Development and production of polyurethane flooring, biobased acoustic underlays and design flooring
Windmöller GmbH
Detmold (DE) · Wrocław (PL) · Marietta, Georgia (US)New on Amplifa
About Windmöller
Windmöller GmbH, based in Detmold, develops and produces flooring and acoustic solutions based on polyurethane technology. The product portfolio includes PU flooring, biobased acoustic systems (underlay and sound-reducing mats) and design flooring from the company's own flooring brand wineo, including the ecuran-based PURLINE bio flooring. The company's history dates back to 1948, when Albert Windmöller founded a timber trading business in Bad Oeynhausen; in 1978 Witex Kunststoffplatten GmbH was established in Augustdorf, and in 1991 the first laminate flooring was introduced. Acoustic underlays have been manufactured at the main Detmold site since 2000; since June 2025 all production lines of the formerly separate Augustdorf and Detmold sites have been consolidated there. The third-generation family-owned mid-sized company employs around 300 staff and sells its products worldwide in over 70 countries to more than 5,000 customers. Buyers include commercial end customers, industrial customers and end consumers; fields of application are residential, contract and commercial sectors as well as rail, hospitals and shipbuilding.
- Site
- Detmold
- Processes
- Manufacture of PU flooring (polyurethane flooring), Manufacture of acoustic underlays / sound-reducing mats based on polyurethane (biobased, Manufacture of design flooring (laminate/multi-layer flooring), Production of chipboard cut-to-size panels and furniture components (historical, wood processing), Application engineering, Technical customer consulting, Training courses and seminars (more than 20/year), On-site construction site instruction
- Materials
- Polyurethane (PU), ecuran (biobased PU material), Wood-based materials / chipboard
- Certificates
- ISO 50001 (energy management), Cradle to Cradle® (PURLINE bio flooring, ecuran-based underlays and, ISO 50001
- Founded
- 1948
- Employees
- ca. 300
- Industries
- Flooring/design flooring, Acoustic and decoupling systems, Contract sector (public facilities, commercial), Residential sector, Rail, Hospitals
- 01
Development (laboratory/R&D)
- 02
Production of PU flooring and acoustic underlays
- 03
Quality assurance
- 04
Application engineering & training
- 05
Worldwide sales
Materials & Processes
Polyurethane (PU)
Basis for resilient flooring and sound-reducing acoustic mats, manufactured at the Detmold site.
ecuran (biobased PU material)
Biobased material of the PURLINE bio floorings, underlays and acoustic mats with Cradle to Cradle® certification.
Wood-based materials / chipboard
Historical foundation of the company: supplying the furniture industry with wood-based materials and chipboard cut-to-size panels.
Sites
Detmold
DEProduction, administration, development (consolidated main site since 2025)
- Materials
- Polyurethane, ecuran
Wrocław
DESubsidiary Windmöller Polska
Marietta
DESubsidiary Windmöller Inc.
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of PU flooring (polyurethane flooring)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Polyurethane (PU), Bio flooring PURLINE (ecuran-based) |
| Manufacture of acoustic underlays / sound-reducing mats based on polyurethane (biobasedPlastics | – | – | – | – | Polyurethane (PU), ecuran (biobased) |
| Manufacture of design flooring (laminate/multi-layer flooring)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Wood-based materials, Plastics |
| Production of chipboard cut-to-size panels and furniture components (historical, wood processing)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Wood-based materials, Chipboard |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Product development and quality monitoring take place in close cooperation between R&D, laboratory, product management and production. Products come with documented product and environmental certifications as well as emissions-tested properties; application engineering supports installers on site.
| Evidence | Detmold |
|---|---|
| ISO 50001 |
History
- 1948
Founded as a timber trading business by Albert Windmöller in Bad Oeynhausen/Werste (registered in the commercial register HRA 248 in 1950)
- 1960
First warehouse in Bad Oeynhausen/Werste; specialization in supplying the furniture industry with wood-based materials and chipboard cut-to-size panels
- 1978
Founding of Witex Kunststoffplatten GmbH in Augustdorf by Ulrich Windmöller
- 1991
Development and introduction of the first laminate flooring
- 1992
Founding of Witex Floor S.A., Luxembourg
- 1994
Founding of Witex USA Inc., Atlanta
- 1995
Conversion of Witex GmbH into a public limited company (AG)
- 1998
Sales office in Shanghai, China
- 2000
Start of acoustic underlay production at the Detmold site; subsidiary in Poznań, Poland
- 2001
Subsidiary in Bangkok, Thailand; establishment of production facilities in Mentakab, Malaysia
- 2012
Matthias Windmöller co-founds the MMFA (Association of Multi-Layer Modular Floor Coverings) and becomes its first chairman
- 2016
Award for outstanding customer service
- 2017
Award for outstanding customer service
- 2024
Relocation of all production lines and administration to Detmold; Jürgen Abromeit becomes managing co-partner
- 2025
Merger of the Augustdorf and Detmold sites, consolidation of production capacity at the Detmold site since June 2025