Company group
The profile
Expertise and Innovation in High-Technology Materials
For more than 75 years, the Brandenburger Group has been a worldwide leader in the market for high-tech composite materials. Our consistent focus on innovation, customer orientation, and a high level of technical expertise have made Brandenburger a globally recognised partner in the field of heat protection technology.
Since the early 1990s, the company has also been one of the leading providers of pipe liner technology for trenchless sewer rehabilitation.
The company was founded in 1939 by Kurt Brandenburger. It is based in Landau in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The company’s founder was a pioneer in the field of plastics engineering and enjoyed an excellent reputation as an author of numerous expert papers. The independent, medium-sized company group is certified in accordance with DIN ISO 9001. It has a workforce of 140 employees.
Expertise and Innovation Through Own Research
Innovation has always been one of the secrets behind the success of the Brandenburger Group. The work of our own research and development department has resulted in the Brandenburger Group’s ownership of numerous national and international patents. Through close collaboration with independent institutions, universities and prominent companies in the plastics industry, as well as through developments resulting from collaboration with customers, Brandenburger has been able to continuously advance its product range.
No-compromise quality, compliant with DIN EN ISO 9001
Brandenburger products safeguard the functionality of machines and systems, reduce energy consumption and protect the environment. Therefore Brandenburger assigns highest priority to maintaining a consistently high product quality. With this no-compromise attitude towards quality, Brandenburger has obtained a leading position in the market. The Brandenburger quality management system (QM system) was specially developed for this purpose. It was certified in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001 as early as 1994.
Our mission statement
Together
We trust into the skills of our employees, involve them in decision making, strengthen their individual responsibility and promote teamwork. Every employee represents the company.
-We are Brandenburger-
Reliability
Our internal and external customers and suppliers appreciate our reliability in supplying our services. Every manager takes the exemplary function seriously, asks for responsibility and practice it.
-Only those who lead by example can demand the same-
Excited
Through target and performance orientation we make successes visible, appreciate them and increase the fun and motivation at work.
-Together we hit the target-
Innovative
As innovation leader we striving for quality and growth. Therefore we always put in question all our actions regarding products, markets and customers.
-We make a difference-
Open
We care for an open and honest communication culture between the employees and the departments by talking to not about each other.
-Opening doors, bridging the gaps-
Respectful
The interaction with internal and external partners is characterized by fairness, mutual respect and appreciation.
-Fair play comes first-
Brandenburger history
1939
In a small workshop in Manebach in Thuringia, Germany, company founder Kurt Brandenburger begins to manufacture the first heat protection plates, and thus becomes one of the global pioneers in the field of technical plastics.
1949
After WWII, Kurt Brandenburger and his family fled from East Germany, to start a new company in Speyer (in Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany) with nothing more than the know-how he had gained over the years.
1950
Founding of mechanical engineering company for manufacture of high-frequency welding and packaging machines. First edition of self-published magazine on plastics processing “Der Plastverarbeiter” (“The Plastics Processor”)
1952
First participation in world’s largest plastics trade fair: K ’52 in Duesseldorf.
1958
Founding of Tonbild company that goes on to manufacture millions of plastic sound image records according to a proprietary procedure.
1960
Construction of first heat sealing machine for blister packaging.
1971
Move to new facilities in Landau (Palatinate), Germany.
1983 - 1990
Switchover to asbestos-free products with equal and in some cases improved material properties. Since 1990, Brandenburger’s friction bearing materials have also been asbestos-free. Thus the entire product range was asbestos-free long before materials containing asbestos were banned by law in 1995.
1990
Development of ablation materials for rocket engines in the ARIANE space programme. Start of manufacture of light-curing prepregs for sewer rehabilitation.
1993
Granting of international patent for recently developed pipe relining procedure that utilizes seamless Brandenburger liner product in trenchless sewer rehabilitation.
1994
Certification of Brandenburger QM system in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001. Commencement of series production of seamless Brandenburger Liner using special machines designed and built by Brandenburger.
1997
Founding of UV Reline.tec GmbH & Co. and expansion of Brandenburger activities to include development and manufacture of innovative, world-wide patented UV light-curing plants and equipment.
2000
The Brandenburger Group is active throughout the world and has been a market leader in many product areas for more than 60 years.
2001
Founding of Brandenburger Sewer Rehabilitation GmbH.
2003
Cerification of Brandenburger Isoliertechnik according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000.
2004
Commissioning of new production facilities, investments in new IT infrastructure and company expansion.
2005
Cooperation and license agreement for the production of Brandenburger liners in the USA, for North America, Canada and Mexico.
2006
Market introduction of the BLUETEC® technology for light-curing GFRP pipe liners.
2010
On the 1st April 2010 Tim Brandenburger becomes the chairman of the management board.
2014
The Brandenburger group celebrate its 75th anniversary.