Company history
COMCOPLAST has now been operating successfully on the market for 25 years. During this time, a number of milestones have been reached and many changes have taken place. The most important of these are the following:
1972 | Founding of Dart Import GmbH by Mr. Daniyel Fried. |
1986 | COMCOPLAST is founded as a joint venture between ASKO Deutsche Kaufhaus AG and Dart Importgesellschaft mbH. |
1988 | Mr. Amiram Fried joins the family company as a managing partner. |
1991 | Establishment of company’s own carrier bag production facilities in Germany. |
1992 | ASKO is integrated into Metro AG. Under a divestment programme, all shares in COMCOPLAST are then transferred to Dart. |
1994 | Outsourcing of carrier bag production abroad. |
1996 | Introduction, under the COMCOCLEAN division, of a programme specifically tailored to the needs of the professional building cleaner. |
1999 | Achievement of "Blue Angel" certification in compliance with RAL-UZ 30a |
1999 | Achievement of "Oeko-Tex" certification |
2000 | Relocation of operations from Düsseldorf to Neuss. |
2001 | Achievement of certification as an ITS non-food supplier. |
2002 | Startup of in-house testing laboratory. |
2004 | Introduction, under the COMCODIRECT division, of a programme specifically tailored to the needs of the specialist retail trade. |
2007 | Mr. Roland Wellms is appointed as Managing Director of COMCOPLAST. |
2008 | Sale of the COMCODIRECT division. |
2009 | Reintroduction of the company's own-brand product range in Germany. |
2010 | Expansion of the production facilities through the acquisition of new extruders and machines for making flexi-loop carrier bags. |
2011 | Founding of the company's own logistics centre in Willich. Backsourcing and centralization of various warehouse locations |
2013 | Sale Department moves to Willich. |
2013 | Foundation of Comcoplast Comco Commercial srl, Romania |
2016 | Member of the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI). |
2016 | NEW certification: FSC® (C129402) and PEFC |
2016 | NEW certification: GOTS (Organic Cotton) |
2016 | NEW certification: Fairtrade cotton |
2016 | NEW certification: OK compost Home® |
2017 | NEW certification: "Blue Angel" certification in compliance with RAL-UZ 1 |
2020 | NEW certification: GRS for carrier bags made of recycled PP and recycled cotton |