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 […]

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 […]

ISO 9001:2015: Second supervisory audit passed

“We have passed our second external supervisory audit,” explains Katharina Brüssel, certified quality management representative at ECOCOOL. This applies both to ECOCOOL GmbH and to EcoCool Service GmbH. Since our quality management system was first certified according to ISO 9001:2015 two years ago, it has undergone regular internal and external audits. For two years running […]

20 years of ECOCOOL – Interview with founder Heinrich Siedenburg and department head Valeska Busch

When asked if they have any good anecdotes to share, they start laughing. “Of course. You don’t spend 20 years with a company and not have a few stories,” says Heinrich Siedenburg. Valeska Busch confirms this with a grin. Now head of the Sewing department, she has been with ECOCOOL longer than almost anyone at the […]

Quality management system in accordance with ISO 9001:2015 – Successful supervisory audit

ECOCOOL did more than simply earn with aplomb its first quality management system certification in accordance with ISO 9001:2015. “A year on, we have also successfully passed our first supervisory audit,” says Katharina Brüssel. As ECOCOOL’s certified quality management officer, she was responsible for coordinating the audit. “For this supervisory audit, we went through every […]

“Smartliner” by ECOCOOL: New cooling packaging for online trade

Temperature-sensitive products require protection from the weather when sent via standard parcel services. ECOCOOL offers a particularly economical solution for this, and particularly for the booming online trade, with its new Smartliner cooling packaging. ECOCOOL expert Christian Wittenberg explains the special features of this new packaging innovation. What is the main strength of the Smartliner? […]