# CWS Cleanrooms & STAXS

> Contamination control for regulated manufacturers in Europe. CWS Cleanrooms
> and STAXS supply cleanroom garments, cleaning, consumables, training and
> on-site services as a single validated programme across nine European
> facilities.

Operating countries: Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland,
Ireland. Standards worked to: EU GMP Annex 1, ISO 14644-1, ISO 9001, ISO 14001,
ISO 50001. Site languages: English (root), German (/de/), French (/fr/),
Dutch (/nl/). Last updated: September 2026.

## Services

- [Garment Systems](https://cws-staxs.com/services/textiles): Cleanroom garment rental with validated decontamination and sterilisation, item-level traceability and enforced maximum wash counts.
- [Consumables Management](https://cws-staxs.com/services/consumables): Gloves, wipes, disinfectants and single-use garments supplied as a managed programme with buffer stock, joint forecasting and certificates available online (the STAXS range).
- [Cleanroom Cleaning](https://cws-staxs.com/services/cleaning): Cleanroom cleaning and disinfection by trained operators working to the customer's own SOPs, with audit-ready documentation.
- [Training](https://cws-staxs.com/services/training): Role-based cleanroom training and certification for operators, cleaners and supervisors, mapped to the standards they are audited against.
- [On-site Services](https://cws-staxs.com/services/on-site-services): Airlock stocking and day-to-day cleanroom logistics run by CWS staff on the customer's site.

## Solutions by problem

- [Integrated Cleanroom Management](https://cws-staxs.com/solutions/integrated-cleanroom-management): All five services under one contract, one quality system and one point of accountability.
- [Annex 1 Compliance](https://cws-staxs.com/solutions/annex-1-compliance): Supplier-side audit evidence for EU GMP Annex 1, covering sections 2.5, 7.4 and 7.11 to 7.17.
- [Contamination Control](https://cws-staxs.com/solutions/contamination-control): The routes contamination takes into a cleanroom and how each one is closed.
- [Cleanroom Continuity](https://cws-staxs.com/solutions/cleanroom-continuity): Buffer stock, joint forecasting and multi-site redundancy to prevent supply interruptions stopping a line.

## Industries

- [Pharmaceutical Manufacturing](https://cws-staxs.com/industry/pharmaceutical-manufacturing): Grade A/B gowning programmes run as qualified GMP processes, including biologics, vaccines, cell and gene therapy, generics and CDMOs.
- [Medical Device Manufacturing](https://cws-staxs.com/industry/medical-device-manufacturing): Garments, cleaning and gowning competency treated as outsourced processes inside an ISO 13485 system and MDR technical documentation.
- [Semiconductor Manufacturing](https://cws-staxs.com/industry/semiconductor-manufacturing): Garments validated for ISO 4 at rest and ISO 5 in operation, with electrostatic control.

## Company

- [About Us](https://cws-staxs.com/company/about-us): Who CWS Cleanrooms and STAXS are, and how the two businesses work together.
- [Locations](https://cws-staxs.com/company/locations): Garment processing, cleaning, consumables and training sites across Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland and Ireland.
- [Sustainability](https://cws-staxs.com/company/sustainability): Renewable power, garment reuse and CO2 performance against in-house laundering.
- [Contact](https://cws-staxs.com/company/contact): How to reach a cleanroom specialist or book an assessment.

## Resources

- [White Papers & Guides](https://cws-staxs.com/resources/whitepapers): Technical guidance on contamination control, gowning and audit readiness.
- [Webinars](https://cws-staxs.com/resources/webinars): Recorded and upcoming sessions on cleanroom operations and regulatory change.
- [Calculators & Tools](https://cws-staxs.com/resources/assessment-tools): Self-assessment tools for cleanroom programmes.

## Optional

- [Careers](https://cws-staxs.com/company/careers): Open roles across the CWS Cleanrooms and STAXS sites.