Family-owned mineral spring bottler that fills and distributes mineral water, healing water, schorles and soft drinks
Ensinger Mineral-Heilquellen GmbH
Vaihingen/Enz-EnsingenNew on Amplifa
About Ensinger Mineral-Heilquellen
Ensinger Mineral-Heilquellen GmbH is a family-run mineral spring bottler founded in 1952 and headquartered in Vaihingen/Enz-Ensingen (Baden-Württemberg). The company draws mineral and healing water from eight deep wells at the foot of the Eselsberg, at depths between 45 and 100 metres, and fills around 123 million litres of beverages annually. The product range includes natural mineral water (including Ensinger Sport, NaturQuell and Gourmet organic mineral water), the officially approved Schiller Quelle healing water, isotonic sports drinks, direct-juice schorles from German orchard fruit, soft and vitamin drinks as well as canned beverages. Bottling takes place on two PET filling lines with environmentally friendly Petcycle bottles and on a large returnable glass line; 0.25-litre cans are also filled. The value chain extends from water extraction through filling to storage in the block warehouse with around 10,000 Euro pallet spaces and logistics. With around 180 employees and revenue of approximately 59 million euros, Ensinger ranks among the established beverage industry businesses in Baden-Württemberg.
- Site
- Vaihingen/Enz-Ensingen
- Processes
- Filling of mineral water, healing water, schorles and soft drinks, Filling on PET lines, Filling on returnable glass line, Production of isotonic sports drinks, Direct juice processing (without fruit concentrates and without added flavourings), Can filling, Storage and logistics (block warehouse for Euro pallets), Plant tours/guided visits for groups (15–30 people)
- Materials
- Natural Ensinger Sport mineral water, Natural Ensinger Gourmet organic mineral water, Schiller Quelle healing water, Natural Ensinger NaturQuell mineral water, Apple direct juice, Blackcurrant direct juice, Grape direct juice, Orange juice from orange juice concentrate
- Founded
- 1952
- Employees
- 180
- Industries
- Beverage industry, Mineral water/healing water, Fruit schorles/soft drinks
- 01
Water extraction from 8 deep wells (45–100 m depth)
- 02
Beverage production (schorles, sports and soft drinks)
- 03
Filling on PET, returnable glass and can lines
- 04
Storage in block warehouse (approx. 10,000 Euro pallet spaces, around 5 million
- 05
Logistics and distribution (online shop, retailer network)
Raw materials and packaging
PET (Petcycle bottles)
Environmentally friendly PET bottles are produced and filled on two PET lines.
Glass (returnable bottles)
The returnable glass bottle takes priority on the large glass filling line.
Aluminium can (0.25 l)
Heimat Spritz grape juice schorle is filled in 0.25-litre cans.
Mineral and healing water
Water from the Gypsum Keuper strata of the Ensinger valley basin with high mineralisation (including calcium 552 mg/l, magnesium 121 mg/l).
Direct juices
Direct juices from Baden-Württemberg orchard cultivation and other German growing regions, without fruit concentrates and without added flavourings.
Site
Vaihingen/Enz-Ensingen
DEHeadquarters, production/filling, logistics and administration centre
- Materials
- Mineral and healing water, direct juices, PET, glass
- 2 PET filling lines
- 1 large glass filling line
- 8 deep wells (45–100 m depth)
- Block warehouse (approx. 10,000 Euro pallet spaces, around 5 million bottles)
- Logistics centre (approx. 9,000 m² storage area, since 1999)
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filling of mineral water, healing water, schorles and soft drinksFilling/beverage industry | – | – | – | over 120 million litres/year | – |
| Filling on PET linesFilling/beverage industry | – | – | – | – | PET (Petcycle bottles) |
| Filling on returnable glass lineFilling/beverage industry | – | – | – | – | Glass (returnable bottles) |
| Production of isotonic sports drinksFilling/beverage industry | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direct juice processing (without fruit concentrates and without added flavourings)Filling/beverage industry | – | – | – | – | Apple direct juice, Blackcurrant direct juice, Grape direct juice |
| Can fillingFilling/beverage industry | – | – | – | – | Can (0.25 l) |
| Storage and logistics (block warehouse for Euro pallets)Logistics | – | – | – | approx. 10,000 pallet spaces / around 5 | – |
4 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PET filling line | – | 2 | – | – | Vaihingen/Enz-Ensingen |
| Glass filling line (large line) | – | 1 | – | – | Vaihingen/Enz-Ensingen |
| Deep wells (water extraction) | – | 8 | Depth 45–100 m (according to Wikipedia) | – | Ensingen |
| Block warehouse | – | 1 | approx. 9,000 square metres of logistics area, approx. 10,000 spaces for Euro pallets, around 5 | 1999 | Vaihingen/Enz-Ensingen |
Additional services
History
- 1948
The municipality of Ensingen drills at the foot of the Eselsberg in search of water for the public water supply; at 110 °dH the water is too hard for drinking water.
- 1952
Wilhelm Fritz senior buys the wells and founds Ensinger Sprudel (Ensinger Mineral-Heilquellen GmbH) with his four sons Eberhard, Otto, Wilhelm and Erich.
- 1999
Construction of a logistics centre with administration building on a 44,600 m² site; storage area approx. 9,000 m².
- 2018
Annual filling volume 120 million litres, revenue approx. €48 million.
- 2025
Revenue approx. €59 million/year, sales approx. 123 million litres/year, 180 employees, 7 apprentices.