Schiedel GmbH is an international supplier of
chimney
A chimney is an architectural ventilation structure made of masonry, clay or metal that isolates hot toxic exhaust gases or smoke produced by a boiler, stove, furnace, incinerator, or fireplace from human living areas. Chimneys are typical ...
- and ventilation systems with headquarters in
Nussbach,
Austria
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. Schiedel offers ceramic chimneys, steel chimneys, fireplaces, and ventilation systems. It sells its products worldwide. The company has 26 production sites (7 central production sites and 19 local production sites) in 26 countries and a staff of approximately 1,400 employees.
History
The enterprise was founded in 1946 by Friedrich Schiedel in Erbach near
Ulm, Germany
Ulm () is the sixth-largest city of the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with around 129,000 inhabitants, it is Germany's 60th-largest city.
Ulm is located on the eastern edges of the Swabian Jura mountain range, on the up ...
. Since then, the company has undergone many changes under several owners. In 1967 the Schiedel group was founded, which was taken over by BRAAS/Redland in 1990. In 1998 Schiedel was taken over by
Lafarge Roofing, a supplier of roof components. Today Schiedel GmbH is part of the international
Braas Monier Building Group (before known as Lafarge Roofing), a provider of
building materials
Building material is material used for construction. Many naturally occurring substances, such as clay, rocks, sand, wood, and even twigs and leaves, have been used to construct buildings and other structures, like bridges. Apart from natur ...
for
pitched roof
Roof pitch is the steepness of a roof expressed as a ratio of inch(es) rise per horizontal foot (or their metric equivalent), or as the angle in degrees its surface deviates from the horizontal. A flat roof has a pitch of zero in either inst ...
s as well as roof, chimney, and ventilation systems, with operations in 42 countries on four continents.
In 2006, after Schiedel expanded to North America. In 2018 the company had a yearly turnover of approximately 200 million euros.
Products
Schiedel produces a ceramic and steel chimney systems, including systems for single- and multi-family houses in the residential business and country-specific options designed for local climatic conditions, building regulations and construction methods. It also offers chimney systems for the non-residential sector as well as mechanical and natural ventilation systems.
The main product lines are:
*ceramic chimney systems: the ceramic chimney systems consists of an inner ceramic liner, an insulation and a blockstone around it
*steel chimney systems :steel chimney systems for both inside and outside. The product range comprises single-wall, twin-wall and flexible systems.
*ventilation systems: mechanical and natural ventilation
*fireplaces: open fireplaces, chimney inserts and stoves.
Management
*Alessandro Cappellini, President Schiedel International
*Johannes Kistler, CFO
References
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External links
official website of Schiedelofficial website of Monier
Manufacturing companies established in 1946
Austrian brands
1946 establishments in Germany