Our path, from tradition to innovation

1887/88

The world’s first laundry sterilizer

1888

Company founded in Berlin by Mathias Lautenschläger

1956

Foundation stone laid for the new company headquarters in Cologne

1960

Relocation of the company headquarters to Cologne by Heinrich Dennhöfer

1968

Start of sterilizer production at the Cologne-Rodenkirchen site

1995

Certification of the QM system according to ISO 9001

1996

Certification in accordance with EN 46001 (now EN 13485)

2004

Transfer to F. & M. Lautenschläger GmbH & Co. KG

2011

Lautenschläger is awarded the Ökoprofit Cologne label

2013

We are celebrating 125 years of Lautenschläger!

2017

Start of the electrification of our car fleet & commissioning of the first charging points on the company premises

2020

Commissioning of the new PV system on the production halls