Family-owned company for cookware and kitchen articles under the traditional SUS brand from Sundern.
Josef Schulte-Ufer KG Metallwarenfabrik
Sundern (Hauptstraße 56, headquarters) · Sundern (Hauptstraße 60, factory outlet)New on Amplifa
About Schulte-Ufer
Josef Schulte-Ufer KG Metallwarenfabrik is a family-owned company based in Sundern in the Sauerland region whose cookware has been sold under the SUS (Schulte-Ufer Sundern) brand since 1886. The product range includes pots, roasters, pans, woks, kettles and jugs, fondues, cutlery and knives, kitchen helpers, as well as gastro cookware for the professional kitchen. According to the company, the products are characterized by durable materials such as 18/10 stainless steel, iron and aluminum; one example is the UniverSUS surface structure, free of PFAS and PTFE, which is heat-resistant up to 500 °C. In January 2005, the company discontinued in-house production in Sundern and has since marketed products manufactured abroad – for example in Great Britain, Korea and China – which continue to be offered under the traditional SUS brand. In 2005, the partner company ROHE Germany was also founded for lifestyle articles related to cooking. The company sells directly through an online shop and a factory outlet in Sundern, and offers expert advice by telephone as well as complaint and service handling.
- Site
- Sundern
- Processes
- Expert advice by telephone, Factory outlet, Distribution/marketing of products manufactured abroad, Customer complaint and service handling
- Materials
- Stainless steel 18/10, Iron, Aluminum, UniverSUS surface structure, DUOTEC non-stick coating
- Founded
- 1886
- Industries
- Cookware / Household goods, Gastro cookware (Professional kitchen)
- 01
Product development
- 02
Procurement/production abroad (Great Britain, Korea, China)
- 03
Quality assurance
- 04
Distribution (online shop, factory outlet)
- 05
Expert advice and service/complaint handling
Materials and Surfaces
Stainless steel 18/10
Core material for cookware and tableware, e.g. in the Romana collection with copper base.
Iron
For robust, extremely heat-resistant pans and wok pans such as the Iron Star series.
Aluminum
For optimal heat distribution, including as a capsule base and in ROHE products such as the multi-function pot Pepe.
UniverSUS surface structure
PFAS- and PTFE-free surface structure with non-stick effect, heat-resistant up to 500 °C.
DUOTEC non-stick coating
Robust non-stick sealing, e.g. on the iron pan John.
Locations
Sundern
DEHeadquarters, administration and sales
Sundern (factory outlet)
DEFactory outlet
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
History
- 1886
Founded by Josef Schulte with 30 marks of starting capital; the cloverleaf trademark with SUS is created.
- 1898
Registered as a limited partnership (Kommanditgesellschaft) in the commercial register of Arnsberg.
- 1904
Death of the founder Josef Schulte; his widow Therese Schulte-Ufer continues to run the company.
- 1907
Friedrich Rohe takes over the management.
- 1943
Major fire destroys a large part of the factory.
- 1948
Reconstruction and expansion of the product range to include kitchen and table appliances.
- 1960er
Peak revenue; production of electric grill appliances.
- 1970er
Another major fire; focus shifts to cookware and tableware.
- 1990er
Decline in sales, part of production relocated abroad.
- 2005
Discontinuation of in-house production, marketing of products manufactured abroad; founding of the partner brand ROHE Germany.
- 2014
Number of employees around 50; production largely in Great Britain, Korea and China.
- 2019
Awarded by Focus Money as "Industry Winner Kitchen Supplies".