Ergonomic office furniture and furnishing solutions, developed and produced in Germany.
Sedus Stoll Aktiengesellschaft
Dogern · Geseke · Vienna · Rickenbach · Zoetermeer · Aalst · Paris · Cadorago · Madrid · London · DubaiNew on Amplifa
Office furniture manufacturer since 1871
Founded in 1871 and headquartered in Dogern (Waldshut district), Sedus Stoll AG is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of office furnishings and workplace concepts. The product range includes office swivel chairs, visitor and conference chairs, height-adjustable desks, storage and cabinet programmes, partition walls, acoustic elements and room-in-room systems – all "Made in Germany". Manufacturing takes place at two sites in Germany and covers the entire value chain: metal production with tube laser, bending and welding robots, surface treatment by galvanizing and solvent-free powder coating, upholstery and sewing, wood production through to final assembly. At the Futura 1 and Futura 2 production facilities in Geseke, up to 33,000 wooden components are produced per week, with case furniture from lot size 1. The company employs around 1,000 staff, is represented by subsidiaries and showrooms in Europe and Dubai, and supplies customers in over 70 countries. Sedus is a non-listed stock corporation whose shares are held majority by the charitable foundations Stoll VITA Stiftung and Karl Bröcker Stiftung.
- Site
- Dogern
- Processes
- Metal production (tube storage, blanks, pressing, turning, grinding, bending), Tube laser (tube processing), Welding (welding robots), Galvanizing (galvanizing plant, chrome III), Powder coating (solvent-free), Upholstery and sewing (CNC-controlled textile cutting, manual leather cutting, gluing of, Wood production (veneering, laminating in layers, cutting, milling), Painting and staining (wood parts)
- Materials
- Steel, Tube, Wood, Foam, Textile, Leather, Polyurethane foam, Plastic
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 50001:2018, ISO 45001:2018, SA8000:2014, SA8000:2014 (Sedus Systems GmbH), EMAS III, PEFC COC, FEMB level, EcoVadis Gold Medal
- Founded
- 1871
- Employees
- around 1,000
- Industries
- Office furniture, Office furnishings, Contract furniture, Workplace concepts / New Work
- 01
Metal production (tube storage, pressing, turning, grinding, bending, tube
- 02
Surface coating (galvanizing, powder coating)
- 03
Parts production wooden components (drilling line: drilling, milling, hardware
- 04
Upholstery and sewing (textile and leather cutting, upholstery foam processing)
- 05
Final assembly into finished products
- 06
Sales and shipping
Materials and processes
Steel
Stored in the tube tower and processed into blanks; base material for chair frames and table subframes.
Wood
Armrests and backrests, seat shells and tabletops are veneered, laminated in layers, cut and milled.
Foam
Upholstery foam is glued onto seat plates and backrests.
Textile
CNC-controlled cutting for the upholstery covers of seating furniture.
Leather
Efficient manual cutting for high-quality upholstery covers.
Polyurethane foam
Used since 1972 for impact-elastic table edge trims.
Sites
Dogern
DEHeadquarters, development, production, showroom
- Materials
- Steel, wood, textile, leather, foam
- Tube tower
- Presses
- Lathes
- Grinding machines
- Bending machines
- Tube laser
- Welding robots
- Galvanizing plant
- CNC-controlled textile cutting
- Drilling line
Geseke
DEProduction (Sedus Systems GmbH), showroom
- Lot size
- from lot size 1 (case furniture)
- Materials
- Wood-based material, panel material
- Futura 1 production facility
- Futura 2 production facility
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal production (tube storage, blanks, pressing, turning, grinding, bending)Machining | – | – | – | – | Steel, Tube |
| Tube laser (tube processing)Machining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Welding (welding robots)Joining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Galvanizing (galvanizing plant, chrome III)Surface | – | – | – | – | Metal |
| Powder coating (solvent-free)Surface | – | – | – | – | Metal |
| Upholstery and sewing (CNC-controlled textile cutting, manual leather cutting, gluing ofAssembly | – | – | – | – | Foam, Textile, Leather |
| Wood production (veneering, laminating in layers, cutting, milling)Machining | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Painting and staining (wood parts)Surface | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Parts production wooden components (drilling line: drilling, milling, hardware fitting, automaticMachining | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Final assembly (office swivel chairs, companion chairs, sofas, partition walls, tables, cabinets)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Metal, Wood, Foam, Textile, Leather |
| Automated panel cutting process (case furniture from lot size 1, Futura 1 andMachining | – | – | – | Lot size 1 | Wood-based material, Panel material |
| Workspace Design / ergonomics consulting / interior designEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Spare parts serviceAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
12 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tube tower (tube storage) | – | – | – | – | Dogern |
| Presses | – | – | – | – | Dogern |
| Lathes | – | – | – | – | Dogern |
| Grinding machines | – | – | – | – | Dogern |
| Bending machines | – | – | – | – | Dogern |
| Tube laser | – | – | – | – | Dogern |
| Welding robots | – | – | – | – | Dogern |
| Galvanizing plant | – | – | – | – | Dogern |
| CNC-controlled textile cutting | – | – | – | – | Dogern |
| Drilling line | – | – | – | – | Dogern |
| Futura 1 production facility (automated panel cutting process, case furniture) | Futura 1 | – | – | 2012 | Geseke |
| Futura 2 production facility (automated panel cutting process) | Futura 2 | – | – | 2023 | Geseke |
Additional services
Quality and certifications
An in-house testing laboratory was already established in 1970. The management system is comprehensively certified: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, SA8000, EMAS III, PEFC COC and FEMB level for various product groups.
| Evidence | Sedus Stoll Group |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| ISO 14001:2015 | |
| ISO 45001:2018 | |
| ISO 50001:2018 | |
| SA8000:2014 | |
| EMAS III | |
| PEFC COC | |
| FEMB level |
History
- 1871
Founded as a small chair factory in Waldshut
- 1970
Relocation of production to Dogern; establishment of a testing laboratory by Christof Stoll
- 1973
Development of the Anatomic seat, the permanent-contact backrest and the Similarmechanik mechanism
- 1977
First office furniture manufacturer with the employers' liability insurance association safety mark
- 1985
Foundation of the Stoll VITA Stiftung by Christof and Emma Stoll
- 1995
Conversion into Sedus Stoll Aktiengesellschaft; first German furniture manufacturer with eco-audit according to EU standard
- 1999
Majority stake in Klöber GmbH; foundation of the Karl Bröcker Stiftung
- 2002
Merger with Gesika Büromöbelwerk Bröcker GmbH & Co. KG – Sedus becomes a full-range supplier
- 2010
New development and innovation centre in Dogern; EMAS III certification as the first office furniture manufacturer worldwide
- 2012
Introduction of laser-edge technology; Environmental Award of Baden-Württemberg; Futura 1 production line
- 2018
Relocation of the company's registered office to Dogern (Christof-Stoll-Straße)
- 2023
Commissioning of the Futura 2 production facility in Geseke (investment of approx. EUR 21 million); SA8000 certification
- 2024
Foundation of S³ Advice GmbH
- 2025
Commitment to Science Based Targets (SBTi)