Your specialist for lab containers · Rhineland pharma corridor

Lab containers Düsseldorf – flood-safe pharma laboratories on the Rhine

Name: Planexus GmbH
Address: Am Steinbach 8, Albstadt-Laufen, Baden-Württemberg, 72459, DE
Telephone: +49 7435 7519 700
Price range: €€€

Our managing directors bring more than ten years of experience in lab-container construction. Modular, BauO NRW-compliant, pharma-capable. We deliver flexible research environments for university medicine, universities, chemicals and the NRW life-science cluster — from the Albstadt works straight to Düsseldorf, via the A81 / A8 / A5 / A3.

While others are still planning, you are already researching.

Complimentary site audit Düsseldorf +49 7435 7519 700

Specialist in modular laboratory construction

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BauO NRW Section 62 building notification included

Wesemann Group · 60+ years of laboratory construction

Technically responsible

Planexus Engineering Team · Location ownership Düsseldorf

Content is owned by the Planexus engineering team — civil engineers, process engineers and laboratory planners with specialised experience in modular laboratory construction. Planexus GmbH is part of Wesemann Holding GmbH and delivers BSL-2, BSL-3, GMP and ATEX containers for pharma, biotech, research and crisis units across DACH.

HQ: Albstadt, BW Plant: Am Steinbach 8, 72459 Albstadt Award: German CEO Excellence Award 2026 Last technical review: April 2026

Pattern interrupt · World premiere at analytica 2026

Planexus shows Düsseldorf what a lab container in 2026 can really do

A conventional lab container has 2,400 mm internal height. You can stand up inside — but working upright at a fume cupboard is barely possible.

Planexus LABtoGO has 2,750 mm internal height. 9.5 m external length. 3 m external width. A fully glazed front that brings real daylight into every Düsseldorf pharma, hospital or research laboratory.

A conventional lab container fits entirely inside a LABtoGO. We do not call it LABtoGO without reason — it is the platform on which we configure BSL-2, BSL-3, GMP cleanroom, ATEX zoning for solvents and pile foundations for Rhine-floodplain sites for Düsseldorf.

2.750

mm internal height

Standard: 2,400 mm

9.500

mm external length

3,000 mm width

100%

fully glazed

daylight laboratory

U 0.20

W/m²K Sandwich

80–120 mm insulation

View the LABtoGO platform and all configurations

Planexus solves the three Düsseldorf bottlenecks at which laboratory projects regularly fail

Rhine flooding forces pile foundations in the floodplain

The Düsseldorf gauge at river kilometre 744.2 reached its high of 10.69 m in 1995. Anyone planning containers at Hammer Deich, the harbour, Lörick or Niederkassel without sufficient elevation will not receive a permit from the Düsseldorf building-control office — Germany’s longest gauge record since 1816 is the design basis.

Planexus response: Pile foundation or steel-frame elevation with height adjustment prepared at the factory.

Düsseldorf building control reviews strictly – BauO NRW 2018

The City of Düsseldorf building-control office at Brinckmannstraße 5 is competent for 10 city districts and more than 40 postcodes (40210 to 40629). Section 62 BauO NRW governs procedure-exempt works, but GMP, BSL-3 or installations over 75 m³ gross volume fall outside that exemption. A single formal error in the building notification means two to three weeks of standstill.

Planexus response: Procedure-ready building documents for Düsseldorf building control at first submission.

The pharma corridor demands GMP, ATEX and BSL from one platform

The chemicals and consumer-goods industry in Holthausen, molecular diagnostics in Hilden, the central laboratory of a university hospital in Bilk and a large-scale research centre on the NRW border demand a single supply spectrum: GMP cleanroom to EU Annex 1, ATEX zoning 1/21 for solvents, BSL-2/-3 to BioStoffV and IQ/OQ/PQ documentation. Anyone who has to coordinate three manufacturers loses four weeks per handover.

Planexus response: One LABtoGO platform, all four configurations, one contact.

Lab containers for Düsseldorf: what the NRW pharma corridor, the Rhine floodplain and university medicine demand of the engineering

Düsseldorf is the control centre of the North Rhine-Westphalian life-science corridor. Across 217 square kilometres and ten city districts, the consumer-goods and chemicals industry in Holthausen, a university hospital on a generous campus in Bilk, a research-intensive university with five faculties and the neighbouring molecular-diagnostics cluster in Hilden, the chemicals and pharma industry in the southern hinterland and a large-scale research centre some 75 km to the west compete for land, permits and engineering capacity. Anyone ordering a container laboratory here is not buying a standard product — they are buying site intelligence for Germany’s most research-intensive federal state, with more than 500 life-science companies.

We know this market in detail. We know that the Düsseldorf building-control office at Brinckmannstraße 5 is competent for the building notification under BauO NRW 2018, and that Section 62 defines procedure-exempt works for containers up to 75 m³ gross volume. We know that the Düsseldorf gauge at river kilometre 744.2 with gauge zero +24.529 m NHN has been observed since 1816 and reached 10.69 m in 1995 — siting in the Rhine floodplain requires a pile foundation or steel-frame elevation above the local flood-protection line. We know that under DIN EN ISO 12944-2 Düsseldorf falls into corrosivity category C3 (urban atmosphere, about 75% mean humidity) and locally C4 near the harbour — not C5-M like maritime sites. These details are not in our quotation — they are the engineering foundation of every container that leaves our Albstadt works.

Made in Albstadt, turnkey in Düsseldorf. Final assembly and interior fit-out are carried out with Wesemann furniture at our own works — a factory visit can be planned from either side. North on the A81, west on the A8, north on the A5 via Karlsruhe, the A3 from the Frankfurt interchange towards Cologne and the A57 or A46 into the Düsseldorf city area, the heavy-goods distance is around 480 kilometres; the Düsseldorf-Wersten (A46), Düsseldorf-Hafen (A52) and Düsseldorf-Mörsenbroich (A52) junctions are standard delivery points for Bilk, Holthausen, Hilden and Düsseldorf harbour.

Whether you need a mobile laboratory Düsseldorf for a time-limited refurbishment phase at a university hospital, a modular lab container Düsseldorf for a permanent pharma expansion in Holthausen or Hilden, or a container laboratory Düsseldorf with BSL-3 containment for university-medical research — we deliver all three answers from the same platform: the LABtoGO from our Albstadt works.

Düsseldorf applications

Eight applications for lab containers in Düsseldorf

Each area with a concrete Düsseldorf site and industry reference.

Consumer-goods chemistry

Consumer-goods and adhesives industry in Holthausen, adhesive technology, personal care – cleanroom, ATEX zoning 1/21

Molecular diagnostics

Molecular diagnostics in Hilden, BSL-2 diagnostic laboratories, cleanroom production of molecular reagents

University medicine

University hospital in Bilk, generous campus, interim laboratories during hospital refurbishments, KhBauVO NRW-compliant

University research

University research with five faculties, BSL-2 third-party-funded projects, S1/S2 GenTG notification to the Düsseldorf District Government

Harbour analytics

Düsseldorf harbour at Rhine kilometres 738–743, contaminant analytics, C4 corrosion protection, flood elevation

Large-scale research centre

Large-scale research centre some 75 km west, materials research, bioeconomy, third-party funding

Pharma corridor

Chemicals and pharma site some 30 km south, GMP pilot production, clinical trial samples, EU Annex 1

Food and consumer-chemistry QC

Municipal utilities – drinking-water, food and packaging analytics under DAkkS accreditation

Is your application not listed? We also develop custom modules well beyond the standard.

Request a custom solution for Düsseldorf

Six engineering disciplines for the NRW pharma corridor Düsseldorf

Planexus builds lab containers for Düsseldorf that are tuned in every discipline to Rhineland realities — not generic, but city-district-specific.

Corrosion protection

C3 urban, optional C4 for harbour and industry

DIN EN ISO 12944-2 assigns Düsseldorf city districts to corrosivity category C3 (urban atmosphere, about 75% mean humidity). For harbour, industrial or solvent sites we optionally supply C4 with duplex coating.

Flood structural design

Pile foundation in the Rhine floodplain

Düsseldorf gauge km 744.2, zero +24.529 m NHN. HW1995 = 10.69 m. Elevation above the local flood-protection line as specified by Düsseldorf building control, structurally checked to DIN EN 1990 and Eurocode 7.

BSL-2/-3 containment

Negative-pressure cascade −50 Pa

BioStoffV, TRBA 100, HEPA H14 on the extract-air path, autoclaved airlocks. For clinical research institutes and university third-party-funded projects: GenTG notification to the Düsseldorf District Government — we supply the application documents.

GMP and pharma

EU Annex 1 + IQ/OQ/PQ

Pharma pilot production for the Rhineland chemicals and pharma corridor, clinical trial samples for contract researchers, cleanroom to ISO 14644 class 5–7 under the EU GMP Guide.

ATEX and solvents

Zone 1/21 to EN 60079

Adhesives and chemicals industry require ATEX-zoned containers for solvent handling. Explosion-protected electrics, EX fume cupboards, earthing and equipotential-bonding concept to TRBS 2153.

Cleanroom

ISO 14644 class 5–8

Cleanrooms for molecular-reagent production, pharmaceutical pilot production and cosmetic formulation — with HEPA H14 terminal filtration, classification with a particle counter at handover.

Three Düsseldorf specifics

Three engineering requirements that national suppliers overlook — Planexus builds lab containers Düsseldorf precisely for them

Generic landing pages for the whole of Germany do not address the three realities a lab container in Düsseldorf actually has to withstand. We do — because we know the Rhineland pharma and research market in detail, and our works in Albstadt produces what arrives here.

Düsseldorf gauge 744.2 – flood structural design in the Rhine floodplain

Düsseldorf has Germany’s longest gauge record — observation since 1816. Gauge zero sits at +24.529 m NHN; the high since observations began was 1995 at 10.69 m. Flood mark II sits at 8.80 m. Siting in the Rhine floodplain (Hammer Deich, harbour, Niederkasseler Lände, Lörick) requires elevation above the local flood-protection line — anyone who overlooks this loses the permit.

Planexus standard: Pile foundation or steel-frame elevation with height adjustment, structurally checked to EC 7.

BauO NRW 2018 Section 62 – procedure-exempt or building notification?

Building Code for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (BauO NRW 2018, synopsis 2024). Section 62 lists procedure-exempt works — containers up to 75 m³ gross volume are procedure-exempt under certain conditions. For GMP, BSL-3 or larger installations the building notification to the Düsseldorf building-control office at Brinckmannstraße 5 applies. Generic suppliers do not check this in advance — the application fails.

Planexus standard: Classification under Section 62 checked in advance, review-ready building documents for Düsseldorf building control.

NRW life-science cluster – 500+ companies

With more than 500 life-science companies, North Rhine-Westphalia is Germany’s most research-intensive federal state. Several statewide biotechnology and life-science clusters in the Rhineland coordinate funding and industrial projects. Funding programmes such as progres.nrw, ZIM and KMU-innovativ allow off-balance-sheet operating-lease models.

Planexus standard: Hire models calculated off-balance-sheet, indication for funded projects within 24 hours.

Planexus for Düsseldorf: EU Award 2026, BauO NRW-compliant, Wesemann ecosystem

Four pillars that no competitor in the DACH region combines in this way.

Award 2026

EU Business News – German CEO Excellence Awards 2026: Planexus recognised as “Leading provider of innovative laboratory spaces”. Internationally awarded immediately after the LABtoGO world premiere at analytica.

Made in Albstadt

Final assembly, interior fit-out and quality control at our Albstadt works (Emil-Mayer-Straße 1). C3 standard protection for Düsseldorf, optional C4 for harbour sites pre-configured at the factory. A factory visit is possible at any time — from either side.

Wesemann ecosystem

Part of Wesemann Holding, with more than 60 years of experience in laboratory fit-out. Containers, furniture and cleanroom technology — from a single source. One contact. No interface risk.

Comparison for Düsseldorf: LABtoGO, standard container and conventional construction

An honest comparison matrix — so you can take a well-founded decision before we talk.

Criterion	Conventional build Düsseldorf	Standard container	LABtoGO
Lead time	18–30 months	16–20 weeks	8–14 weeks
Internal height	3.0 m+	2.4 m	2.75 m
Permit BauO NRW Section 62	full procedure	building notification	Building notification + procedure-ready documents
Flood structural design Rhine floodplain	bespoke	rarely	prepared at the factory
C3/C4 corrosion protection	bespoke	rarely from the factory	standard from the Albstadt works
Mobility / relocatable	none	limited	fully mobile
Daylight share	high	low	fully glazed

Investment models

Hire, purchase or hire-purchase – we build the model around your Düsseldorf project

Container specification, biosafety level, cleanroom class, ATEX zoning and duration determine the calculation. Instead of a pseudo-range you receive a project-specific written indication within 24 hours.

For the calculation we need: Düsseldorf site (Bilk, Holthausen, Hilden, harbour), biosafety level (S1/S2/S3, GMP, ATEX), desired duration and commissioning date.

Request an indication within 24 hours

Hire

Flexible, off-balance-sheet, project-tied

For interim laboratories during hospital refurbishments, time-limited university third-party-funded projects, short-term funded projects via progres.nrw. Duration is project-specific.

Purchase

Asset, full control

For a permanent expansion in the Holthausen industrial setting, at the Hilden diagnostics site or in Düsseldorf harbour. The LABtoGO platform can be expanded modularly.

Hire-purchase

Transition from hire to ownership

If the interim project can become a permanent site — hire payments can later be credited towards purchase.

Logistics proof

Albstadt works → Düsseldorf: 480 km via the A81 / A8 / A5 / A3

From the Albstadt works the heavy-goods route runs north on the A81, west on the A8 to Karlsruhe, north on the A5 via Heidelberg and Frankfurt, the A3 from the Frankfurt interchange towards Cologne and the A57 or A46 into the Düsseldorf city area. Pure driving time is about 5.5 hours; with permit requirements and escort vehicles it is typically one transport day.

Standard containers under 4 m width and 18 t do not require a heavy-transport permit — next-day installation is possible. Oversize units or pile foundations in the Rhine floodplain are coordinated with a 60–200 t mobile crane and escort vehicles through Düsseldorf building control and the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration.

From order to operational handover in Düsseldorf takes 8 to 14 weeks.

480

km from works

~5.5 h

heavy goods

A81/A3

direct

Motorway junctions

Düsseldorf-Wersten (A46), Düsseldorf-Hafen (A52) and Düsseldorf-Mörsenbroich (A52) as standard delivery points for Bilk, Holthausen, Hilden and Düsseldorf harbour. Mobile-crane installation on the following day after site preparation.

Düsseldorf permits

We prepare everything for building control, the District Government and the hospital building office

Düsseldorf has clear competences: the City of Düsseldorf building-control office for the building notification under BauO NRW, the Düsseldorf District Government as state authority for GenTG notifications, the hospital building office for siting at the university hospital. We communicate with all three — you do not.

BauO NRW – Section 62 procedure-exempt or building notification

The Building Code for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (BauO NRW 2018, synopsis 2024) is decisive. Section 62 lists procedure-exempt works — we check the classification of your Düsseldorf site in advance and submit review-ready building documents to the City of Düsseldorf building-control office, Brinckmannstraße 5.

Flood protection under the Federal Water Act

Siting in the Rhine floodplain (Hammer Deich, harbour, Lörick, Niederkasseler Lände) requires elevation above the local flood-protection line as specified by Düsseldorf building control. We supply a pile foundation or steel-frame elevation structurally checked to EC 7 — we prepare the application documents in full.

Düsseldorf District Government – BSL-3 and GenTG

BSL-3 in Düsseldorf requires a permit under BioStoffV (federal law) plus a notification to the Düsseldorf District Government as the competent state authority. For genetic-engineering facilities S1/S2/S3 an additional notification under GenTG is required. We supply the risk assessment, safety concept and complete application documents.

KhBauVO NRW fire protection for hospital siting

Siting at the university hospital in Bilk requires fire-protection concepts under the NRW Hospital Building Ordinance, sterile logistics and coordination with the hospital building office and the Düsseldorf fire directorate (Branddirektion Düsseldorf).

How Planexus builds your container laboratory in Düsseldorf

Five steps, one contact — from the first sketch to handover.

We listen

Requirements workshop on site in Düsseldorf or by video. Which biosafety level, which city district, which standard, which date.

We plan

CAD layout, building services (TGA) and structural design. BauO NRW-compliant building documents for the Düsseldorf building-control office, Brinckmannstraße 5 — procedure-ready from day 1. Flood structural design for Rhine-floodplain sites.

We build

Module prefabrication at the certified Polish partner; final assembly and interior fit-out at the Albstadt works with Wesemann furniture. C3/C4 outer shell and QC before dispatch. A factory visit is possible at any time.

We deliver

Heavy-goods transport A81/A8/A5/A3 (480 km, 1 transport day). Installation by mobile crane, with pile foundation in the Rhine floodplain where required. Connection of all services, functional and leak tests before handover.

We hand over

IQ/OQ/PQ documentation. Training for your operators. Maintenance options for up to 24 months — extendable on request.

FAQ — lab containers for Düsseldorf

Seven questions, seven answers. Direct, and without marketing speak.

How long does delivery of a lab container to Düsseldorf from the Albstadt works take?

The heavy-goods route Albstadt works → Düsseldorf runs north on the A81, north on the A8/A5 via Karlsruhe, then the A3 from the Frankfurt interchange towards Cologne and the A57 or A46 into the Düsseldorf city area. Pure driving time is around 5.5 hours; with a permit-required heavy transport it is typically one transport day. Standard delivery points are the Düsseldorf-Hafen (A52), Düsseldorf-Wersten (A46) and Düsseldorf-Mörsenbroich (A52) junctions for Bilk, Holthausen, Hilden and Düsseldorf harbour. From order to operational handover in Düsseldorf takes 8 to 14 weeks.

What permits do I need for a lab container in Düsseldorf?

The Building Code for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (Bauordnung für das Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, BauO NRW 2018, synopsis 2024) is decisive. Under Section 62 BauO NRW, containers up to 75 m³ gross volume are procedure-exempt under certain conditions. For larger installations, BSL-3 or GMP pharma, the building notification to the Düsseldorf building-control office (Bauaufsichtsamt), Brinckmannstraße 5, applies. For genetic-engineering facilities S1/S2/S3 an additional notification under the Genetic Engineering Act to the Düsseldorf District Government (Bezirksregierung Düsseldorf) as the competent state authority is required. BSL-3 requires a permit under BioStoffV. We check the classification of your Düsseldorf site in advance and submit procedure-ready building documents.

Which corrosivity category applies to Düsseldorf under DIN EN ISO 12944-2?

Düsseldorf lies in the Rhenish lowlands with about 800 mm annual precipitation, around 75% mean humidity and a westerly exposure — but without salt aerosol from the sea. DIN EN ISO 12944-2 assigns the city area predominantly to corrosivity category C3 (moderate corrosivity, urban atmosphere with moderate SO₂ load); immediately near the harbour and at chemical-industry sites C4 may apply locally. Planexus supplies C3 protection as standard, and optional C4 with duplex coating for harbour and industrial sites.

How high must a lab container stand against flooding on the Düsseldorf Rhine?

The Düsseldorf gauge sits at river kilometre 744.2, gauge zero +24.529 m NHN. The observation series goes back to 1816 — Germany’s longest gauge record. The highest flood since observations began was 1995 at 10.69 m on the gauge. Flood mark II sits at 8.80 m; navigation is suspended from 7.10 m. For siting in the Rhine floodplain (Hammer Deich, harbour, Niederkasseler Lände, Lörick) the Düsseldorf building-control office requires elevation above the local flood-protection line — we supply structurally checked pile foundations or steel-frame elevation with height adjustment to your Düsseldorf site.

Can you supply BSL-3 lab containers for a university hospital?

Yes. A university hospital in Bilk typically operates large hospital areas with a central laboratory, microbiological diagnostics and university research institutes. We supply BSL-2 and BSL-3 containers to BioStoffV and TRBA 100 with a negative-pressure cascade of −50 Pa, HEPA H14 on supply and extract air, autoclaved airlock, decontamination shower and Class II biosafety cabinet. For siting on the hospital campus we prepare fire-protection concepts under the NRW Hospital Building Ordinance (KhBauVO NRW) and coordinate with the relevant hospital building office.

Which container specification fits consumer-goods chemistry in Holthausen or molecular diagnostics in Hilden?

The consumer-goods and adhesives industry in Holthausen operates large factory sites with innovation centres for adhesive technology and personal care. Typical specifications here are GMP-compliant cleanrooms to EU Annex 1, ISO 14644 class 7 and ATEX-zoned solvent laboratories. Molecular diagnostics at the Hilden site works with BSL-2 diagnostic laboratories and cleanroom production of molecular reagents. We supply both specifications from the same LABtoGO platform.

Which funding programmes exist in NRW for laboratory infrastructure in the life-science sector?

With more than 500 life-science companies, North Rhine-Westphalia is Germany’s most research-intensive federal state. Relevant clusters and networks include several statewide biotechnology and life-science clusters in the Rhineland. Research and pilot plants are eligible for funding via programmes such as progres.nrw, NRW innovation funding, or federal programmes such as ZIM and KMU-innovativ. Hired containers can run off-balance-sheet via operating leases — we advise on the accounting classification.

Complimentary site audit

Send us your Düsseldorf site and laboratory profile

Within 48 hours we deliver: a site assessment, a container configuration with dimensions and specifications, the permit path under BauO NRW, a delivery and installation date, and an indicative investment bracket for hire and purchase.

Direct contact

Telephone

+49 7435 7519 700

info@planexus.de

Works & headquarters (480 km via the A81/A8/A5/A3)

Emil-Mayer-Straße 1
72461 Albstadt

Factory visit

We show you your container during manufacture — including the C3/C4 outer shell before dispatch. Appointment by arrangement.

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Lab containers Düsseldorf — Albstadt factory visit and site audit

We manufacture LABtoGO to order at the Albstadt works — C3 standard for Düsseldorf, optional C4 for harbour and industrial sites pre-configured at the factory. A factory visit is possible at any time, complimentary site audit included.

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