Manufacturer of baby and youth furniture as well as single wardrobe programs for the take-away market, produced in Themar.
Themex Möbel GmbH & Co. KG
Themar (Feldsteinstraße 1) · DENew on Amplifa
About Themex
Themex Möbel produces knock-down, carton-packed furniture for the take-away market at its Themar site in southern Thuringia. The range includes baby and youth rooms as well as single wardrobe programs, including hinged-door and sliding-door wardrobes, baby and single beds, changing tables, nightstands, drawer units, writing and dressing tables as well as shelving. Production is order-based and commission-based for the discount and retail trade; up to 1,700 items leave the plant daily. Materials are primarily chipboard, wood and veneer; a double-end tenoner has been in use for series production since 1958. Around 130 employees produce and deliver for customers in Germany, Europe and beyond. The company can look back on a furniture tradition in Themar dating back to 1828 and is certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001 and DIN EN ISO 50001.
- Site
- Themar
- Processes
- Furniture manufacturing (baby and youth furniture, single wardrobe programs: hinged-door and, Series production with double-end tenoner, Order-based production of knock-down, carton-packed furniture for the take-away market, Order picking, Apprenticeships (wood mechanic, machine and plant operator, industrial clerk, mechatronics
- Materials
- Chipboard, Wood, Veneer
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 9001, DIN EN ISO 50001, ISO 9001, ISO 50001
- Founded
- 1828
- Employees
- 130
- Industries
- Furniture industry, Discount/retail (take-away market)
- 01
Panel cutting and machining
- 02
Edging and surfaces
- 03
Series production (double-end tenoner)
- 04
Assembly inspection
- 05
Packing (knock-down, carton-packed)
- 06
Order picking
- 07
Dispatch
Materials and Processes
Chipboard
Most important material for carcasses and fronts of the furniture programs, established since the 1960s.
Wood
Traditional material of furniture manufacturing in Themar since 1828.
Veneer
Cladding material for visible surfaces.
Locations
Themar
DEProduction, sales and dispatch
- Lot size
- Order-based production, up to approx. 1,700 items/day
- Materials
- Chipboard, wood, veneer
- Double-end tenoner (since 1958)
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furniture manufacturing (baby and youth furniture, single wardrobe programs: hinged-door andAssembly | – | – | – | up to 1,700 items daily | Chipboard, Wood, Veneer |
| Series production with double-end tenonerMachining | – | – | – | – | Wood |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double-end tenoner | – | – | – | 1958 | Themar |
Additional services
Quality and Certification
Themex is regularly certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001 and DIN EN ISO 50001 and places value on quality-oriented production and energy efficiency.
| Evidence | Themar |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 50001 |
History
- 1828
Origins: basketware from Werra willows; joineries, carpentries and first furniture factories in Themar, active across Europe.
- 1903
Production of bedroom and youth furniture on today's plant premises.
- 1914–1933
Wartime production by some companies: hospital bedside tables, baking peels, wooden shoes, cargo gliders.
- 1948
Expropriation; consolidation of 508 employees into VEB Südthüringer Möbelwerke, Feldsteinstraße plant.
- 1951–1965
Specialization in living room furniture and bedrooms; approx. 8,700 bedrooms produced in 1955; first double-end tenoner in 1958; 'Gudrun' bedroom ordered by Khrushchev.
- 1966–1975
VEB Südthüringer Möbelwerke unite all larger companies of Themar; export to East and West (FRG, Netherlands, Austria, Saudi Arabia, England).
- 1976–1989
Export share to Western Europe approx. 70%, over 1,000 employees; new construction of finished goods warehouse 3,700 m² and production hall 3,365 m² (1982).
- 1990
Taken over by investors from Georgsmarienhütte; conversion from stock production to pure order-based production, remediation and modernization.
- Heute
approx. 130 employees, production of youth and baby rooms as well as single wardrobe programs for the take-away market.