Customer Story
Turning the research allowance into a clear, structured process: The bekuplast story with Clusterix
Personnel costs allocated per project
Clear guidance on funding decisions
Industry
Industrial Packaging Manufacturing
Company Size
Medium-Sized Enterprise
Location
Ringe, Germany
“The Clusterix software was particularly helpful to us, as it allowed us to easily allocate our personnel costs to the individual projects. We especially appreciated how innoscripta guided us through the individual projects: What can we submit? How do we submit it? How do we ultimately get a positive decision?”
Meet the bekuplast GmbH
Bekuplast is a solution provider specialising in customised reusable transport packaging for efficient and sustainable logistics processes. Driven by the principle 'Listen, understand, solve', the company assists customers with high-quality solutions tailored for their requirements.
With 39 years of experience in the field, Bekuplast positions itself as a development partner for innovative logistics solutions across retail, intralogistics, and pooling applications. In the year 2024, the group achieved a turnover of 173 million euros with their operations across 51 countries, which reflects their strong international presence.
bekuplast emphasizes sustainability, and their commitment to responsible practices was recognised with the EcoVadis Bronze Medal 2024, placing them among the top 35 companies in the EcoVadis 2024 assessment, which is a remarkable milestone on their journey toward a sustainable future.
The challenges: Turning research allowance into a clear process
The internal team of bekuplast was familiar with the concepts of obtaining the research allowance for innovative projects, but faced challenges in implementing it practically within their organisation. When they decided to approach the research allowance again, three uncertainties stood in the way:
- What qualifies for funding?
- How should applications be submitted?
- And who could realistically manage the workload of the process?
The solution: Structured guidance and software support
After connecting with innoscripta and familiarising themselves with the overall process quickly, bekuplast immediately proceeded to planning and discussions around individual R&D projects. innoscripta provided comprehensive support throughout the process and ensured continuous progress with clear timelines. innoscripta's software platform, Clusterix, played an important role in the success of the endeavour by enabling the smooth allocation of data such as personnel costs to specific projects, making the documentation significantly easier.
Key support elements:
- Clear project-by-project orientation and guidance
- Continuous accessibility, communication, and deadline management
- Software-based cost allocation and documentation process.
The impact: Research allowance success
With innoscripta's support, bekuplast submitted multiple research allowance applications for different projects and achieved approvals for most of them in the very first attempt. For applications that were initially rejected, innoscripta supported bekuplast to submit appeals and it ultimately led to the successful approval of all research allowance applications. Along with the financial benefits, bekuplast especially valued the clarity and confidence innoscripta brought to each phase, from identifying eligible projects to obtaining funding support.
Based on their experience, bekuplast also indicates that they would fully recommend innoscripta to any company aiming to claim the research allowance.
