Who We Are – How We Work

We're 2,800 employees from 27 nations at 16 locations around the world.

With all of our colleagues and skills combined, we’re a really strong team united with a common goal: We're determined to inspire our customers in the woodworking products industry with our high-quality, on trend decors and surfaces that are true to our motto: "One Source. Unlimited Solutions".

Qualität „Made by Schattdecor“

‘Made by Schattdecor’ – with this globally applicable quality seal, we guarantee consistently high quality standards across all of our locations. We define standardized product characteristics, work processes and compatible production machinery all from the same system. In addition, we stand out from the crowd thanks to customer-oriented service, and intensively maintained and personal contact with customers and partners.

Our goal is to provide sophisticated solutions in decor development, application technology and trend consulting. As a result, we've established "Made by Schattdecor" as the standard for proven quality in the industry for over three and a half decades. 

"In our working environment we have the freedom to express our ideas and opinions – approaching executives or management is easy and straightforward."

Sustainability at Schattdecor

Consistent protection of natural resources and a respectful attitude towards people, nature and the environment have been among our central corporate goals since Schattdecor was founded in 1985. Their implementation is an important investment in our future. We use only environmentally friendly printing inks and resins which are practically solvent-free thus protecting the health of both our employees and the environment.

We ensure minimal emissions by using state of the art production facilities, energy-optimized processes, and by continuously investing in environmentally friendly, future-oriented technologies. By implementing these forward looking processes it allows us to act quickly and in a market-oriented manner. Water used during production and our solvent-free paints are recycled after manufacturing so that they can safely be reintroduced into the environment.

Our production standards across the world follow our high, German environmental standards. All of our locations are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC® license code FSC-C104949, FSC-C111992, FSC-C115412).

Energy management at Schattdecor

We have defined principles for dealing with energy in our daily activities:

• We are improving our energy management and continuously reducing our energy consumption. We regularly inform our employees about our energy consumption and motivate them to adopt energy-saving behavior. We set ourselves regular goals to increase energy efficiency. Resources are made available to achieve the goals.
• We pay attention to energy efficiency in the design, procurement and operation of our systems and machines.
• The economical use of energy is our priority.
• We want to implement the energy measures throughout the group.