Grown steadily, but still down-to-earth.

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Appartement building and carpenters shop from founder Paul Strähle in Waiblingen

Master craftsman´s diploma from 1911

1911

Paul Strähle founded the Strähle joinery shop in Waiblingen. This young joinery firm concentrated on both private customers and business customers for its modules and furniture.

1951

Klara Strähle took over the successful construction and furniture joinery business

1967

Werner Strähle joined the company. A short while later, the first partition wall systems in wood were produced.

filing of a patent

1975

Strähle continued to grow and moved into the new production site in Eisental, Waiblingen with 3000 m² of production space. The handicraft business evolved over the years into an efficient, progressive company which furnished numerous office buildings and schools with partition walls and cupboard units.

1986

The innovative System 2000 partition wall system with steel mullion construction was registered for patent.

The Strähle steel mullion is a milestone for the industrial sector

In 1997 the second production site opened in Borkheide, south of Berlin.

1997

The second production site was opened in Borkheide, south of Berlin. Partition wall systems are produced here in 3500 m² of production space and distributed to eastern and northern Germany. The export share also steadily increased, initially focussing on Switzerland and Austria but later featuring system partnerships throughout Europe.

2005

Paul Strähle and Florian Strähle join the family business, meaning that as of 2005 the company was led by the third and fourth-generation members of the Strähle family.

2007

The production area in Waiblingen was extended to include a modern logistics and dispatch facility with an additional 2500 m² of space.

4th generation joins the company

2009

Paul Strähle took over the management of Strähle Raum-Systeme GmbH together with Werner Strähle.

2010

The Strähle Acoustic Workshop was opened. It functions both as a showroom and training centre for partition wall systems and acoustic solutions.

2011

In October, Strähle celebrated its 100th anniversary in Waiblingen together with over 700 customers, business partners and employees. The newly designed showrooms and office space were opened. Developers, architects and project developers can experience over 1400 m² of Strähle partition wall systems in an innovative and detailed showroom.

2014

The Room-in-Room System Kubus II will be awarded the Architecture + Office Innovation Award at Orgatec.

2015

Strähle continued to grow. The Borkheide production site was enlarged to include an additional dispatch and warehouse facility and now has a total area of around 6000 m².

2017

20 years ago in January 1997, we opened our offices in Borkheide near Berlin. We celebrated this anniversary together with our staff, suppliers and customers!

2019

The exhibition areas in Waiblingen and Borkheide were extended. The newly designed open space working area at the head office was awarded the DGNB certificate for sustainable interiors.

Strähle room systems at a glance:

Founded in: 1911 
Sites: Waiblingen near Stuttgart and Borkheide near Berlin
Employees: 170 
Contracted fitters: 150 
Branches: Schweiz, Österreich 
Exportländer:  Switzerland, Austria Export countries: UK, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Turkey, Italy

 

Awards and prizes:

5x winner of the Architects Partner Award
2x winner of the Innovation Award for Architecture and Technology