Start a locker-based service business in Berlin
Berlin's renters, start-ups and sharing culture suit rental, lending and parcel lockers.
Where lockers fit in Berlin
- Apartment buildings
- Co-working and offices
- Community spaces
Services to consider
- Libraries of things
- Rental lockers
- Parcel collection
These are potential business ideas; test demand with a pilot before expanding.
Local tip
Community groups and co-working spaces are natural pilot partners for lending.
How to launch
- Pick one district and one customer need.
- Secure a site with a building, business or community partner.
- Source lockers from us, another supplier, or retrofit existing ones.
- Configure services, pricing and access in the back office, then launch a pilot.
- Measure use and expand site by site.
Business set-up in Germany
Register a trade with the local trade office (Gewerbeamt) and with the tax office. Follow GDPR and works-council rules for workplace data. This is general information, not legal advice.
Cold winters; specify suitable outdoor hardware.