Trading, reconditioning and testing of IBC containers, drums, canisters and pallets – new and used.
Josef Kuhlen GmbH
Mönchengladbach (goods receiving and collection) · Mönchengladbach (office)New on Amplifa
About Josef Kuhlen GmbH
Josef Kuhlen GmbH is a family-owned business from Mönchengladbach that has been active in industrial packaging for over 100 years. Originally started as a dealer in sheet-metal pails and a manufacturer of wooden drums, the company is today a drum wholesaler in its third generation. Its range includes IBC containers, plastic and steel drums, canisters, pallets and accessories – new or used, individually or in larger quantities. In addition to trading, the company offers collection and purchase of used packaging, its reconditioning, and the supply of new and reconditioned packaging from a single source. Steel drums can be painted to individual specification and, on request, delivered with a baked enamel finish inside and out. As a BAM-recognized inspection body II, the company conducts testing and inspection of dangerous goods packaging. The products are used, among other things, in the chemical, food and pharmaceutical industries, in dangerous goods transport, in agriculture, in construction and in water treatment.
- Site
- Mönchengladbach
- Processes
- Reconditioning / reprocessing of used industrial packaging (drums, IBC containers, pallets), Testing and inspection of dangerous goods packaging (BAM-recognized inspection body II), Cleaning/rinsing of used packaging (used, rinsed, new), Manufacture of wooden drums (historical, original operation), Baked enamel coating of steel drums (interior and exterior coating, individual paint finishes), Collection/purchase and take-back of used packaging, Reconditioning of used packaging, Delivery of new and reconditioned packaging
- Materials
- HDPE (High Density Polyethylene / high-molecular polyethylene), Steel / sheet steel, Low-pressure polyethylene (lids), Solid wood (pallets), Pressed wood board (industrial pallets), Steel (pallet frames/steel pallets), HDPE (high-molecular polyethylene), Solid wood (EN 13698-1)
- Certificates
- Recognized inspection body II, Monitoring contract / auditing, Recognized inspection body II (BAM), ÜWG monitoring contract, VMS membership
- Industries
- Chemical industry, Food industry, Pharmaceutical industry, Environment & Recycling, Construction industry, Agriculture
- 01
Collection/purchase of used packaging
- 02
Cleaning and reconditioning
- 03
Testing and inspection (dangerous goods packaging)
- 04
Painting of steel drums (on request)
- 05
Delivery of new and reconditioned packaging
Materials & Processes
HDPE (high-molecular polyethylene)
Product-neutral, chemically resistant plastic for IBC containers, drums and canisters, 100 % recyclable.
Steel / sheet steel
Material for steel drums, steel tube frames of IBCs and steel pallets; can be baked-enamel coated.
Solid wood (EN 13698-1)
Material for Euro pallets, industrial pallets and IBC pallets, heat-treated on request.
Pressed wood board
Material for industrial pallets.
Low-pressure polyethylene
Material for drum lids.
Sites
Mönchengladbach (Kabelstrasse 105)
DEGoods receiving and collection (warehouse)
- Materials
- Steel, plastic, wood
Mönchengladbach (Ungermannsweg 2)
DEOffice
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reconditioning / reprocessing of used industrial packaging (drums, IBC containers, pallets)Surface | – | – | – | – | Steel, HDPE, Wood |
| Testing and inspection of dangerous goods packaging (BAM-recognized inspection body II)Testing | – | – | – | – | Steel, HDPE |
| Cleaning/rinsing of used packaging (used, rinsed, new)Surface | – | – | – | – | Steel, HDPE |
| Manufacture of wooden drums (historical, original operation)Other | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Baked enamel coating of steel drums (interior and exterior coating, individual paint finishes)Surface | – | – | – | – | Steel |
Additional services
Quality
As a BAM-recognized inspection body II, the company conducts regular testing and inspection of dangerous goods packaging; tested packaging receives certified marking. A monitoring contract with the ÜWG as well as regular audits and staff training ensure compliance with quality requirements.
| Evidence | Mönchengladbach |
|---|---|
| Recognized inspection body II (BAM) | |
| ÜWG monitoring contract | |
| VMS membership |
History
Original trading in sheet-metal pails and manufacturing of wooden drums
Development into a drum wholesaler; family business today in its third generation