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About us

RÖHRIGgranit® GmbH is a traditional, internationally active company from the stone and earth industry based in Heppenheim an der Bergstraße. With 90 employees at three locations in Germany, the company is one of the market-leading suppliers of special mineral aggregates, industrial minerals, and high-performance filling materials. In particular, the focus is on granites and hard rocks.

RÖHRIGgranit® GmbH operates its own quarries. We extract and refine a wide variety of granites. Our product groups include rock flours, fire-dried fine sands, precious chippings, customer-specific special products, as well as natural stones.

With granoline®, we have our own versatile line of products, which we are continuously expanding and adapting to new market requirements. Our products are used in many fields of application. These include road construction, fair-faced concrete, ready-mix concrete, ceramics, construction chemicals, plasters, mortars, plastics, paints and varnishes, composites, decoration, roofing felt, as well as gardening and landscaping.

We are continuously expanding our customer base at home and abroad, and are constantly expanding our portfolio. At the same time, we always keep a close eye on the selective extraction of raw materials in order to safeguard resources.

Our company's history

  • Foundation of the quarries in Heppenheim-Sonderbach
    Around 1910
    Johann Bräuer’s two sons, Franz and Adam, further extended this company.
    In 1927, the company became a victim of the world economic crisis.
    Adam Bräuer’s daughter Elisabeth married the businessman Josef Röhrig who had already worked in the original quarry. Gerhard Röhrig stems from this marriage.

      

    (from left to right: Johann, Adam, and Franz Bräuer)

  • Josef Röhrig acquires the quarry Obere Lärche
    1957
    Here, mainly work stones and work pieces made of granite were produced.
    On average, between 50 and 60 employees worked here.
  • Gerhard Röhrig begins to establish the precious chippings plant.
    1964
    Gerhard Röhrig, a trained stonemason and merchant, set up his own business in the Gehrenberg quarry, which was no longer suitable for the quarrying of cut stone, and began to set up the precious chippings plant.

  • A fleet of 20 trucks acquired
    1970
    The company’s own fleet of about 20 trucks was purchased.

  • Additional acquisition of the Böllstein quarry
    1980
    A red gneiss (high-quality material for special applications) is mined there.

  • Extension of the precious chippings plant (2ndplant)
    1986
  • Further expansion of the precious chippings plant (3rd plant)
    1992
  • Construction of Werkstraße Röhrig
    1997
    Construction of the “Röhrig factory road” to relieve the villagers of heavy goods traffic.

  • Acquisition of the Lampertheim plant and construction of several facilities
    1998
    Construction of the fine sand and fine chippings plant for special fields in concrete, plaster, mortar, ceramics, and construction chemicals.
    Acquisition of the Lampertheim plant and construction of a facility for mineral processing, finishing, and packaging. From this point on, Röhrig has been processing raw materials from all over the world into high-performance aggregates and filling materials.

  • Acquisition of the Haus der Vereine
    2004
    Gerhard Röhrig has acquired the “House of the Associations”. Associations from the region may pursue their activities here free of charge.

  • Opening of the Garden of experience
    2010
    Garden of experience cpvering more 1,000 square metres for the “Galabau” area at the main administration building in Heppenheim-Sonderbach.
    Construction of the second fine sand and precious chippings plant for special applications in concrete, plaster, mortar, ceramics, and construction chemicals.

  • Expansion of the Lampertheim site
    2012
    The company premises in Lampertheim were extended by a further 5,000 square meters  of outdoor space, as well as with new production halls and warehouses.

  • 50th anniversary of the precious chippings plant
    2014
    The precious chippings plant in Heppenheim-Sonderbach celebrates its 50th anniversary. On this occasion, RÖHRIGgranit® invited to an Open Day. More than 10,000 visitors attended this event.

  • Commissioning of a new dedusting plant
    2016
    The construction of the plant was carried out from the point of view of environmental protection, nature conservation, and occupational safety ,and was a voluntary measure of RÖHRIGgranit®.

  • Expansion of the storage area in Heppenheim-Sonderbach
    2016
    Eight new storage boxes were installed. Two of these storage boxes were additionally roofed, so that we can store dry material regardless of the wheather. A further advantage is that we can stockpile larger quantities of high-quality materials.