Schreiner Group has been actively committed to sustainability for several decades: with actions starting with the utilization of green electricity to photovoltaic panels on the company’s premises to sustainable product developments and recycling. Since as early as the 1990s the company has been using groundwater for cooling and since 2012 for heating new buildings as well. With the new geothermal energy project for nearly six million euros, Schreiner Group made another major move, erecting a heat pump house accommodating four huge heat pumps. Three more were installed in various decentralized buildings to replace gas heaters.

“Schreiner Group’s geothermal energy project is a milestone achievement for sustainability,” emphasized Roland Schreiner, Managing Shareholder of Schreiner Group, stressing that “In 2021, we adopted a strategic sustainability goal. We intended to achieve climate-neutral production by as early as 2023. We managed to do that because, due to the heat pump project, we’re no longer emitting any CO₂ ourselves. By 2030, we plan to be completely climate-neutral.”

Schreiner Group embarked on the sustainability journey under Helmut Schreiner’s rein. The Senior Shareholder had led the company from 1974 to 2012 and set the course for the future in major ways. “I’m pleased to see that we’ve consistently stayed the course we started. With the heat pump project, we’re not only clearly enhancing our carbon footprint but also remain true to our principle of assuming responsibility for society and the environment,” he said.

During the official opening, Florian Hahn, Member of the Federal Parliament for the county of Munich, was obviously thrilled. “Time and again, it’s impressive to see how a globally acting, family-led company from our region looks at the future, recognizes opportunities, and makes them reality with aplomb. Schreiner Group once again complements the image that shows the county of Munich being rich in active and innovative companies and that it can truly view itself as a region for sustainability and energy diversity,” Hahn said. The Mayor of Oberschleissheim, Markus Böck, added, “A small step for Schreiner Group, one giant leap for the energy transition process in Oberschleissheim! I’m delighted about this pioneering and sustainable project at Schreiner Group, on which I extend cordial congratulations!”