Tradition
meets innovation
The history of groku Kunststoffe GmbH
Our origins date back to 1938, when our company founder Heinrich Großekämper built a brickworks in his home town of Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock.
Founding your own company
After more than 85 years, we are still loyal to our location in Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock, but today we produce plastic packaging for customers throughout Europe.
The sand-lime brickworks
Seit 1961 wird bereits das Kalksandsteinwerk H. Großekämper mit Erfolg betrieben. Noch heute besteht das Kalksandsteinwerk als ein unabhängiges und inhabergeführtes Werk.
Mehr Informationen hierzu finden Sie unter www.ks-grossekaemper.de
New possibilities
The production of plastic packaging began in 1970 with the founding of H. Großekämper Kunststoffe GmbH & Co KG. Initially, the company focused on the niche market of oval plastic buckets.
The success of the specialization was reflected in the rapid and positive development of the company. The company acquired specialist knowledge in the manufacture of plastic buckets and was thus able to further expand its product range for customers. The company soon had to expand and new production halls and warehouses were built.
groku
groku – derived from Großekämper Kunststoffe – originated from the logo design shown in the background in the mid-1970s. Initially, the logo was used for pragmatic reasons to identify the products.
After 45 years, the groku brand is successfully established on the market and stands for high-quality plastic packaging.
A success story
groku is growing steadily and can continue to expand its product portfolio. The company has continuously invested in machinery, warehouses and production halls.
More customers are being acquired in the food and non-food industry and groku containers are already established internationally.
A question of quality
groku entered the new millennium with a growth story that has continued over the last few decades – not least because plastic packaging has become very popular with customers.
The company continued to develop new container shapes for national and international customers and was thus able to gain new business areas.
The product portfolio now includes a wide range of container sizes in oval buckets, round buckets and rectangular/square buckets.
Expansion
In 2010, another production hall was built to meet the high demands of the food industry. State-of-the-art machinery was created and capacities in the food packaging sector were expanded.
In the non-food area, investments were also made in machinery and corresponding peripheral equipment.
Anniversary
We are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Großekämper Group and are proud to look back on a successful and eventful company development.
The quality of the products and a successful continuation of the success of the last 75 years has been successfully practiced for three generations.
groku is a family-owned, owner-managed company.
groku green
The year 2019 was characterized by a public debate about plastic packaging and the demand for packaging solutions that sustainably protect our environment.
groku presents the results and product options on the subject of recyclability and recycled packaging under the slogan GROKU GREEN.
High-bay warehouse
A forward-looking investment in a fully automated high-bay warehouse in 2019 laid the foundation for countering the increasing complexity of the supply chain.
We have long seen ourselves not only as a manufacturer of high-quality plastic packaging, but also as a system supplier and solution provider for complex delivery requirements/conditions that our customers present to us on a daily basis.
As an innovative company, we are relying on the available means of digitalization 4.0 to sustainably increase the efficiency of processes at groku and our customers. The high-bay warehouse will be commissioned in Q2 2020.
Joining the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)
Focus on sustainability: We have joined the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and are thus setting ourselves binding, science-based climate targets.
Our goal: to reduce CO₂ emissions by 40-50% by 2030.
This milestone underlines our commitment to climate protection and a sustainable future.
Introduction of SAP S/4HANA
With the successful switch to SAP S/4HANA, groku is sending a clear signal for the digital future. The modern ERP system enables more efficient processes, transparent data structures and well-founded decisions in real time.
A significant step and a course set for further company growth.
