Azett GmbH & Co. KG

About Azett

Azett is a manufacturer of professional skin protection, skin cleansing, skin care and disinfection products as well as technical cleaners, founded in 1840, with headquarters and production in Ungerhausen in the Allgäu region. From the original soap boiler in Memmingen, a medium-sized company with over 60 employees in production, logistics, laboratory including research and development, administration and sales has developed. The range comprises more than 100 product solutions: skin protection creams, hand washing pastes, liquid soaps, skin care products, hand disinfection, workshop and industrial cleaners, kitchen and building cleaners as well as dispensing systems such as precomat. Around 70 % of production is private-label manufacturing with formulation development, label design, safety data sheets and CPNP notification. Customer groups include industry and trades, building cleaning, gastronomy and food, healthcare, waste management and public institutions; the company is represented in 40 countries.

Site

Ungerhausen

Processes

Manufacture of skin protection, skin cleansing, skin care and disinfection products, Private-label production (formulation development, labeling, safety data sheets), Manufacture of technical cleaners (workshop, industry, kitchen, building cleaning), Skin protection concepts (before/during/after work), Hand disinfection, Training and employee instruction on site, Consulting and on-site operational assessment, Private-label development (formulation development, label design, safety data sheets)

Materials

Cosmetic raw materials (skin protection/skin care), Cleaning agent raw materials (alkaline, acidic, solvent-free), Cosmetic raw materials, Cleaning agent raw materials, BaktEx raw material base

Certificates

ISO 22716 (Cosmetic GMP), ISO certificate 2022, Sustainability certificate, Code of Conduct

Founded

1840

Employees

over 60

1. 01

   Consulting and on-site operational assessment

2. 02

   Product tests on site

3. 03

   Formulation and product development in the laboratory

4. 04

   Production in Ungerhausen

5. 05

   Quality inspection according to Cosmetic GMP

6. 06

   Logistics and shipping

7. 07

   Training and employee instruction on site

8. 08

   Revision of the concept after 2 years

Product groups and raw materials

Locations

Ungerhausen

DE

Production and headquarters

Lot size

Prototype to large series (private label)

Materials

Cosmetic raw materials, cleaning agent raw materials

• Production facilities for skin protection and cleaning products
• Laboratory with research and development
• Logistics and warehousing

Product solutions

Inside the production

Processes & technical limits

Quality and certificates

The production of cosmetic products follows Cosmetic GMP (ISO 22716). Customer-specific concepts are accompanied by on-site product tests, employee training and revision after two years.

History

1. 1840

   Founding of the soap boiler by Johannes Köhle in Memmingen

2. 1859

   Origin of the name Azett: Alois Zahn – soap boiler

3. 1969

   Dietmar Frank takes over Azett from his uncle Eugen Frank

4. 1974

   Last production of soap bars

5. 2003

   Dr. Thomas Meneghini takes over Azett

6. 2007

   Acquisition of Alpencosmed from Kempten in the Allgäu

7. 2009

   Relocation to the new company building in Ungerhausen

8. 2017

   Acquisition of Precoderm GmbH from Düsseldorf, focus on skin protection

9. 2019

   Reorientation: focus on skin protection, workshop and hygiene concepts

10. 2021

    Modernization of the complete skin protection concept

11. 2023

    Publication of the 4-pillar vision (skin protection, workshop and hygiene concepts, quality, innovation)

12. 2024

    Presentation of the BaktEx disinfection concept at the Innovation Day for SMEs (Innovationstag Mittelstand) in Berlin