To meet the demand for reusable transport layer pads, Cartonplast Group has invested in a new service and logistics centre in Schweitenkirchen, Germany.
Cartonplast (CPL) opened a new service and logistics centre in Schweitenkirchen at the end of October. In July, the 5,000 square metre hall and after a construction phase of just three months, the new location for the service of reusable transport layer pads on a rental basis was put into operation.
At the beginning of July, the installation of two ultra-modern, environmentally friendly cleaning systems for the plastic interlayers (KZL) began. The installations were successfully completed within a very short space of time and the „round-the-clock three-shift operation“ has been running since the end of October.
15 million KZL are inspected here every year, hygienically cleaned and delivered to customers from the container industry (glass, PET containers and cans) and returned. Defective polypropylene layer pads are 100 per cent recycled and processed into new ones, which then flow back into the logistics cycle. The company employs Currently 20 new employees in Schweitenkirchen.
„With an increased service capacity in southern Germany, we can Fast delivery times thanks to shorter transport routes and store the intermediate layers for the service orders professionally until they are called off. With this investment in growth, the ultra-modern cleaning systems and our highly motivated employees, we are ready to meet all future challenges.“
Olaf Langenstein, Production Manager Germany
Investments in sustainable corporate development
Overall, CPL is investing around two million euros into the new plant with future capacity expansions planned. There are also plans to clean plastic pallets at this site next year. The newly developed pallets, especially for the glass container industry, have been very well received on the market, which also made this growth step necessary to expand the logistics network.
CPL has also invested in new facilities in order to ensure optimal work processes and an efficient workflow. The Workplace design for employees also took centre stage. Both the individual requirements of the employees and the obligation to provide workplaces under Health aspects The aim of the project was to organise the service locations in the same way as the other service locations.
„The current investment in our new Schweitenkirchen site secures our growth“, says Michael Heikenfeld, CSO of Cartonplast, „and also thanks to the newly developed pallets in combination with our layer pads, we are now ideally equipped with a One-stop transport service for our customers,“ adds Thomas Grimm, Head of Supply Chain Management.
„This investment helps us to meet the continuing high demand for plastic layer pads for transport. The use of reusable transport products is growing on the market and with the market, thus also securing jobs - in Schweitenkirchen as well as at the other Cartonplast sites.“
Serkan Koray, CEO of Cartonplast
ISO 9001 and ISO 22000 certification after opening
The ISO 9001 and ISO 22000 certification audit was successfully completed at the end of October, even though the site had only been in operation for a very short time. This is an excellent achievement by the entire team.
„Cartonplast pays attention at all locations to a Effective quality and environmental management system. The achievement of our corporate goals is reflected in the measurable quality results from our efficient and transparent service processes. And the best proof of our quality capability is our successfully completed ISO 9001 and ISO 22000 certification audits.“
Sebastian Brzozowski, Head of QA
Source: Cartonplast Group GmbH
