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Taking responsibility: green electricity and global CO₂ offsetting

05.07.2022 - Packaging Technology

100% eco-friendly gas and eco-friendly electricity for L&K Verpackungs-Technik

Leidel & Kracht Verpackungs-Technik GmbH guarantees 100% climate neutrality for electricity and gas for your customized foam solution.

Together with our partner, e.optimum AG, we not only purchase green electricity and green gas from renewable energy sources, but also contribute to CO2 compensation projects worldwide. These projects are monitored by the TÜV Rheinland Group, which certifies their climate neutrality.
This is an important step toward climate neutrality in our company.

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07.01.2026 - Packaging Technology

Future-proof packaging thanks to smart material selection

By using modern foams, we are already meeting the standards of the future and enabling sustainable packaging solutions for the highest demands.

17.12.2025 - Packaging Technology

Prototypes that set new standards – our innovative strength

Leidel & Kracht combines prototype development, design, and sample construction with enormous technical depth from a single source.

10.12.2025 - Packaging Technology

Behind the Scenes: Our Human Resources Department

This is where everything comes together: with passion, organizational skills, and a great deal of commitment, the team ensures that everything runs smoothly behind the scenes every day.

03.12.2025 - Packaging Technology

Automation with a future: We are looking for a project team member (m/f/d)

If you understand technology, think in terms of processes, and bring ideas to life, then you've come to the right place. To ensure safe processes and production lines, we are looking for someone who focuses on automation, robotics, and digitalization.

26.11.2025 - Packaging Technology

Digitization: Distances are getting shorter!

From order entry to e-invoicing—many processes that used to be time-consuming are now handled digitally and efficiently.

19.11.2025 - Packaging Technology

Customized and secure: your special case as a complete solution

Whether it's sensitive equipment, valuable tools, or safety-related technology, we can tailor every case to suit its specific purpose.

05.11.2025 - Packaging Technology

Automation: Less manual work with foam!

Production at Leidel & Kracht is becoming smarter step by step—thanks to targeted automation. Work processes such as cleaning milled inserts or gluing individual parts are now carried out by specially developed machines. However, people remain at the center of everything we do.

Muhammed Ceylan – permanent member of the accounting team at Leidel & Kracht, portrait at his office desk

15.10.2025 - Packaging Technology

An integral part of accounting: Muhammed Ceylan

Muhammed Ceylan joined the Leidel & Kracht team on June 1, 2025. He ensures structure, accuracy, and smooth processes in the accounting department. With his detail-oriented approach, he helps to ensure that decisions are based on reliable figures.

Leidel & Kracht Recycling Live – White blocks are transformed into new plastic. Sustainability and innovative recycling solutions.

09.10.2025 - Foam Technology

Recycling LIVE: White blocks become new plastic

With our new compaction system, we transform daily foam waste into valuable recycled blocks. This closes the cycle—economically sensible and ecologically effective.

18.09.2025 - Packaging Technology

Health & team spirit: Leidel & Kracht at the B2Run Cologne

On September 3, 2025, numerous colleagues from Leidel & Kracht took part in the B2Run in Cologne—with plenty of motivation, energy, and good spirits.

03.09.2025 - Packaging Technology

Sustainability: More than just a packaging law!

From 2030, the Packaging Act will stipulate a binding minimum proportion of recycled material for plastic packaging. At Leidel & Kracht, we are already well ahead of this requirement. With clear measures, innovative projects, and our own sustainability management system, we are setting standards—voluntarily and out of conviction.

27.08.2025 - Leidel & Kracht

Protection for people and materials – a portrait of Leidel & Kracht

For over 30 years, Leidel & Kracht in Cologne has been developing and producing customized foam and plastic solutions – Made in Germany. From body protection and technical components to complex packaging systems, the company creates products that reliably protect people and sensitive goods.

20.08.2025 - Leidel & Kracht

Sustainability in action: Behind the scenes with Janosch Bartsch

Insights into sustainability management at Leidel & Kracht: From recycling innovations to a vibrant team culture—learn more about challenges, successes, and values.

13.08.2025 - Leidel & Kracht

Mission: Securing the future: Change process and customer benefits

Leidel & Kracht is setting the course for the future: for over two years, we have been modernizing our structures and making our organization fit for the future. The result: faster responses, greater flexibility, and measurably higher customer satisfaction.

06.08.2025 - Leidel & Kracht

Jan Grummel wants to "make an impact with numbers."

Jan Grummel joined our L&K team in February 2025 to strengthen our accounting department—he is structured, detail-oriented, and has a clear eye for the essentials. It's a job with responsibility and visible impact.

30.07.2025 - Leidel & Kracht

City Cycling 2025: Stronger together. Gero leads the way.

From June 11 to July 1, our 14-strong L&K team covered a total of 4,266 kilometers by bike – whether on their way to work, in their free time, or on Sunday outings.

24.07.2025 - Foam Technology

Sound quality meets design: our insert for the Vinyl Cleaner PRO X

We developed a custom insert with EVO//Touch Carbon finishing for the high-end record cleaning machine from Audiodesksysteme Gläss. Functional, elegant, and highly effective.

16.07.2025 - Foam Technology

Custom-made from the factory: function meets durability

Leidel & Kracht has developed a customized service case for medical technology specialist piXelmed that is used worldwide, including on cruise ships such as the Mein Schiff fleet operated by TUI Cruises. The robust outdoor case is used to transport X-ray technology tools and measuring devices, with a focus on the harsh environment of international luggage transport.

Since April, Alina Hoffmann has been supporting the Leidel & Kracht team as an HR business partner with a focus on recruiting, further development, and strategic human resources.

09.07.2025 - Packaging Technology

Alina Hoffmann – New ideas for human resources management

Since April, Alina Hoffmann has been supporting the Leidel & Kracht team as an HR business partner with a focus on recruiting, further development, and strategic human resources. We are delighted to welcome her fresh perspectives, professional expertise, and enthusiasm for shaping the future of HR.

Organized with a system: Shadowboards

25.06.2025 - Foam Technology

Shadowboards: Organize sustainably. Work efficiently.

Shadowboards from Leidel & Kracht bring order to the workplace and make an active contribution to sustainability. From the choice of materials to their long service life, environmental awareness and efficiency are at the heart of our production.

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