Welcome to GMELICH + Söhne, your experienced partner for high-quality leather!
All necessary operations are performed in-house by our 150 highly skilled employees. This allows us to ensure that we have optimum control over the entire process and to deliver a finished product that is of exactly the high quality for which we are known. Our leathers inspire with a fine fragrance, sophisticated look and flattering feel that combine to create a unique comfort experience.
Our customers come from a variety of industries. These include the high-end furniture and office furniture segments, as well as the rail and aviation industries. Our high quality leather creations are a perfect fit for the specific needs of a wide range of customers. They range from traditional, classic interpretations to modern variations with the latest finishes.
We combine tradition and innovation at GMELICH + Söhne. Our company was founded in 1923. Since then we have continuously developed and expanded our product portfolio. Today, we are an internationally active company that relies on innovative processes in order to always be able to offer our customers the best products and services.
Keep up to date with our latest developments. We give you an insight into our leather production and show you how our tannery has been producing leather to the highest standards since 1923. It's not just about quality. Sustainability and environmental protection are also very important to us. Our commitment to sustainability and the environment is very important to us, and we would like to show you how we are involved in these areas and what we are doing to make the world a better place. Read on to find out more about how we make leather, how we innovate and what we stand for!
We're happy to welcome Markus Heckmann to our company as the new Head of Sales and Shipping, effective September 1, 2025.
Mr. Heckmann has more than 35 years of experience in the leather industry and has held positions of responsibility at renowned companies such as Freudenberg Leder, Lederfabrik Schweizer, and SoftArt Leder.
With his comprehensive expertise, strong customer focus, and deep understanding of the market and materials, Mr. Heckmann will make a significant contribution to the strategic development of our sales and shipping departments and to meeting the high quality standards of our customers.
We warmly welcome Mr. Heckmann and looking forward to a successful collaboration.
July 1, 2025, we added the Vacona®, Eldorado, Scandinavian, and Montana lines from SoftArt to our inventory.
This means that you now have a choice of 10 different leather types in a total of more than 300 colors.
We would be happy to provide you with further information in the form of color charts or samples upon request.
Please contact us!
Today we would like to inform you about two important changes in the management of Gmelich.
First, we would like to inform you that our current CEO Christian Wiesner will be leaving his position on May 31, 2024 for personal and private reasons. We respect his decision and thank him for his outstanding performance and commitment during his time with us. Under his leadership, Gmelich was able to hold its ground in difficult economic times and achieve important milestones. We wish him all the best for his personal future.
At the same time, we are pleased to announce the appointment of our new CEO. Mr. Christian Mayer will succeed Mr. Wiesner as of April 1, 2024.
Mr. Mayer brings with him extensive management experience and many years of industry knowledge in the furniture industry. We are looking forward to this new era and are confident that under Mr. Mayer's leadership Gmelich will continue to successfully strengthen and expand its market position.
Following our successful initial certification with Silver in 2023, we have now completed the LWG recertification for 2025 with Gold status. This result confirms that we meet the highest standards of the Leather Working Group in all relevant areas—from environmental management, wastewater and chemical control, energy efficiency, and waste management to occupational safety and traceability.
We see the Gold rating as an incentive to continue developing our processes in a sustainable manner and to live up to our responsibility toward the environment and society every day.
As part of the redesign of Gmelich + Söhne GmbH's new logo development, a careful balance had to be struck between preserving the positive aspects and making forward-looking changes.
The previous logo presented us with a cheeky looking cow holding a piece of leather in its hooves. Although likeable, the cow no longer seemed appropriate for an internationally respected leather goods company. The decision was therefore made to say goodbye to this motif.
On the other hand, the timeless simplicity of the "gmelich leder" lettering was retained. However, the graphics have been made to be more compact. The word "leather" is now in place of a symbolic leather pictogram. The "gmelich" name is given a subtle softness that fits well with the gmelich leather product line by slightly rounding the corners.
Classic meets Trend: Our premium leather series "Ascot"—full-grain semi-aniline leather with English elegance—introduces this year's trend color, "Mocha Mousse."
Ascot captivates with its natural appearance, easy maintenance, and pleasant touch. Breathable, resilient, and durable—leather comfort for the highest standards.
Pre-order our ✨special edition✨ now! Available from May.
Alongside the new trend color, 111 additional colors are waiting to be discovered.
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Annual CO2 savings of 700,000 kg: Award for biogas plant - Leather waste becomes bioenergy: In a joint project with Fink Energie GmbH & Co KG, our production's glue leather, previously disposed of as waste in Holland, is converted into bioenergy and the heat is piped back into production. This saves 80,000 km of truck transportation and generates an additional 2 million KW of heat, which is the equivalent of 200,000 liters of heating oil. Efficient, green, sustainable! This project has now been awarded the "Plant of the Month" prize by the German Biogas Association (Fachverband Biogas e.V.)