Facts & figures
Our capacities
650
individual letters per day
260
square metres of powder coating per hour
11 k
production hours per week
800 t
aluminium per year
350 t
acrylic per year
3,5 m
LED modules per year
ABOUT US
Everything under one roof
Menden Buchstaben is one of Europe’s most technically advanced signage manufacturing companies. Our CAD/CAM technicians, metal fabricators, paint sprayers, acrylic technicians, electricians and assembly operatives work with cutting edge machinery on highly efficient production lines. The result is a range of versatile and reliable products built to precision tolerances.
A business built over for generations
Menden Buchstaben has grown as a family run business over four generations. Founded by Karl Menden in 1922 the business was built up over many years with his son Wilfried. Michael and Marcus Menden have led the company since 1984 and in 2015, sons Marlon, Magnus and Philipp Menden also became part of the management.
Decades of commitment and passion mean that we have a huge vault of experience and knowhow.
Facts:
- Company founded: 1922
- Employees: 260
- Production area: 17,000 m²
- Storage area: 3,500 m²
- Export 2017: 52%
Machinery:
We continually invest in new technology and offer you a complete planning and production programme from one off bespoke signs to the largest of branding or re-branding roll outs.
- 5 CNC laser cutters
- 6 CNC cutting machines
- 6 CNC bending machines
- 4 CNC milling machines
- 4 CNC letter making machines
- 4 CNC punching machines
- 3 CNC sheet rolling machines
- Fully automated powder coating
We offer single source product design and development including all necessary structural calculations and product certification.
We continuously invest in our cutting-edge machinery and offer you a complete planning and production programme from the smallest letter to the large advertising structures, even at high circulation volumes.
Six employees work exclusively on tailor-made solutions for our customers in our product development department. We offer product design and development from a single source, including all certifications required for the European market.
We exclusively supply resellers: Our clients include signage companies, sign makers and shop fitters.