Private company
AVU
Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
AVU is a German water utility and energy company based in Gevelsberg, founded in 1905.1
Die Aktiengesellschaft für Versorgungs-Unternehmen (AVU) ist ein regionales Energie- und Wasserversorgungsunternehmen mit Sitz in Gevelsberg.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryenergy supply1
- HeadquartersGevelsberg1
- Websitewww.avu.de
- Legal formAktiengesellschaft1
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Corporate structure
AVU sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- AVU Gevelsberg
- AVU Netz Subsidiary · Gevelsberg, Germany
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Subsidiaries and ownership
Owners
- Innogy 50%
- Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 29.1%
- Gevelsberg 12.8%
- Schwelm 6.9%
- Ennepetal 1.2%
Subsidiaries
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1905Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.avu.de1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/avu.heimatvorteil1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/avu_ag_1
- LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/avu.de1
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ422118
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataAVU on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAVU on the German Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsAVU logo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- 4Wikimedia CommonsAVU photo by Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0