Our Heritage
Doellken’s Heritage is Our Identity. We pride ourselves on our 131 year history and humble beginnings. Doellken quality has been the most consistent on the market since 1887, and it continues to this day. As we innovate and expand our product range, we strive to keep Quality at the forefront. You can always expect the best from Doellken!
Previously known as Doellken-Woodtape, Doellken North America has been delivering quality and service since Day 1. We work closely with our customers and distributors to ensure our Edgebanding products and solutions remain the best on the market.
Browse through the image gallery below to see our history through 130 Years.
Doellken, a Visual History
1887 - The company history of Doellken has its beginnings in this building
1893 - Production runs at full speed at the first in-house generating plant and sawmill
1897 - Work on modern machines in the steam sawmill of Doellken
1919 - Doellken's pride and joy: a 750 HP steam engine
1950 - Doellken products find their way into German living rooms
1954 - The use of extruders revolutionizes production
1956 - State-of-the-art production at the plastics plant in Essen-Werden
1956 - More and more plastics products from Doellken conquer the market
1969 - Plastics plant II in Gladbeck brings new capacities
1992 - The head office of Doellken-Weimar GmbH is located in Nohra near Weimar (since 1997)
2017 - Doellken North America has its headquarters in Brampton, ON