History

Always one idea ahead.

A company with a long-standing tradition, Carl Prinz GmbH & Co. KG can look back on an eventful history. Since the company was established as a wholesaler's and commission business for interior decoration items and brass articles in Werdohl ("Märkisches Sauerland") in 1890, the company continued to develop steadily. Only 15 years later, in 1905, sales branches were set up in Breslau and Johannesburg / South Africa. In the early 1920s Prinz began to produce sections itself. The promising company development was repeatedly interrupted by political circumstances. In the period after the war, hard work and new ideas created a strong upswing. In 1954, the existing premises again became too small. The management decided to relocate to the Lower Rhine. The development of the Prinz D.O.S. System in the early 1990s gave the company a major boost and initiated further innovations.


2009

Acquisition of ProtectFloor GmbH and expansion of the product range to impact noise insulation and vapour barriers.

2008

New brand, new catalogue

2003

Prinz PS 400 System patent no. 1442687

2000

Prinz PROFI-TEC System patent no. 1183972

1997

New shipping and logistic center

1990

1954

Move to the Lower Rhine

1920

Own fabrication of profiles

1890

Company foundation

Carl Prinz GmbH & Co. KG

Jakobstr. 8
D-47574 Goch

+49 (0) 28 23. 97 03-0
+49 (0) 28 23. 8 04 95

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Interview with Katharina Prinz

The managing director of Carl Prinz GmbH und Co. KG offers an insight into her daily life as an entrepreneur.

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Interested? Have a look at the catalogue!

Scroll through the Prinz catalogue to get a comprehensive overview of all Prinz products!

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Patented quality: Prinz profile systems

For parquet, laminate and cork: The PROFI-TEC profile system and the innovative screw profile system PS 400.

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The Prinz power package

PROFI-TEC excels with its perfect appearance without any screw holes and easily stands up to pressure loads of up to 1.5 tonnes.

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The Prinz original for wooden floors

The D.O.S. system is suitable for laying laminate and parquet floors with thicknesses of up to 23.5 mm.

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The Prinz original for fitted carpets

The D.O.S. System is ideally suited for textile and elastic floor coverings.

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