One Group, one vision

A new approach to maintenance.

The focus of the IRS Group is on the valeting and repair of cars and trucks. As a leading provider in Europe, our range of services includes spot painting, bodywork repair and painting, dent and hail damage repair without painting, as well as wheel rim repair and vehicle valeting.

We handle the claims management of major hail incidents for our customers just as professionally and efficiently as the accidental damage of an insurance customer or the valeting of the bodywork and interior of a returned leased vehicle.

Our customer base includes car dealerships, car insurers and loss adjusters as well as numerous fleet operators and leasing companies in Germany, the UK and Scandinavia.

We are committed to the German Sustainability Code

The responsible use of resources is an issue that is becoming increasingly important for companies, especially in the current climate. The IRS Group recognises this responsibility and has published a declaration on the German Sustainability Code in this context.

Reducing the consumption of resources as a key area of action in the DNK assessment consistently contributes to the IRS Group's strategic approach, in which ‘repair before renewal’ is practised when repairing damage. In addition, social issues such as anti-discrimination, equal opportunities and gender equality are also pursued as part of the Sustainability Code assessment.

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Management

Matthias Rolinski

CEO IRS Group

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Matthias Rolinski

CEO IRS Group

Successful expertise in the automotive claims market and a clear focus on customer needs: These are just two of the attributes that distinguish Matthias Rolinski and which our CEO applies to the IRS Group.

After a successful career in the automotive environment, including 7 years in a leading position at Carglass Germany, Matthias Rolinski switched industries in 2017 to Amplifon Deutschland GmbH. Under his leadership, the global market leader for hearing aid acoustics has become a top provider in Germany with more than 550 of its own specialist stores and 2,000 employees.

But the business economist was drawn back to the automotive industry. During his time at Carglass, Matthias Rolinski helped shape the rise of the industry leader in sales and marketing and, most recently, as Customer Director, was responsible for operations, sales and key account management.

At the IRS Group, in addition to growth through acquisitions, he is also focusing on optimizing processes in order to offer B2B partners and end customers all services related to the repair and reconditioning of vehicles from a single source.

Peter Sonntag

COO IRS Germany

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Peter Sonntag

COO IRS Germany

Peter Sonntag bringt umfassende Branchenerfahrung mit und hat zuvor unter anderem bei ALD Automotive und Carglass gearbeitet.
Bei ALD Automotive, dem europäischen Marktführer für Finanz- und Servicedienstleistungen im Automobilbereich, war er in verschiedenen Führungspositionen tätig.

In seiner Rolle als Head of National Sales and Operations bei Carglass war er für das operative und vertriebliche Filialgeschäft in Süd- und Ostdeutschland verantwortlich.

Zuletzt war er als Vice President Retail bei der Rameder Group tätig, Europas führendem Anbieter für die Montage von Anhängerkupplungen.

Michael Hanke

CFO IRS Group

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Michael Hanke

CFO IRS Group

Michael Hanke has been CFO of the IRS Group since October 2021. Before joining IRS, Mr. Hanke was Managing Director for the Nexan Group, one of the world's largest manufacturers of cables and cable systems. For over 20 years, Mr. Hanke has held international management and CxO responsibilities in industrial companies and automotive suppliers. As part of his entrepreneurial responsibility, he has repeatedly and successfully implemented complex change and transformation tasks. He is now bringing this experience to the IRS Group.

Michael Hanke studied industrial engineering at the Technical University of Karlsruhe and also earned a master's degree in business administration at the University of Aix-Marseille/France. In addition to his native German, he is fluent in English and French.

Clear strategy, steady growth

Our sales growth is achieved both through acquisitions and new customer acquisition. We are also constantly working to increase the profitability of our resources and processes by centralising administrative activities to a large extent and consistently optimising operational processes. The IRS Group has its headquarters in Hamburg. The following companies belong to our group: