Textile tradition and sustainability
1762
First mention as a cloth factory
At our company location in Erfurter Straße 3, there was once a cloth factory that maintained delivery relations from Thuringia to Genoa, Naples, Prague, Trieste, Venice, London, St. Petersburg and Constantinople.
1850
Yarn shop
In the second half of the 19th century, Messrs Lutter and Wechmar ran a yarn shop here.
1850
1898
Woolen mill
Until the middle of the 20th century, the Wechmar family ran a wool factory here.
1950
Knitting mill
The building complex houses a smaller knitting factory, which was run by different owners until the political change in 1989.
1950
1990
Founding Helmut Peterseim Strickwaren GmbH
Helmut Peterseim founded the knitwear manufactory shortly after the political turnaround and continues a centuries-old heritage with the GmbH of the same name.
2017
Sale to ENS TEX
In 2017, the young investor group ENS TEX bought the company from founder Helmut Peterseim and has since been carrying on the legacy of the exceptional entrepreneur. The family business has become a PURPOSE company that is committed to sustainability for a future worth living.
2017
Now
Sustainability & Digitalisation
We are developing PETERSEIM STRICKWAREN into a sustainable company: “OLD ECONOMY of the 21st century”. This means that innovation, craftsmanship and regional supply chains are the basis of our company.
Today, we produce in Mühlhausen for well-known brands for whom European production, short supply routes, small batch sizes and the responsible treatment of people and nature are important. Just as we do with our own brands GEORG MAIER and THE GUESTLIST .
MADE IN GERMANY is not nostalgia for PETERSEIM STRICKWAREN, but an attitude to life and a business model to develop jobs and create added value for the city, the region and the country.
