1995 | Founding of the company in Bernau am Chiemsee / Am Anger district with six employees. Focus areas:- Contract filling of cosmetic products (small batches)
- Filling of cream jars
- Perfumes
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2000 | Expansion of the product range:- Filling of plastic tubes
- Filling of aluminium tubes
- Filling of powders
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2003 | Construction of a separate production and storage building in Bernau am Chiemsee / Chiemgaustraße |
2005 | Expansion of the storage capacities |
2006 | Expansion of the product range:- Sachet manufacturing (four-side sealed bags)
- Cellophaning of folded boxes
- Automation of the powder filling
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2007 | Certification by the South German Technical Inspection Association: Quality management system DIN EN ISO 9001 |
2009 | Introduction of a specialised EDP-ERP system for the areas- Production
- Inventory management
- Order management
- Quality assurance
- Production data acquisition
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2010 | Optimisation of the hygiene standard through high investments- Installation of an air conditioning and ventilation system (incl. air cleaning) for the entire production and administration area
- Installation of a clean room area
- Expansion of the DIN EN 9001 certification
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2010 | Construction and commissioning of a photovoltaic plant for power generation |
2011 | - Certification in accordance with DIN EN ISO 13485:
Production and filling of medical products for topical use - Certification in accordance with DIN EN ISO 22716:
Cosmetic GMP
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2012 | Certification in accordance with the ECOCERT Standard by ECOCERT Greenlife |
2013 | Expansion of the company building at the Chiemgaustraße location- Doubling of the floor area of the building
- Construction of a new warehouse
- Creation of spacious staging areas
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2014 | Expansion of the sachet production- Increased capacity
- Manufacturing of double-chamber sachets
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2016 | Project for the further digitalisation of storage control, the documentation of batch numbers and the flow of goods |
2017 | - Increasing of production areas
- Further development and modernization of the facilities air conditioning and climatisation
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2018 | - Expansion of tube filling capacity (oval tubes)
- Conversion of the compressed air preparation system to an energy-efficient system
- Certification in accordance with EG-ÖKO-VO by DE-ÖKO-006 (A-B-Cert): Filling of organic products
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2019 | - Final step in the conversion to CO2-neutral energy sources (green electricity and climate gas) in production and administration.
- ZSB now employs around 50 people.
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2020 | - Start of the project for self-power supply and energy storage
- Project planning and realisation of further automated filling capacities
- Installation of an ultrapure water treatment plant (aqua purificata)
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2021 | Installation and commissioning of a second photovoltaic system including electricity storage: ZSB now covers > 50 % of its energy needs with self-generated green electricity |
2022 | - Renewal of the compressed air unit according to BAFA energy efficiency criteria
- Start of the project to convert the company’s heat supply to CO2-neutral energy sources
- Installation of another filling line for liquid and viscous cosmetic products
- Start of ZSB-internal vocational training for machine and plant operators
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2023 | Expansion of production capacities in the area of plastic tube filling |
2024 | - Implementation of the third expansion stage of in-house electricity generation with photovoltaic systems:
The degree of self-sufficiency is now 60 – 65% of ZSB’s total electricity consumption. - Start of the project to convert the company’s heat supply to CO2-neutral energy sources
- Conversion of the central heating and hot water treatment system to modern heat pump technology with environmentally friendly refrigerant (propane)
- Start of planning for an additional, energy-efficient warehouse and production building at the Chiemgaustr. 3a site
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