Manufacturer of transport containers and packaging made of Styrofoam (EPS) for food, pharmaceuticals and industry.

OHLRO Hartschaum GmbH

Strausberg (DE)New on Amplifa

1991Founded (24 April)

1966Origin as a Styrofoam production at VEG Gartenbau Berlin

StrausbergLocation of production, sales and factory outlet

About OHLRO Hartschaum

OHLRO Hartschaum GmbH is a family-run company in its second generation, founded in 1991 and based in Strausberg (Brandenburg). The company manufactures transport containers and packaging made of expanded polystyrene (EPS), known as Styrofoam or airpop®. The product range includes thermoboxes and shipping boxes, cooling and transport containers, cake boxes, fresh fish and smoked fish boxes, salmon shipping boxes, pharmaceutical packaging (MediBag, MediSafe, MediSecuret), gift packaging as well as the Florangerie for overwintering potted plants. In addition, the company develops special shapes and customised packaging solutions in which the material thickness is adapted to the weight and sensitivity of the goods being transported. The EPS moulded parts are food-safe and are characterised by low weight, thermal insulation and mechanical shock absorption. Products are sold via an integrated online shop with no minimum order, a factory outlet in Strausberg and packaging personalisation. Customers come from the food and pharmaceutical industries, laboratories, electronics shipping, the fish industry, delicatessen retail as well as gastronomy and private customers.

Site: Strausberg
Processes: Manufacture of moulded parts from Styrofoam (EPS), e.g. Styrofoam boxes, thermoboxes, cooling and, Development of special shapes and customised packaging solutions (tailor-made EPS moulded parts,, Needs-based material design (adaptation of material thickness to weight and sensitivity of the, Personalisation/printing of Styrofoam boxes (e.g. personalised gift packaging,, Development of special shapes/customised packaging solutions, Individual consulting and design of packaging, Online shop for direct orders without minimum order, Factory outlet
Materials: Expanded Polystyrene (EPS / Styrofoam / airpop®), Polystyrene
Certificates: Food-safe (direct food contact)
Founded: 1991
Industries: Food industry, Gastronomy/Catering, Pharmaceutical industry, Laboratory, Electronics shipping/Online retail, Fish industry

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Consulting and development of customised packaging solutions
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Needs-based material design (wall thickness according to transported goods)
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Manufacture of EPS moulded parts
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Personalisation/printing
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Shipping via parcel service or freight forwarder, or factory outlet

Materials and Processes

EPS

Expanded Polystyrene (EPS / Styrofoam / airpop®)

Lightweight, insulating and shock-absorbing foam for temperature-sensitive and delicate goods; recyclable mono-material.

Polystyrene

Base material of the expanded rigid foam, approx. 2 % mass fraction in EPS.

Locations

Strausberg

Company headquarters, production, sales, factory outlet

Lot size: No minimum order (online shop)
Materials: EPS

Components

**Thermobox 48.0 l**EPS moulded part · Food/Pharma

**Cake box bundle – tiered cake boxes**EPS moulded part · Gastronomy/Catering

**MediSafe "S"**EPS moulded part · Pharma/Laboratory

**Insert for E2 crate**EPS moulded part · Food industry

Inside the production

Florangerie – Styrofoam boxes for potted plants

Industries

Food industryGastronomy/CateringPharmaceutical industryLaboratoryElectronics shipping/Online retailFish industryDelicatessen retailFlower deliveriesIndustrial goodsPrivate customers (hobby, leisure, garden)

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Manufacture of moulded parts from Styrofoam (EPS), e.g. Styrofoam boxes, thermoboxes, cooling andPlastics	–	–	–	no minimum order	EPS (expanded polystyrene/Styrofoam)
Development of special shapes and customised packaging solutions (tailor-made EPS moulded parts,Engineering	–	–	–	–	EPS (expanded polystyrene/Styrofoam)
Needs-based material design (adaptation of material thickness to weight and sensitivity of theEngineering	–	–	–	–	EPS (expanded polystyrene/Styrofoam)
Personalisation/printing of Styrofoam boxes (e.g. personalised gift packaging,Surface	–	–	–	–	EPS (expanded polystyrene/Styrofoam)

Additional services

Development of special shapes/customised packaging solutionsIndividual consulting and design of packagingOnline shop for direct orders without minimum orderFactory outletPersonalisation of packagingShipping via parcel service or freight forwarderDeliveries abroad following a prior price quotation

Quality

The EPS packaging solutions are approved for direct contact with food (food-safe) and meet the legal requirements for hygienic transport.

Evidence	Strausberg
Food-safe (direct food contact)

History

1966
Origin in East Berlin from VEG Gartenbau Berlin; Styrofoam production established largely by Willi Ohlbrecht; production of moulded parts for nurseries (pot-carrying frames, sowing and pricking-out boxes)
1991
Foundation of OHLRO Hartschaum GmbH on 24 April 1991 after reunification by Willi Ohlbrecht and Volker Rohden; company name derived from the founders' surnames; Volker Rohden left the company after a short time
Today a family-run company in its second generation, led by the children of founder Willi Ohlbrecht, Jens Ohlbrecht and Kathrin Koal