Custom-made wooden windows, entrance doors and wood shingles – also heritage-compliant, since 1840 in the seventh generation.
Schreinerei Pfeifer GmbH
Lindenfels-WinterkastenNew on Amplifa
About Schreinerei Pfeifer
Schreinerei Pfeifer GmbH is a family-run master craft business in Lindenfels-Winterkasten (Odenwald, Hesse), founded in 1840 by Johann Nikolaus Pfeifer as a construction and furniture joinery and today run in the seventh generation. The company manufactures custom-made wooden windows, heritage-protection windows, folding shutters modelled on historical designs, entrance doors as well as wood shingles made from larch and oak. Production takes place on a modern machine park with a CNC-controlled window automation system, a Powermat 500 four-sided planing machine and an Unicontroll 6 corner assembly machine; the company operates its own timber yard for selecting and drying raw timber. In addition to manufacturing, the range of services includes planning, installation, subsidy advisory services (BEG/BAFA/KfW) as well as furniture production and funerals. Customers are private builders, commercial customers and heritage conservation; on heritage-protection projects the company cooperates with the Darmstadt Heritage Authority and other heritage authorities. The team comprises 16 employees, including two master craftsmen, twelve skilled workers and two apprentices.
- Site
- Lindenfels-Winterkasten
- Processes
- Manufacture of custom-made wooden windows, Manufacture of heritage-protection windows (including folding shutters modelled on historical, Manufacture of custom-made wooden entrance doors (also modelled on historical designs,, Wood shingle work (facades: substructure, insulation, shingles, connections, rear ventilation), Construction and furniture joinery / furniture manufacturing, Installation (fitting) of windows and doors, Consulting, planning and project execution incl. subsidy advisory (BEG/BAFA/KfW), Custom-made wooden window manufacturing
- Materials
- Wood (general), Larch wood, Oak wood
- Founded
- 1840
- Employees
- 16
- Industries
- Heritage protection / heritage conservation, Private builders, Commercial customers / construction industry, Funeral services
- 01
Timber yard: selection and drying of raw timber
- 02
Planing and cutting (Powermat 500 four-sided planing machine)
- 03
CNC production of components (window automation system, Unicontroll 6 corner
- 04
Assembly and surface finishing
- 05
Planning, subsidy advisory and on-site installation at the customer
Materials and Processes
Larch wood
Domestic wood for self-produced wood shingles with varying insulation thicknesses and high weather resistance.
Oak wood
Domestic wood for wood shingles with high durability for traditional facades.
Wood (general)
Material for windows, doors, folding shutters and furniture, including heritage-protection windows modelled on historical designs.
Locations
Lindenfels-Winterkasten
DEMain site with workshop, warehouse hall, silo tower and office; timber yard for wood drying
- Lot size
- One-off custom production
- Materials
- Larch wood, oak wood, wood
- CNC-controlled window automation system
- Powermat 500 four-sided planing machine
- Unicontroll 6 corner assembly machine
- Company-owned timber yard
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of custom-made wooden windowsAssembly | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Manufacture of heritage-protection windows (including folding shutters modelled on historicalAssembly | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Manufacture of custom-made wooden entrance doors (also modelled on historical designs,Assembly | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Wood shingle work (facades: substructure, insulation, shingles, connections, rear ventilation)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Larch wood, Oak wood |
| Construction and furniture joinery / furniture manufacturingAssembly | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Installation (fitting) of windows and doorsAssembly | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Consulting, planning and project execution incl. subsidy advisory (BEG/BAFA/KfW)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC-controlled window automation system | – | – | – | 2015 | Lindenfels-Winterkasten |
| Four-sided planing machine | Powermat 500 | 1 | – | – | Lindenfels-Winterkasten |
| Corner assembly machine | Unicontroll 6 | 1 | – | – | Lindenfels-Winterkasten |
Additional services
History
- 1840
Founded by Johann Nikolaus Pfeifer as a construction and furniture joinery in Winterkasten (Hesse); early specialisation in wood shingle work
- 1970
Heinrich Pfeifer takes over the business in the fifth generation; new workshop building and purchase of modern machinery
- 2001
Matthias Pfeifer leads the company in the sixth generation; new construction of warehouse hall and silo tower, expansion into heritage-protection windows, restructuring of production processes
- 2015
Investment in a CNC-controlled window automation system
- 2025
Christian and Tobias Pfeifer take over the management jointly with Matthias Pfeifer; seventh generation