The Schumacher Packaging Group has its head office in the Bavarian town of Ebersdorf bei Coburg and is a go-to expert for tailor-made packaging solutions made of corrugated and solid board.
The medium-sized, owner-run company has been a productivity and technology leader in the packaging industry for many years. One important strategic advantage is that Schumacher Packaging combines a wide presence on the European market with uniformly high technology, quality and service standards at every location. The extensive product portfolio satisfies the packaging needs of many different sectors and extends from packaging for transport, automatic machines and sales, as well as folding boxes and trays through to gift packaging and displays.
As an integrated group of companies, Schumacher Packaging comprises two paper mills for recycled corrugated base paper, two board mills, twelve converting plants and various service centres. The company is managed in the third generation by brothers Björn and Hendrik Schumacher and employs around 3,700 people at 27 locations in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Great Britain and the Netherlands.
For almost 75 years, the company have been processing renewable raw materials from nature and doing everything it can to produce and design packaging that is even more climate-friendly. Through constant improvements and savings in the use of resources, Schumacher is continuously reducing the CO2 footprint for itself and customers. With its current innovation offensive of 700 million euros, Schumacher is investing in state-of-the-art, efficient and environmentally friendly technologies to achieve an ambitious goal of climate-neutral production by 2035. Because sustainability plays a central role in everything the company does.
As a medium-sized firm, Schumacher reacts very flexibly, quickly and agilely to market changes and the needs of customers. It is characterised by exceptionally fast delivery times and flexible production quantities. Even in times of increased demand and production bottlenecks due to scarce resources, the Schumacher team offers its customers solid prospects for the future. State-of-the-art machinery is used throughout its factories. Because digital progress is a central aspect and driver of its work.
As a company with a high level of dynamism and a doer mentality, Schumacher lead the way in the industry: because sustainability, digital progress and security of supply are its priorities – both today and in the future.
“Packaging Innovations & Empack 2023 will be Schumacher’s first UK exhibition and we are currently busy creating a stand that will enable us to showcase who we are and what we do best,” said Naomi Harvey, Business Development Manager at Schumacher UK.
“Our team is looking forward to meeting and talking with potential new partners.”