Germany: Redtec Computing

Overview

Redtec Computing GmbH is Google’s German data-centre operations and infrastructure company. It is registered with the Hamburg commercial register under HRB 141935 and has its registered office at ABC-Straße 19, 20354 Hamburg. The company is a German GmbH and is classified as a large corporation under §267(3) HGB. Its FY2024 annual accounts were created in the German Unternehmensregister on 10 November 2025 and audited by EY GmbH & Co. KG.

Redtec Computing GmbH is a service company within the Alphabet group. Its FY2024 management report states that it functions mainly as a service company for Google Cloud EMEA Limited, Dublin, providing web-hosting services under a hosting agreement. The report states that Redtec operates and maintains facilities and technical service know-how for housing and maintaining communications, computer data and internet-related equipment used as telecommunications gateways and data centres.

Google Cloud’s subprocessor list identifies Redtec Computing GmbH, HRB 141935, as the German Google group subprocessor for Data Center Operations.

Ownership and group status

The FY2024 shareholder resolution identifies RAIDEN UNLIMITED COMPANY, 70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland, company number 431739, as the sole shareholder of Redtec Computing GmbH. The annual accounts state that Redtec Computing GmbH is included in the consolidated accounts of Alphabet Inc., Mountain View, California.

Leadership

The FY2024 annual report lists Paul Terence Manicle, Regional Controller EMEA, Dublin, Ireland, and Nancy Mable Walker Buurma, Los Altos, California, United States, as managing directors. Both are authorised to represent the company individually.

Role in Google’s German infrastructure

Redtec Computing GmbH is the German legal entity tied to Google’s German data-centre operations. Its revenue is generated under a cost-plus arrangement with Google Cloud EMEA Ltd; the report states that changes in Redtec’s cost base lead to corresponding changes in revenue.

Latest financial snapshot

FY2024
IndicatorValue
Revenue / Umsatzerlöse€419,260,194
Net profit / Jahresüberschuss€3,023,887
Profit before tax€11.65m
Profit after taxes€3.02m
Balance-sheet total / Bilanzsumme€1,073,363,442
Fixed assets€1,000,016,161
Equity€353,836,719
Equity ratio32.97%
Average employees25
Year-end employees29

The FY2024 figures are taken from Redtec Computing GmbH’s audited annual financial statements in the German Unternehmensregister. The profit-and-loss account gives €419,260,194 in revenue and €3,023,887 in annual net profit for 2024. The same account gives the 2023 comparatives as €340,123,954 in revenue and €6,080,891 in annual net profit. The management report states that revenue increased from €340.12m in 2023 to €419.26m in 2024, a rise of 23.27%, driven by the increased cost base under the intercompany hosting agreement. It also states that profit before tax was €11.65m, profit after income and other taxes was €3.02m, the balance-sheet total was €1,073.36m, equity was €353.84m and the equity ratio was 32.97%. The employee note gives 25 average employees in 2024, excluding managing directors and apprentices. The management report states that Redtec had 29 employees at 31 December 2024.