Family-owned manufacturer of ergonomic office chairs and seating solutions from Meßstetten-Tieringen on the Swabian Alb
Interstuhl Büromöbel GmbH & Co. KG
Meßstetten-Tieringen (Brühlstraße 21)New on Amplifa
Company
Interstuhl Büromöbel GmbH & Co. KG is an owner-managed family business from Meßstetten-Tieringen on the Swabian Alb that has been developing and producing chairs for the working world since 1960. The portfolio includes office swivel chairs, visitor chairs, conference and lounge armchairs, stools, sofas and ergonomic seating solutions for office, conference, laboratory and industrial workplaces, marketed under the brands Interstuhl, Bimos and Backforce. Production takes place predominantly at the headquarters in Tieringen on 36,000 m² of production space; materials include aluminium for foot crosses and metal frames for underframes, which are powder-coated in the company's own plant, among other processes. Customers are companies from office and new-work environments worldwide, including Mercedes-Benz, Microsoft and PepsiCo; more than 30 million chairs have already been shipped. The company is run in its third generation by Helmut and Joachim Link and, according to its own statement, is the third-largest employer in the Zollernalb district.
- Site
- Meßstetten-Tieringen
- Processes
- Powder coating, Online shop, Call-back service, Dealer and showroom network, Showroom Tieringen, Showroom Paris, Showroom London
- Materials
- Aluminium, Wood, Steel/Metal, Powder coating
- Founded
- 1960
- Industries
- Office furniture / office chairs, New Work / working environments
- 01
Design and product development
- 02
Metal processing of underframes
- 03
Powder coating
- 04
Chair assembly
- 05
Sales via branch offices, specialist retail and online shop
Materials & Processes
Aluminium
Used for foot crosses and frames, e.g. on the LEMON IS5 club armchair.
Steel/Metal
Material for underframes, powder-coated in the company's own plant.
Wood
Material for frames, e.g. as an elegant wooden frame on LEMON/LIME IS5.
Powder coating
Surface finishing process for metal parts, with its own system at the Tieringen site since 1969.
Locations
Meßstetten-Tieringen
DEHeadquarters, production, showroom
- Materials
- Aluminium, metal, wood
- Powder coating system
Products & Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powder coatingSurface | – | – | – | – | Metal (chairs/underframes) |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powder coating system | – | – | – | 1969 | Meßstetten-Tieringen, Brühlstraße |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1731
Beginning of the Link family's blacksmith tradition
- 1930
Wilhelm Link takes over the village smithy in Tieringen
- 1960
Start with underframes for sewing machines and chairs by Wilhelm and Werner Link
- 1967
Introduction of the Interstuhl brand
- 1969
Move to the current location on Brühlstraße, first powder coating system, start of office swivel chair development
- heute
Third-generation leadership by Helmut and Joachim Link; approx. €20 million invested in the Tieringen site, third-largest employer in the Zollernalb district