{"id":59373,"date":"2022-03-23T13:00:54","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=59373"},"modified":"2022-03-23T12:26:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T11:26:35","slug":"ecocool-puts-new-buildings-into-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/ecocool-nimmt-neue-gebaeude-in-betrieb\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecocool puts new buildings into operation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At the beginning of the year, Ecocool GmbH realised the construction project for a new production hall and an office building. The buildings were put into operation in mid-March. The production hall will be used to manufacture cooling elements and transport packaging for food and pharmaceutical products.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In 2021, the owner-managed company recorded a Increase in sales of almost 30 per cent<\/strong> The number of employees has also been increased and some of them are moving to the new buildings. The main plant will also be retained.<\/p>

In future, the new production building will Cooling elements manufactured<\/strong>. The space freed up in the main plant is used for Expansion of production capacities for insulated packaging<\/strong>, especially for thermal bonnets, such as those used in the air freight of sensitive pharmaceutical shipments.<\/p>

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The centrepiece of the new production hall is the 200 square metre Deep-freeze cell for storing pre-cooled batteries<\/strong>, which are delivered directly to customers by Themo lorry. Food wholesalers can also collect the refrigerated elements directly from the factory at the fishing harbour. These new services are offered by the company<\/a> since the middle of last year, so that online retailers no longer have to freeze the cooling elements themselves.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Due to the increased demand for online delivery of food and pharmaceuticals to the doorstep<\/strong> the end consumer, the company had already been steadily expanding its production site in recent years. The coronavirus pandemic has now accelerated this trend. For this reason, the company commissioned a new thermoforming machine for the production of cooling elements at the beginning of 2021 and also rented an additional 2,000 square metre warehouse.<\/p>