Employee portrait: Tobias Wischermann – product developer for sustainable packaging

The motto of life “Do what you love” could come directly from our product developer Tobias Wischermann. He has been working in ECOCOOL administration since summer 2022: “The position as product developer with a focus on sustainable packaging solutions was a stroke of luck for me, as I can now combine my interests with my […]

Audit passed again with flying colours – best qualified according to ISO 9001:2015

“Quality and reliability are two key targets of our company,” explains Katharina Brüssel, certified quality management officer at ECOCOOL. No wonder, then, that ECOCOOL GmbH as well as ECOCOOL Service GmbH are certified according to ISO 9001:2015. Every year, the two companies are externally audited by DEKRA Certification GmbH. “We are very proud that we […]

ECOCOOL and Lebenshilfe do a “shift change”

Our apprentices David Gotthardt and Tibor Bielwaski took part in this year’s Schichtwechsel (shift change) event on 22nd September. Initiated in 2019 by the German Federal Association of Sheltered Workshops (BAG WfbM), this remarkable day of action gives employees from different companies and industries the chance to take on a new perspective by swapping jobs […]

New trainees at ECOCOOL – Seamless training into professionalism

ECOCOOL customers have known him for a long time and his colleagues also value Dominique Holzmann’s expertise. It seems ages ago that he was still a trainee. Because he is a real asset to the team – and not just since he passed his exams. ECOCOOL’s training programme is so practice-oriented that it enables trainees […]

Additional production hall and a modern office building – ECOCOOL continues to grow

Fresh from moving into their new warehouse and production hall, ECOCOOL promptly continues its expansion: another new building for administration and production is being constructed between the existing office building and the new hall. “We are still developing very positively. This always needs new space,” explains Managing Director Dr Florian Siedenburg. ECOCOOL can once again […]

Big vaccination campaign at ECOCOOL – Together against the coronavirus

Since the beginning, strict hygiene rules and a close-knit testing strategy have been crucial building blocks in ECOCOOL’s plan of action to protect us all against COVID-19. “Although these hygiene arrangements are helpful and extremely important, we can only find a sustainable way out of the pandemic once the population has sufficient immunisation with the […]

Member of the “Partnership Environment Company” – Spotlight on sustainable insulating packaging

The members of the “Environmental Business Partnership” all have one thing in common: they do more than the bare legal minimum for the environment, ensuring a strong and sustainable business location in the state of Bremen. ECOCOOL is now also part of this network, joining the list of renowned, environmentally committed companies in Bremerhaven and […]

For food and pharma – New product by ECOCOOL: ECO-XTREME thermal covers

“Our thermal covers are the ideal solution for shipping temperature-sensitive products on critical routes,” explains Dr Florian Siedenburg. They are among the standard products in the ECOCOOL range and offer protection from both excessively high and low temperatures. The portfolio encompasses a range of designs depending on the requirement. New at ECOCOOL: the ECO-XTREME thermal […]

New hall at the company headquarters: an extra 800 square metres for fast-movers

Completely in his element, Jan Siedenburg discusses the next steps with his site manager. The operations manager is impatient. He wants to put the new hall into use as soon as possible. Unfortunately, the pandemic has resulted in delays with the construction firms. But now the project is almost finished. ECOCOOL is expanding its storage […]

Employee profile: All-rounder and globetrotter – Lukas von See

If one thing can be said about him, it’s that Lukas von See is a true all-rounder. And not just at the ping pong table. Also professionally, he is among the linchpins of management and – at just 28 years of age – he is almost one of the “veterans” of the ECOCOOL workforce. But […]

Partner profile: altona Diagnostics GmbH – Molecular diagnostic tests based on real-time PCR

In 2015 the Zika virus was wreaking havoc in Brazil and the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency. In Hamburg-Altona, reliable test methods were being developed for the virus at that time – and they were successful. In 2016, altona Diagnostics GmbH introduced the world’s first CE-IVD-certified real-time PCR test for the Zika […]

New: Water-based cooling elements

“The wants and needs of our customers are among the main incentives driving us to continuously develop our products and expand our range,” explains Dr Florian Siedenburg. It was HelloFresh, for example, that provided the idea for the new water-based cool packs. “HelloFresh envisaged an even more sustainable cool pack solution based on gel,” continues […]