Rauch Möbelwerke
| Rauch GmbH & Co. KG
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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1897 |
| Seat | Freudenberg , Germany |
| management | Michael Stiehl, Andreas Gerecke |
| Number of employees | 1,552 |
| sales | EUR 298.51 million |
| Branch | Furniture industry, furniture |
| Website | www.rauchmoebel.de |
Rauch Möbelwerke is a German furniture manufacturer based in Freudenberg am Main in Baden-Württemberg . Rauch was founded in 1897 and is one of the largest manufacturers of bedroom furniture and wardrobe programs in Europe. All products are manufactured exclusively in Germany and sold across Europe via stationary furniture retailers and online retailers.
history
In 1897, Wendelin Rauch founded a carpenter's business. In 1927, the second generation joined the company with his son Otto. After the Second World War , the company's three grandchildren took over management of the company. In the 1950s, the company focused on the manufacture of bedroom furniture and was thus successful. In 1953, Rauch furniture was first shown at the international furniture fair in Cologne . In 1958 a chipboard plant was purchased , which since then enabled Rauch to manufacture chipboard independently. In 1963, Rauch already had more than 500 employees.
At the beginning of the 1970s, in addition to a new administration building, a new plant was built, expanding the production area by 50,000 m². The number of employees was already over 1000 in 1973. In 1977 the in-house exhibition for customers from Germany and abroad was held in Freudenberg for the first time. Two years later, Rauch bought the current production facility, Möbelwerke Bürgstadt. In 1999 the three product range brands Dialog, Pack's and Select (formerly Select-Art) are created. In 2009 the company took over the bedroom furniture manufacturer Steffen and integrated it into the Rauch group of companies. The company is now in the 4th generation of the family and employs 1,600 people. In 2020 the company is restructuring its range and replacing the four previous product lines with the three brands rauch BLACK, rauch ORANGE and rauch BLUE.
structure
Rauch Möbelwerke is part of the Rauch GmbH & Co. KG ( Holding ) group. The Rauch group of companies includes:
- Rauch Möbelwerke GmbH (production and sales),
- Möbelwerke Bürgstadt GmbH (production),
- Möbelwerke Mastershausen GmbH (production) and
- Rauch Spanplatten GmbH (production and sales).
Products and brands
The company manufactures box furniture and specializes in bedroom furniture such as cabinet systems , beds , chests of drawers and youth rooms in the lower and middle price segment. The range is divided into three brands: "rauch BLACK - furniture of value" and "rauch ORANGE - furniture. For life." are sold in specialist shops, "rauch ORANGE furniture. For life" and "rauch BLUE furniture. Simply good." are sold online and by mail order as well as in take-away furniture / self-service retail.
distribution
The products are sold by over 5600 customers at home and abroad in specialist shops and / or in the take-away area. The export quota is over 30%. The main sales markets are Western Europe and the neighboring Eastern European countries.
Awards
Since 1994, Rauch furniture has been awarded the Blue Angel eco- label for healthy furniture. In 2009 numerous products were awarded the quality mark of the Deutsche Gütegemeinschaft Möbel Goldenes M for particularly good properties. Rauch furniture from the baby segment has the GS mark for tested safety . The company's own chipboard plant uses only fresh, weak and broken wood from sustainable, local forests to manufacture the chipboard. The wood-based materials of the chipboard plant have been awarded the PEFC certificate for sustainable forestry. In 2014 Rauch Möbelwerke received the German Sustainability Award in the category of Germany's most sustainable medium-sized companies 2014 . In October 2015, the furniture manufacturing companies of the Rauch Group were certified according to the strict standards of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC-C126513). Also in October 2015, all companies in the Rauch Group were awarded the Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC).
engagement
The Otto-Rauch-Stift geriatric nursing home with Caritas as sponsor is just as much a part of Rauch's social commitment as the small, company-owned zoo with free entry and the Rauch Museum, which regularly offers exhibitions and events on furniture history.
Locations
The company's headquarters have been in Freudenberg am Main since it was founded. In addition to Freudenberg, there are also production facilities in Bürgstadt and Mastershausen . The chipboard plant is located in Markt Bibart .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2017 in the electronic Federal Gazette
- ^ Rauch Möbelwerke GmbH. In: blau-engel.de. Retrieved August 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Rauch Möbelwerke GmbH is the winner in the category “Germany's Most Sustainable Medium-Sized Companies 2014”. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014 ; accessed on August 5, 2019 .
- ^ City of Freudenberg am Main - Rauch Zoo. Retrieved May 14, 2014 .
Coordinates: 49 ° 45 ′ 33.2 " N , 9 ° 19 ′ 38.3" E