Office and contract furniture with a focus on well-thought-out storage, manufactured at the Espelkamp site
werner works Vertriebs GmbH
Espelkamp (DE)New on Amplifa
Furniture for New Worlds of Work since 1951
werner works Vertriebs GmbH is a privately owned, mid-sized office furniture manufacturer from Espelkamp in East Westphalia. Since 1951, the company has developed, produced, and distributed office and contract furnishings with a core competence in modern storage: cabinet systems, shelving, lockers, pedestals, reception desks, meeting and open-space furniture, as well as workstations. Production is carried out in standard series variants based on a modular system and also as bespoke custom manufacturing in small quantities, including solid wood veneers, glue-laminated timber from spruce and beech, matte and soft-touch lacquers, Fenix NTM, glass, as well as fabric and imitation leather collections. An in-house colour mixing system allows lacquering in RAL, NCS, Pantone, and Sikkens colour tones. Customers include specialized office retailers, office planners, and architects from sectors such as education, financial services, and contract furnishing; the product range is GS-certified. The company is certified to ISO 14001:2015, holds the Blue Angel for the hockey product line, and possesses an FSC Chain-of-Custody certificate. The site includes production, a showroom, and a creative workshop.
- Site
- Espelkamp
- Processes
- Office and contract furniture production (cabinets, shelving, lockers, pedestals, reception,, Custom furniture / bespoke special solutions (including small quantities), Lacquering in customer colour (RAL, NCS, Pantone, Sikkens colour tone), matte lacquer or, Assembly of furniture systems (including 1:1 assembly seminar with assembly manager in own, Design/Engineering: CAD planning (DWG/3DS data) and individual configurations,, Series production of office furniture (since 1951, production site Espelkamp), Custom manufacturing / special solutions, Own colour mixing system (RAL, NCS, Pantone, Sikkens)
- Materials
- Beech (Wood Decor), Light oak, Cherry Romana, Walnut (Solid Wood Veneer), Oak (Solid Wood Veneer), White-pigmented oak, Cherry (Solid Wood Veneer), Maple (Solid Wood Veneer)
- Certificates
- ISO 14001:2015, Blue Angel (Product hockey), FSC Chain of Custody, Certificate resources SAVED 2025 (Interzero), Blue Angel (hockey), FSC Chain of Custody (SCS-COC-006644), GS-certified design principle, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1951
- Industries
- Office furniture, Contract furnishing, Education, Office furniture retail, Office planning/architecture, Education (schools)
- 01
Product development and design (CAD)
- 02
Material and colour concept (RAL/NCS/Pantone/Sikkens)
- 03
Cutting and wood processing
- 04
Lacquering via in-house colour mixing system
- 05
Assembly and quality assurance
- 06
Distribution via specialist retailers, planners, and sales partners
Materials and Surfaces
Solid Wood Veneer
Walnut, oak, cherry, maple, and beech for high-quality furniture fronts and inserts.
Wood Decor
Beech, light oak, and cherry Romana as plain decors for cabinet and shelving systems.
Glue-laminated Timber (spruce, beech, oak)
Solid wood glulam for the hockey programme as room dividers.
Matte and Soft-Touch Lacquer
Lacquering in any RAL, NCS, Pantone, or Sikkens colour tone via the in-house colour mixing system.
Fenix NTM
Scratch-resistant, matte nanotech coating for individual surfaces outside the standard range.
Fabric and Imitation Leather
Camira collections (Blazer, Lucia T2T, Synergy) and skai Tovega EN staynu for upholstered surfaces.
Glass
Glass shelves for cabinet systems such as basic cap.
Espelkamp Site
Espelkamp
DEHeadquarters, Production, Showroom and Creative Workshop
- Lot size
- Single-item solutions to series production
- Materials
- Wood-based materials, solid wood veneer, glulam, lacquers, fabric, imitation leather, glass, Fenix NTM
- Colour mixing system
- Photovoltaic system on production halls
- Machinery for woodworking/furniture production
Office and Contract Furniture
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office and contract furniture production (cabinets, shelving, lockers, pedestals, reception,Assembly | – | – | – | Series production | Wood-based materials, Solid wood veneer, Matte lacquer, Soft-touch lacquer, Fabric, Imitation leather, Fenix NTM, Glass, Spruce/Beech/Oak wood (glulam) |
| Custom furniture / bespoke special solutions (including small quantities)Assembly | – | – | – | Single-item solutions / small quantities | Decors and surfaces outside the standard range, Fenix NTM, Solid wood, RAL/NCS/Pantone/Sikkens lacquers |
| Lacquering in customer colour (RAL, NCS, Pantone, Sikkens colour tone), matte lacquer orSurface | – | – | – | – | Lacquer |
| Assembly of furniture systems (including 1:1 assembly seminar with assembly manager in ownAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Design/Engineering: CAD planning (DWG/3DS data) and individual configurations,Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Series production of office furniture (since 1951, production site Espelkamp)Assembly | – | – | – | Series production (historically e.g. | – |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colour mixing system | – | – | – | – | Espelkamp |
| Photovoltaic system on production halls | – | – | – | – | Espelkamp |
| State-of-the-art machinery (woodworking/furniture production) | – | – | – | – | Espelkamp |
Additional services
Reference customers
Environmental and Quality Certificates
Quality is ensured by GS-certified design principles, many years of processing expertise, and a team of furniture makers and assemblers. Environmental standards are evidenced by ISO 14001:2015, the Blue Angel (hockey), and FSC Chain of Custody.
| Evidence | Espelkamp |
|---|---|
| ISO 14001:2015 | |
| Blue Angel (hockey) | |
| FSC Chain of Custody (SCS-COC-006644) | |
| GS-certified design principle | |
| ISO 9001 |
From the Powder Shed to werner works
- 1951
Bruno Werner acquires a shed in the former munitions depot in Espelkamp ("Powder Shed 9") and begins series production of office furniture.
- 1952
Registration of the 'StehRoll' trademark; fame through wooden venetian-blind cabinets.
- 1960er
Expansion of the range to include a swing-door cabinet variant and a system wall.
- 1970er
First sliding-door cabinets and exclusive executive office furniture.
- 1980er
Development of cabinet systems and filing systems for data media.
- 1991
Production of 24,000 roll-front cabinets per year; Stefan Blahak and Irmgard Possin take over management, introduction of the name 'werner works', and product lines 'cockpit' and 'clix'.
- 2002
The founding family hands the company over to Irmgard Possin and Michael Degenhardt; it remains privately owned.
- 2014
Initial certification according to DIN EN ISO 14001.
- 2022
The hockey product line receives the Blue Angel.
- 2024
Certification 'Certificate resources SAVED' for environmentally friendly logistics (Interzero).