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: Sanitary technology, sustainable water technology and tank technology for buildings and infrastructure projects.
- Reconditioning: processing and recycling of packaging in the sense of closed loops to promote sustainability and resource efficiency.
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
Kerstin Dorn
Managing Director DACH & Eastern Europe
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 bundles its expertise in three clearly defined business units - each with a strong focus on technological expertise, sustainability and industry-specific requirements.
Packaging technology
- Focus: Industrial packaging & transport solutions
- Management: Nina Schnitzler
- Products: IBC containers, reusable transport packaging, canisters, pallets
- Strong in: robust, efficient and sustainable packaging solutions for various industries.
Building services engineering
- Focus: Sanitary & building technology including sustainable water technology
- 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: Conserving resources, closing the material cycle and designing sustainable processes.
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.
Sustainability as a strategic aspiration
Thinking and acting sustainably is an integral part of our corporate culture - from energy-efficient production processes to active participation in the circular economy and responsible use of materials. Our strategic goals are ecologically, socially and economically orientated, not just short-term PR statements.
Sustainability & responsibility
WERIT has been a member of the German Global Compact Network (DGCN) since October 2020 and is a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact - the world's largest initiative for responsible corporate governance with more than 15,000 member companies in over 160 countries. Membership obliges WERIT to align itself with ten international principles on human rights, labour standards, environmental protection and the prevention of corruption. In addition, WERIT has been awarded the EcoVadis Bronze certificate, an internationally recognised assessment of corporate sustainability performance.
The company's sustainability performance is measurable: Working together with the REMONDIS Group and using a calculation model developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology, WERIT achieved primary material savings of 169.7 tonnes, energy savings of 715.8 MWh and a CO₂ reduction of 93.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent during the last reporting year. These figures are updated annually and verified externally.
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.
