Participations and own operations of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen

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The participations and own operations of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen are organizational units to which the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen ( state and municipality ) has outsourced some of its tasks. This structure of the distribution of tasks between core administration, own operations and investments is called the Bremen Group .

General

According to a report by the Senate on participations, own operations and museum foundations from November 27, 2012, Bremen 2011 granted subsidies for the companies in the amount of 151.2 million euros and for the own operations and museum foundations of 81.7 million euros. The returns from the companies to the budget amounted to 38 million euros.

In 2011 there were 16,888 employees in the companies and 3,117 in the own businesses, museum foundations and real estate Bremen.

Own operations

Own businesses are not legally capable, but economically and organizationally independent units for the fulfillment of public tasks. The employees remain in the service of the legal entity. The business management is responsible, the accounting follows the regulations for business people.

Own operations are established by law on the basis of the Bremen law for own operations and other special assets of the state and municipalities . About own establishments in the country which decides citizenship over which the municipality of Bremen the city citizenship . Most of the self-owned businesses are former authorities that were economically and organizationally outsourced from the general budget.

The volume of employment in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen's own businesses is around 2,700 full-time equivalents.

Bremen workshop

Werkstatt Bremen is an in-house company of the city of Bremen that was formed on January 1, 1993 from the workshop Bremen office. It essentially offers work and housing for people with disabilities. The centerpiece is the Martinshof workshops, which manufacture in line with the market as part of vocational support.

Environmental company Bremen

With retroactive effect to January 1, 2010, Stadtgrün Bremen and the Bremen waste disposal companies formed the new environmental company Bremen .

City green Bremen

Stadtgrün Bremen's own company emerged on January 1st, 1998 from the former horticultural authority in Bremen . He is responsible for green planning, green maintenance, cemeteries and the operation of the crematorium. The in-house operation recently employed around 450 people.

The green areas managed by Stadtgrün included the Bremer Wallanlagen , the Focke-Garten and Knoops Park as well as the Osterholz , Riensberg and Walle cemeteries . In contrast, the Achterdiekpark and the Bürgerpark , for example, are sponsored by private law associations.

Bremen waste disposal companies

The own company Bremer Entsorgungsbetriebe (BEB) was founded on January 1st, 1992 by the municipality of Bremen and took over the tasks of the former Office for City Drainage and City Cleaning (ASS). The BEB were responsible for the waste disposal and sewage disposal. These tasks were assigned to various private companies in the course of the following years. Waste is disposed of today by the Nehlsen Group with its subsidiaries Entsorgungs Nord GmbH (ENO) and Reinigungs- und Entsorgungsservice Nord GmbH (RNO) as well as swb Entsorgungs GmbH (until 2008: Abfallverarbeitung Nord GmbH , ANO). HanseWasser Bremen GmbH is responsible for wastewater disposal .

Bremen City Library

The Bremen City Library , which was founded in 1902, was converted into an independent operation of the City of Bremen on January 1, 1999. It is financed to 9.5% from revenues and 90.5% from public grants. The company has around 130 employees.

Bremen adult education center

The Bremer Community College was transformed into an own establishment of the city of Bremen on January 1, 1999th It is financed 56% from revenues and 44% from public grants. The company has around 50 employees.

The adult education center has been located in the former Bamberger department store since 2007 .

Bremen Music School

The Bremen Music School became its own company in 1999 and, as of January 1, 2020, again became a subordinate department of the Senator for Culture.

KiTa Bremen

The self-propelled KiTa Bremen yields since its inception on 1 August 2004 in the area of the city of Bremen services in day care facilities on the basis of the Bremen law on the promotion of children in day care centers and day care . In particular, he runs day care centers.

The company has around 1,600 employees and offers around 8,000 places in day-care centers. It is financed up to 11% from parental contributions and other income and up to 89% from grants and performance fees from the provider.

Performa North

The Performa Nord was founded on 1 January 2000 as a proper operation of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (State). It offers personnel, occupational safety and administrative services for the offices and facilities of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen and their employees. Performa Nord operates the Bremen Citizens' Telephone, the central authority number of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen.

Performa Nord is divided into 4 business areas:

  • Division A: Payroll accounting, personnel service, state family benefits office, IT support
  • Division B: Citizen's Telephone
  • Division F: Specialist service for occupational safety (occupational safety and occupational medicine)
  • Division P: civil servant care, benefits and free medical care, business trips, insurance services, legal services; Post and courier services

As a state owned company Performa Nord GmbH, it also offers its services to the outside world.

Institutions

Real estate Bremen

The real estate Bremen , public institution, was founded on January 1 of 2009. The predecessor facilities of Building and Technology Management Bremen , Eigenbetrieb (formerly Building Construction Office Bremen ), Facility Management Bremen GmbH and Gesellschaft für Bremer Immobilien mbH (formerly Property Office Bremen ) have merged into it. In addition, the cleaning staff available in the offices up to that point were assigned to the institution.

Bremen State Media Authority

Institution for the creation of a reserve for pension provision

The institution for the formation of a reserve for pension provision was founded on January 1, 2005. With its institutional assets, it forms a reserve to finance the provision of civil servants, judges and employees of the state and the municipality of Bremen who are entitled to retirement wages. It does not have its own staff.

Dataport

Holdings

As investments are the companies private, mostly limited liability companies referred to, which are wholly or partly owned by the City of Bremen. Investment companies are not only economically and organizationally, but also legally independent. Your employees are employed by the holding company and are only subject to public service law to a limited extent.

According to the state budget regulation, the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen should only participate in a company if there is an important interest of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen and the purpose aimed at by the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen cannot be achieved better and more economically in another way (Section 65 Paragraph 1 No. 1 LHO).

The employment volume at the investments of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen is approx. 18,000 full-time equivalents. In 2008, the holding companies received direct grants from the budget of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen of EUR 167 million.

Important holding companies are:

Health North

The corporate group Gesundheit Nord operates the municipal hospitals in the municipality of Bremen. The legal basis for the complex is the local law for the conversion of the hospital operations of the city of Bremen into private companies and for the establishment of a holding company and a real estate company .

The parent company of the group of companies is Gesundheit Nord Grundstücksgesellschaft mbH & Co KG , a unitary company . The limited partner is the municipality of Bremen with 100% of the contributions. Gesundheit Nord gGmbH Klinikverbund Bremen acts as a general partner without a capital contribution and also manages the property company. The object of the business is the acquisition and management of the properties required for the hospital operations of the Health North Association. The company also holds 100% of Gesundheit Nord gGmbH Klinikverbund Bremen .

Further subsidiaries of Gesundheit Nord gGmbH Klinikverbund Bremen are the operating companies

Other companies in the association are

  • Gesundheit Nord Dienstleistungen GmbH , which provides cleaning and kitchen-related services as well as security and porter services in connection with the hospital operations.
  • Rehabilitation Center Bremen GmbH ; The shareholders are Klinikum Links der Weser gGmbH (51%) and Sporthep Werder GmbH (49%), which in turn belongs to Werder Bremen GmbH & Co KGaA . In particular, the company provides outpatient and day-care rehabilitation measures in the internal medicine and orthopedics / traumatology sectors. For 2008, sales of EUR 5.7 million were reported.
  • Ambulanz Bremen GmbH for the operation of medical supply centers (MVZ)

Pharmaceutical Research Institute-Nord GmbH

The Arzneimitteluntersuchungsinstitut-Nord GmbH is a joint venture between the states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Hesse and Saarland in equal shares. She runs a drug control laboratory.

Work and social

Bremer and Bremerhaven work GmbHs

In Bremen and Bremerhaven, job promotion tasks are performed by Bremer Arbeit GmbH and Bremerhavener Arbeit GmbH , respectively . The shares in Bremer Arbeit GmbH are held by the state, 70% of the shares in Bremerhavener Arbeit GmbH are held by the municipality of Bremerhaven and 30% by the state. On January 1, 2011, the companies were merged to form Bremer and Bremerhavener Arbeit GmbH .

Workshops for the disabled

Offer work and housing for people with disabilities

  • the Bremen workshop with the Martinshof Bremen in Bremen and
  • the Werkstatt Nord gGmbH with the Martinshof Bremen Nord (Werkstatt Nord) in the district of Osterholz in Lower Saxony.

Both institutions complement each other in their catchment area.

Banking

Bremer Aufbau-Bank GmbH

The Aufbau-Bank GmbH Bremen takes a subsidiary of the Bremen Economic Development WFB tasks of the Economic Development true. It finances economic development measures including infrastructure, housing and urban development. The total assets of Bremer Aufbau-Bank GmbH amount to 1.4 billion euros.

Bremer Landesbank Kreditanstalt Oldenburg - Girozentrale -

The Bremer Landesbank , a public institution , the Landesbank of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. 41.20% of its shares are held by the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, 54.83% by Nord / LB and 3.97% by the Lower Saxony Savings Banks Association .

Construction and property management

Real estate Bremen

The former companies Facility Management Bremen GmbH and Gesellschaft für Bremer Immobilien mbH were remunicipalised and merged with the company building and technology management in the public law establishment Immobilien Bremen .

GEWOBA

The other activities of the municipality of Bremen in the field of building and property management are bundled in GEWOBA Aktiengesellschaft Wohnen und Bauen . Their shares belong to 74.3% of HAWOBEG . Another, small stake in GEWOBA is held indirectly by the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (Land) via Bremer Landesbank and Bremische Grundstücks GmbH .

HAWOBEG

The HAWOBEG Hanseatische housing BeteiligungsGmbH of 1987 as the main partner, the municipality Bremen (80%). It holds a stake in GEWOBA.

Port operations

BLG Logistics Group

The BLG Logistics Group AG & Co. KG is a logistics company that concerned, among other part of the car envelope in the Bremerhaven harbor. The company has around 6,000 employees (full-time equivalents).

The limited partnership contributions of the KG are held solely by the City of Bremen. The shareholders of the general partner, Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft - Aktiengesellschaft von 1877 , are the municipality of Bremen (50.4%), the Sparkasse Bremen AG (12.6%) and the Bremer Landesbank Kreditanstalt Oldenburg Girozentrale (12.6%); a further 24.4% are in free float.

bremenports GmbH & Co. KG

The bremenports GmbH & Co. KG is 100% of the city of Bremen. It is a typical GmbH & Co. KG . The general partner without a capital contribution is bremenports Beteiligungs-GmbH , which is also wholly owned by the city of Bremen. Bremenports GmbH & Co. KG in particular performs port-related tasks for the state and municipalities on a fiduciary basis.

JadeWeserPort Realisierungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG

The JadeWeserPort realization mbH & Co. KG establish, maintain, finances and manages the deepwater port JadeWeserPort . The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen has a 49.9% stake as a limited partner via bremenports GmbH & Co. KG (trustee participation), while JadeWeserPort Logistics Zone GmbH & C. KG , held by the State of Lower Saxony, has a 50.1% stake. The general partner is JadeWeserPort Realisierungs-Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH , which has identical ownership structures.

Fischereihafen-Betriebsgesellschaft mbH

The sole shareholder of the Fischereihafen-Betriebsgesellschaft mbH is the state of Bremen. In addition to arranging business for the Fischereihafen / Landseite special fund, the company is active in this area in the real estate management, supply and disposal and service sectors.

Institute for Fish Quality GmbH i. L.

The sole shareholder of the Institute for Fish Quality GmbH is the Fischereihafen-Betriebsgesellschaft mbH . The main tasks are sensory, chemical and microbiological analysis for the fish industry and food processing as well as food law assessments, advice and the development of quality standards. The company is in liquidation.

Columbus Cruise Center Bremerhaven GmbH

The Columbus Cruise Center Bremerhaven GmbH is mainly held by private companies. The municipality of Bremen has a share of 43%. The company operates and markets the cruise terminal in Bremerhaven . In 2012, Columbus Cruise Center Wismar GmbH was founded together with Seehafen Wismar GmbH to operate the cruise terminal in Wismar .

Culture, tourism and marketing

  • botanika GmbH (formerly Rhododendronpark GmbH). The tasks related to the rhododendron park were given to a foundation. The company now only performs tasks related to botanika .
  • Bremen Marketing GmbH: On June 1st, 2009 absorbed into the WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH
  • Bremer Bäder GmbH
  • Bremer Ratskeller GmbH
  • Bremer Rennbahn GmbH: Merged into the WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH
  • Theater Bremen GmbH; see Theater Bremen
  • Bremer Theater Grundstücksgesellschaft mbH & Co KG
  • BTZ Bremer Touristik-Zentrale Gesellschaft für Marketing und Service mbH
  • Glocke Veranstaltungs-GmbH
  • HVG Hanseatische Veranstaltungs-GmbH
On June 1, 2009, it was merged into the WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH
  • MGH trade fair and exhibition company HANSA GmbH
On June 1, 2009, it was merged into the WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH
  • Holding company Science Center Bremen GmbH
  • Bremer Philharmoniker GmbH; see Bremen Philharmonic

Communication, multimedia

  • Bremen Online Services Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH
  • bremen online services GmbH & Co. KG
  • bremen.online GmbH
  • nordmedia - The media company Lower Saxony / Bremen mbH

environment

  • Hanseatische Naturentwicklung GmbH
  • hanseWasser Bremen GmbH

Transport and logistics

  • AHS Bremen Aviation Handling Services GmbH
The AHS Bremen Aviation Handling Services GmbH is a subsidiary of Bremen Airport GmbH (51%) and the AHS Aviation Handling Services GmbH , in turn, partly (49%) which is also the airport Bremen GmbH belongs. It provides handling services at Bremen Airport .

Economic, research and project funding

  • ATB Institute for Applied System Technology Bremen GmbH
  • BIS Bremerhaven Society for Investment Promotion and Urban Development mbH
  • Bremer Design GmbH: Merged into the WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH
  • Bremer Investitions-Gesellschaft mbH: On June 1, 2009, merged into the WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH
  • Society for Applied Environmental Protection and Safety in Maritime Traffic mbH (GAUSS GmbH)
  • HAGE Grundstücksverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
  • Hanse Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
  • WFB Economic Development Corporation Bremen GmbH
The WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH emerged on June 1, 2009 from the previous Bremen companies Bremer Investitions-Gesellschaft mbH (BIG), HVG Hanseatische Veranstaltungs-GmbH , Bremen Marketing GmbH and MGH Messe- und Ausstellunggesellschaft Hansa GmbH .
  • Training company Bremen mbH
  • Bremer Toto and Lotto GmbH
  • Wholesale market Bremen GmbH
  • Performa Nord GmbH
In the central processing of personnel matters, Performa Nord is not only active as an independent company for the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen and the City of Bremen, but also for third parties via Performa Nord GmbH and thus competes with providers under private law. Sales to third parties make up about 8% of total sales.

Bremen baths

The main task of Bremer Bäder GmbH is the operation of the public pools and ice rinks that the city has given it for use. These include three combined pools, each with an indoor and outdoor pool , five indoor pools, two outdoor pools, five exercise pools, an ice rink and a fitness studio.

Museum foundations

In addition to the company's own operations and participations, the law on the establishment of museum foundations with effect from January 1, 1990, has also indirectly included public-sector foundations with legal capacity since 1999:

Facilities returned to core administration

GeoInformation Bremen

GeoInformation Bremen was owned by the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (Land). It emerged from the Bremen cadastral and surveying administration in 1995, received its current structure in 2002 and moved to Überseestadt in 2005. On October 12, 2010, the Senate decidedto transferGeoinformation Bremen's own operation to a State Office for Geoinformation onJanuary 1, 2011.

By law of November 16, 2010, the transformation to the State Office for Geoinformation took place on January 1, 2011. The tasks include the real estate cadastre, the surveying and the provision of spatial data. The expert committee is affiliated here.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Example: Central Finance Controlling and Group Division Controlling. The Senator for Finance, accessed April 4, 2010 .
  2. ↑ Press release of the Senate of November 27, 2012 [1]
  3. ↑ Bremen law for proprietary operations and other special assets of the state and municipalities. Transparency portal Bremen, accessed on April 14, 2016 .
  4. ^ Local law on the Bremen workshop of the city of Bremen. Transparency portal Bremen, accessed on April 14, 2016 .
  5. ^ Workshop Bremen on the Internet. Retrieved April 4, 2010 .
  6. ↑ Printed matter 17/583 S. Bremische Bürgerschaft, accessed on April 1, 2018 (PDF). City citizenship approved this local law on May 18, 2010.
  7. ↑ Local law on the disposal companies of the city of Bremen from May 26, 1992, Brem.GBl. S. 115, SaBremR 2134-C1, repealed mWv January 1, 2010 by law of May 25, 2010, Brem.GBl. P. 367
  8. ↑ Law on the Establishment for Real Estate Tasks. Transparency portal Bremen, accessed on April 14, 2016 .
  9. ↑ Real Estate Bremen on the Internet. Retrieved May 31, 2010 .
  10. ↑ Law on the establishment of an institution to create a reserve for pension provision of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Transparency portal Bremen, accessed on April 14, 2016 .
  11. ^ Hospital company local law. Transparency portal Bremen, accessed on April 14, 2016 .
  12. ↑ Participation report 2009/2010 (see web links), p. 6.
  13. ^ Bremer Landesbank Kreditanstalt Oldenburg - Girozentrale . Retrieved February 22, 2014
  14. ↑ Thomas Schwandt: Wismar: Symbiosis of economy and tourism . In: Special supplement German Baltic Sea ports to the daily port report of November 16, 2018, p. 4/5
  15. ↑ a b c d e http://www.wfb-bremen.de/de/wfb-geschaeftsgebiete
  16. ↑ a b Participation Report 2009/2010 (see web links), p. 149.
  17. ^ Law on the establishment of museum foundations (BremMuStG). Transparency portal Bremen, accessed on April 14, 2016 .
  18. ↑ www.geo.bremen.de , accessed on April 5, 2010
  19. ^ Senate decides to return Geoinformation Bremen to an office. Establishment of the State Office for Geoinformation on January 1, 2011. Senate Press Office, October 12, 2010, accessed on October 12, 2010 .
  20. ↑ Law to repeal the law on GeoInformation Bremen's own operation of the state of Bremen. Transparency portal Bremen, November 16, 2010, accessed on April 14, 2016 .