Our managing directors bring more than ten years of experience in lab-container construction. Intelligent, sustainable and modular. We deliver flexible research environments for the future — from the Albstadt works straight to Stuttgart, only 80 km via the A81.
While others are still planning, you are already researching.
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.
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 Stuttgart factory 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 and ATEX for Stuttgart.
The funding window of your third-party-funded project closes in nine months. Conventional laboratory construction in Baden-Württemberg takes eighteen to thirty months from building application to keys. You lose the project before it starts.
Planexus response: LABtoGO as a modular platform instead of conventional construction.
The Building Code of Baden-Württemberg, the notification procedure (Kenntnisgabeverfahren) and, where applicable, a notification under the Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG) demand fully review-ready building documents. A single error at the Stuttgart Building Law Office means weeks of standstill.
Planexus response: Procedure-ready building documents from day 1.
Inversion weather, summer heat periods above 35 °C, clay soil on the Filder plain and the Stuttgart environmental zone with a green-sticker requirement. Off-the-shelf containers do not survive this — instruments lose precision within months.
Planexus response: F9 pre-filter, cooling load +35 °C, pad-foundation engineering from the factory.
Stuttgart is Germany’s densest cluster for powertrain research, precision mechanics, materials analytics and sensor technology. In the tightest of spaces, the sports-car industry, tier-1 suppliers, materials laboratories, laser technology and a dense network of university and research campuses compete for land, permits and engineering capacity. Anyone ordering a container laboratory here is not buying a standard product — they are buying site intelligence.
We know this market in detail. We know that the basin inversion with fine-dust peaks of up to 50 µg/m³ at Neckartor forces F9 pre-filtration in the HVAC. We know that lithium-ion and powertrain research in Untertürkheim and Zuffenhausen requires ATEX Zone 1. We know that the Filder plain needs pad-foundation structural design to soil class 4, and that the Vaihingen university campus requires vibration isolation for optics and laser technology. These details are not in our quotation — they are the engineering foundation of every container that leaves our Albstadt works.
The shortest distance is our strongest competitive advantage. 80 kilometres. 1.5 hours of heavy-goods transport via the A81. Same-day delivery possible. A factory visit in under two hours — from either side. No northern German, NRW or Hessian supplier can offer that for Stuttgart.
Whether you need a mobile laboratory Stuttgart for a time-limited third-party-funded campaign, a modular lab container Stuttgart for a permanent factory expansion in Feuerbach, or a container laboratory Stuttgart with BSL-2 containment for the university hospital — we deliver all three answers from the same platform: the LABtoGO from our Albstadt works.
We do not deliver a standard container for a postcode — every single discipline of our specialist planning is calibrated to Stuttgart reality.
CAD drawings, 3D visualisation and building-services (TGA) concepts that map Stuttgart reality: F9 pre-filtration against basin fine dust, cooling-load design for heat periods above 35 °C, vibration isolation for optics and laser technology in Ditzingen and Vaihingen.
Final assembly, interior fit-out and quality control take place at our Albstadt works, Emil-Mayer-Straße 1 — only 80 kilometres from the Stuttgart interchange. You can visit your container during manufacture at any time. 1.5 hours from either side.
Heavy-goods transport from the Albstadt works straight to Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Feuerbach, Untertürkheim, Zuffenhausen or the Filder plain. North on the A81 to the Stuttgart interchange. Installation by 60–200 t mobile crane. Connection of all services. Turnkey handover.
Laboratory furniture, fume cupboards and safety cabinets come directly from 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. Critical for Stuttgart pharma, materials and ATEX projects.
We prepare all building documents procedure-ready for the Stuttgart Building Law Office: site plan, floor plan, structural design, fire protection under LBO BW, connection evidence. For genetic-engineering facilities: notification to the Stuttgart Regional Council under GenTG. You communicate with your stakeholders — we communicate with the authority.
IoT sensors, indoor-climate monitoring and digital GMP audit trails — compatible with the IT standards of Stuttgart university hospitals and pharma contract researchers. Telemetry for temperature, pressure cascade, particle count and access control. Data export into existing systems.
Each area with a concrete Stuttgart site and industry reference.
Clinical trial samples, study containers for contract researchers in the Middle Neckar region
HPLC, GC-MS, cleanliness analytics for materials laboratories on the Filder plain
Plant physiology Hohenheim, cell biology Vaihingen
Neckar monitoring, Stuttgart municipal drainage, soil investigation
QC for the food industry in the Stuttgart region
Powertrain and materials analytics Untertürkheim, Zuffenhausen, Feuerbach
Tropical medicine, virology, university hospital, genetic-engineering facilities
Construction-phase interim, third-party-funded projects, major-site accompaniment
Is your application not listed? We also develop custom modules well beyond the standard.
Request a custom solution for StuttgartPlanexus builds lab containers for Stuttgart that are tuned in every discipline to regional realities — not generic, but district-specific.
Against basin fine dust of up to 50 µg/m³, cooling load +35 °C for summer heat periods, temperature constancy ±0.5 K for Stuttgart precision analytics.
Lithium-ion research Untertürkheim, powertrain materials analytics Zuffenhausen, industrial testing Feuerbach — to ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU.
Semiconductor and sensor cleanrooms in Vaihingen and Feuerbach, low-particle materials analytics with HEPA H14 terminal filtration.
Pharma pilot production, clinical trial samples for contract researchers in the Middle Neckar, cold-chain-capable study containers.
BioStoffV, TRBA 100, HEPA H14, autoclaved airlocks for the university hospital and genetic-engineering facilities via the Stuttgart Regional Council.
Soil-class-4 structural design, vibration isolation for optics and laser technology in Ditzingen and Vaihingen, frost-free foundation.
National suppliers run generic landing pages for the whole of Germany. None of them addresses the three realities a lab container in Stuttgart actually has to withstand. We do — because our works stands 80 km away, not 800.
For years Stuttgart had Germany’s highest fine-dust values. At Neckartor, PM10 daily values regularly exceeded 50 µg/m³. A Stuttgart container laboratory needs F9 pre-filters plus HEPA H14, otherwise outdoor air contaminates every cleanroom class.
Planexus standard: three-stage filter cascade pre-configured at the Albstadt works.
The Stuttgart basin stores heat. Summers 2022/2023: above 35 °C on more than 20 days, no air exchange at night. Standard air-conditioning gives up, GMP tolerances collapse. A modular lab container Stuttgart must be designed for +35 °C outdoor temperature, not +28 °C like standard product.
Planexus standard: Cooling load +35 °C / 8-fold air change / redundant compressors.
The Filder plain is clay soil of class 3–4 with 80 cm frost depth. Slopes in Vaihingen and Feuerbach additionally require vibration isolation for optics and laser technology. A lab container Stuttgart on a standard foundation settles after 18 months — instruments lose their adjustment.
Planexus standard: Pad-foundation calculation per site, frost-free, vibration-isolated.
Four pillars that no competitor in the DACH region combines in this way.
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.
Final assembly, interior fit-out and quality control at our Albstadt works (Emil-Mayer-Straße 1) — only 80 km from the Stuttgart interchange. A factory visit is possible at any time, under two hours’ travel.
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.
An honest comparison matrix — so you can take a well-founded decision before we talk.
| Criterion | Conventional build Stuttgart | 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 |
| BW permit | full LBO procedure | notification | Notification + procedure-ready documents |
| Capital lock-up | high, immobile | medium | flexible, available for hire |
| Mobility / relocatable | none | limited | fully mobile |
| Daylight share | high | low | fully glazed |
| Basin suitability (F9) | bespoke | rarely from the factory | pre-designed at the factory |
Container specification, biosafety level, cleanroom class 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: Stuttgart site, biosafety level (S1/S2/S3, GMP, ATEX), desired duration and commissioning date.
Request an indication within 24 hoursFor third-party-funded projects, interim laboratories during hospital refurbishments, time-limited factory expansions. Duration is project-specific.
For a permanent expansion at industrial sites in Feuerbach or on university campuses. The LABtoGO platform can be expanded modularly.
If the interim project can become a permanent site — hire payments can later be credited towards purchase.
From the Albstadt works the heavy-goods route runs via the B27 to Hechingen, then north on the A81 via Empfingen and Herrenberg to the Stuttgart interchange. Junction options: Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Stuttgart-Süd, Feuerbach, Zuffenhausen, Bad Cannstatt, Filder plain.
Standard containers under 4 m width and 18 t do not require a heavy-transport permit — same-day installation is possible. Oversize units are coordinated with a 60–200 t mobile crane and escort vehicles through the Stuttgart Regional Council.
Inside the Stuttgart environmental zone we operate exclusively Euro 6 heavy-goods vehicles with a green sticker — across the board.
Standard containers (<4 m / <18 t) deliverable without a special permit. Mobile-crane installation on the following day after site preparation.
Unlike Hamburg or Berlin, Stuttgart has no decentralised borough-office system. The City of Stuttgart Building Law Office (Baurechtsamt) is centrally competent. For genetic-engineering facilities the Stuttgart Regional Council (Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart) is added. We communicate with both — you do not.
Smaller containers under the annex to Section 50 LBO BW may be procedure-exempt. Larger installations require a notification procedure (Kenntnisgabeverfahren) or a building permit. We check the classification of your Stuttgart site in advance.
For genetic-engineering facilities S1/S2/S3 the notification is made to the Stuttgart Regional Council. We supply complete application documents, risk assessment and safety concept to the Genetic Engineering Safety Ordinance (GenTSV).
Fire-protection concept under the Building Code of Baden-Württemberg, requirements for escape routes, fire-resistance duration and extinguishing systems. Coordination with the Stuttgart fire directorate (Branddirektion Stuttgart) for special use.
For activities requiring a permit, notification to the Stuttgart Regional Council. We assess whether your planned activity requires a permit from the concept phase onwards.
Five steps, one contact — from the first sketch to handover.
Requirements workshop on site in Stuttgart or by video. Which biosafety level, which district, which standard, which date.
CAD layout, building services (TGA) and structural design. Section-50-LBO-BW-compliant building documents for the Stuttgart Building Law Office — procedure-ready from day 1.
Module prefabrication at the certified Polish partner; final assembly and interior fit-out at the Albstadt works with Wesemann furniture. QC before dispatch. A factory visit is possible at any time.
Heavy-goods transport A81. Installation by mobile crane. Connection of all services. Functional and leak tests before handover.
IQ/OQ/PQ documentation. Training for your operators. Maintenance options for up to 24 months — extendable on request.
Eight questions, eight answers. Direct, and without marketing speak.
From the Albstadt works it is only 80 km via the A81 to the Stuttgart interchange — heavy-goods driving time under 1.5 hours. Standard containers under 4 m width and 18 t we deliver same-day. Manufacture of a configured LABtoGO or a BSL-2 variant typically takes 8 to 14 weeks from order. That makes us structurally four to six weeks faster than northern German or Hessian suppliers.
We do not quote standard prices. Every Stuttgart project is assessed individually, because biosafety level (S2/S3, ATEX, GMP), cleanroom class, special equipment, duration and site conditions determine the calculation. A BSL-3 container for Stuttgart’s university landscape has an entirely different investment structure from an analytical materials container for the Filder plain. Contact us for a complimentary, no-obligation project-specific assessment — we typically supply a written indication within 24 hours.
The Building Code of Baden-Württemberg (Landesbauordnung Baden-Württemberg, LBO BW) is decisive. Unlike Hamburg or Berlin, Stuttgart has no decentralised borough-office system — the City of Stuttgart Building Law Office (Baurechtsamt) is centrally competent. Under Section 50 LBO BW smaller containers may be procedure-exempt; larger installations require a notification procedure (Kenntnisgabeverfahren) or a building permit. For genetic-engineering facilities an additional notification to the Stuttgart Regional Council (Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart) under GenTG is required. We prepare all building documents so they are procedure-ready.
Yes. For BSL-3 containers we supply a negative-pressure cascade from −50 Pa, HEPA H14 on the extract-air path, autoclaved airlocks, redundant HVAC and complete IQ/OQ/PQ documentation to BioStoffV and TRBA 100. For siting on the Vaihingen university campus or at hospital sites in the Middle Neckar region, coordination with the university building office, the State of Baden-Württemberg (Vermögen und Bau BW Stuttgart) and the Stuttgart Regional Council would be required.
LABtoGO is 9,500 mm long, 3,000 mm wide and has 2,750 mm clear internal height — 350 mm more than a conventional container standard of 2,400 mm. The fully glazed front brings real daylight into the laboratory. The sandwich-panel shell achieves U-values around 0.20 W/m²K. In short: 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, GMP, ATEX and cleanroom.
Yes. Lithium-ion research in Untertürkheim, powertrain and materials analytics in Zuffenhausen and industrial testing in Feuerbach require ATEX-compliant Zone 1 or Zone 2 containers. We build explosion-protected ventilation, EX lighting to IECEx, conductive floor coverings against electrostatic charge, and redundant gas sensing with emergency shutdown. Documentation to ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU and the German Industrial Safety Ordinance (BetrSichV) is standard in the scope of supply.
Rule of thumb: for project durations under 24 months — for example interim laboratories during hospital refurbishments, time-limited third-party-funded projects on the Vaihingen campus or transitional solutions during urban major-construction phases — hire pays. For a permanent expansion at industrial sites in Feuerbach or on university campuses in Vaihingen or Hohenheim, purchase usually prevails, often with a hire-purchase option. We compare both models for your Stuttgart project, including balance-sheet impact and residual value.
Planexus is part of Wesemann Holding GmbH, a group with more than 60 years of experience in laboratory fit-out. For Stuttgart customers that means: containers, laboratory furniture and cleanroom technology from a single source — no interfaces, no gaps in responsibility. Fume cupboards to DIN EN 14175, acid-resistant worktops, safety cabinets to DIN EN 14470-1, cleanroom components — all from within the group. One contact from planning through to commissioning.
Within 48 hours we deliver: a site assessment, a container configuration with dimensions and specifications, the permit path under LBO BW, a delivery and installation date, and an indicative investment bracket for hire and purchase.
1.5 hours from either side — we show you your container during manufacture. Appointment by arrangement.
We manufacture LABtoGO to order at the Albstadt works — only 80 km from the Stuttgart interchange. A factory visit is possible at any time, complimentary site audit included.
Stuttgart is the industrial heart of our nationwide delivery area. These locations share related industry or research profiles:
We build for you in Germany, Switzerland and Austria — to the same high standards, aligned with local building law and regional codes.