In 1986 the company - MDV mobile Datenvernichtung GmbH - was founded by Bernd Hölscher in Werne.

As can already be seen from the company name, the focus of disposal activities at that time was the mobile destruction of data in the form of paper files.

The business idea was to offer the customer the greatest possible service in destroying his old files. For example, a paper shredding machine was mounted on a truck, with which one was then able to destroy the data material to be disposed of directly at the customer's site. The customer not only saved transport routes and costs, but also had the opportunity to be present when the sensitive documents were destroyed and to personally convince themselves of the proper destruction. Even then, the shredded paper was brokered and made available to the paper industry for recycling.

As one of the first companies in Germany,

Hölscher Disposal GmbH was certified as a waste disposal company by DEKRA in 1998.

Today the medium-sized family company is run by Thomas Hölscher, the brother of the company founder, and is part of the Hölscher Group.