SWK Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern
| SWK Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern GmbH
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| legal form | GmbH |
| Seat | Kaiserslautern , Germany |
| Number of employees | over 900 |
| Branch | Public utilities |
| Website | www.swk-kl.de |
The SWK Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern GmbH is a company that is completely the city owned Kaiserslautern is and the holding company for the supply and transport interests of the City of Kaiserslautern serves. Today's company was created in 1991 through the transformation of the city of Kaiserslautern's own operations. In 2011, TWK Technische Werke Kaiserslautern GmbH became today's SWK Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern GmbH . The city of Kaiserslautern owns 100 percent of the shares with an annual share capital of 11 million euros. The managing director is Markus Vollmer , the mayor Klaus Weichel is the chairman of the supervisory board .
Areas
Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern and its subsidiaries are responsible for the energy, water and heat supply as well as for city bus transport in Kaiserslautern. Various private companies are responsible for waste disposal, and they work together in the municipal facility Central Waste Disposal Kaiserslautern (ZAK). The SWK operate two natural gas filling stations:
- on Brandenburger Strasse near the Pfaff site
- on Mainzer Strasse
The following subsidiaries belong to the SWK:
- SWK Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern supply AG
- SWK Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern Verkehrs-AG
history
The Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern go back to the gas company founded in 1858. In 1888 the city finally acquired the rights to Lauterspring, the source of the Lauter , whereupon the systematic construction of a water supply began in 1889. On September 3, 1894, as a further project, the first urban station lighting was installed on the station forecourt . The Kaiserslautern passenger traffic finally began in 1905; Eleven years later, the Kaiserslautern tram was opened, but it only existed until 1935. From 1949 until 1985 there were also trolleybuses in Kaiserslautern. In 1952 the Deutsche Bundesbahn was supplied with steam from the Kaiserslautern thermal power station for the first time. On July 1, 2011, Gasanstalt Kaiserslautern AG merged with Technische Werke Kaiserslauternversorgung AG.
SWK Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern supply AG
The SWK Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern supply AG is responsible for the electricity, gas, water and heat supply of the city of Kaiserslautern. The company has its origins in TWK Technische Werke Kaiserslauternversorgung AG, founded in 1991. On November 12, 2009, the supply holding company EWP Energie Wasser Partner AG (short: EWP AG) was founded in Kaiserslautern. In June 2011, EWP Energie Wasser Partner AG was renamed SWK Stadtwerke Kaiserslauternversorgung AG. On July 1, 2011, with retroactive effect from January 1, 2011, TWK Technische Werke Kaiserslauternversorgung-AG and Gasanstalt Kaiserslautern AG were merged into SWK Stadtwerke Kaiserslauternversorgung-AG. The shareholders are 74.9% of the SWK Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern GmbH and 25.1% of the Thüga AG .
SWK Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern Verkehrs-AG
SWK Verkehrs-AG was founded in 1991 as TWK Technische Werke Kaiserslautern Verkehrs-AG . In 2011 the name was changed to SWK Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern Verkehrs-AG . The company operates a bus network with over 500 stops in all parts of the city. Central nodes are located at the main train station and in the city center. Only low-floor buses are used in regular service. They have been recognized as “Ökoprofitbetrieb Kaiserslautern 2010” and are ISO certified. SWK Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern GmbH is the sole shareholder of the transport company.
Subsidiaries
The following subsidiaries belong to the SWK:
- Demando GmbH (service company with a focus on IT service)
- Energie-Umwelt-Service GmbH (maintenance company based in Kaiserslautern for installation and maintenance of heating systems as well as all plumbing and electrical work by)
- K-net Telekommunikation GmbH (regional telecommunications provider and network operator in and around Kaiserslautern)
- WNS Westpfälzische Nahverkehrs-Service GmbH
- WVE GmbH Kaiserslautern
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ SWK Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern - Our philosophy. In: swk-kl.de. Retrieved January 23, 2017 .
- ↑ a b A. Hoev .: SWK Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern - historical. In: swk-kl.de. Retrieved January 23, 2017 .
- ↑ Participations of the City of Kaiserslautern - Participation Report 2016. (PDF; 2.99 MB) City Administration Kaiserslautern - Finance Department, January 2017, p. 96 , accessed on August 30, 2017 .
- ↑ SWK participation report 2016 (PDF file)
- ^ ZAK - Central Waste Management Kaiserslautern - ZAK Central Waste Management Kaiserslautern. In: zak-kl.de. Retrieved January 23, 2017 .
- ↑ A. Höv .: natural gas station natural gas development program - SWK Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern. In: swk-kl.de. Retrieved January 23, 2017 .
- ↑ Participations of the City of Kaiserslautern - Participation Report 2016. (PDF; 2.99 MB) City Administration Kaiserslautern - Finance Department, January 2017, p. 107 , accessed on August 30, 2017 .
- ^ SWK Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern - SWK Verkehrs-AG. In: swk-kl.de. Retrieved January 23, 2017 .
- ↑ Participations of the City of Kaiserslautern - Participation Report 2016. (PDF; 2.99 MB) City Administration Kaiserslautern - Finance Department, January 2017, p. 120 , accessed on August 30, 2017 .
Coordinates: 49 ° 26 ′ 36.5 ″ N , 7 ° 46 ′ 29.4 ″ E