WERIT
WERIT Kunststoffwerke is a modern, family-owned company operating throughout Europe with an active, tangible corporate culture. With its headquarters in Altenkirchen, WERIT has stood for innovative plastic products since 1949. Since its foundation, the company has developed steadily and continuously expanded its core competencies in the production processes of injection moulding and large hollow blow moulding.
With around 500 employees at ten branches in Europe, WERIT today produces a wide range of products that fulfil both cross-industry core requirements and specific customer needs. The company has been living the values of diversification, innovation and customer proximity for 75 years.
WERIT is organised into three business divisions:
- Packaging Technology: Industrial packaging such as intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), canisters, reusable transport containers and plastic pallets for various industries.
- Building Technology: Plumbing, water systems, and tank systems for buildings and infrastructure projects.
- Reconditioning: Processing and reusing industrial packaging with the goal of extending its service life and keeping materials in the cycle.
These business areas form the Group's main areas of business and reflect the combination of traditional expertise and innovative solutions.
value driven - future ready.
"The fascination of creating something new from synthetic plastics is still the foundation of the company philosophy today and is in the blood of the entrepreneurs."
Management
Ekkehard Schneider
Managing Partner
Jörg Schneider
Managing Partner
Marian Weger
Managing Partner
Management
Kerstin Dorn
Managing Director DACH & Eastern Europe
Sunny Prakash
Managing Director UK
Patrick Blanck
Managing Director France and Spain
Our history
What began in 1949 with four plastic Bakelite presses and the firm conviction that the future belonged to synthetic plastics is now a European group of companies with ten locations. The history of WERIT is a history of technical pioneering achievements: 1964 the one millionth plastic cistern, 1970 the world's largest heating oil tank (2,000 litres) blown in one piece - presented as a world first at the ISH Frankfurt, 1974 the construction of the world's largest extrusion blow moulding machine for tanks up to 5,000 litres, developed and built entirely in-house.
At the end of the 1970s, WERIT developed the Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) - a 1,000-litre container on a pallet, which replaced the steel containers that had been common up to that point on the market within a decade. Since then, WERIT has consistently developed IBC technology further: from the world's first 300-litre IBC COMPACTline (2017) to the radiation-sterilised NUTRiline aseptic for the food industry (2019).
"We are working together to continue providing our customers with innovative solutions of proven quality in the future."
Our business units
WERIT consolidates its expertise into three clearly defined business units—each with a strong focus on technological expertise and specific industry requirements.
Packaging technology
- Focus: Industrial packaging & transport solutions
- Management: Nina Schnitzler
- Products: IBC containers, reusable transport packaging, canisters, pallets
- Strong in: robust, reusable packaging solutions for a variety of demanding industries.
Building services engineering
- Focus: Plumbing & Building Services, including Water Technology Solutions
- Management: Benjamin Schmid
- Focal points: Sanitary technology, tank technology, sustainable water technology for efficient water utilisation solutions
- Goal: More sustainability in construction & operation - technically well thought-out, economically sensible
Reconditioning
- Focus: Circular economy & recycling
- Management: Lars von Schweppenburg
- Services: Take-back and processing of industrial packaging (including the PACKONE service)
- Mission: Extend the useful life of industrial packaging and keep it in the material cycle through reconditioning
Quality management
WERIT operates a certified quality management system in accordance with ISO 9001 at all production sites. The German sites in Altenkirchen and Buchholz have also been certified in accordance with ISO 50001 (energy management system) since 21 August 2014. The Altenkirchen and Wissembourg (France) sites have FSSC 22000 certification for food applications; the Manchester (UK), Altenkirchen and Wissembourg sites also have halal and kosher certificates.
The British site is BRC Global Standard certified. WERIT is an active member of the IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen e.V. and supports the development of product-relevant standards and approval procedures. Since 2018, WERIT has been operating a clean room production facility at the Altenkirchen site in accordance with FDA, GMP and HACCP standards for the production of hygiene-critical IBC components. All certificates are available as PDF documents on the quality page.
Resource Efficiency and the Circular Economy as a Strategic Goal
WERIT takes environmental, social, and economic issues into account in its corporate development. Key areas of focus include circular systems, the reconditioning of industrial packaging, and the reduction of energy and material consumption in production.
Sustainability & responsibility
WERIT has been a member of the German Global Compact Network and a participant in the United Nations Global Compact since October 2020. In doing so, WERIT is committed to the ten principles in the areas of human rights, labor standards, the environment, and anti-corruption.
WERIT was awarded a silver medal in the EcoVadis Sustainability Rating 2026. The rating evaluates the assessed company’s sustainability management system in the areas of the environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.
As part of the REMONDIS Sustainability Certificate, savings of 169.7 metric tons of primary raw materials, 715.8 MWh of energy, and 93.4 metric tons of CO₂ equivalents were calculated for the 2025 reporting year through the recycling of the waste streams under consideration, compared to the use of primary resources.
Career at WERIT
WERIT offers a wide range of career opportunities in a successful European family business with long-term prospects. We are looking for skilled workers, trainees, dual students, interns, freelancers and applicants for student research projects and dissertations or unsolicited applications.
There are vacancies in areas such as production, logistics, sanitary installation, maintenance, electronics, toolmaking and administration. Career opportunities are currently available primarily at the Altenkirchen and Buchholz sites.
