Insight

With the construction of its new logistics centre, REISSER has made the largest investment in the company’s history. Scheduled for completion in 2024, the major logistics investment will set the company on course for continued growth in the future.

With over 100 years of experience in screw technology, REISSER has established itself as a specialist in fastening and connection elements. The new logistics centre, located around 30km from the company’s headquarters in Ingelfingen-Criesbach, Germany,  will see the company make an investment of €45 million. “For us, the expansion is a logical step that was planned with foresight,” points out Delia Pander, corporate communications at Reisser-Schraubentechnik GmbH. “The spatial capacities at our headquarters in Ingelfingen-Criesbach are too limited in the digital age for our ambitious strategic plans and growth targets. With the new logistics centre, which had its ground breaking ceremony in 2022, customers have the advantage of getting everything directly from one source.”

“The construction of the logistics centre will free up space at our headquarters in Ingelfingen, where we can then use this space to expand our machine park – ensuring the further expansion of our production and thus continue our growth course,” adds Delia. 

Production is at the heart of REISSER, with the company committed to ‘Made in Germany’ quality as the basis for perfect fastening solutions. REISSER’s focus and core competence is the production of stainless steel screws in grades A2/A4/A5/A8 and bi-metal. The company also manufactures steel screws in various grades and strengths, as well as other materials.

“We offer our customers the development and manufacture of their products according to their requirements, with the ability to provide customised solutions for a range of components if required,” highlights Delia. “We put the customer first and look to find solutions together, as equal partners. We also offer our customers added value in the form of services such as dimensioning software for dimensioning/calculation in timber construction, trapezoidal/sandwich profiles and solar installation; in-house electroplating services; as well as in the area of shelving systems at the point of sale.” 

Meeting sustainability needs

Through the new logistics centre, REISSER is also able to meet its customers’ requirements when it comes to sustainability. “For the new logistics building, we are relying on a modern and sustainable construction method,” mentions Delia. “The hybrid construction method, concrete-wood, will also play the leading role in the administration building. Wood is the more climate friendly building material, while prefabricated concrete elements – with their good properties in sound insulation, fire protection and load bearing behaviour – are the ideal components for a supporting structure.”

REISSER also recently installed a photovoltaic system on the roof of its headquarters. The system has an output of 137kWp and generates 145,000kWh of electricity annually, which the company uses for its own consumption. In addition, REISSER is currently expanding the
charging park for the company vehicles. Since October, a total of 28 charging points have been available at the company’s operations in Criesbach.

Delia adds: “A large part of our hall area in Osterburken is also covered with photovoltaics. The amount of electricity that we sustainably produce there covers the Osterburken site’s own needs. At the same time, the entire temperature control of the building is provided by a heat pump that uses the electricity we produce ourselves. Our halls are heated with a concrete core temperature control system. This has the advantage that the heat comes from below and air is not unnecessarily heated under the ceiling. Only the areas where employees are located
are heated, pure storage areas in the automated area are heated significantly less, and this will also help us to achieve less energy waste.”

Focused on new markets

REISSER has also recently shifted its focus onto the ventilated curtain façades and timber construction markets. “To help these markets we have developed new products that meet the needs of customers,” states Delia. “For instance, we have developed the REISSER spacer screw RDS for ventilated curtain walls, which enables simple, economical and almost thermal bridge-free installation of curtain type rear-ventilated façades on concrete and masonry. It is characterised by its sustainability and has a general building authority approval. It can also be used for new buildings, as well as for the renovation of existing buildings. It is therefore perfect for the simple renovation of an existing thermal insulation system. In fact, our new administration building, which is being built next to the new logistics centre, will be clad with a rear-ventilated façade – where the RDS spacer screw will be used.”