HISTORY
Gold Award for the AirlessMotion® PCR (Post Consumer Recycling) bottle in the area of sustainability. Development of a closure made of bio-based plastic as part of the closure system with the tube manufacturer JACO initially presented via the shared innovation plattform PPA „Plastic Packaging Alliance“ and introduced at the Pharmapack show in Paris, February 2020. New combined packaging solution „Airless in Glass“ created for our innovative customer RINGANA in Austria, specialised in fresh skin care cosmetics. Industrial enterprises with 39 million Euro in sales and 250 employees. Developer and producer of innovative, creative packaging and applications made of plastics for pharmaceutical products, cosmetics and medical applications. Gaplast nominated at BAYERISCHER GRUENDERPREIS(Bavarian award for founders) in the category successor. Certified according to ISO 15378 First delivery of the in-house developed implant syringe, initial operation of the qualified ISO 8 clean rooms for moulding and assembly Roland Kneer, CEO, expanding the management team: entry of Leonie and Stephan Kneer as managing partners responsible for sales and technology departments Construction of the Peiting plant, relocation of the primary packaging production for pharmaceuticals Winner of the 20th DuPont Packaging Award Awarded TOP 100 Innovator Acquisition of B & F Schongau plastics technology and further development of the mechanical workshop into a mould and special purpose machinery manufacturing Technology transfer into cosmetics, new process technology, patent extension for bag-in-bottle Certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001, strategic investment in Ursatec R & D patents, development bag-in-bottle, amendment of the German Pharmacopoeia due to this packaging solution from Gaplast, sales of in-house developments Management Buy Out: Roland Kneer takes over the company Business enterprise with 50 employees and a total revenue of 2.5 million Euro Expansion of the pharma product range, entry into medical technology Spin-off as independent „Gaplast Gesellschaft für Kunststoffverarbeitung mbH“, plant manager: Roland Kneer. Toll manufacturing for pharmaceutical packaging Foundation of the company within the Geiger Plastic Group
2021 – Winner in Gold – German Packaging Award
2020 – Stoppers made of bio-plastics
2019 – Airless in Glass
2018
2017
2016 Nominated at BAYERISCHER GRUENDERPREIS
2015 In-house developed implant syringe
2014 Expanding the management team
2012 Construction of the Peiting plant
2008 DuPont Packaging Award
2006 TOP 100 Innovator
2001 Acquisition of B & F Schongau plastics technology
2000ies Technology transfer
1994 Strategic investment in Ursatec
1990ies Development bag-in-bottle
1989 Management Buy Out
1988 Sales rising
1980ies Expansion
1976 Spin-off as independent
1970ies Toll manufacturing
1969 Foundation