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

1905Founded1
  • Industryenergy supply1
  • HeadquartersGevelsberg1
  • Websitewww.avu.de
  • Legal formAktiengesellschaft1
Gevelsberg - An der Drehbank - AVU 02 ies
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

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

  1. 1905Founded Founded1

Sources

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