Since the company was founded, Schütz has been processing steel in its own plant and manufacturing the steel components for the products of the PACKAGING SYSTEMS and ENERGY SYSTEMS divisions. To keep pace with the company’s needs, the STEEL SERVICE CENTER in Siershahn has recently been substantially expanded and equipped with the latest generation of machinery for slitting and cutting flat steel. As a result, inter-company transportation is set to increase significantly. The company’s own high-performance rail logistics system is the ideal solution, ensuring the efficient internal supply of raw materials: coils processed in Siershahn are delivered just-in-time directly by freight railcars to the production facility in Selters.

By choosing this method of transportation, SCHÜTZ is avoiding 47 truck journeys per day. Lined up, the total length of these trucks, which would be driving along the roads every day, would be approximately 800 meters. Shifting from road to rail not only saves fuel and reduces CO₂ emissions, it also eases pressure on the local road network and significantly reduces the risk of traffic congestion. Another important factor is that having fewer heavily loaded trucks driving on the roads helps to protect road surfaces.