Wiemann UK

Hi, my name is Peter Hewitt, and I’m the managing director of Litmus Furniture limited, which is the sole distributor of Wiemann in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

I hope you like what you see on these pages. I’ve brought over 30 years’ experience of consumer goods and over 25 years within the furniture industry to the Litmus philosophy, which is to offer functional, well designed products at competitive prices along with a first class service. That’s why we chose to work with Wiemann and Probuild UK, our delivery and assembly partners  – because they fit the bill on all counts.

How many companies can claim to have their roots in what was once a country inn?
But in 1900, “start ups” were not quite what they are today, and there certainly wasn’t as much freedom or choice. However, company founder Mathias Wiemann was soon having to open a larger workshop, and acquiring his first machinery put him firmly on the path to slow but consistent growth, resulting in the company of today’s size and presence.

From this...(in 1900)

The former inn is now an area of 98,000m², of which 48,000m² contain the production, administration and storage facilities. Around 600 people are employed – it’s the second largest employer in the town of Osnabrück in Northern Germany. Wiemann is still privately owned by the family: at the helm today is the founder’s great grandson, Markus Wiemann, who took over from his father in 2005.

...To this (today)

Every day, between 400 and 500 bedrooms are put on the road to destinations throughout Europe and beyond. Every day eight truckloads of high quality particle board are used to make 10,000 individual components, which are then used to make specific orders.  We do not keep stock as this could increase the risk of damage. Over the years, Wiemann has become one of Germany’s leading bedroom manufacturers. The company has made a name for itself as the leading supplier of “semi-fitted” rooms both modern and traditional. A varied design policy that can adapt almost instantly to changing market requirements is the foundation on which the company’s present role is based.

Home Delivery and Installation

Many Wiemann retailers also use our tailor-made home delivery and installation service, provided for the past three years nationwide by Probuild. The service really does take all the hassle out of deliveries and installation for those retailers who do not have the in-house facility themselves. Probuild are real experts at handling and building our products on site and the feedback from customers is always very positive. The Probuild two-man teams are all experienced fitters, operating Monday-Friday 8am-8pm and the customer service includes a telephone hotline, online order tracking and spare part handling.

Up to the mark environmentally

All timber based materials come from sustainable sources. All the materials used in a Wiemann bedroom, such as chipboard, foils and adhesives, meet the requirements of formaldehyde emission class “E1″.*

Independent institutes monitor Wiemann to ensure that these requirements are met. The high quality surfaces on their solid wood products are physiologically safe and meet all industrial hygiene requirements and standards. Production facilities are all run in accordance with EU directives.

* For the technically minded among you, Class E1 stipulates 8 mg or less of formaldehyde per 100 g oven dry board for unfaced particleboard, OSB, and MDF under test method EN 120. It stipulates 3.5mg/m2h or less of formaldehyde release for all other panel products under test method EN 717-2.