Overview
Grown steadily, but still down-to-earth.
Historie
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.
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.
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.
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.
2020
Opening of the new Strähle shipping and logistics hall in Waiblingen. This provides a total of 10,500 m² of space for production and order picking.
2022
111 years of Strähle in Waiblingen / 25 years of Strähle in Borkheide Opening of the newly designed acoustics workshop in Waiblingen.
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Strähle at a glance.
- Sites: Waiblingen und Borkheide
- Employees: 225
- Contracted fitters: 150
- Branches: Switzerland, Austria
- Exporting countries: UK, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Poland
- Awards and prizes:
5x winner of the Architects Partner Award
2x winner of the Innovation Award for Architecture and Technology