Packservice is a new cooperation partner

19.09.2021 Daniela Musial-Lemberg News
The KIT-Gründerschmiede team is pleased to announce Packservice as a cooperation partner and host for some of our important CUBE events. We would like to introduce our new partner to you.

Who is Packservice and what does your company do?

In 1980, nobody was talking about outsourcing, digitalisation or co-packing. But Paul Spiering has the right instinct and founds the company Packservice in Karlsruhe. Spiering recognised the outsourcing trend early on – the outsourcing of packaging services to a professional partner. The first customers are large mail-order companies like Heine and Otto. And the company also wins major brand manufacturers as customers early on, including regional manufacturers such as UHU and the cosmetics group L’Oréal. Two companies that still rely on Packservice as a partner today. Since 1992, Packservice has been owner-managed in the second generation under the leadership of Ralph Spiering, the son of the company’s founder. Today, the group of companies has 30 locations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and employs 1400 people.  Packservice has been the “partner of strong brands” for over 40 years. Our customers include manufacturers of branded goods from a wide range of sectors, including cosmetics, food, pet food and fashion brands, as well as industrial and pharmaceutical companies. Our core business is co-packing (contract packing). This includes the packaging and commissioning of goods packages, the construction of POS displays, the filling of gift sets and Advent calendars or the machine processing of products.

Why are you so successful?

5 million coffrets, 6 million sleeves, 3.2 million shrinks, 1.5 million displays and 5.5 million OnPacks leave our production halls in Germany, Austria and Switzerland every year. Developments in the various industries and the growing demands of the trade are constantly changing the rules of the game for us as a packaging service provider. Speed is the decisive component here, because when every day counts in the battle for the end customer, perfect interaction between packaging and transport logistics is required. Our customers expect the highest quality and flexibility. We are able to deliver even high order volumes to retailers in top quality, just in time. Thanks to our campus concept, in which we work in-house at the customer’s or logistics provider’s premises, the finished goods can be passed on to the logistics provider without any loss of time. This ensures that even tightly scheduled promotions can be realised on time.

What distinguishes you from the competition?

In addition to the classic activities in the field of contract packaging, we offer our customers a comprehensive service along the entire supply chain, from packaging development to handover to the logistics provider for delivery to the retailer. We offer numerous consulting services, such as the optimisation of the packaging process or the development of packaging materials, often with a focus on sustainability. The Packservice Group focuses on digitalisation and automation. This includes modern ERP systems and an extensive range of machinery, including a CoBot.

Why do you support the KIT-Gründerschmiede and the Gründergrillen?

Why go far when the good things are so close? We are a company from Karlsruhe and have never lost our roots. Nevertheless, many people from Karlsruhe (students) don’t know us. That should change! We hope to gain an insight into the regional start-up scene and make many interesting contacts.  In addition, we like the concept of mentoring from the first idea to market entry and believe in the founding spirit.

Many thanks to Sarah Kraft, Head of Communications/Marketing, PACKSERVICE for the interview.

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