Home furnishing department stores and kitchen markets with custom kitchen planning, installation and curtain service in NRW and the Netherlands
Friedhelm Schaffrath GmbH & Co. KG
Mönchengladbach · Düsseldorf · Krefeld · Heinsberg · Moers · Langenfeld · Ratingen · Erkelenz · Neuss · Kerpen · Kevelaer · Bocholt · Mülheim an der Ruhr · Cologne · Sijben (NL)New on Amplifa
About Schaffrath
Friedhelm Schaffrath GmbH & Co. KG operates home furnishing department stores, kitchen mega-stores and kitchen markets in North Rhine-Westphalia as well as locations in the Netherlands. From a lamp and lighting shop founded in Rheydt in 1961, the company grew into a corporate group with around 1,400 employees, including 100 apprentices. The headquarters home furnishing store in Mönchengladbach covers 45,000 sqm of retail space with kitchen departments, a YoungStore, Casa Living, a garden exhibition and a curtain service. In the kitchen segment, more than 15,000 kitchens are planned and installed at customers' homes each year; kitchen consultation includes millimetre-precise on-site measuring as well as 3D visualisation, bookable in-store, at home or via video consultation. The curtain service offers consultation, fabric selection, measuring by trained interior upholsterers, made-to-measure production in partner workshops and professional installation of curtains, roller blinds, pleated blinds and panel blinds, as well as custom insect screens. In addition, the company operates an online shop with over 10,000 items and offers delivery, installation, financing and a rental van service.
- Site
- Mönchengladbach
- Processes
- Custom kitchen planning (3D planning, on-site measuring), Kitchen installation at customers' homes (more than 15,000 kitchens annually), On-site curtain measuring by trained interior upholsterers, Made-to-measure production of curtains/draperies in partner workshops, Professional installation of curtains, draperies, tracks and poles, Custom insect screens (fly screens) for windows and doors, Furniture delivery and installation, Custom kitchen planning with 3D visualisation
- Materials
- Wood (decor, solid wood), Metal (chrome-plated), Steel, Plastic, Cotton, Polyester, Polyacrylic, Polypropylene
- Founded
- 1961
- Employees
- approx. 1,400
- Industries
- Furniture stores/furniture retail, Kitchen retail, Online furniture retail, Lighting retail (original business)
- 01
Consultation in-store, at home or via video
- 02
Custom 3D kitchen planning
- 03
Millimetre-precise on-site measuring
- 04
Delivery
- 05
Installation at the customer's home
- 06
Follow-up support and service
Product Range and Materials
Wood (decor, solid wood)
Used in furniture and kitchens, e.g. carcases and fronts in decor or solid wood finish.
Steel/Metal
Used in light fixtures and furniture frames, e.g. chrome-plated metal feet on box spring beds.
Plastic
Used in light fixtures, furniture feet and made-to-measure insect screen products.
Cotton
Material for pillowcases, throws and made-to-measure curtains.
Polyester
Synthetic fibre for pillow covers, carpets and blended-fabric curtains.
Blended fabric
Combination of cotton and synthetic fibres for throws, carpets and curtains.
Glass
Used in framed art prints and home accessories.
Product Range Areas
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom kitchen planning (3D planning, on-site measuring)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Wood, Material mix |
| Kitchen installation at customers' homes (more than 15,000 kitchens annually)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| On-site curtain measuring by trained interior upholsterersEngineering | millimetre-precise | – | – | – | Cotton, Polyester, Blended fabric |
| Made-to-measure production of curtains/draperies in partner workshopsPlastics | – | – | – | – | Cotton, Polyester, Blended fabric |
| Professional installation of curtains, draperies, tracks and polesAssembly | – | – | – | – | Cotton, Polyester, Metal |
| Custom insect screens (fly screens) for windows and doorsAssembly | – | – | – | – | Plastic |
| Furniture delivery and installationAssembly | – | – | – | – | Wood, Metal, Fabric, Plastic |
Additional services
Company History
- 1961
Founded by Friedhelm Schaffrath: first lamp and lighting shop in Rheydt, later a carpet department and upholstered furniture
- 1967
Opening of the first home furnishing store on Theodor-Heuss-Straße in Mönchengladbach
- 1970
Opening of a home furnishing store in Krefeld
- 1984
Opening of the largest home furnishing store in the state capital Düsseldorf
- 1993
First 'Wohnmobil' (young living concept) in Heinsberg
- 1994
'Wohnmobil' in Moers
- 1995
'Casa Natura' for country-style furniture at the Mönchengladbach headquarters
- 1997
Large home furnishing store in Krefeld, Niedieckstraße 7
- 2000
Emergence of the first kitchen mega-stores in Mönchengladbach, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Langenfeld, Moers and Ratingen; further kitchen markets in Erkelenz, Heinsberg, Neuss, Kevelaer and Kerpen
- 2009
Expansion of the Mönchengladbach home furnishing store to 45,000 sqm; largest regional furniture store
- 2010
Award 'Most Beautiful Furniture Store in Germany' by the magazine Möbelkultur (March 2010)
- 2011
Reopening of the Düsseldorf home furnishing store after renovation
- 2013
Opening of the first kitchen mega-store in Mönchengladbach (October)
- 2017
Cologne kitchen mega-store on 4,500 m² with 180 model kitchens
- 2018
Launch of the online shop, continuously over 10,000 items
- 2019
New opening of the Erkelenz kitchen store with around 100 model kitchens on approx. 3,000 m²
- 2024
Opening of the Kerpen kitchen store on 27 December
- 2025
Reopening of the Mönchengladbach kitchen mega-store after renovation (over 6,000 m², 195 kitchens); new opening in Mülheim an der Ruhr
- 2026
Planned: kitchen market Bocholt, furniture store Neuss (18,000 m²), new kitchen mega-store Ratingen over 1,500 m²