JBL GmbH Co. KG
Germany
It all began in 1960 with a small pet shop in Ludwigshafen, Germany that Joachim Böhme, a trained druggist, bug specialist and aquarium keeper from Dresden, opened, thereby making a career out of his hobby. His love for animals, a white lab coat, friendly manner, and professional knowledge predetermined his success. The business grew, and it became a pet store wholesale company selling decorative fish. When diseases in ornamental fish became a problem, he developed a remedy against the "white spot disease", known as "Ichthyo" among aquarium keepers, in the course of time, a remedy by the name of Punktol that can still be purchased today.
Today, JBL company, now managed by Roland Boehme, the founder's son, produces over 1,000 products for aquariums, terrariums and garden ponds and is a leading manufacturer in this field, exporting its products to more than 65 countries around the world.
All products are manufactured and distributed by JBL factory in Nouhofen/Pfalz.
The company's office is more than 12,000 m2 and includes not only the production and logistics center on 6500 m2, built in 2008, but also the research center. There are plenty of setup aquariums and terrariums, which are used to test the products under real-life conditions. To make the test more accurate, JBL cooperates with leading research institutes across Europe, such as the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences in Kiel (IFM-Geomar), Department of Measurement and Laser Technology at the University of Ulm and the Haus des Meeres in Vienna. In addition to conventional laboratory experiments and research, JBL biologists for many years have the opportunity to observe the living conditions of the animals in the wild during research expeditions.
Protection of wildlife and the environment are key objectives for JBL. Using solar panels installed on the roofs of buildings, JBL has the ability to produce enough energy to meet its production needs.
For many years JBL supports the SHARK project, the largest international organization for the protection of sharks, because sharks are threatened with extinction. Aquarium hobbyists know that they can rely on the quality of JBL products and appreciate all the new items that JBL launches regularly.
Since 2008 Unitex group of companies is the exclusive distributor of JBL products in Russia.
JBL GmbH Co. KG Dieselstraße 3, D-67141 Neuhofen, Germany t. +49 6236 4180 0 f. +49 6236 4180 999 |
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