LIBS, XRT, NIR, and More—Why Modern Sorters Love Good Screening Machines
LIBS, XRT, XRF, and NIR sorters are considered high-end solutions for modern recycling technology among recyclers. They offer the highest accuracy in identifying recyclable materials, fully automated sorting of materials, and maximum recovery of recyclable materials—and today, this is often achieved with AI-powered recognition. However, for these intelligent sorters to operate both precisely and with […]
SPALECK Receives EcoVadis Gold Award
Sustainability is a top priority at SPALECK—and this is now confirmed by the EcoVadis Gold Award. This places us among the top 5% of our industry in terms of sustainability. “We started with Bronze and have now been awarded Gold for our sustainability efforts. This shows that we’re on the right track—keep it up!” – […]
HMT Becomes Part of the SPALECK Group
Effective October 1, 2025, HMT Hebing Maschinen-Technik GmbH will become part of the SPALECK Group. The Spaleck family will take over the company’s business operations and real estate at Wochteresch in Rhede. Operations will continue under the newly founded HMT Industries GmbH & Co. KG. This is a significant milestone for us: it is the […]
SPALECK trainees plant trees for nature conservation
The Hohenhorster Berge are located right next to our industrial estate – a valuable nature reserve that many of our employees use for walks during their breaks. However, in recent years, many trails have been created here, which severely damage the sensitive ecosystem. Pedestrians, horse riders, mountain bikers and dog owners in particular are constantly […]
SPALECK becomes a climate protection company
SPALECK is now part of the nationwide initiative “Klimaschutz-Unternehmen e.V.” – a significant step towards sustainable Efficiency. This excellence initiative was launched in 2013 to bring together companies that stand out for their outstanding commitment to climate protection. The aim is to promote best practices and develop innovative solutions for energy efficiency and resource conservation. […]
2,500 euros for the SUPER-HELDEN-FABRIK
On Friday, November 15, Karin Spaleck, Head of Human Resources, Gabi Mumbeck, Management Assistant, and Laura Ingenhorst, apprentice, presented a symbolic donation check in the amount of 2,500 euros to Bernd Liesbrock, founder and director of SUPER-HELDEN-FABRIK, on behalf of SPALECK GmbH & Co KG. The SUPER-HELDEN-FABRIK has set itself the goal of building the […]
SPALECK for a better work-care balance
After we successfully introduced the company care guide in June, it quickly became clear how relevant this topic is for our employees. In her role as care guide, Hanna Hitpaß reports: “There is great interest and demand for the care guide service and the positive feedback confirms to us in the SPALECK health circle that […]
SPALECK receives silver medal in EcoVadis rating
SPALECK was recently awarded the silver medal in the EcoVadis rating. This pleasing result reflects our company’s commitment to sustainability and social responsibility. But what exactly does the EcoVadis rating mean and what value does it have for us and our customers? What is the EcoVadis rating? The EcoVadis rating is a globally recognized evaluation […]
Team SPALECK at the MUKO Biketour 2024
Once again this year, our SPALECK team gave it their all on the MUKO bike tour on August 31! With 21 motivated colleagues, we tackled the 98 km through the beautiful Münsterland region and not only strengthened our team spirit, but also cycled for a good cause. This time, the starting signal was given at […]
SPALECK Sustainability Report 2023
Since 2013, we at SPALECK have focused on transparency and responsibility and regularly publish reports on our CSR activities. As requirements such as the GRI guidelines and the new ESRS specifications become ever more demanding, the amount of work involved in our reporting also increases. In the beginning, we primarily wanted to present our commitment […]
Start of training 2024
[ux_image image_size=”medium”] We were once again able to welcome eight young talents at the start of their apprenticeships on August 1. They are all starting their professional future with an apprenticeship at SPALECK. Ege and Tim join our metalworking team as construction mechanics. Justin and Gerome are starting their training as cutting machine operators in […]
Company care guide
In NRW alone, around 500,000 employees care for their relatives alongside their job – and the trend is rising! To support our employees who find themselves in such challenging situations, SPALECK now has a new company care guide. A company care guide offers initial orientation, information on offers of help, advice networks and legal framework […]
SPALECK donates 2,000 euros for regional child and youth welfare services
Bocholt – On Thursday, Karin Spaleck and Hanna Hitpaß presented a donation check in the amount of 2,000 euros to Evangelische Jugendhilfe Münsterland gGmbH on behalf of Spaleck GmbH & Co. The donation is specifically intended for the day program in Bocholt, which offers comprehensive educational and therapeutic support to children and their families in […]
We mourn the loss of René Theißen
It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that we bid farewell to our dear colleague and friend, René Theißen. As a sales professional for Recycling technology, René was one of the central faces of our SPALECK team for our partners and customers. Especially in the English-speaking and American regions, he was an absolute […]
We mourn the loss of Michael Obieglo
It is with immense sadness that we bid farewell to our valued employee and friend, Michael Obieglo. The overwhelming sympathy, the heartfelt wishes for his recovery and the positive thoughts that have reached us from his customers and partners from all over the world over the past few months have touched Michael deeply and given […]
Start of training 2021
Our new SPALECK trainees Start of training 2021 It finally started on Monday: We welcomed our 9 SPALECK trainees to the start of their training in 2021. The program included a company-wide scavenger hunt to explore our Bocholt site, and our entire SPALECK team wishes you a great start to your training. P.S.: Our 2022 […]
6th SPALECK Blood Donation Day
“Blood donations are important, especially now during the coronavirus pandemic, when the number of donations tends to be lower,” reports Coen van Wilgen. Our trainee was instrumental in preparing the company’s internal donation together with the DRK Blood Donation Service West at the company headquarters. “Our SPALECK blood donation day has now become an integral […]
SPALECK team donates blood
“I think it’s important that I can help other people with my blood donation,” summarizes Kai Teklote, prospective industrial clerk at Bocholt-based mechanical engineering company SPALECK. The Family-owned business organized this blood donation day as an unscheduled event after learning about the shortage of blood reserves. SPALECK is planning another blood donation day in […]
NABU Borken and machine manufacturer SPALECK cooperate
Bocholt/Borken – This week, NABU Kreisverband Borken e.V. signed a cooperation agreement with the Bocholt-based Family-owned business SPALECK. Together, the nature conservation organization and the industrial company want to initiate and implement environmental protection measures at its sites in Bocholt, Greiz, Borne (NL) and Resita (RO). The common goal is also to work with companies […]
Successful recycling of process water
Our sister company MORSELT Watertechniek BV is has been an expert in wastewater treatment for more than 30 years. In our new ApplicationCENTER for wastewater treatment in Bocholt, we are currently carrying out a nanofiltration test for an industrial laundry service. With this membrane solution, the customer is able to clean the dirty water very […]
Starting signal for Naturwiese55
The idea came to Bernd-Josef Wenning, a farmer from Rhede, at a theme day on regional environmental protection in summer 2019. As an industrial company and green machine manufacturer, we were able to report on our trainee planting campaign and the renaturation of 800 m² of land. His takeaway: “If an industrial company like SPALECK […]
SPALECK bonus booklet winner 2019
Applause, applause and respect to our employees Melanie, Christiane, Dirk, Ina and Gabi. The five of them were so actively involved in our in-house SPALECK sports program in 2019 that they deserve to be on the winners’ podium. In addition to the gains in fitness and health, they received prizes worth a total of almost […]
SPALECK trainees at the European Youth Parliament
How exactly does Europe work? What values do we share in the EU? And what do we as trainees actually have to do with this community of values and economic community? That’s what it was all about from November 7 – 9 in Menden in the heart of the Sauerland. Around 70 girls and boys, […]
SPALECK in the business review
The current November issue of Wirtschaftsspiegel, the magazine of IHK Nord Westfalen, focuses on the topic of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability reports. SPALECK is presented here as an example of how SMEs can share their own CSR strategy with their stakeholders and the public. You can find the full report at http://bit.ly/2NPOhEh Are […]
SPALECK donates to nature conservation and aid project
On Thursday, our employees Gabi Mumbeck and Michael Wolf handed over two checks totaling 2,500 euros. On the one hand, Monika Ludwig from Kreisimkerverein Borken e.V. was delighted to receive 1,000 euros. SPALECK is using the money to support youth education and regional environmental protection. Monika Ludwig: “In the coming year, we will be visiting […]
Appointment of Carsten Sühling as CSR Ambassador
On Thursday, 10.10.2019, our Managing Director Carsten Sühling was appointed CSR Ambassador by NRW Minister of Economic Affairs Prof. Andreas Pinkwart. This makes Carsten Sühling one of 32 company ambassadors in NRW who stand for exemplary, active work in the processing of corporate social responsibility in and with their own company and assume responsibility here. […]
WE SHAPE THE FUTURE
It took 150 years, but now we have it: our very own SPALECK song. Have fun listening, singing along, sharing & liking. Watch our SPALECK song on Youtube SONGTEXT: Our drive is the future Our company is our strength We know where we come from We’ve achieved a lot together We follow our values […]
Start of training for new SPALECK apprentices
Today we welcomed our 14 new trainees to the SPALECK team. To mark the start of a successful apprenticeship, there was a warm welcome for our young talents together with our training manager Dirk Bruns. During the subsequent “scavenger hunt” in the company, the trainees got to know many of their new colleagues in one […]
SPALECK family party
150 years of company history are closely interwoven with our employees and their families. That’s why Saturday, June 29, was one of the best days of the whole year from our point of view. Over 700 guests, including more than 150 children, used the day to play, chat and get to know our company SPALECK. […]
Winner Bundesliga Prediction Game
Once again this Bundesliga season, we have been busy predicting match results. Congratulations to Marco (left), Rene (right) and Steve (Greiz colleague from SPALECK Präzisionstechnik), the winners of our SPALECK Bundesliga prediction game for the 2018/19 season. The three of them have shown real soccer knowledge and a lucky prediction hand and were thus able […]
Sustainability meeting, the first
43 colleagues took advantage of the first internal SPALECK sustainability meeting on Friday. In this new format, we provide internal information on sustainability topics, including more global ones. We started with the energy transition. With the help of an external speaker, we provided in-depth background knowledge, exciting insights and (partial) answers to the question: “How […]
Anniversary celebration in Greiz
2019 was also a special year for our colleagues at our two Greiz-based companies SPALECK Oberflächenveredlung GmbH and SPALECK Präzisionstechnik GmbH & Co KG. As companies of the SPALECK Group, they are now celebrating the 150th anniversary of our family-owned group of companies founded in Greiz in 1869. A large anniversary gala was recently held […]
Regional conference at SPALECK
Bocholt – Around 100 participants gathered in Bocholt on Thursday for the regional conference Employee Health 4.0. At the invitation of SPALECK GmbH & Co. KG and the Bertelsmann Stiftung, the visitors exchanged views on new requirements for workplace health promotion in times of increasing workload due to digitalization processes. At the conference, the Bertelsmann […]
Sporty, sporty!
Everyone knows that sport is good for your health. Especially our employees Christiane, Melanie, Gabi and Dirk. Because the four of them made the most intensive use of our free sports offer at SPALECK in 2018. As a reward, the first-placed Christiane received a cash prize and the other three attractive vouchers for Sport & […]
150 years: We undertake the future.
The official start of our employees’ 150th anniversary year of our company was literally a big event. Under the motto “We undertake the future.” our workforce met at the Bocholter Kinodrom. The event was hosted by the Spaleck owner family. The program included getting in the mood for the year ahead with numerous employee and […]
SPALECK trainees start planting campaign
Our trainees set an example for more biodiversity and nature conservation with a planting campaign on Saturday, December 8, 2018. They replanted an area of around 800 m² at our company site in Robert-Bosch-Straße. To this end, the previously species-poor stone and plant beds were enhanced with native shrubs and mixed perennials. Ruth Klein-Hitpaß, apprentice […]
SPALECK donates to the “Wünschewagen
This week, our employees Christiane Büdding, Gabi Mumbeck, Karin Spaleck and Michael Wolf presented a donation of EUR 2,500 to Birgit-Bäumer-Borgmann and Stefanie Könitz-Goes from the volunteer project “Wunschwagen”. For four years now, volunteers from the Workers’ Samaritan Federation Germany have been fulfilling a special heartfelt wish for people in their final phase of life […]
New CROSS training sports program
Now 10, 9, 8, 7, … Our new CROSS training course with Luisa Pütz is a lot of fun. As a personal trainer, she gives our team a very competent and powerful workout. We think it’s great, say thank you and are already looking forward to the next training session with her at the SPALECK […]
SPALECK promotes nature conservation
Sometimes it really is that simple! For example, when it comes to nature and species conservation: we are currently preparing to replant our flower beds. Stone and plant beds with few species will then be replaced by biologically valuable, highly varied mixed plant cultures. We planted the new plants in a joint project with our […]
10 new SPALECK trainees get off to a flying start
A special reception was held today for our new apprentices at the start of their training in 2018: All production managers and trainers warmly welcomed our new trainees to their first day of work. The entire SPALECK team is looking forward to your training and the future together, because WE ARE SPALECK – AND YOU […]
NRW Minister of Labor Laumann visits SPALECK with pupils
Bocholt – On Friday (July 6, 2018), North Rhine-Westphalia Minister of Labor Karl-Josef Laumann visited our company with two school classes, including an international special education class. As part of the NRW-wide initiative “Experience Mechanical Engineering – Technology That Fascinates,” the students and the minister, who serves as the initiative’s patron, gained deep insights into […]
Little researchers & big experiments
Around 40 kindergarten children between the ages of 3 and 6 have now transformed our SPALECK TestCenter into an exciting research island. Under the motto “Discover what moves”, the girls and boys built various marble runs, chain reactions and movement courses. Of course, there was one thing that couldn’t be missed at our TestCenter: Where […]
Bocholt city run 2018
The conditions could not have been better: Mild and run-friendly 23 degrees and thousands of cheering spectators along the course of the 19th Bocholt City Run. Our SPALECK team took to the starting line this year with a total of 41 runners. 36 of them completed the fast 5-kilometer run, another 5 took on the […]
Industry congress at SPALECK
Employer brand must be credible IHK Industry Congress discusses employer branding Münsterland/Emscher-Lippe region – “Generation Y is a great generation, but it needs to be inspired.” NRW Minister of Economic Affairs Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart vividly described one of the major challenges facing SMEs at the 2018 Industry Congress of the North Westphalia Chamber of […]
SPALECK hosts the 1st AIW Entrepreneur Evening Meeting 2018
Bocholt/Stadtlohn – On March 8, 2018, the AIW business association “Aktive Unternehmen im Westmünsterland e.V.” was a guest at SPALECK. At this year’s first business evening meeting, around 40 guests were in high spirits. Carsten Sühling, Managing Director of SPALECK GmbH & Co. KG, briefly introduced the SPALECK Group and took a look ahead to […]
BLOOD DONATION@SPALECK 2017
“Simply great!” says Gabi Mumbeck, employee and co-organizer of today’s second blood donation day at SPALECK. Previously, 87 of the 230 or so employees had registered to donate “at work”. After a brief medical check to clarify any colds or other impediments, 57 people, including 23 first-time donors, were allowed to give blood. Very good […]
SPALECK in the Wirtschaftsspiegel November 2017
The November issue of Wirtschaftsspiegel, the magazine of IHK Nord Westfalen, focuses on the topic of technology transfer. The magazine sheds light on how and why companies such as CLAAS and SPALECK work together with the region’s universities. You can find the full report here: http://bit.ly/2h6Y33V Picture: Grundmann/IHK
3rd Bocholt Bionics Workshop
On Thursday, November 9, 2017, the 3rd Bocholt Bionics Workshop will take place at the Westfälische Hochschule. What is on offer? Practical examples of how small and medium-sized companies in particular can use bionics for product development and improvement. Who is this event for? We welcome entrepreneurs, developers, engineers, and anyone who works on new […]
IFAT
Place: Munich Date: 14.05 – 18.05.2018
Waste Expo 2018
Location: Las Vegas, Conference Center Central Date: 24.04 – 26.04.2018
IARC 2018, Vienna
Place: Vienna, Austria Date: 14.03 -16.03.2018
IERC 2018, Salzburg
Location: Salzburg, Austria Date: 16.01-19.01.2018
Ecomondo
Location: Rimini, Italy Date: 07.11 – 10.11.2017
Recycling Fair Gornichem
Location: Gornichem, Netherlands Date: 24.10 – 26.10.2017
RWM Birmingham
Location: Birmingham, England Date: 12.09 – 14.09.2017
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Recycling Technology Award 2017
Dortmund, 10 May 2017 – The double trade fair Recycling-Technik and Schüttgut took place for the fourth time in Dortmund from 10-11 May 2017. 6,731 trade visitors, 500 exhibitors, 1 absolute world first and 1 Recycling-Technik Award – this is how the very successful summary of Spaleck GmbH & Co. KG could be summarized. ActiveCLEAN […]
Energy efficiency network founded
Eleven companies, including Spaleck GmbH & Co KG, founded the “Energy Efficiency Network” in the Borken district in May. The aim of this initiative is to save even more energy and reduce emissions by 2020. To this end, the participating companies are now formulating an energy-saving target that they want to achieve together. All participants […]
Congratulations to the winners
of the AOK competitions at the 6th SPALECK Health Day On May 19, 2017, the SPALECK Health Day was all about health from head to toe. Including the traditional AOK prize puzzle. Our employee Nils Hannemann scored points in the puzzle. With a bit of luck and his knowledge of the interactive Life Kinetics lecture […]
18th Bocholt City Run
18th Bocholt City Run Team spirit at the start Bocholt, May 6, 2017 – The first Saturday in May in Bocholt belongs to the Bocholt City Run, which is known far beyond the city limits. Thanks to the many spectators, samba groups and its very special flair, the sporting event attracted almost 4,900 runners to […]
Excellent health promotion: the Spaleck health circle
Excellent health promotion: the Spaleck health circle Spaleck winner of the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s “My good example” competition Bocholt/Berlin, March 31, 2017 – Spaleck GmbH & Co. KG has been awarded the special health prize in the nationwide “My good example” competition for its exemplary company health management. The competition was launched in 2011 by the […]
Apprenticeship 2018 in Bocholt
Apprenticeship 2018 in Bocholt Spaleck offers apprenticeships in 5 professions Student internships, apprenticeship pay, chances of being taken on – young people are very interested in their future. This was demonstrated by the many inquisitive girls and boys, all of whom took part in the 5th IvM-Realschule training fair on the last Saturday in January […]
Spaleck finalist for the German government’s CSR prize
Spaleck finalist for the German government’s CSR prize Federal Minister Nahles praises particularly sustainable companies Bocholt/Berlin, January 24, 2017 – The Family-owned business SPALECK GmbH & Co. KG was honored in Berlin on Tuesday by patron and Federal Minister Andrea Nahles as a finalist of the CSR Award 2017 for its great social commitment. A […]
Spaleck employees support orphans in Romania
Spaleck employees support orphans in Romania Long-term help for the “Casa Dorca” project Leonard Leinstein, Managing Director of our Romanian subsidiary SPALECK S.R.L., and his family have been involved in an aid project for orphans for many years. “The Casa Dorca project gives children without parents a home. There are currently 22 children aged between […]
Spaleck supports the UN Global Compact
This year, we are expanding our Spaleck Sustainability Report to include the UN Global Compact for the first time. This “Global Pact of the United Nations” is concluded between companies and the UN in order to make the ongoing globalization more social and ecological. Founded in 1869 and now in the 5th generation of family […]
The two have mastered precision to perfection
Dirk Bruns, Head of our large parts production for Precision parts, and Peter Buhr, Head of QA, are true experts when it comes to manufacturing turned and milled parts with an accuracy of a thousandth of a millimeter. At this year’s 5th SPALECK Health Day, they showed that they can also score points in sporting […]
Full program at the 5th SPALECK Employee Health Day
Full program at the 5th SPALECK Employee Health Day Donation for Bocholt refugee family festival / Defibrillators for the team About 150 of our employees attended the annual Health Day on Friday, June 3, 2016. This was the fifth time that Gabi Mumbeck and Christiane Büdding had organized this event to promote employee health. This […]
SPALECK is committed to climate protection
On April 29, SPALECK GmbH & Co KG was once again awarded the ÖKOPROFIT seal of approval by the Borken district for its long-term commitment to climate protection. This was preceded by successful recertification in accordance with the requirements of the ÖKOPROFIT environmental program. This program promotes corporate environmental protection and at the same time […]
What does an industrial mechanic apprentice actually do?
Training in mechanical engineering SPALECK trainees inform young people about training as an industrial mechanic There was great interest in the careers information day at the Bocholt-West vocational college on April 15, 2016. More than 750 pupils in year 9 from regional schools in Bocholt, Rhede, Isselburg and the surrounding area were able to find […]
Sustainability Report 2016
For almost 150 years, we have focused our actions on the next generation. Our aim is to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Spaleck Group and to fulfill our responsibility towards our employees, our social environment and nature. Since 2014, we have been providing information on this in the Spaleck Sustainability Report. Gabi Mumbeck, coordinator […]
Apprenticeships 2017
On your marks, get set, go! At 10:00 a.m. sharp on Saturday, January 23, 2016, the doors opened for the big training fair at the Israhel van Meckenem Realschule in Bocholt. With great interest from the boys and girls, Spaleck presented its 2017 apprenticeships. Johannes Kormann, Deputy Production Manager for Precision parts, and two of […]
SPALECK GmbH & Co. KG supports pupils in finding a career
SPALECK GmbH & Co. KG supports pupils in finding a career IHK Partnership School-Business project Spaleck GmbH & Co KG in Bocholt will be supporting pupils at Rhede secondary school in their careers guidance in future. Representatives from the company and the school signed the cooperation agreement on October 27, 2014. The collaboration is part […]
2nd Bocholt Bionics Workshop on 06.11.2015
“The opportunities for a company to improve its products based on nature’s example are enormous,” says Professor Tobias Seidl from the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences (WHS) is convinced. Seidl teaches and researches at the Bocholt campus and is committed to harnessing this development potential with the help of a workshop for small and medium-sized […]
We mourn the loss of Otto Spaleck
After a long and serious illness, Otto Spaleck passed away on the morning of October 5, 2015 at the age of just 64. Otto Spaleck shaped the eponymous group of companies headquartered in Bocholt for almost 50 years. Otto Spaleck was a thoroughbred entrepreneur straight out of a textbook. After the early death of his […]
Trainee fair on September 05, 2015
The crowd was huge. More than 1,000 girls and boys visited the 17th Bocholt Trainee Fair at Volksbank Bocholt at the weekend. Spaleck also took the opportunity to provide information about training and future opportunities within the Spaleck Group. “Apprenticeship fairs are a great platform for both young people and companies,” says Guido Beckmann, Production […]
Welcome & a good start!
Start of training in Bocholt 2015 Our trainees 2015 On September 1, we welcomed 7 new trainees to the Spaleck team in Bocholt for their training. Over the next three and a half years, they will start their training as technical product designers, construction mechanics, industrial mechanics, warehouse logistics specialists and cutting machine operators. We […]
2nd Bocholt Bionics Workshop for SMEs
Date: November 6, 2015 / Topic: Bionics in application / To-do: Register now! According to the definition of the Duden, bionics is an applied science that attempts to solve technical problems using biological functions as a model. Bionics is an opportunity for companies to (further) develop their own products and is therefore a very relevant […]
SPALECK trainees at the European Youth Parliament
How exactly does Europe work? What values do we share in the EU? And what do we as trainees actually have to do with this community of values and economic community? That’s what it was all about from November 7 – 9 in Menden in the heart of the Sauerland. Around 70 girls and boys, […]