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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.

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over 3000 satisfied costumers
over 50 countries
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walther design factors for success

PRODUCT RANGE

Product Range
  • Attractive and full of variety
  • Innovative and quality-conscious
  • Decorative and functional
  • Long-lasting and environmentally friendly

CLIENT ORIENTATION

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

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
Development & History

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

All 5 company premises are amalgamated on the new 26,000 sqm site at Herrenpfad-Süd 26, Nettetal-Kaldenkirchen.

1985

Picture frame production begins in Nettetal.

1969

Takeover by Michael Lehmann of Hamburg, converted into a GmbH & Co. KG.

1968

Death of the company's founder. The company essentially supplies photo albums made at its own manufacturing facilities to the department store chains KARSTADT, KAUFHOF, HERTIE and EPA (Switzerland).

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.

Our Strengths

FOR CONSUMERS

Produkte bei Walther Design entdecken

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.
 

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