Friedrich Erfurt opened the ERFURT paper mill in Wuppertal in 1827. 37 years later, his grandson Hugo Erfurt developed a wall covering that has become an inextricable part of our everyday life today: woodchip wallpaper. An idea that was to create a stellar career and without which it's hard to imagine the most diverse rooms around the world. The company, which is still owned by the 7th generation of the Erfurt family, is today the market leader in the production and sale of wall coverings that can be painted over.
Alongside woodchip products, ERFURT sells innovative, design-orientated and environmentally sustainable solutions for wall design in over 30 countries worldwide. With innovations to optimise the energy-saving capacity of interior walls, the company very successfully supplies economically viable systems for saving energy and improving the interior climate of your home.
Corporate philosophy | Focus on sustainability
Erfurt & Sohn is an international, traditional family-owned company. Partnership-based cooperation, employee motivation and customer satisfaction are principles that shape ERFURT's business.
We pay particular attention to the diversity of our product range and the nature-based textures, but above all to the healthy living aspects of our products.
The entire production of our wallpaper and other products is influenced by our approach to environmental protection: we have minimised the production of refuse and waste materials, we avoid the generation of emissions and waste water, which can harm the environment, and we have reduced our energy consumption to an absolute minimum. Therefore primarily renewable raw materials, especially recycled paper, is used, as is cellulose and woodchips from sustainable forests.
This is confirmed by numerous independent institutions, like the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB), the TÜV Test Centre, Blue Angel environmental certification, the RAL quality mark, ""Very good"" Öko-Test scores and the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC-C022276).
The healthy living aspects of our products are also underlined by the relevant quality seals.
A sense of responsibility to protect human health and conserve the environment has formed an integral part of our company's philosophy for generations. As a family-owned company, it is in our very nature to think about the future.
Sustainable products
Our wallcovering products have been developed for lasting use. We use high-quality natural raw materials derived from sustainable production in our products. Our production processes are designed to produce high-quality wallcoverings reliably. We set great store by our continuous in-house production control and also operate a quality management system certified to DIN EN ISO 9001.
We develop products with consideration of the sustainable management of natural resources and therefore preferably use recycled papers as fibrous raw material, use energy efficiently and water sparingly. Our wallcoverings meet our customers’ wishes for a healthy, natural living environment and the desire not to pollute the environment more than is necessary through our own actions.
Who doesn't want to live and work healthily indoors, at the same time as feeling good? From the outset, our extensive range of paintable wallcoverings has enabled our customers to unrestrictedly do just that. Our wallcoverings are breathable and moisture-regulating, as well as being free of PVC and plasticisers. Create walls to make you feel good with ERFURT wallcoverings. A brand promise you can always rely on: whenever and wherever. We even incorporate it in our corporate slogan: Wände zum Wohlfühlen (Walls to make you feel good)."
