maconda supports the Dutch Sansidor Group in its acquisition of a stake in water analysis and water hygiene expert LGBA
maconda News May 2025
The Sansidor Group, a Dutch network of companies for technical testing of buildings and facilities, has already been able to acquire a stake in a third company in Germany within a short period of time – LGBA from Baden-Württemberg, again with support from maconda. The accredited laboratory based in Hockenheim specializes in the analysis of drinking water, bathing water, and process water as well as indoor air, serving both private and commercial clients in Germany, primarily from the real estate industry.
maconda continues to provide comprehensive support to Sansidor in building its German business, in close cooperation with the Germany CEO Bernhard Schwarm. Based on an in-depth analysis of the multifaceted spectrum of companies for testing buildings and facilities regarding water hygiene and air quality, electrical safety, fire protection, and occupational safety, the maconda team also identified LGBA as a company that harmonizes very well with Sansidor in terms of organizational factors, high quality standards, and culture – a perfect fit that all parties involved are very satisfied with, according to reports. Engaged by Sansidor, maconda approaches companies with suitable business models, analyzes their suitability for the partnership-based Sansidor concept, and brings them together with Sansidor, as in the case of LGBA.
About Sansidor
Sansidor is a fast-growing network of companies in the field of Testing, Inspection, and Services (TIS) with a focus on safety, health, and sustainability in buildings and facilities. By taking stakes in companies while maintaining a high degree of independence and entrepreneurial spirit, Sansidor creates a strong platform for collaboration. Sansidor’s motto is: “Ensuring a safe and healthy environment”. The main shareholders of the Sansidor Group are the private equity firms IK Partners and HC Partners from the Netherlands.
About LGBA
LGBA is an established company for water hygiene and water quality. Employees take water samples, which are analyzed in the modern in-house laboratory in Hockenheim, south of Mannheim. LGBA offers independent testing services of the highest quality and primarily supports the real estate industry and industry through its individual services. An important field here is the testing of process water for harmful legionella. As is generally the case with the rapidly growing Sansidor Group, LGBA retains its brand identity and – particularly important – its dedicated and successful team around the ambitious and highly motivated entrepreneurs Henrik Hoyer and Michael Sickmüller, who founded LGBA in 2012. As part of the group, the group companies also benefit from administrative support from the Sansidor holding company – for example in finance, IT, recruitment, and marketing. This principle of “Buy & Build together” is a central element of Sansidor’s strategy and the premise under which maconda helped shape the successful start in Germany.
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