Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė "Kauno švara"

Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė "Kauno švara" (UAB "Kauno švara") is a Lithuanian municipal services company based in Kaunas, primarily engaged in street cleaning, waste collection logistics, snow removal, public space maintenance, and related environmental services. The company operates within the environmental services and waste management sector, serving the City of Kaunas and surrounding areas through municipal service contracts and commercial agreements.

Company Overview

Legal name: Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė "Kauno švara"
Trade name: UAB "Kauno švara"
Industry sector: Environmental services; waste management; street and public area cleaning; municipal services
Headquarters: Kaunas, Lithuania
Founding: The company traces its operational roots to Kaunas municipal cleaning services and was reconstituted as a limited liability company during the post-independence municipal enterprise reforms in the 1990s. (The precise legal incorporation date is not publicly confirmed in the sources available; see References.)

Legal Information

Įmonės kodas (company registration code): Not confirmed in publicly accessible sources used for this profile.
PVM kodas (VAT code): Not confirmed in publicly accessible sources used for this profile.
Official website: https://www.kaunosvara.lt/
Official email address: Not clearly published on the official website contact pages reviewed; communication is typically via service-specific contacts or contact forms. (See References for source context.)
Registered office address: Kaunas, Lithuania. (A full street address could not be reliably verified from the sources available for this profile.)
Main phone number: Not clearly published in the sources available for this profile; service lines may be listed by department on the company’s website.

Business Operations

Main services:
- Street and roadway sweeping and washing (mechanized and manual)
- Winter maintenance (snow plowing, de-icing, grit spreading)
- Public space cleaning (parks, squares, pedestrian zones, bus stops)
- Waste collection logistics support (container provisioning, placement, and servicing under municipal contracts)
- Event post-cleaning and special cleaning projects
- Maintenance of roadside greenery and minor infrastructure cleaning

Business model: The company primarily operates under long-term service contracts with Kaunas City Municipality and participates in public tenders for specific service packages. It also provides service offerings to commercial clients and property managers in Kaunas. Revenue stems from municipal service fees, tendered service packages, and commercial contracts.

Market position: UAB "Kauno švara" is among the leading municipal cleaning service providers for the Kaunas urban area, often acting as a primary contractor for city-wide street and public space cleaning. Its position is supported by operational scale, specialized equipment fleet, and long-standing municipal service arrangements.

History

Origins: The company's origins lie in municipal services responsible for environmental cleanliness in Kaunas during the late Soviet and early independence periods. With Lithuania’s municipal enterprise reforms, the service unit was reorganized into a limited liability company (UAB) structure.
Key milestones:
- Reorganization from municipal service department to UAB structure in the 1990s.
- Expansion of mechanized street-sweeping fleet and winter service capabilities as Kaunas urban footprint and traffic volumes grew.
- Digitalization of scheduling and route planning for cleaning and winter operations (progressive roll-outs over the 2010s and 2020s).
- Participation in city-wide environmental initiatives (waste segregation awareness, cleanliness campaigns) in cooperation with Kaunas City Municipality and regional waste management centers.

Note: Specific dates and corporate restructuring resolutions were not available within the sources consulted for this profile.

Financial Information

Revenue: Publicly disclosed, audited revenue figures were not identified in the sources consulted; as a municipally linked service company, financial summaries may be presented in annual reports or municipal disclosure portals.
Funding rounds: Not applicable; the company operates as a service provider rather than a venture-funded entity.
Ownership structure: UAB "Kauno švara" is widely understood to be municipally owned or municipally affiliated through Kaunas City Municipality structures. (Exact shareholder percentages and current ownership confirmations should be validated via the official business registry or municipal disclosures.)

Leadership and Management

Key executives (vadovai): The current names and positions of senior executives (e.g., Generalinis direktorius, CFO, Operations Director) were not reliably available in the sources consulted.
Board members: Not publicly confirmed within the sources accessed for this profile.

Note: Executive and board information for Lithuanian UABs is typically available in the Registrų centras (JAR) or in official company disclosures; please verify there for up-to-date names and roles.

Office Locations

Primary office: Kaunas, Lithuania.
Additional locations: The company operates depots and service yards for vehicle fleets and equipment staging across Kaunas; however, definitive addresses and direct phone lines for each site were not confirmed in the sources consulted.

Market Position and Competitors

Competitors: In Lithuania’s environmental and waste services market, comparable providers include Ecoservice group companies, VSA, and regional municipal service entities that compete for public tenders and commercial contracts.
Market share: Not publicly quantified; municipal contracts define coverage and service volumes by city or district.
Competitive advantages: Long-standing municipal relationships in Kaunas, localized operational expertise, established equipment fleet for both summer and winter maintenance, and experience with large-scale urban cleaning logistics.

Recent Developments

Recent developments often revolve around seasonal readiness (winter service mobilization), procurement awards for street cleaning and related services, and operational updates (route optimizations, equipment upgrades). Collaboration with Kaunas City Municipality on cleanliness campaigns and public space maintenance is ongoing. Specific dated news items were not identifiable from the sources consulted for this profile.

Contact Information

Website: https://www.kaunosvara.lt/
Email: Not clearly listed on public contact pages; communication is typically handled via the website’s contact forms or service-specific contacts.
Phone: Not confirmed in the sources consulted.
Registered office address: Kaunas, Lithuania. (Exact street address not confirmed in the sources consulted.)

Sources and References

Official website: https://www.kaunosvara.lt/

Kaunas City Municipality information and procurement portals (general context on municipal service providers and tenders): https://www.kaunas.lt/

Regional waste management context: Kauno regiono atliekų tvarkymo centras (KRATC): https://www.kratc.lt/

Lithuanian business registry (Registrų centras, JAR) for legal, ownership, and executive data (requires search/access): https://www.registrucentras.lt/jar/

Business directories and company information aggregators (for cross-referencing legal and contact data; verify against official registry): Rekvizitai.lt (company search): https://rekvizitai.lt/

Important note: Some specific legal and contact details (įmonės kodas, PVM kodas, full registered office address, named executives) were not verifiable in the openly accessible sources consulted for this profile at the time of preparation. For authoritative and up-to-date information, please refer to the Lithuanian business registry (Registrų centras) and the company’s official disclosures.