Landpack is in the fast lane! The Munich-based startup has won two coveted founder awards.
The packaging and mechanical engineering company canceled the Next Economy Award in the “Nature” category at the 9th German Sustainability Day in Düsseldorf.
The award was presented by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, the Council for Sustainable Development, the DIHK and the German Sustainability Award Foundation and includes non-cash benefits worth 25,000 euros each.
In addition, Landpack within the framework of Neumacher Conference the economic weekche was named the most innovative startup of 2016. The founding team prevailed against 200 startups and won 10,000 euros and benefits worth 300,000 euros, as well as personal mentoring from Metro CEO Olaf Koch and coaching from the High-Tech Gründerfonds.
Packaging box made of 100 % natural raw materials
Two other UnternehmerTUM teams also made it to the finals: ParkHere and Inveox – but it wasn’t enough for victory.
"We are extremely pleased to be awarded the Neumacher Founders' Prize 2016. This is a particularly great honor and encourages us to continue. Germany doesn't have to remain the European champion in packaging waste, especially not in plastic packaging. We already have sustainable alternatives for shipping packaging and are working on further solutions for other packaging areas,"
says Landpack Managing Director Dr. Thomas Maier-Eschenlohr about the victory. Together with his wife, he developed a packaging box made from natural raw materials such as straw or hemp:
“Our packaging performs even better than Styrofoam, looks fantastic and is a purely natural product,”
says Maier-Eschenlohr. With their sustainable product, the couple aims to revolutionize the packaging industry in the long term. Customers include online grocery retailers and industrial customers who need to transport special adhesives or chemicals under refrigeration.
