Custom-made hotel furnishings, clinic furnishings and contract furnishings made of wood – planned, manufactured and installed from a single source.
zieflekoch GmbH
Waldachtal-Cresbach · Rostock · Erfurt · Rosenheim · SwitzerlandNew on Amplifa
About zieflekoch
zieflekoch GmbH is a furniture manufacturer and interior fit-out company based in Waldachtal-Cresbach in the Northern Black Forest, which emerged from a carpentry workshop founded in 1931. The family-run company produces custom-tailored furnishings for hotels (rooms, suites, reception, lobby, restaurant, bar, wellness, conference rooms), specialist clinics and medical practices, as well as for office, canteen and break areas. The value chain covers consulting, 3D planning with visualizations, furniture manufacturing in the company's own joinery with around 60 production employees, lacquering, logistics with its own vehicle fleet, and installation by in-house assembly teams. Production is custom-made from one-off pieces to series production, with around 7,680 m³ of wood refined per year; materials used include solid wood, domestic knotty oak, Swiss stone pine, natural stone, leather and textiles. The headquarters with 140 employees houses production, administration and a 3,400 m² showroom; sales locations exist in Rostock, Erfurt, Rosenheim and in Switzerland (zieflekoch Schweiz GmbH).
- Site
- Waldachtal-Cresbach
- Processes
- Hotel furnishing (rooms, suites, reception, lobby, restaurant, bar, wellness, fitness,, Clinic furnishing (beds, cabinets, accessories, complete interior fit-out), Contract furnishing (office, canteen, break rooms), Custom-made furniture manufacturing (joinery/furniture manufactory, series production possible), Edge banding, Lacquering/surface treatment (lacquerers wanted), On-site installation (interior fit-out, hotel rooms, own delivery fleet), 3D planning and visualization (3D animations, material and color collages)
- Materials
- Wood (natural material, 7,680 m³ refined per year), Solid wood (certified sources), Domestic knotty oak, Swiss stone pine, Oak logs (solid, 34 pieces installed in the new building), Natural stone, Leather, Fabrics/Textiles
- Founded
- 1931
- Employees
- 140
- Industries
- Hotels and hospitality, Specialist clinics, hospitals, medical facilities and practices, Office and contract furnishings, Serviced apartments, Public areas, Office and contract furnishings (offices, canteens, break rooms)
- 01
Consulting on furnishing concepts
- 02
3D planning and visualization
- 03
Furniture manufacturing in the company's own joinery
- 04
Lacquering/surface treatment
- 05
Delivery with own fleet
- 06
On-site installation
Materials and Processes
Wood (natural material)
Main material of the company; around 7,680 m³ are refined per year.
Solid wood
From certified sources, used among other things for restaurant and dining areas.
Domestic knotty oak
Used in wellness and spa areas as well as in canteen designs.
Swiss stone pine
For wellness and spa facilities with a natural character.
Natural stone
Used for surfaces, among other things in reception and front-desk areas.
Leather
Material for lobby and lounge furniture.
Fabrics/Textiles
Upholstery covers and textile-related furnishing elements.
Locations
Waldachtal-Cresbach
DEHeadquarters: production, administration, showroom (3,400 m²)
- Materials
- Wood, solid wood, knotty oak, Swiss stone pine
- Edge banding machine HOMAG
Rostock
DESales location
Erfurt
DESales location
Rosenheim
DESales location (since 2026, Southern sales)
Switzerland
CHSales Switzerland / zieflekoch Schweiz GmbH (subsidiary since 2010)
Furnishing and Furniture Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel furnishing (rooms, suites, reception, lobby, restaurant, bar, wellness, fitness,Installation | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Clinic furnishing (beds, cabinets, accessories, complete interior fit-out)Installation | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Contract furnishing (office, canteen, break rooms)Installation | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Custom-made furniture manufacturing (joinery/furniture manufactory, series production possible)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Edge bandingJoining | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Lacquering/surface treatment (lacquerers wanted)Surface | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| On-site installation (interior fit-out, hotel rooms, own delivery fleet)Installation | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3D planning and visualization (3D animations, material and color collages)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edge banding machine | HOMAG | 1 | – | – | Waldachtal-Cresbach |
Additional services
History
- 1931
Foundation of the family company in Cresbach by Gottlob Ziefle sen. and Mina Ziefle; household furniture, bedroom furniture and grandfather clock cases
- 1961
Manufacturing of bedrooms for hotels, guesthouses and rehabilitation rooms
- 1972
Relocation of the company to the edge of town
- 1974
Gottlob Ziefle joins the company
- 1980
Elke Ziefle follows into the company and creates the first showroom
- 1998
Transformation into a full furnishing provider through acquisition of the company Koch in Nagold
- 2006
Merger to form zieflekoch GmbH
- 2009
Expansion of the logistics area with a log construction
- 2010
Foundation of the subsidiary zieflekoch Schweiz GmbH; Gunnar Ziefle joins
- 2015
Top 10 in the hotel furnishings category in the AHGZ BestMarke study; 1st place in the Dimension Image ranking
- 2017
Second expansion of the logistics area; overall winner of the AHGZ BestMarke study 2017/2018
- 2023
Start of construction of a new annex for administrative and production areas
- 2024
Acquisition of the general contractor Gräf Hotel- und Objektausstattung from Bürstadt
- 2025
Opening of the new building (construction phase 13) on 20 September 2025; 2,600 m² net floor area
- 2026
Integration of Proplan Einrichtungs GmbH & Co. KG and takeover of the Rosenheim sales location