AUER News

Far-sighted investments in the business location and an early commitment to high-performance digital intralogistics pay off in big ways: In 2022, Auer generated a record €130 million in turnover in spite of global crises and even topped the high-turnover year of 2021. EBITDA improved by nearly 20 percent: Auer generated a total of €36.8 million here. The company’s workforce rose to about 200 employees. The family-run company has been generating continuous growth for years. It picked up additional momentum last year as a result of major orders placed by the recycling industry and the launch of the company’s own kitchen & lifestyle brand, which is named after the company’s founder, the visionary Robert Auer. Drawing on 35 years of experience in plastic processing and packaging design, the company created a broad spectrum of more than 70 kitchen products, ranging from measuring spoons to steamers. 2022 was also a year of product development in the area of packaging. For the company’s Euro containers, Auer Packaging introduced seven innovative enhancements, including a practical connection system and a hinged lid that keeps splash water and dust at bay. The company got the new financial year off to a successful start by opening its new logistics centre in Amerang right on schedule.

January 2023

An entire series of product innovations has been introduced right in time for FachPack in Nuremberg, Germany. These innovations begin with Euro containers equipped with the Pro hinged lid, a feature in which an integrated rubber seal encircles the rim. Working with a clamping lever, the seal helps to keep the container’s content safely protected from most external effects.

Euro-format storage boxes with open fronts now come with transparent viewing flaps. These flaps provide a clear overview of the content and fast access to it.

Closed Euro containers equipped with the new coupling system can be locked and reopened with a flick of the wrist. The coupling system enables a stack of Euro containers to be turned into a compact tower that can be handled like one single container.

The colourful covers are now available for Euro containers, and these covers can be used to close the open handles by a simple clipping process. They also make it possible to easily create a colour-coded organisational system.

New additions to the system trolleys for Euro containers include versions without drawers in which the containers can hold rigid or inclinable trays as well as a model equipped with pallet-format XXL trays – for really big loads!

September 2022

The traditional brand Schwalbe was the first bicycle tyre manufacturer to introduce a system for returning and recycling used bicycle tyres of all brands. Old tyres thus become new Schwalbe tyres – all without waste and with CO₂ savings of 80 per cent. Although it sounds relatively simple, it requires plenty of technology and expertise in development. In addition to the technical questions about the new circular economy, there was one logistical hurdle above all: the input material has to be collected and transported across a wide area. So the list of requirements was lengthy: the container had to be extremely stable and retain its shape, so that the sides would not warp under the heavy loads. Additionally, it needed to be weatherproof, since it would be set up outdoors. And it had to have a lid in order to protect the contents from weather conditions. And, finally, the container should collapsible to save space during transport back to its location. The search engine returned a single manufacturer that met these criteria: AUER Packaging. The winner was the collapsible large load carrier GLT 1210/125 with place-on lid – produced in black from reclaimed materials to match the customer and the topic. Following the successful project launch, there are currently 2,000 AUER boxes being used as the fundamental component of Schwalbe’s new logistics system for bicycle tyre recycling.

August 2022

AUER Packaging GmbH to become AUER GmbH: The new name provides a solid foundation for the company’s existing brand structure. Over the course of the 35-year history of the company, we have developed multiple product lines that are directed at different target groups. Now it’s time to give the company a new structure to help our customers better find their way in our brand and product portfolio.

To date, the company had done business as AUER Packaging GmbH – and the products in the transport and logistics segment were sold under this name. In April 2022 we added the lifestyle brand ROBERT AUER, which complements the portfolio with products in the kitchen and living segment. To create greater clarity, AUER Packaging and ROBERT AUER will be continued as independent brands under the shared umbrella of AUER GmbH going forward.

July 2022

The heart of the system boxes made by AUER Packaging is their innovative coupling system. The system enables the boxes to be quickly and securely attached to one another, on special transport rollers, on hand trolleys with the appropriate attachment – and now on the wall or floor, wherever you wish. The newest member of our range of accessories is an attachment that can be mounted horizontally or vertically. It is equipped with a coupling system that creates a completely secure bond with all products in the system box line that have the same basic dimensions.

July 2022

Following record sales of 120 million euros in 2021, another high-water mark was recently surpassed: with a total volume of 7.9 million euros, AUER Packaging received the largest individual order in the company’s history in May 2022. A Danish company ordered a large number of the collapsible big boxes with opening flaps in the Euro pallet basic dimensions of 120 × 80 cm and a height of 100 cm. Additionally, the containers will be equipped with customer-specific lids. The KLK 1208, which is the item number of the collapsible big box in the Euro format, is used in the recycling process for PET bottles and aluminium cans.

May 2022

The IBC family is growing! ‘IBC’ stands for ‘intermediate bulk containers’ and describes plastic containers for storing and transporting liquids and pasty contents. To date, customers could choose between the classic non-foldable container with a steel tube frame and integrated plastic pallet and the foldable bag-in-box system, which involves packaging the contents in cost-effective liner bags. The load-bearing element in this design is a stable plastic container which, when not in use, can be collapsed to save space. But an IBC is often acquired for continuous use, and filling as well as removing the contents is done from above. This is where the new non-foldable version comes in, which is significantly more cost-effective but just as stable. A stainless-steel filling bridge comes with the new bag-in-box IBC as standard which can be used to fill and empty the liner bags. The bag-in-box IBC is available with a capacity of 250, 500 and 600 litres.

May 2022

Our next product innovation of the year just went online: starting immediately, the popular insertable bins that ensure perfect order in our assortment boxes can also easily be used in Euro containers. This is made possible by a special insert in which the insertable bins are perfectly placed. Thanks to recesses which the insertable bins click into according to the building block principle, they are affixed to prevent slipping – even if the container is only partially loaded. The adjustment grid of the insert enables individual loading with all models of insertable bins.

April 2022

The time has come: our brand-new and fresh brand has been online since 30 March! With the expertise in plastic design and in processing which we have gained over 30 years in the packaging sector, we are launching an entirely new product world to the market. Plain and simple, the new brand is named after its originator: Robert Auer. More than 70 innovative kitchen products – from measuring spoons to steam cookers – are available to choose from for the brand launch. What all the products have in common is the premium design with a clear colour and form language, the extremely sophisticated functionality of each individual product and the consistent use of high-quality plastics. Over the medium term, the range will also be expanded to the living segment – a designer chair is nearly ready for series production. All products and additional information can be found at www.robertauer.com.

April 2022

2021 was a year marked by strong growth at AUER Packaging. Key foundations had already been laid in this respect in 2020 by focusing on improved efficiency and more effective logistics. The massive expansion of the warehousing and dispatch team, the digitalisation of logistics processes and a further increase in production capacities led to record sales of almost EUR 120 million in 2021. The previous record level from 2018 was therefore surpassed by about 20%. EBITDA grew continually from EUR 14.7 million in 2018 to 29.6 million in 2021. This was outdone only by the growth of our team in this period, namely from 70 to about 200 employees.

February 2022