VIENNA. The Gelsenkirchen-based Stölting Service Group has secured a prestigious major customer in Austria: from July 2025, the new subsidiary Stölting Sicherheitsdienste AT Ost GmbH will be responsible for security at the stadium of Bundesliga football club FK Austria Wien. This is the first major success just one month after Stölting began operating outside Germany for the first time. „The new contract is a strong start for Stölting's market entry in Austria,“ says Dr Boris Westerfeld, Managing Director of Stölting Austria GmbH.
With this new major customer, Stölting is continuing its 125-year history of success and growth in Germany on the Austrian market. „Record title holders FK Austria Wien fit in perfectly with our German customers Borussia Dortmund, VFL Wolfsburg, VFL Bochum, FC Schalke and Fortuna Düsseldorf,“ says Dr Boris Westerfeld. „We will now enter into a similarly close business partnership with Austria Wien and become heavily involved in the club.“
Stölting Service Group GmbH had expanded into the Austrian market just one month earlier by acquiring a majority stake in Wagner RCP Security Holding, now Stölting Austria GmbH, a joint venture with Raiffeisen Continuum, which was already a shareholder. „The contract is therefore also a first milestone in the strategic realignment and partnership between Raiffeisen Continuum and Stölting – and will not be the last this year,“ said Dr Westerfeld.
Innovation meets tradition
The cooperation combines Stölting's expertise and innovative strength with a deep understanding of the specific requirements of the Austrian market. This has clearly also convinced those responsible at Austrian record title holders FK Austria Wien: „Stölting has offered us a holistic concept that goes far beyond the area of security,“ says Harald Zagiczek, Chief Financial Officer of FK Austria Wien. „This, combined with their many years of expertise, especially with regard to major events, has prompted us to set new impulses. We are looking forward to the upcoming collaboration and mutually beneficial partnership with great anticipation.“
Stölting core competencies for Austria
In addition to its involvement in sport, the Stölting Service Group is consistently pursuing its growth strategy and aims to establish its core competencies in Austria as well. The focus here is particularly on the areas of cleaning, security, personnel and catering. In Germany, Stölting has been a reliable partner in the public sector for many years – including in local public transport, ensuring safety at stations and on trains, track construction safety, guarding critical infrastructure and at major events such as concerts and trade fairs. In future, this expertise will also be brought into the Austrian holding company and expanded there in a targeted manner.
„Our goal is to establish the new Austrian group as an independent player in the domestic market – backed by the active support of the German family-owned company,“ explains Dr Boris Westerfeld. „As part of a strong, owner-managed group, the company, together with the Austrian holding company, is set to grow – both organically and inorganically – into one of the leading service providers in Austria in the coming years.“
Stölting is thus consistently continuing its growth course. Today, the company is represented at 40 locations with over 15,000 employees in Germany. Within 20 years, turnover has risen from around 3.5 million euros to just under 400 million euros.
About Stölting:
Since its foundation in 1899, the Stölting Service Group has developed into one of the leading providers of services in areas including cleaning, security and personnel. At its more than 40 locations throughout Germany, it develops individual, tailor-made solutions for and with its customers so that they can concentrate better on their core business. Excellent, certified standards ensure that even the highest demands are met. More than 15,000 employees work for the group every day throughout Germany. Further information on the Stölting Service Group and its service portfolio can be found at www.stoelting-gruppe.de.
About Stölting Security Services AT Ost Ltd.
Stölting Sicherheitsdienste AT Ost GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Stölting Austria GmbH, previously operated under the name Wagner Sicherheit GmbH and has built up an excellent reputation in Austria since 2001 in the areas of event security, risk and crisis management, employee and fire protection, surveillance and security technology. The company has 300 permanent employees and up to 1,500 additional staff who are deployed on a project basis. Stölting Austria GmbH, formerly Wagner RCP Security Holding, is a joint venture between Stölting Service Group GmbH and Raiffeisen Continuum, which was already a shareholder.
About FK Austria Wien
FK Austria Wien was founded in 1911 and is Austria's record title holder with a total of 51 national titles, including 27 cup titles and 24 championships. With 20 teams in the highest leagues for men, women and all academy and youth classes, the club is one of the country's leading sporting institutions. In addition, Austria Wien is actively involved in popular and disabled sports, thus assuming social responsibility far beyond professional football. The club stands for a special playing culture, lived purple values and a deep connection to the city of Vienna, its fans and long-standing partners. Further information about FK Austria Wien can be found at www.fk-austria.at.
Press contact:
Stölting Service Group Limited Company
Petra Nikolaus
Head of Corporate Communications
Telephone: 0151 – 41905679
Email: presse@stoelting-gruppe.de
