The company
Tradition
meets modern circular economy
Since 1938, Gebrüder Gratz has stood for experience, reliability and sustainable recycling. As a third-generation family business, we operate the largest scrap yard in Upper Austria on an area of around 80,000 m².
65 employees
22 truck platoons
Modern technology – including a shredder (1,250 hp)
Scrap shears (1,000 t)
Around 180,000 tons of scrap and 20,000 tons of non-ferrous metals are processed annually
Our non-ferrous processing is carried out by our subsidiary G & S Metallwerk GmbH. Through careful, manual sorting and our own logistics, including our own locomotive, we ensure the highest quality and efficient processes.
Managing partners
Stefan Gratz
Martina Gratz
Company history
The founders
Mr. Korbinian Gratz
Mr. Karl Gratz
The second generation
Dr. Karl-Heinz Gratz & Kurt Gratz
Chronicle
Milestones
Handover of the Business to the Third Generation – Stefan Gratz and Mag. Martina Gratz
Installation of a Photovoltaic System
Phase 2 of the expansion: Extension of the tracks; founding of G & S Metallwerk GmbH
1st expansion stage: Addition of scrap yard (construction workshop, metal storage), construction of sewage treatment plant
Handover from fathers to sons Dr. Karl-Heinz Gratz and Kurt Gratz (cousins)
Relocation of the scrap yard to its current location: Linzer Straße 21, Edt bei Lambach
Purchase of the shredder and new scissors
Relocation of the scrap yard to Bahnhofstraße and purchase of scrap shears
Founding of Gebrüder Gratz OHG (Xaver-Leiten-Straße, Lambach) by brothers Karl Gratz and Korbinian Gratz
Establishment of the family business