New management at the Bocholt waste disposal and service company

Heinz Welberg (51) is the new head of the waste disposal and service company of the city of Bocholt. He succeeds Gisbert Jacobs, who worked for the ESB for 28 years and is now continuing his professional career in the private sector. Welberg has already been appointed as second operations manager of the ESB for two years and now moves to the top.

Heinz Welberg has been working at ESB since 2016. A trained engineer for supply and disposal technology, he completed a part-time Master of Science in environmental management. His focus to date has been on urban drainage, green space maintenance and road maintenance. He has devoted himself intensively to the topics of wastewater treatment plants, flood protection, heavy rainfall and renaturation of water bodies. His election as the ESB's first operations manager at the city council meeting was unanimous.

His predecessor, Gisbert Jacobs, had managed the then newly founded company since March 1994. With great ambition, he always pursued the goal of providing the municipal services of the ESB in a citizen-friendly, economical and environmentally conscious manner. Jacobs has been responsible for many projects and developments. These include the construction of the recycling center and the realignment of waste collection logistics. Most recently, Jacobs was responsible for the reorganization of the Bocholt cemetery system, including the construction of the mourning hall. He continues his professional activities with an engineering firm.

Jacobs is handing over a well-positioned business to Welberg. Both agree that the good qualifications and high motivation of the 185-strong ESB workforce are the "decisive criteria for operational success.