{"id":15120,"date":"2026-07-09T12:35:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geiss-gmbh.de\/ten-years-of-contract-cleaning-at-richard-geiss-gmbh\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T12:52:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:52:24","slug":"ten-years-of-contract-cleaning-at-richard-geiss-gmbh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geiss-gmbh.de\/en\/ten-years-of-contract-cleaning-at-richard-geiss-gmbh\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten years of contract cleaning at Richard Geiss GmbH"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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From the hotel bar to the production hall: How a spur-of-the-moment idea became a successful business venture<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Offingen (jm).<\/strong><\/p>

It all began with a casual chat at the hotel bar; today, the contract cleaning division at Richard Geiss GmbH in Offingen (G\u00fcnzburg district) has long since become a key pillar of the family-run company\u2019s service portfolio. Over the past ten years, just under 100,000 tonnes of various steel and stainless steel components have passed through the contract cleaning facilities at Richard Geiss GmbH. The company, which specialises in the recycling of solvents, is one of the leading providers in the whole of Europe. <\/strong><\/p>

\u201cIt\u2019s quite incredible what has been achieved here, and that we can now celebrate a decade of success in the contract cleaning business which is now used by over 150 customers,\u201d says Bastian Geiss, managing partner of Richard Geiss GmbH. The idea came to him one evening at the hotel bar in the Black Forest: \u201cA customer had closed down his business and offered to sell us his degreasing plant. At some point, we said: OK, we\u2019ll buy it.\u201d <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Really good<\/strong><\/p>

The original idea was to set up the plant at the company\u2019s headquarters in Offingen and use it solely for in-house training and trials in order to gain further experience in handling various solvents and stabilisers. That was until a business friend in the metal industry got wind of the installation and sent the first pallet cage to Offingen for testing. \u201cThe result was so good that he suddenly started sending us more and more components, because they were able to integrate the parts we had cleaned much better into the subsequent <\/p>

Launch in May 2016<\/strong><\/p>

From that moment on, it was clear to Bastian Geiss and his team: \u201cThis could work.\u201d So the company built a new hall and finally installed a Pero R5 cleaning plant in May 2016. That marked the official launch of the new business division. The first customers for the contract cleaning service came through word of mouth, and eventually the service took on a life of its own, becoming an indispensable pillar of the all-round service offered by Richard Geiss GmbH which has even been operating under its own brand name \u2013 RG4CLEAN PARTS \u2013 since 2025. <\/p>

Customers avoid having to make investments<\/strong><\/p>

\u201cCleaning processes in the metal industry are always a delicate matter. For many companies, it is no longer worthwhile to operate their own facilities. They\u2019re then grateful that we\u2019re taking this work off their hands,\u201d says Geiss. This was also the case for an automotive supplier based in the Allg\u00e4u region which was experiencing problems with its existing plant and was also facing a capacity bottleneck. Instead of investing in new technology, the company has been using Richard Geiss GmbH\u2019s contract cleaning service for many years now, with around three million components processed a year. The process is certified in accordance with VDA Standard 6.3. <\/p>

Ensure we remain able to deliver<\/strong><\/p>

Customers benefit from Richard Geiss GmbH\u2019s outsourcing services not only when faced with capacity bottlenecks, but also \u2013 and particularly \u2013 when quality issues arise in their own degreasing processes. \u201cIn industrial manufacturing, nobody can afford to have production come to a standstill and components not be delivered.\u201d \u201cWe help our customers to ensure they can guarantee their ability to deliver \u2013 even if there are issues with their own in-house cleaning process,\u201d according to Bastian Geiss. More and more companies are also using contract cleaning services as a fallback option, for example during scheduled maintenance work on their own facilities. <\/p>

Complete flexibility<\/strong><\/p>

This is also included in the comprehensive service offered by Richard Geiss GmbH: \u201cOur customers are free to choose whether we should send the cleaned components back to their factory or directly on to their customers,\u201d says Bastian Geiss. They are also free to choose the type of container. Blister packs are available, as is delivery in standardised SLCs (small load carriers). \u201cWe also tailor the logistics process precisely to our customers\u2019 needs,\u201d says Geiss. <\/p>

Unique selling point<\/strong><\/p>

With its high-end contract cleaning service as part of its portfolio, Richard Geiss GmbH has a USP throughout Europe: \u201cWe are the only provider that covers all sectors: we are solvent recyclers, solvent developers, solvent suppliers and, at the same time, users. With the help of our laboratory, we are also able to carry out a full range of services, such as residual contamination analyses. This combination of process, analytics and quality assurance is truly unique,\u201d explains Bastian Geiss.<\/p>

All under one roof at RG4Chemicals<\/strong><\/p>

This uniqueness now has a name: \u201cRG4Chemicals\u201d embodies Richard Geiss GmbH\u2019s commitment to offering its customers a one-stop service: from distillation and product distribution to laboratory and consultancy services, right through to the professional disposal of waste materials and, indeed, the cleaning of components in Offingen.<\/p>

About Richard Geiss GmbH<\/strong><\/p>

Richard Geiss GmbH is one of Europe\u2019s leading specialists in the field of solvent recovery, based in Offingen in the district of G\u00fcnzburg. The company produces high-purity distillates from solvent waste by distillative processing. Richard Geiss GmbH supplies solvents for industrial surface cleaning, textile cleaning, and the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Contract cleaning rounds off the range of services as the fourth business area. Richard Geiss GmbH employs approximately 110 people in Offingen. The company has an approved processing capacity of 50,000 tons of solvents per year, which are processed into high-purity distillates and is certified according to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001 as well as being a waste management specialist. Richard Geiss GmbH was founded in 1959 by Richard Geiss and today Bastian Geiss manages the family business in its third generation. <\/p>

Info:<\/strong><\/p>

Richard Geiss GmbHL\u00fc\u00dfhof 100, 89362 Offingen, Telefon 08224-807-0, info@geiss-gmbh.de, www.geiss-gmbh.de<\/p>

Press contact:<\/strong><\/p>

Fabian Baur, Product ManagementTel. 08224-807-78, fabian.baur@geiss-gmbh.de <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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