Bergchemie J.C. Bröcking + Co. GmbH

About Bergchemie

Bergchemie J.C. Bröcking + Co. GmbH is a family-owned company founded in 1757 and based in Wuppertal, operating a wholesale chemical distribution business with warehouse stock. Its product range includes solid chemicals such as salts, acids and alkalis as well as liquid products including alcohols, xylene and hydrogen peroxide. The stored products are repackaged, mixed or diluted to customer requirements, filled into approved packaging and delivered with the company's own fleet; loose liquids are transported by tank trucks with a capacity of up to 20,000 litres. In addition to an external warehouse for incident-regulation products at Bahnhof Loh, the company operates a laboratory for quality assurance and offers consulting on the construction and operation of storage, filling, water treatment and industrial plants. Customers come from industries such as metal processing, textile finishing, paper and food industry, pharmacy, flue gas cleaning as well as drinking water and wastewater treatment. An in-house solar system generates environmentally friendly electricity for the operation.

Site

Wuppertal

Processes

Warehousing (acids, alkalis, solids, alcohols, xylene, hydrogen peroxide), Repackaging, mixing and diluting to customer requirements, Delivery with own fleet (tank trucks up to 20,000 litres of loose liquid), 24/7 emergency telephone, Consulting on the construction and operation of storage, filling, water treatment and industrial, Laboratory for quality assurance and customer-specific services, Consulting and planning

Materials

Caustic soda (sodium hydroxide solution), Sulphuric acid, Hydrogen peroxide, Solid chemicals (salts, acids, solids), Warehousing and incident-regulation storage, Repackaging, mixing, diluting

Certificates

RC certificate (Responsible Care), Responsible Care (RC certificate), Approval for incident-regulation storage under 12. BImSchV, 24/7 emergency telephone

Founded

1757

Industries

Pharmacies, pharmaceuticals & hospitals, Metal processing industry, Textile finishing, Paper industry, Food industry, Flue gas cleaning / air purification

1. 01

   Warehousing of liquid and solid chemicals

2. 02

   Repackaging, mixing and diluting to customer requirements

3. 03

   Filling into approved packaging

4. 04

   Laboratory quality assurance

5. 05

   Delivery with own fleet or tank trucks

Chemicals and Services

Sites

Wuppertal (Rudolfstraße 14)

DE

Head office and warehouse of the chemical wholesale business

Materials

Acids, alkalis, solids, alcohols, xylene, hydrogen peroxide

• Laboratory for quality assurance
• Own fleet with tank trucks up to 20,000 litres
• Solar system

Wuppertal (Loher Höhe 14)

DE

External warehouse for incident-regulation products (Bahnhof Loh)

Materials

Packaged incident-regulation products (WGK 1/2)

• Incoming and outgoing storage of packaged substances only, no transfers
• Fire alarm system with direct connection to the fire brigade
• Operational alarm and hazard response plan

Inside the production

Quality and Safety

An in-house laboratory ensures product quality and carries out customer-specific services. The incident-regulation warehouse has been notified and approved under the 12th BImSchV; an alarm and hazard response plan coordinated with the Wuppertal fire brigade as well as an emergency telephone staffed around the clock complement the safety precautions.

History

1. 1757

   Start of the chemical trade with chemicals, dyes and bleaching agents for the textile industry located along the Wupper river; continued as a family business ever since.