Water – a precious resource Pure, clean water is one of the essential things in life, yet it is exposed to a large number of pollutants. GRAF develops, manufactures and markets an extensive range of products for all aspects of water management. We provide solutions to global challenges, such as protecting watercourses or preventing flooding, with typical German quality. The focus is on avoiding environmental pollution and a responsible attitude to people and nature. We can draw on more than 50 years of experience. Otto Graf GmbH was established in 1962. We spent our early years almost exclusively...

TENINGEN SITE (NEAR FREIBURG/GERMANY) • Size 158,000 square metres • Approx. 350 employees • Manufacturing using injection moulding and blow mould

DACHSTEIN SITE (ALSACE/FRANCE) • Size 150,000 square metres • Approx. 100 employees • Manufacturing using injection moulding and rotat

HERBOLZHEIM CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR GREEN RAW MATERIALS (NEAR FREIBURG/GERMANY) • Size 65,000 square metres • Approx. 40 employees • Raw materials processing, materials research, injection moulding processes ECO-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS MADE FROM RECYCLED RAW MATERIALS Over 70 % of the raw materials used by GRAF are recycled. In-house recycling of raw materials allows us to ensure consistently high raw material quality and to make all the products in our value-added chain highly sustainable. By building the centre of excellence for raw materials in Herbolzheim, we are continuing the consistent implementation...

SUSTAINABILITY GOES BEYOND THE PRODUCT In Germany, only 16% of all plastic waste is recycled, worldwide less than 10%. Most of the rest ends up in waste incineration. 70% of all GRAF environmental products are made from GRAF Upcyclen. This material is produced in the GRAF Competence Centre for Raw Mate- rials, for example from plastic waste from the yellow bag. This involves short-lived packaging being turned into long-lasting environmental products. The Competence Centre combines for the first time multiple process steps with new plant technologies to form an integrated pro- cess chain. The...

NEURIED SITE • Size 100,000 square metres • Approx. 90 employees • Manufacturing using rotational and blow moulding

SPAIN · Girona IRELAND · Galway FRANCE · Dachstein GERMANY · Teningen · Herbolzheim · Neuried · Bayreuth POLAND · Skierniewice MALAYSIA · Kuala Lumpur AUSTRALIA · Perth EXPORTS TO OVER 70 COUNTRIES GRAF products are exported to more than 70 countries around the world. The Graf Group has its own national companies in strategically important markets. We already generate more than 50% of our rev- enue outside of Germany – with this figure set to rise in future. The share of our company's exports in relation to our total products has almost doubled in the past five years. GRAF GENERATES OVER 50%...

1962 Otto F. Graf founds Otto Graf GmbH. To begin with, he sells plastic containers and drums for fruit and wine growing, as well as industrial containers. 1974 The market launch of the first GRAF water butts lays the foundations for what is now the company's most important product segment: rainwater harvesting. 1978 With the market launch of underground rainwater tanks, GRAF opens up a completely new product segment. 1990 Rotational moulding production facilities in France are expanded significantly with the commissioning of what was, at that time, the largest rotary machine in Europe. 1996...

FOUR LEADING BRANDS FOR OPTIMUM MARKET DEVELOPMENT The GRAF brand world is based on four brands which differ in terms of the size of their range, their positioning and their sales channels. This allows GRAF to pursue an extremely differentiated and, as a result, optimum market cultivation strategy. The GRAF brand represents the exclusive specialist trade range of Otto Graf GmbH. We support the retail segment in the spirit of partnership, focusing on manufacturing target groups and planners, as a matter of course. Premium range Promotional range Centre of excellence for wastewater The premium...

OUR COMPETENCIES PRODUCTION EXCELLENCE The manufacturing process is essential for a top-quality product. GRAF products have to fulfil a wide range of requirements. As a result, we are proficient in all established procedures for the manufacture of plastic products. The optimal manufacturing procedure for each product can therefore be accessed in-house. Our production facilities feature state-of-theart equipment. This is the only way to guarantee superlative quality at attractive prices. Rotational moulding Blow moulding Injection moulding process Continuous quality assurance The image of our...

EST INJECTION ORLD'S LARG W ACHINE MOULDING M length • 25 metres in tonnes • Weight: 585 es rce 5,500 tonn • Clamping fo 150 kilograms t weight • Max. produc INJECTION MOULDING EXCELLENCE GRAF broke into new ground by using injection compression moulding to make the Carat tank. To manufacture this tank, GRAF commis- OVER RTS TO S EXPO NTRIE 70 COU sioned the development and construction of the world's largest injection moulding machine. GRAF took the top spot at the 2010 Baden-Württemberg Innovation Prize competition with the Carat S underground

LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE The GRAF dealer network has grown continuously over the past few years. We owe the remarkable loyalty shown by our customers not only to the unique quality of our products, but also to our pronounced service awareness in our dealings with our retail partners. Sophisticated logistics with short reaction and delivery times play a crucial role in ensuring our high standards. With consistently high delivery performance of 99%, we ensure short-term availability at all times, even for seasonal items. THE GRAF LOGISTICS DEPARTMENT BOASTS CONSISTENTLY HIGH DELIVERY PERFORMANCE OF...

DESIGN EXCELLENCE In 1974, the classic water butt laid the foundations for one of GRAF's most successful product ranges. Today, our customers can choose from a range of over 80 container shapes, sizes and colours, from bright or muted colours to modern or rustic styles!