Company history

Any beginning takes courage

“Fortune Favours The Bold” – In 1966, this quote was the incentive for Otto Schüller to set up the Schüller Möbelwerk KG on the basis of his father’s carpentry business.

Kitchen with a working counter and a table

It is 1966 and the first 25 employees are building kitchen cupboards for the upwardly mobile Federal Republic of Germany. The location: Herrieden – not exactly a typical place for the furniture trade – that took some courage. But with a belief in our own creative power and a clear vision of our future potential, in 1971 fitted kitchen production starts to take off. Otto Schüller focuses on the development of the company, while his wife Stilla looks after the family and supports him where needed. Regional sales soon become nationwide and later international.

From the very beginning, Schüller has stood for top quality, individuality and suitability for everyday use. Over the years, our passion for kitchens has enabled us to aspire to more. Our courage has turned into success.

1966

Schüller Möbelwerk KG founded by Otto Schüller

[Translate to English:] Schueller Firmenhistorie Serienfertigung

1971 - 1975

Series production of single kitchen cabinets, design and production of the first unit kitchen

[Translate to English:] Schueller Serienfertigung Keuchenfronten

1981 - 1984

Manufacture of 15 ranges with 60 different fronts, 5 carcase designs and 450 basic types

Construction of the first high-bay warehouse

200 employees

1990 - 1998

Construction of new production halls and a new administration building

600 employees

[Translate to English:] Schueller Historie Schueller-Ausstellungs-Center 2000

2000 - 2005

Opening of the Schüller Exhibition Centre |s|a|c. in Herrieden

Introduction of the premium brand next125

Construction of the second high-bay warehouse

New fully-automatic logistics centre goes into operation

800 employees

2003

Handing over management of the company to the next generation: Markus Schüller, Max Heller, Manfred Niederauer

[Translate to English:] Schueller Historie house4ktichen Loehne

2006 - 2007

Opening of the house4kitchen exhibition building in Löhne

900 employees

2008 - 2009

Construction of the third high-bay warehouse

Launch of the new kitchen Collection in increments with three systems

1000 employees

[Translate to English:] Schueller Histrorie PEFC

2010 - 2012

PEFC certification

Expanded production floorage

1170 employees

[Translate to English:] Schueller Historie Verwaltungsgebaeude

2013

Move to new administration building

Extended surface-finishing and lacquering facilities

[Translate to English:] Schueller Historie 4 Systeme

2014

System expansion with the introduction of the handleless kitchen based on the 71.5 cm base unit height (four systems available)

1300 employees

[Translate to English:] Schueller Historie Verbindungsbruecke

2015

Construction of new production facilities and construction of a bridge linking production and the administration department

2016

Modernisation of the Schüller Exhibition Centre |s|a|c. in Herrieden

1450 employees

Schueller company history introduction of Optimus and C5 [15:30] Rückert Anna Schüller histoire de l'entreprise introduction d'Optimus et de C5

2019

Introduction of the 84.5 cm carcase height and the Optimus drawer/pull-out lineup

Expansion of our production area, starting with the construction of a car park

1838 employees

2020 - 2021

Introduction of the handleless kitchen based on the height of 84.5 cm (base units)

Completion of the car park with 1.860 PKW parking spaces

Launch of the production extension

2051 employees