Manufacture of brushes and ceiling brushes in top qualities for the painting trade as well as trading in over 6000 articles for the painting trade.
Pinselfabrik Müller Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
91452 Wilhermsdorf (Production Hauptstraße 12; Office/Warehouse/Shipping Gewerbestraße Ost 2)New on Amplifa
About us
Pinselfabrik Müller GmbH was founded in 1890 by Ludwig Müller in Wilhermsdorf and is today a family business in its fourth and fifth generation. The company manufactures brushes and ceiling brushes, predominantly in top qualities for the painting trade. Production includes the dressing of hairs as well as the filling of artist, paint, lacquer, watercolour and gilding brushes. Filling materials used include, among others, China bristle, pony hair, squirrel hair, goat hair, ox hair, red sable hair (Kolinsky), red sable imitation made from cattle ear hair and badger hair. In addition to its own production, the company supplies its customers via an online shop and catalogues with over 6000 articles, including adhesive tapes, paint rollers, tools, masking materials, abrasives and protective equipment. Its customer base includes painting and plastering contractors, drywall installers, church painters, restorers, paint retailers, industrial companies, joineries as well as vocational and master craft schools in the painting and varnishing trades. Production is located at Hauptstraße 12 in Wilhermsdorf, with office, warehouse and shipping in the Eastern Industrial Estate.
- Site
- Wilhermsdorf
- Processes
- Manufacture of brushes and ceiling brushes, Dressing of hairs, Filling of artist, paint, lacquer, watercolour and gilding brushes, Manufacture of brushes and ceiling brushes in top qualities for the painting trade, Online shop, Catalogue production, Supply of over 6000 articles
- Materials
- China bristle (hog bristle), Pony hair, Squirrel hair (Eichhörnchenhaar, Casaneo and blue squirrel hairs), Goat hair, Ox hair / cattle ear hair, Red sable hair (Kolinsky), Red sable imitation (dyed white cattle ear hair from Alpine cattle), Badger hair (guard hair)
- Founded
- 1890
- Industries
- Painting and plastering contractors, Drywall construction, Church painters, Restorers, Paint retailers, Industrial companies
- 01
Dressing of hairs
- 02
Filling of the brushes
- 03
Manufacture of brushes and ceiling brushes
- 04
Assembly
- 05
Distribution via field sales, catalogue and online shop
Hair and bristle materials
China bristle (hog bristle)
Particularly strong bristles from outdoor-reared pigs, in white, grey and black; in bleached white form for artist brushes.
Pony hair
Very soft hair with high water absorption, mainly for school paint brushes.
Squirrel hair (Eichhörnchenhaar)
Hairs from winter tails, including Casaneo and blue squirrel hairs, for watercolour, wash, fitch brushes as well as the finest lacquer and gilding brushes.
Goat hair
Hair with little strength for low-grade school paint, bronzing and lacquer brushes.
Ox hair / cattle ear hair
Fine, strong and elastic hair with a fine tip for sash tools, oil paint and flat lacquer brushes as well as artist brushes.
Red sable hair (Kolinsky)
Very fine, elastic tail hair for especially high-quality watercolour, oil paint, retouching and lettering brushes.
Red sable imitation
Dyed white cattle ear hair from Alpine cattle as an imitation of red sable hair.
Badger hair
Long, strong and durable guard hair with a fine tip for first-class softeners and shaving brushes.
Locations
Wilhermsdorf
DEMain location: Production (Hauptstraße 12) as well as office, warehouse and shipping in the Eastern Industrial Estate
- Materials
- China bristle, pony hair, squirrel hair, goat hair, ox hair, red sable hair, red sable imitation, badger hair
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of brushes and ceiling brushesAssembly | – | – | – | – | China bristle, Pony hair, Squirrel hair, Goat hair, Ox hair, Red sable hair, Red sable imitation (cattle ear hair), Badger hair |
| Dressing of hairsAssembly | – | – | – | – | China bristle, Pony hair, Squirrel hair, Goat hair, Ox hair, Red sable hair, Badger hair |
| Filling of artist, paint, lacquer, watercolour and gilding brushesAssembly | – | – | – | – | China bristle, Pony hair, Squirrel hair, Goat hair, Ox hair, Red sable hair, Red sable imitation, Badger hair |
Additional services
Company history
- 1890
Founded by Ludwig Müller; manufacture of household brushes and brooms.
- 1930
Thomas Müller begins dressing hairs in the early 1930s; sales to brush factories and workshops for the blind.
- 1948
After the currency reform, start of the manufacture of brushes and ceiling brushes, predominantly quality brushes for painters.
- 1949
Heinz Müller joins the company on 01.09.
- 1954
Heinz Müller takes over field sales; development of the handle duster, later facade brushes with extra-long handles, the OREL lime brush and special squeegees for the glazing technique.
- 1992
Conversion of the general partnership (OHG) into a GmbH; shareholders become Ute Daßler and Rainer Müller (4th generation).
- 1993
Christian Dassler joins the company.
- 1999
Start of cooperation with the brush factory Pinselfabrik Stieber from Fürth.
- 2001
Relocation of office and warehouse (shipping) to the Eastern Industrial Estate; 800 sqm hall on a 3600 sqm site.
- 2016
Johannes Daßler (5th generation) joins the company in August.
- 2017
Heinz Müller passes away on 27.07. at the age of 85.