Chronicle
Company's development
Here, you will get an short overview of the most important mile stones of the company's development. Do you want more information? Then you should have a look at the erfal history video. Find out how our company has developed, who we are, how we work and what you can expect from us!
1984
MILESTONE
- Founding of the Jörg Erler turnery as a family-managed business
DEVELOPMENT
- Production of curtain poles and decoration articles
EMPLOYEES
- 1
DELIVERY AREA
- Falkenstein and the surrounding area
1992
MILESTONE
- Rebranding into Erfal Erler OHG
DEVELOPMENT
- Manufacturing and sales of curtain poles, rail systems and covers
- Start of the production of customized sun protection products (vertical blinds)
EMPLOYEES
- 9
DELIVERY AREA
- Vogtland
1994
MILESTONE
- Construction of the new company building in the Falkenstein commercial district
DEVELOPMENT
- Expansion of the product range through venetian blinds
EMPLOYEES
- 23
DELIVERY AREA
- Saxony
1999
DEVELOPMENT
- The product range includes now also roller blinds, pleated blinds and blackout blinds
EMPLOYEES
- 64
DELIVERY AREA
- Eastern Germany
2000 - 2012
MILESTONE
- Expansion of the production area to approx. 22,000 square metres by extensions of the building
2006
DEVELOPMENT
- Next to panel blinds and exterior sun protection, the new product type of insect screens is integrated into the product range
EMPLOYEES
- 182
DELIVERY AREA
- approx. 50 % of Germany as well as parts of Austria
2007
MILESTONE
- Rebranding to Erfal Erler e.K.
EMPLOYEES
- 237
2010
MILESTONE
- The company is awarded with the "Wachstumspreis der Wirtschaftsregion Chemnitz-Zwickau".
EMPLOYEES
- 282
DELIVERING AREA
- Whole Germany
2012
EMPLOYEES
- 348
DELIVERING AREA
- Germany, parts of Austria and Switzerland
2013
MILESTONE
- Conversion of the sole proprietorship Erfal Erler e.K. into the erfal GmbH & Co. KG and establishment of the erfal foundation
DEVELOPMENT
- The eROLLO is presented on the German market and is exclusively produced at erfal
EMPLOYEES
- 359
2014
MILESTONE
- 30th company anniversary; turnover mark of EUR 40 Mio. exceeded
EMPLOYEES
- 378
DELIVERING AREA
- Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands
2015
DEVELOPMENT
- The first cross-product project collection for (interior) architects and project leaders is available
- Extension of the product range with the SMART pleated blind
EMPLOYEES
- 394
2017
DEVELOPMENT
- Extension of the product range with the MAXI pleated blind
EMPLOYEES
- 389
2020
MILESTONE
- After a project duration of 18 months, the fully automatic powder coating system was put into operation on March 16, 2020. The coating of aluminum profiles, which are mainly used for insect protection, thus became a core competence.
EMPLOYEES
- 458
2024
40 YEARS OF erfal
- We look back on four decades in which the former turnery has developed into a successful company with a clear company with a clear vision for high-quality products on the market.
EMPLOYEES
- 490