Richard Geiss GmbH
The history of our company
The history
How it all began. 1959 to present day
Having finished painting the garden wall, Richard Geiss started to clean the paintbrush in 1958. But as an environmentally-conscious and responsible father, he didn‘t want to just pour the solvent he used to clean the brush down the sink.
In this little everyday moment, a great vision was born: sustainable and resource-efficient processing of dangerous solvents. He recognised the real potential of his idea a few days later, when he noticed at his job as an industrial mechanic that a large quantity of solvent was being wasted by ineffective use. As a man of action, Richard Geiss threw himself straight into developing a method to solve all of these problems. The Richard Geiss company has now been processing solvents since 1959.
Richard Geiss GmbH experience continual success, and grew to be one of the largest solvent recyclers in Europe. Thanks to its high standards, it is a highly sought-after producer and supplier of high-quality solvents. With a current total capacity of 50,000 tons, the Geiss distillation systems set the standards for the entire branch.
Richard Geiss GmbH: Milestones
- 1959:Company founded in Anzing near Munich
- 1962:Disposal of distillation residues from textile cleaning facilities
- 1967:Relocation of the company headquarters to Offingen. Processing of almost exclusively halogen-containing solvents (such as perchloroethylene, trichloroethylene, methylene chloride)
- 1979:Commissioning of a rotary kiln for the thermal recycling of per-free distillation residues from textile cleaning
- 1990:Increase in the purity of perchlorethylene to at least 99.9% high-purity in accordance with DIN 53978. Construction and commissioning of a solvent transfer hall with a CFC-tight hall floor
- 1991:Product development and expansion for the area of surface cleaning and degreasing
- 1996:Expansion of the processing capacity of halogen-free organic solvents, which predominantly come from the chemical and pharmaceutical industries
Richard Geiss GmbH: Milestones
- 2009:Richard Geiss GmbH starts its 50th anniversary year
- 2011:Commissioning of Pilot Plant Laboratory expansion
- 2013:Commissioning of tank container storage and substitute burner
- 2016:Expansion of the contract degreasing business area: New construction of an 800 m2 hall, commissioning of a new Pero cleaning system
- 2017/2018:Expansion of the processing capacity of halogen-free organic solvents, which predominantly come from the chemical and pharmaceutical industries
- 2021/2022:Modernization and capacity expansion of rotary kiln
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