German manufacturing is widely respected for its trademark of superior quality. This is due to a culture of professionalism and high level of organizational skills. Advanced engineering, planning, systems, machinery and overall approach are what make the German manufacturers world leaders.
German culture simply does not allow organizations to cut any corners. This is true for all product categories, especially the cabinet and furniture industries. German cabinet makers are known worldwide as the leaders in their industry. Italians may be known as innovators of style and design, but German manufacturing is far superior and is known for its superb quality and reliability.
In many countries, including the US and Italy, cabinet and furniture manufacture is largely unregulated. This makes it possible for anyone to simply start building cabinetry regardless of their facility’s infrastructure or their knowledge of the craft. This is not the case in Germany. Only around 20 well-established German cabinet and furniture manufacturers are accepted by consumers in Western Europe as the market leaders.
Every major German cabinet manufacturer has a history of over 50 years, machinery and production lines worth at least $100 million, and a research and development division continuously improving their quality of products. A meticulous approach to manufacturing is standard in the German furniture industry, much like their highly regarded automobile trade.
Every September, these furniture companies open their factory showrooms to the public during the Open House fair in Westfalia. Each company launches their new collections to the industry and to the general public. These collections must be extremely organized, advanced, and precise in order to successfully compete in the domestic German and Western European markets. Today, competition in Germany is fierce and only the best achieve success.
Through many decades of quality advancements, our kitchens are engineered to meet the most rigorous of standards. The collections carried by German Kitchen Center have been internationally recognized time and time again for their ingenuity. Leicht has received the prominent iF Product Design award seven times, in addition to receiving the Interior Innovation Award and Red Dot Design Awards. Nobilia and the other esteemed brands we carry have also been granted many awards.
German manufacturers are only truly comparable in quality and reliability to other German brands. We are most fortunate to have partnerships with German market leaders who also are also dominate the international cabinetry and furniture markets.