walther was originally founded as a photo album factory, and from 1985 onwards added a full range of picture frames to its product portfolio. Its many years of in-house manufacturing and product design experience has seen the company develop into one of the leading providers of picture frames and photo albums in both Germany and many other European countries. walther's attractive products are now also produced in south-east Asia and a number of EU countries.
This involves close cooperation with highly reliable foreign production facilities where work is carried out according to walther's tried-and-trusted quality criteria and demanding design stipulations. As a result, walther is able to ensure the reliable supply of a wide range of modern products to a variety of established retailers on the domestic and international market.
walther's current premises in the Lower Rhine town of Nettetal (60 km west of Düsseldorf) comprise a modern office and warehouse building offering over 10,300 sqm of space. The company employs around 70 members of staff. The 6 men and women who make up walther's domestic sales force serve a range of clients throughout Germany.
Extensions of the storage area by 2,316m2 or an additional 7,000 parking spaces through the construction of a new state-of-the-art warehouse. The groundbreaking ceremony took place in November 2020 and the warehouse could be put into operation in July 2021.
PRODUCT RANGE
- Attractive and full of variety
- Innovative and quality-conscious
- Decorative and functional
- Long-lasting and environmentally friendly
CLIENT ORIENTATION
- Close contact with clients thanks to a comprehensive sales network
- High level of service delivered by our Customer Service office
- Efficient IT systems for smooth order processing, with EDI, client reporting and shelf management available on reques
- Topical sales campaigns for a boost in turnover and profits
- Variety of POS options
RELIABILITY
- As all our clients know: We keep our promises
- Product quality assurance by means of systematic quality management
- Supply reliability thanks to a strong financial basis which enables us to keep our inventories at sensibly high levels
- Supply accuracy due to the use of error-free pick-by-voice batch assembly technology
WHEN
WHAT HAPPENS
2023
75th anniversary celebrations
2021
Completion and commissioning of the over 2,300 m² automated high-bay warehouse with movable storage areas.
2014
rebranding to walther design GmbH & Co. KG
2013
ISO certification 9001:2008
2012
Walter Lorenz becomes managing director
1997
1985
Picture frame production begins in Nettetal.
1969
Takeover by Michael Lehmann of Hamburg, converted into a GmbH & Co. KG.
1968
1958
Relocation to the company's own factory premises in Kaldenkirchen.
1949
The company is reborn in Viersen-Süchteln.
1933
Karl Walther founds Photoalbenfabrik Karl Walther in Dresden.
FOR CONSUMERS
Discover the variety of different frames: picture frames or gallery frames as well as beautiful portrait frames. walther design offers you the perfect setting for any interior design. Archive your pictures safely and permanently: the assortment by walther design carries lots of selected classic and design albums, beautiful wedding albums and many cute baby albums.
FOR JOBS
You search responsibility with various and interesting tasks as well as prospects in an expanding company with flat hierarchies and teamwork. Then apply today.
FOR CUSTOMERS
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