As a processing plant for animal by-products, the firm of Jean Schaap GmbH, founded in 1919 in Neustadt am Rübenberge, has operated in Heek since 1942.

For the sake of a clean environment, we collect materials of biological origin and dispose of them harmlessly in accordance with the Animal By-Products Disposal Act [Tierische Nebenprodukte-Beseitigungsgesetz (TierNebG)], using modern technology and constantly improved and refined methods.