate and facility management services, we use the latest technologies, data and scientific findings to prepare strategic decisions for our clients and provide them with the best possible support through our portfolio of services. We reinvent ourselves every day: Apleona is becoming increasingly digital, sustainable and efficient.

Smart Solutions

Decarbonizing your building stock

Apleona's qualified teams offer a wide range of consulting and implementation services to optimize the sustainability performance of existing properties. We combine facility management services such as maintenance or optimization of HVAC systems, new data and AI-based services such as Enerlutec, Recogizer or Eastway with building technology and interior design to create an optimal overall package for the decarbonization of your buildings.

Decarbonization & Green Real Estate

Realising potential

We manage, decarbonize and modernize your properties and technical facilities, supporting you in your core business with our wide range of services.

As a real estate and facility manager with a high level of technical expertise, we understand your specific needs as a user, owner or investor and are at home in all relevant markets. We support your portfolio strategy with partnership-based contract models, innovative products and digital solutions to ensure the sustained value of your real estate, smooth and sustainable operations and a high quality of life in your buildings. Over 40,000 colleagues at your service. In over 30 countries across EMEA. Wherever you need us.

Facility Management

Real Estate Management

Sustainability

We see ourselves as a client-focused advisor, sparring partner and reliable service provider for our clients who want to transition their real estate or technical facilities to a sustainable management model and create added value.

Our services support the sustainability of real estate with a positive impact on the environment and society, as well as the path to a nearly CO₂-neutral real estate portfolio in Europe by 2050.

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Transparent and verifiable

The 2025 Sustainability Report was published.

In a 130-page report, Apleona documents its progress in 2025 across the areas of environment, social issues and corporate governance (Environmental, Social and Governance, or ESG for short). You can download this comprehensive report as a PDF here.

Climate Protection

Apleona is once again reducing its emissions

Despite strong growth, Apleona was measurably more climate-friendly in 2025. This was due to a reduction in emissions, achieved through the use of green electricity, and an increase in the electrification of the vehicle fleet.

#10YearsApleona

“We can all look back with pride on our success stories”

In October 2016, CEO Dr Jochen Keysberg unveiled the then-new name ‘Apleona’ and the slogan ‘Realising Potential’ to the real estate industry at the Expo Real property and location trade fair. On 6 October 2026, over 200 of Apleona’s clients, business partners and industry peers celebrated the company’s 10th anniversary.

Immobilienzeitung 34/2026

"AI helps technicians to be technicians again"

Apleona expects to achieve a turnover of around 5 billion euros for the first time in 2026. This is due to strong organic growth, outsourcing trends in the industrial sector, and further planned acquisitions. In an interview with IZ, CEO Dr Jochen Keysberg announced plans to introduce a group-wide, AI-powered interface in 2027. Designed to support staff, it will provide centralised access to knowledge, technical data and processes, boosting efficiency in the process.

Viewpoint

"Facility management is becoming an all-rounder in building operations"

Apleona’s COO, Michael Engel, describes how facility management is increasingly evolving from the mere operation of buildings into a strategic partner that focuses on measurable performance and a sustainable user experience. FM is undergoing fundamental changes in terms of roles, responsibilities and tasks, and is consequently becoming increasingly important in property management.

Angelika Dankert on the InnoFM podcast

“Think globally, act locally”

How can you efficiently manage a property portfolio spanning dozens of countries? In the latest episode of the popular industry podcast, Angelika Dankert offers practical advice on how global governance structures, clean data and cultural intelligence can influence the management of facilities for international clients. You can find a link to the podcast in the article.

Welcome Academy

Welcome to Apleona in Germany

We have been running a recruitment programme for international skilled workers in technical professions since 2025. A key element of the programme is now a six-week stay at the Apleona Welcome Centre in Kassel. During this time, new arrivals receive comprehensive preparation in professional, linguistic and cultural terms for life and work in Germany.

LÜNENDONK LIST 2026

Apleona is now one of the top 10 security firms in Germany

With revenue growth of 20.6 per cent to 145.9 million euros, Apleona Security has joined the ranks of Germany’s top ten security service providers, moving up from 13th to 10th place.

8 Jul 2026, press release

Apleona acquires a multi-technical services provider in Denmark

With around 600 employees, Andersen & Heegaard provides multi-technical maintenance and installation services throughout Denmark, including energy optimization and decarbonization of buildings as well as heat pump technology.

7 Jul 2026, press release

Apleona partners with Sygna, an international specialist for commissioning data centres

Strategic alliance to expand in the data centre market! Apleona has acquired a majority stake in Sygna, an international specialist in the commissioning of data centres and critical infrastructure.

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In Focus

Compliance Communications

Newsroom

Diversity

Best Practice / Positions / Opinions

Expert panel

Building data must become more reliable

Transparent building data is becoming increasingly important. If, for example, information on the condition of a heating system is missing, a data gap can quickly turn into a financial risk. When making a purchase, an investor must commission additional surveys or, as a precaution, factor in the cost of an early replacement. A panel of high-calibre experts discussed how these gaps can be closed during the ‘Building Data as a Success Factor’ session at this year’s Expo Real.

Rainer Ehrhardt

If you want security, you shouldn’t just buy hours

Rainer Ehrhardt, Managing Director of Apleona Security, describes the transformation of the security industry from a predominantly hourly and staff-based service model towards results-oriented security solutions. For him, the focus is on defined security objectives, the interplay between people, technology and organisation, as well as measurable quality and shared responsibility.

Interview: #10YearsApleona

“We were a start-up with 20,000 employees”

To celebrate our company’s tenth anniversary, we are taking a look back at the past decade through a series of ten interviews with our colleagues. In each interview, they describe the last ten years from their own perspective. The first to share his thoughts is Christian Korf.

Sustainability Certification

Apleona HQ has been awarded a “BREEAM Excellent” Certification

Apleona's headquarters at An der Gehespitz 50 near Frankfurt received an “excellent” rating under the BREEAM sustainability certification. The technical operations managed by Apleona and Recogizer were a key factor in this outcome.

Spotlight Poland

One of Europe's Most Dynamic FM Markets

The European facility services market is growing – and Poland is emerging as a key growth engine for European facility management. Apleona Poland is one of the market leading companies there.

23 Jun 2025, press release

Apleona provides integrated facilities management for Deutsche Bank

Germany's leading bank, Deutsche Bank, has extended its partnership with Apleona with an agreement until 31 December 2029. The portfolio comprises approximately 825 properties and locations in Germany and Luxembourg. It ranges from the famous towers in Frankfurt, Deutsche Bank's headquarters, to branches and locations with ATMs, including those of Deutsche Bank's Postbank brand.