REISSians: Since 1882
1882
Company founded by Robert Reiss as a mail-order business for measurement equipment and office supplies in Liebenwerda
1904
Production of drafting machines, dye line printers and office furniture begins
1910
Development and production of the first “Reform” sit-stand desk
Measurement equipment is delivered to many European countries, South America, and the Russian tsar
1921
The first “Phoenix” carriage-type drafting machine – the legendary REISS board; REISS manufactures the first industrially ergonomic work stations
1928
The 20,000th measurement instrument is produced
1945
The company is dispossessed and complete dismantled – it owes its survival purely to the dedication of the REISS staff
1950
Development and production of drafting machines with height-adjustable, tilting drawing board, as well as office furniture specially designed for builders
1957
75 years of REISS: Ten thousand drafting machines and more than 500,000 slide rules delivered to date
1960
Exports to 22 countries, and an increasing focus on producing drawing machinery and office furniture; export share of 80 percent
1982
100 years of REISS: The company is Europe’s largest drawing machine manufacturer
1990
A change and focus on developing, manufacturing and selling office furniture
1993
REISS ReForm, the first furniture range with sit-stand desk specially designed for CAD applications
1994
A quality management system under DIN EN ISO 9001 is introduced
1996
An environmental management system under DIN EN ISO 14001 is introduced
1998
The height-adjustable REISS ERGO office furniture range is launched
2000
REISS initiates the REISS ZWECK design competition together with the Dresden University of Technology
2007
125 years of REISS: The company has successfully established itself on the market
Range expanded to include the high-quality REISS IDEALO furniture line
2009
New REISS information centre opened in Bad Liebenwerda
2010
100 years of sit-stand expertise
REISS sit-stand products expanded to include crossbar-free sit-stand desks from the new REISS ECO N 2 furniture range
2012
2017 growth programme begins
Extensive investments in sustainable process design, state-of-the-art production systems and enterprise resource planning
2013
Entry into the EMAS register – REISS meets all requirements of the EU’s eco-management and auditing scheme
2015
Delivery of 80,000th sit-stand desk since 1990
Contact
Phone: + 4935341 48-360
Fax: +49 35341 48-368
E-Mail: info@reiss-bueromoebel.de