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We are continuing to invest in the Amerang site: in summer 2019 the go-ahead was given for work to commence on the construction of a third production hall at our approx. 50,000 m2 premises. From an architectural point of view, it will be designed and constructed in the same way as the other two existing production halls and will also boast approx. 3,000 m2 of floorspace. A total of 14 injection moulding machines were ordered in June 2019, six of which will be added to the fleet in production hall 2. The remaining eight machines will be put to work in the new production hall 3 as from February 2020. Two of the new injection moulding machines have a clamping force of 45,000 kN, which is equivalent to a pressure of 4,500 tonnes. The largest injection moulding machine measures 24 m x 5 m x 4 m and therefore occupies almost the entire width of the hall. Machines of this magnitude will enable us to also manufacture large products, such as our large load carriers and pallets, on site at our technology park for the first time ever. The hall is scheduled to be completed in December 2019.

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In the last financial year, for the first time ever in the company’s history, AUER Packaging’s total turnover exceeded the magical number of EUR 100 million. This is an impressive increase of 23.5% compared to the previous year. What's more, the company is optimistic about 2019 too.

One of the reasons for this is a huge order from Volkswagen AG. It is the largest single order that AUER Packaging has ever received. As part of the agreement, all plants Europe-wide across the entire VW Group will be supplied with AUER containers.

A lot is happening on the investment front too as a new warehouse is currently being built at the Amerang site. It will increase storage capacity in the future by an extra 6,300 m2 of usable floorspace. As from spring 2019, eight lorries will be able to be loaded and unloaded at the same time at numerous loading bays there. Plans are currently under way for a third production hall as well as injection moulding machines. In addition, seven injection moulding machines, which have recently been delivered, are currently being set up and will significantly increase production volume of Euro and KLT containers when they come on stream in mid-March.

The leadership ranks were expanded in January 2019 in order to create the optimum conditions to ensure future growth for the company and meet any related challenges head-on. New members were appointed to the leadership team with responsibility for four central key areas: Katharina Stoiber (30) is responsible for Finance, Monika Schmid (26) is in charge of Sales, Michael Wenninger (28) is responsible both for Administration and Training & Further Training, and Sergej Andert (30) has been appointed to the leadership team with responsibility for Production.

March 2019

For the first time ever, our trade fair team ventured into wintry Russia at the start of 2019: Upakovka, an international trade fair for packaging materials, packaging machines and machines for the production of packaging, was held in Moscow from 29 January to 01 February. “Ded Moroz” (“Grandfather Frost”) lived up to his name greeting us with temperatures as low as -15°C, icy winds and plenty of snow. Yet despite the wintry conditions and the language barrier, the trade fair experiment, in what was new territory for us, was a real success. The signs did look good from the beginning though anyway: the event organiser was expecting a total of around 25,000 trade visitors over an exhibition floorspace spanning more than 70,000 m2 spread over eight halls. The trade fair has been going since 1979 and this year more than 250 exhibitors from 22 countries signed up. We were able to make lots of new promising contacts at our 200-m2 stand.

February 2019

The construction of the new warehouse at our Amerang site is coming along nicely. The concrete foundations have already been laid and work has already begun on constructing the building’s shell. The new warehouse will increase Auer’s storage capacity by an extra 6,300 m2 of usable floorspace. In the future, the products manufactured on site will be temporarily stored in the warehouse prior to being shipped. The impressive dimensions mean that the company's logistics needs will be met for several years to come: once all the work has been completed, eight lorries will be able to be loaded and unloaded at the same time at several loading bays. The investment involved amounts to approximately EUR 7 million. According to the schedule, the building’s shell will be completed by December 2018, and the first lorries loaded with goods should start rolling out in spring 2019.

November 2018

The new XROC protective cases, which were launched this year, were the main focus of our stand at Photokina 2018 in Cologne. Our protective cases and trolleys are ideal for professional and amateur photographers who own high-quality cameras with interchangeable lenses and/or video equipment. The products proved to be extremely popular since they are exceptional value for money and fill a real gap in the market. Photokina, which we attended for the first time ever this year, also gave us the opportunity to showcase a selection of other containers which all photography enthusiasts are also sure to find extremely useful – for example for storing studio equipment and small components.

September 2018

FachPack in Nuremberg is to all packaging companies what CeBIt is to the consumer electronics and computer industry. The trade fair event of the year gave us the opportunity to showcase our entire range of products across a stand spanning 400 m2 and to present our new catalogue hot off the press. A particular stand-out feature of our stand at this year's FachPack was the way that the space was split right down the middle with a gangway which we incorporated into the stand design by installing our 20 m2 white show area there which this time was left in the very capable hands of our 6 trainees who came with us. They were in change of demonstrating how to use our tool boxes, protective cases and hand trolleys to interested passers-by. As usual, barista Fabian Schmid impressed visitors with his magical cappuccino skills and, as a consolation for the fact that our guests weren't able to take his playful and delicious treats back home with them, they received the “WachMacher (Pick-Me-Up) – the AUER take-away coffee experience”. Despite the fact that this time it felt as though there were fewer streams of visitors at the trade fair we still managed to make a lot of new contacts again at our stand.

September 2018

AUER Packaging has won this year’s iF Design Award. The coveted design prize has been awarded annually since 1953 and is considered one of the world's most important awards for outstanding design achievements. Both the assortment boxes and the tool boxes were awarded a prize. This increases the number of awards won by the company to four. The panel of judges, consisting of 58 design, industry and architecture experts, praised the consistently clear design of the assortment and tool boxes, and the simultaneous optimisation of product functionality. Auer Packaging won the “Packaging” category against 320 competitors. Overall, the panel evaluated 5,575 submissions from 59 countries.

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The company has recently expanded its range of small-load containers with a new product size, the Maxi-KLT 12415 (120 x 40 x 14.7 cm). KLT containers are not only used extensively in the automotive industry – the special containers are also increasingly used in various industries with a high degree of automation. Due to their specific quality and functionality characteristics, the KLT containers support highly automated production processes.

February 2017

The AUER Packaging product range will be further expanded in the area of small-volume plastic packaging: Screw-top tins that are food-safe and stackable by type will be available from the start of 2017. A special highlight is the version with comfort handle, which makes opening and closing as well as carrying the tins easier, especially for small hands. A two-component lid seals the tins reliably. In one version, the seal is integrated into the interior of the lid, while another version comes with a separate inner lid. The tamper-evident closure seals valuable products safely and clearly until the first opening.

October 2016

For the twelfth year in a row, packaging specialist AUER Packaging recorded above-average sales growth in 2015. Turnover increased by a further 10% compared with the previous year (€76 million), reaching €84 million at the end of the fiscal year. AUER Packaging anticipates another year of record turnover for the next fiscal year at around €90 million. Repeat large-scale orders from car manufacturers such as VW, Audi and BMW, as well as Robert Bosch, Schaeffler and MAN, are making a key contribution to fuelling continued company growth.

Construction work on another production hall and on a logistics hall with fully-automated high rack storage started in summer 2016. As stated by Robert Auer, “The expansion of production capacities on the Amerang site represents an important milestone in our continued growth.”

March 2016