Leadec Pulse: What Moves Us

Leadec UK and plastic recycler Jayplas have developed a solution to recycle and reuse plastic packaging waste. The results are encouraging: A 81-ton carbon reduction from the 30,5 metric tons of bags purchased annually at the Halewood site. 

Companies within the semiconductor industry place particularly high demands on logistics. In this interview, Gert Brandl, who works in account management for the semiconductor sector at Leadec and is the project manager in charge, explains why the company developed its own track and trace software for a customer and what makes it so special.

The accelerated ramp-up of battery factories – especially gigafactories – is a key factor in covering global demand for powerful batteries. But how can this ramp-up be done efficiently and sustainably?

In this interview, Markus Bölke, Global Head of Green Factory Solutions, Sustainability & HSE at Leadec gives an insight into how the company has anchored the EU Green Deal in its strategy and how Leadec supports its customers with special services to make their own production more climate-neutral.

High-voltage batteries have been repaired at the competence center for batteries in Hoyerswerda since 2022. This is much more cost-effective than a new battery and more sustainable. This expertise can also be used for other services. In focus: battery dismantling.

Protective clothing, a sterile environment, and air locks: cleanrooms are a very special working environment. In this interview, Steve Koch, who works at Leadec’s Dresden site, talks about what it’s like to work under extremely strict conditions and what he appreciates about it. 

Leonarda started at Leadec in Brazil in 2019 as a health and safety specialist in a team of 50 people. She is now a health and safety trainer and passes on her knowledge while commuting between customer sites and dedicating herself to the most important thing: the safety of employees.  

In the interview with Bernard Sextus, Director Operations of Leadec India, you can learn more about how every little contribution to climate protection counts, how data can be used to improve awareness and what Leadec colleagues in India actively do. 

With “Green Factory Solutions” (GFS), Leadec offers its customers a green service portfolio along the entire factory life cycle. How does it actually work? Let us step into the shoes of a plant manager, accompany him during a working day, and see the many touchpoints after initiating a GFS project with Leadec.

Respect, team spirit and variety are the foundation of our work. Bernd describes why his work at Leadec is varied.

The Leadec Learning Week is a really big event in the Leadec calendar. There is a lot of preparation behind it and the aim of the ‘power week’ is to offer attractive internal training sessions via the Leadec Campus and to allow work and learning to merge.  

Leadec.os has been standardizing and digitizing Leadec’s service processes across systems for 5 years. Michael Schenk, Global Head of Business Applications, looks back and talks about milestones and the impact of the platform on the whole company.