Company History

In 1946 the founder of the company, Hans Braun, set up his own woodworking business together with his father. They produced toys, wood-turned goods and wooden washing machines, among other things. Before long they were also producing, repairing and trading in wooden barrels and vats.

Having established business links to companies in the mineral oil and chemicals industry the company began to trade in iron drums and iron drum processing in the early 1950s. The initial products were open-head iron-hooped barrels and corrugated open-head drums, but soon the first tight-head drums appeared among the company’s product range.

Fass-Braun has been operating from its current location since 1955.

After the woodworking side of the business closed in 1965 the company concentrated exclusively on steel drum reconditioning. By acquiring additional land it became possible to extend the company premises from 1,200 square metres to its present size of 30,000 square metres.

Parallel to the expansion of the company’s grounds and production area the technology evolved and our product range and the nature and scope of our services changed. Over the years they have continued to adapt the services to meet the changing requirements of the customers.

After many years of working in and becoming familiar with the company’s management, Hannelore and Jürgen Goldau took over the family business in 1993. Their son, Timo Goldau, joined the company in 1997 and has since assumed leadership of the business. Thus, the fourth generation is now ensuring that the business continues to adapt to market changes and develop accordingly. Today, Fass-Braun GmbH offers not only reconditioning services but also a full range of services related to containers and drums, including new packaging solutions.