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SCHULTE Lagertechnik is the shelving brand of Gebrüder Schulte GmbH & Co. KG, a German family-owned manufacturer of industrial and office shelving systems, including the MULTIplus150 boltless shelving range and Z1 workbenches. Founded in 1921 and headquartered in Sundern in the Sauerland, the company develops and manufactures its steel racking systems at its German site, supported by over 30,000 m² of production and warehouse space plus a logistics hub in Dortmund.

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Viva Decor

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Viva Decor is a German manufacturer of creative hobby paints, pastes and modelling compounds, including ViVA KIDS finger paints, metallic Maya Gold paints, Pearl Pens and 3D Blob Paint. The brand belongs to Viva Decor Creative Colors GmbH, an owner-managed family company based in Bad Salzuflen. Products are developed and produced 100% "Made in Germany" at its Bad Salzuflen facility, and the company also offers OEM and private-label paint manufacturing built on a large portfolio of formulations.

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SODEMATUB

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Sodematub is a French manufacturer of meeting tables, folding tables, school furniture, and workbenches, in operation for more than 60 years. The independent, family-owned company Sodematub Naudin is based in Martainville-Épreville in Normandy, near Rouen. Its single 9,000 m² production site houses metallurgy, joinery, and assembly workshops, so the entire production chain is carried out in France. The brand is distributed across several European countries and French overseas territories.

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Hobby 2000

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172 products

Hobby 2000 is a scale-model brand based in Katowice, Poland, controlled by Bogdan Marek Dopierała. It releases aircraft and military-vehicle kits combining established manufacturers’ plastic parts with edition-specific markings, instructions and accessories. Edition development and instruction printing take place in Poland, while suppliers include Japanese plastic-kit manufacturers and Italian decal printer Cartograf.

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Djois

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Djois is a French brand of workspace organisation and visual communication products, launched in 2023 as the unified commercial brand of T3L Group, a family of local manufacturers headquartered in Geispolsheim, Alsace. The range covers signage pockets, display systems, filing and desk accessories, media storage and hygiene items, made through plastic foil welding, printing, injection moulding and cardboard processing. Djois develops and manufactures 98% of its products in its own facilities in Denmark, France and the Netherlands, with additional production in Germany, and sells in more than 45 countries.

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Smartbox Pro

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164 products

Smartbox Pro is a German packaging manufacturer based in Plößberg, Bavaria, producing corrugated cardboard shipping boxes, archive and storage boxes, wine boxes, retail packaging and private-label solutions. The company, run by managing directors Marion Forster and Bernhard Schön, offers more than 1,000 ready-to-ship products and custom packaging for the European market. All products are made in Germany, and the company highlights its use of lighter Nextboard corrugated cardboard to reduce CO2 emissions.

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HSM

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HSM (HSM GmbH + Co. KG) is a German family-owned manufacturer of document shredders and baling presses, founded in 1971 by Hermann Schwelling and still led by the Schwelling family from Frickingen, Baden-Württemberg. The company develops and produces its SECURIO, Pure, and shredstar shredder lines along with vertical, horizontal, and automatic baling presses at four plants in Germany, maintaining roughly 90 percent in-house production depth. With approximately 820 employees and subsidiaries across Europe and North America, HSM exports to more than 100 countries.

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Lefranc Bourgeois is a French fine art materials brand founded in Paris in 1720, offering gouache, oil, acrylic paints, charcoal, and drawing supplies. The brand is owned by Colart Group, headquartered in London, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sweden's Lindéngruppen. Colart operates production facilities in the UK, France, and China, with Lefranc Bourgeois products manufactured in France.

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Miltex

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148 products

Miltex is a German manufacturer of ergonomic workplace mats, anti-slip floor coverings and entrance doormats, headquartered in Viernheim near Mannheim. The family-run Miltex GmbH, led by managing directors Wolfgang Breuninger and Andreas Felber, has been active for around 30 years and offers one of the broadest European assortments in its categories. Its Eazycare doormat line (Rush, Style, Wash, Duet) is produced from Aquafil's ECONYL® recycled nylon, and the company holds the Blauer Engel eco-label for its packaging.

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NIGRIN

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146 products

NIGRIN is a German car care brand with roots going back to 1884, when Carl Friedrich Gentner founded his company in Göppingen. Known for its chimney-sweep logo since 1896, the brand launched its first car care line in 1963 and today offers around 400 products across 19 categories — from shampoos and waxes to wheel cleaners, leather care and windshield washer fluid — under the POWER, CORE, PERFORMANCE and PROFESSIONAL lines. The brand is owned by Nigrin GmbH & Co. KG in Osnabrück, part of the MTS Group, which has been 100% owned by WM SE since 2022. NIGRIN products are developed and manufactured in Germany.

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UNiLUX

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144 products

UNiLUX is a French brand of desk lamps, floor lamps, ergonomic accessories, clocks and coat racks, part of the family-owned Groupe Hamelin based in Caen. Founded in 1952 in southern Paris and joined Hamelin in 2000, it designs its products in France and markets them across Europe. The brand emphasises biodynamic LED lighting, ergonomics and eco-design, with some items such as footrests made in France.

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EICHNER

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141 products

Eichner GmbH is a German manufacturer of production tracking and identification systems, including task bags, piece-part tags, self-adhesive bags, and insert cards used on factory shop floors. The family-owned company is based in Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Bavaria, and develops and produces its product range in Germany.

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LEINA-WERKE

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LEINA-WERKE GmbH is a German family-owned manufacturer of first-aid products, bandages, plasters, warning triangles and safety equipment, founded in 1964 in Cologne and headquartered in Windeck, Germany. The company is 100% owned by Thorsten Steinhauer, who took over the family business in 2012 and serves as managing director. It operates six certified sites across Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland, producing bandages and first-aid kits in Windeck, warning triangles in Lovčice (Czechia) and cooperating with Vera in Bielsko-Biała (Poland), while Pegnitz (Germany) serves as its logistics hub. The company is a leading European supplier of automotive first-aid kits and road-warning triangles, supplying OEMs and the aftermarket worldwide.

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fetra

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fetra is a German family-owned manufacturer of hand-guided transport equipment, including hand trucks, trolleys, platform carts, rollers and lifting devices, with a catalogue of more than 1,000 items. Founded in 1954 by Heinrich Fechtel and now run by the Fechtel family from Borgholzhausen in North Rhine-Westphalia, the company develops and produces virtually all of its steel, aluminium and stainless-steel transport devices in-house at its single German site, where idea, construction and production are kept under one roof. Products are sold across Europe through a network of specialist trade partners, supported by the company's own subsidiaries in France and the Netherlands.

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MUNK

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MUNK is the brand of MUNK GmbH, formerly Günzburger Steigtechnik, a family-owned Bavarian manufacturer of industrial-grade access equipment. Its range covers ladders, height-adjustable work stands, platform and step ladders, rolling scaffolds, special constructions, plus profile technology and rescue equipment for fire services. Owned and led by Ferdinand Munk, the company has produced in Günzburg since 1899 and today operates from two sites in the Günzburg district, Günzburg and Leipheim, where its products are developed and manufactured under the "Safety. Made in Germany." banner.

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NatureStar

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122 products

NatureStar is a plant-based food packaging brand owned by Franz Mensch GmbH, a German family-owned company headquartered in Buchloe in the Allgäu region. The brand offers disposable tableware made from renewable materials, including sugarcane plates and bowls, bamboo and wooden skewers, and other eco-friendly food-service products. Founded in 1972, Franz Mensch develops and manufactures its own-brand product lines in Germany while also contracting select production to external suppliers. The company holds ISO 9001 and FSC certifications and supplies customers across Europe.

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ALCO

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118 products

ALCO is a German office-products brand owned by ALCO-Albert GmbH & Co. KG, a family business in Arnsberg, Sauerland, that has manufactured and distributed small metal goods and stationery since 1906. Now in its fourth generation under managing director Annette Albert, the company offers more than 1,500 articles spanning stationery (cutters, clips, staplers), office equipment (coat racks, door stops, signage), office lighting, and nautical items. Products are sold to wholesalers and retailers in Germany and abroad, with production and development based at the Arnsberg site.

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dm-folien

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116 products

dm-folien is a German family-run packaging materials company based in Reutlingen, founded in 1987 by Dieter Mühlinghaus and still controlled by the Mühlinghaus family together with long-serving employee shareholders. The company supplies more than 3,000 packaging products — films, PE bags, nets, sacks, stretch film, paper goods, cartons and ropes — to trade, industry, agriculture and retail customers across Germany and abroad. It operates its own in-house production in Reutlingen with 17 machines for PE bags, cut pieces, air-cushion film, PE foam and printed raschel sacks, while also importing thousands of special orders from Eastern Europe and Asia. The company is certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 and has completed a corporate carbon footprint assessment as part of its sustainability.

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Lifemed

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Lifemed is a German health and wellness brand headquartered in Frechen near Cologne, operated by Lifemed GmbH. The company markets a broad portfolio of medical and consumer care products across six 'Gesundheitswelten' — wound care and plasters (including the Lifemed Kids line), foot care, heat and care products, sport and leisure, and home & travel items. Products are developed in Germany and manufactured in Germany and worldwide through partner BodyProducts, with logistics handled via Papstar. The company is certified to EN ISO 13485:2016 and serves retail, drugstore and specialist channels regionally, nationally and internationally.

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VELOFLEX

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VELOFLEX is a German family-run manufacturer of school and office supplies, operating as VELOFLEX Carsten Thormählen GmbH & Co. KG in Kölln-Reisiek near Elmshorn. In its third generation since 1955, the company develops, designs, and produces a broad range of products including ring binders, folders, document and ID sleeves, CD/DVD cases under the VELOBOX brand, business card holders, and presentation materials. As a member of the Initiative Standort Deutschland, VELOFLEX commits to keeping its production, jobs, and investment in Germany.

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Dahle

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Dahle is a German office-products brand founded in 1930 by Wilhelm Dahle, originally making steel cutting discs for pencil sharpeners and now best known for rotary trimmers, guillotine and lever cutters, stack cutters, scissors and cutting accessories, alongside sharpeners and laminators. The brand belongs to Novus Dahle GmbH, based in Lingen (Ems), Germany, formed by merging Dahle with the Novus brand and owned by the family-run emco Group (formerly Erwin Müller Gruppe). Its cutting machines are designed and, for the trimmer line, manufactured in Germany, with the group also operating its own production plants in the Czech Republic and China.

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meychair

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110 products

meychair is the core brand of Mey Systems GmbH, a German family-owned company founded in 1965 and based in Merlach near Seßlach in Bavaria. The brand specializes in industrial seating — swivel work chairs, sit-stands, stools and footrests such as the Workster series and Futura sit-stands — for factory, workshop, laboratory and trade environments. The company develops and produces its chairs and seating components in-house at its single Franconian site, alongside its sister brands mey components and mey gear.

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brennenstuhl

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Brennenstuhl is a German electrical-equipment brand that has made power-distribution products, LED lighting and smart-home solutions since 1958. The family-owned company, Hugo Brennenstuhl GmbH & Co. KG, is headquartered in Tübingen, Germany, and is controlled by the Brennenstuhl family. Product development, including design, engineering and quality certification, is carried out in-house at the Tübingen headquarters. Manufacturing takes place at the company's own plants in Germany, France, Austria and Switzerland, as well as at a facility in Ningbo, China.

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GARDENA

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101 products

GARDENA is a German garden-equipment brand founded in Ulm in 1961 and part of the Swedish Husqvarna Group since 2007. It is best known for its Original GARDENA System watering range, the combisystem telescopic tool platform, robotic and battery-powered lawn mowers, and pruning tools, sold in more than 100 countries. Product development is centred at the Ulm headquarters, where the company also builds its own production machines during development. Manufacturing takes place at plants in Germany (Ulm, Niederstotzingen, Heuchlingen) and in the Czech Republic.

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