Development and manufacturing of ergonomic office chairs with high vertical integration at the Loßburg site
Völkle Bürostühle GmbH
Loßburg (headquarters, production, administration) · Loßburg-Wittendorf (company building)New on Amplifa
About Völkle Bürostühle (ROVO)
Völkle Bürostühle GmbH develops and manufactures ergonomic office seating furniture at its Loßburg site in the Black Forest under the ROVO brand. The range includes office swivel chairs, children's and youth chairs, stools, visitor chairs and lounge furniture, including series such as R12, R16, R22, XP and SOLO. Production is highly automated with a high level of vertical integration; the company works with plastics, including CFC-free foamed polyurethane components, as well as steel frames. Product developments are created jointly with occupational physicians, physiotherapists and international designers; over 100 registered patents attest to the company's development activity. Customers are retailers and institutions in Germany, including AIDA Cruises, the Police of Saxony and Arburg. The quality and environmental management systems are certified to ISO 9001 and DIN ISO 14001.
- Site
- Loßburg
- Processes
- Development and manufacture of ergonomic office seating furniture (office chairs), Manufacture of metal supply parts for the furniture industry, Manufacture of wire products, steel frames and decorative furniture, Foaming of polyurethane components (CFC-free), Catalogue/information material (DE/EN/NL), Retailer search/retail distribution, 5 years manufacturer's warranty, Spare parts supply
- Materials
- Plastic, Polyurethane, Steel (steel frames), Steel
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, DIN ISO 14001, OSH 2001 (occupational safety management), OSH 2001 (Occupational Safety)
- Founded
- 1964
- Industries
- Office furniture, Office chairs, Office furnishing, Healthcare/ergonomics
- 01
Development and design
- 02
Steel working and forming
- 03
Plastics processing (polyurethane foaming)
- 04
Assembly
- 05
Central warehouse and shipping
Materials and processes
Polyurethane
CFC-free foamed polyurethane components, for example upholstery and seating components.
Plastic
Material for self-supporting base frames and chair components; for example pollutant-free materials for the R12 series with approx. 70 % recycled material.
Steel
Material for steel frames and metal supply parts for the furniture industry.
Sites
Loßburg
DEHeadquarters, production, administration
- Materials
- steel, plastic, polyurethane
- Bending machines (electric instead of hydraulic since 2012)
Loßburg-Wittendorf
DECompany building with offices, showroom, production facilities and high-bay warehouse
- Central fully automated high-bay warehouse system
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development and manufacture of ergonomic office seating furniture (office chairs)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of metal supply parts for the furniture industryMachining | – | – | – | – | Metal |
| Manufacture of wire products, steel frames and decorative furnitureForming | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Foaming of polyurethane components (CFC-free)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Polyurethane |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bending machines (hydraulic, converted to electric in 2012) | – | – | – | 2012 | Loßburg |
| High-bay warehouse / central fully automated storage system | – | – | – | 1990 | Loßburg-Wittendorf |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and certification
The quality and environmental management systems are certified to ISO 9001 (since 1994) and DIN ISO 14001 (since 2007), and occupational safety management to OSH 2001 (since 2009). Many models carry the 'Ergonomics Tested' mark and the GS seal; the ERGO BALANCE technology is recommended by the IGR.
| Evidence | Loßburg |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| DIN ISO 14001 | |
| OSH 2001 (Occupational Safety) |
Company history
- 1964
Founded by Rolf Völkle in Loßburg; initially wire products, steel frames and decorative furniture
- 1968
Move to the production site Siemensstraße in Loßburg; metal supply parts for the furniture industry
- 1972
First office chair series and first patent for office chairs under its own name
- 1980
Full entry into the development and manufacture of its own office chair programmes
- 1982
World's first self-supporting plastic chair base
- 1984
Cooperation with ergonomics expert Prof. Dr. Dr. Karlheinz Nier; first swivel chair in all-plastic technology
- 1985
BUGGY – the first special children's and youth chair for the desk
- 1990
New company building in Loßburg-Wittendorf ready for occupancy
- 1992
ROVO VISION with patented sliding seat technology
- 1994
Initial certification to ISO 9001
- 2004
Company handed over to Rolf Andreas Völkle; market launch of ROVO XP
- 2007
Certification of the integrated environmental management system to DIN ISO 14001
- 2009
Certification to occupational safety management OSH 2001 by the employers' liability insurance association
- 2012
Conversion of all hydraulic bending machines to electric machines
- 2017
Death of company founder Rolf Völkle on 18 October 2017
- 2018
ROVO SOLO awarded the German Design Award
- 2024
1st place in the 'Markt intern' trade retailer survey; new R22 AX to DIN EN 1335 Type AX
- 2025
German Health Award 2025 for ergonomic office chairs; new ERGO BALANCE ONE technology