SSI SCHAEFER began operations some 60 years
ago in the Siegerland region of central
Germany, a traditional steel smelting and
processing area. Since then it has grown
into an organization that encompasses a
dozen different manufacturing plants in
steel and plastics, subsidiaries in 22 countries
around the world and over 7,000 employees.
It was, and still is today, a privately
held and operated company.
SSI SCHAEFER’s business evolved from
light metal fabrication to the production
of steel storage containers to complete
warehousing systems. SSI SCHAEFER now markets
one of the most complete product lines for
warehousing, materials handling, transport
and storage. Other product offerings include
office interiors, heating units, cabinets,
drawer units, racking, rack-supported buildings,
mezzanines, workshop equipment, metal, plastic
and conductive storage containers, and a
wide range of products for the waste and
recycling industry, including drop-off containers
for infectious waste. SSI SCHAEFER also
operates one of Europe’s most successful
mail-order businesses, with over 20,000
items in their catalog.
Schaefer Systems International, Inc., the
North American subsidiary of the SSI SCHAEFER
group of companies, established headquarters
in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1989. Since
then, it has undergone tremendous growth.
Facilities in the Westlake Business Park
in southwest Charlotte have expanded to
four buildings.
The manufacturing plant in Charlotte is
equipped with injection-molding machines
rated from 850 tons to 3,300 tons. Twenty
hot-stamping machines are available for
imprinting. All of the equipment is state-of-the-art
computer controlled, with all phases of
production monitored by 33 different information
screens 24 hours a day. Production capacity
for the plant is 700,000 roll-out waste
containers annually, and 1.2 million returnable
shipping containers per year. It supplies
the Canadian, Mexican and U.S. markets.
SSI SCHAEFER’s production facility
in Lodi, California, includes over 6 acres
of property and a 38,000 sq. ft. injection-molding
manufacturing plant, with an annual capacity
of 500,000 units.
Total integrated systems design, down to
the smallest detail, have earned SSI SCHAEFER
an international reputation as a leader
in the manufacture of refuse containers,
returnable packaging and storage systems.
The scope of SSI SCHAEFER’s investment
in the U.S. is a demonstration of its confidence
not only in its products, but also in the
U.S. as a viable marketplace for quality
products. All SSI SCHAEFER products are
backed by over 60 years of experience in
the industry and a total commitment to quality.
SSI SCHAEFER’s manufacturing operation
is ISO 9001 certified, guaranteeing consistent
quality every time.
