Family perspective
Long-term decisions, future generations and continuity are part of the company’s stated identity.
MEISTERWERKE · SINCE 1930
A German story built from wood, ideas and precision.
MEISTER began as a joinery workshop in Meiste. Today, the family-run company develops and manufactures flooring, panels and accessories for homes around the world.
1930Company foundedMEISTENorthern SauerlandMADE IN GERMANYDevelopment and production
THE NAME HAS A PLACE
MEISTER comes from Meiste.
The name MeisterWerke evokes master craftsmanship, but it also preserves the company’s geographical origin: Meiste, the small town near Rüthen where its headquarters have remained since 1930.
That continuity explains three ideas that still define the brand: family ownership, attachment to its region and industrial innovation designed for everyday life.
WHY THE STORY MATTERS
A product culture, not just a catalogue.
Innovation with purpose
Click systems, acoustic solutions, Lindura and vinyl-free design flooring respond to practical needs in real spaces.
Resources and responsibility
MEISTERWERKE states that it avoids tropical wood and works to improve resource use, local supply and its environmental footprint.
OFFICIAL MILESTONES
From workshop to international brand.
The beginning in Meiste
Josef Schulte establishes a joinery workshop in the village of Meiste, in Germany’s northern Sauerland region.
The first parquet flooring
The company manufactures parquet flooring for the first time and begins a story closely linked to interior surfaces.
The second generation
Johannes Schulte, the founder’s son, takes over the company and continues its industrial development.
Direct-coated laminate
MEISTER presents its first directly coated laminate flooring in Hanover.
Blue Angel
Three products receive the Blue Angel environmental label for the first time.
Quieter laminate
The company presents its first quiet laminate flooring, integrating acoustic performance into product development.
Click-system parquet
The first HDF parquet flooring with a click system is introduced.
MasterclicPlus
MEISTER presents the MasterclicPlus click system at its in-house exhibition.
Lindura
The innovative real-wood Lindura flooring, based on wood-powder technology, is presented.
Healthy-living design flooring
The MeisterDesign range brings vinyl-free design flooring to the market. MEISTERWERKE also acquires HAIN.
Recyclable rigid core
The recyclable MeisterDesign. rigid flooring is launched.
Innovation recognised
MEISTERWERKE receives the TOP 100 innovation award; its felt panels also earn design and product awards.
MEISTER TODAY
Flooring, walls and details conceived as one system.
The current portfolio includes laminate, parquet, Lindura, Natureflex, design flooring, panels, mouldings and accessories. SuelosMeister connects that product universe with samples, specialist advice and territorial service.
Official sources: MEISTERWERKE Timeline ↗ · MEISTERWERKE Company ↗ · MEISTER ↗