Meister

In 1930, Josef Schulte opened a carpentry workshop in Rüthen-Meiste, in the German Sauerland. Since then, the company has never left its cradle. Today led in part by Guido Schulte, a representative of the third generation of the family, MeisterWerke Schulte GmbH employs more than 700 employees, mainly at its historic site in Rüthen-Meiste, along with the teams from the subsidiary Hain Natur-Böden, acquired in 2018. The MEISTER brand is distributed exclusively through specialized trade. Its range covers all interior floor coverings: parquet, laminate flooring, Lindura wood floors (patented wood-powder technology, launched in 2014, suitable for wet rooms), MeisterDesign design floors without PVC (since 2018), cladding, and MeisterPanels. All products are manufactured in Germany. The environmental approach has long been established: MEISTER promotes products certified by the Blauer Engel label and relies on wood sourced from sustainably managed forests, particularly avoiding tropical species. A large part of the range is PEFC certified and undergoes indoor air quality testing in collaboration with the Sentinel Haus Institute. In 2021, the company won the Top 100 Innovation Award and the Red Dot Design Award for its MeisterPanels SP 800, two recognitions that reflect a corporate culture focused on research and development.