The fact that we produce entirely on site and also source our raw materials as regionally as possible may be astonishing for most of our customers – which German quality company can still claim this with a clear conscience these days? Most of them always source something cheaper from abroad and only “finish” the product here.
Being sustainable means something different for everyone: for some, it’s enough to buy regional or “organic” produce from time to time, or to grow it yourself. For us, for example, buying seasonally means teaching our children that there are no blueberries, raspberries or strawberries in winter…that this fruit has to be brought from far away and that you can only enjoy it again – and then twice as much: -) – when it actually grows here in Germany or at least in Europe. Even small children understand this and are eager to help grow their own. Either way, every awareness of this is worth a lot, whether privately or as a company.
But what is much more relevant for us as a porcelain manufacturer when we think of ways to be SUSTAINABLE: how can we improve our work processes so that we can reuse certain raw materials? How can we use less resource-intensive packaging? How can we do good for our local community and make the best possible use of our site – both inside and outside the production halls?
Those of you from the countryside will know that now is the time of year for the hay harvest and the meadows are being cut. A short excursion from our production halls to our beautiful outdoor facilities, which, thanks to the right ideas and willingly sacrificed free time, have increasingly become an example of how a sustainable company works in recent years. And we are proud of that!
Our meadows are mown every year and the fragrant Reichenbach meadow flowers become a winter supply of hay that the neighboring sheep can eat their fill of in the coming winter. The grazing animals are also happy about the one or other tree from our neighboring forest that has to give way during maintenance work. Our forest also serves as a popular walking route for the local kindergarten and is therefore regularly inspected by our men with chainsaws to avoid danger.
So, for the next blog post on the subject of sustainability, we’ll disappear back into the hallowed halls. There we’ll take a look at packaging material that can even be thrown into the compost. I’ll also show you the beginnings of a process that we have developed and patented, in which plaster residue can be reintroduced into the porcelain production cycle – pretty sustainable, isn’t it? 😊
