Gustav Meyer GmbH

Gustav Meyer GmbH is a German family-owned skilled-trades company based in Liebenau, Lower Saxony. According to its own corporate history, the business was founded in 1890 by master painter August Meyer as a painting workshop in Liebenau, at the corner of Kirchstraße and Lange Straße, with a first-year turnover of 1,200 Reichsmark. Over more than 125 years it has grown into a multi-disciplinary craft enterprise that today describes itself as a Maler-, Glaser-, Karosserie- und Lackierfachbetrieb — a specialist painting, glazing, vehicle bodywork and paint-shop business — employing a team of more than 70 people. The company positions itself as a one-stop provider of complete, qualified services, from consultation and quotations through to professional execution. Its service range covers painting and decorating, glazing, vehicle bodywork and automotive refinishing, as well as scaffolding, fire-protection coatings for wood and steel structures, and related building services. The firm operates from a large company site on Stolzenauer Straße in Liebenau, where a paint centre was inaugurated in 2000; the roughly 35,000 m² site includes 3,000 m² car and truck paint halls with modern sandblasting technology, glazing facilities, scaffolding operations, painting workshops and office buildings. Gustav Meyer GmbH remains a family business. After founder August Meyer, his son Gustav took over the parental business in 1919 and moved it to Bruchdorfer Straße. Gustav Meyer, the present senior principal, became a partner in 1955 and took over management on his own responsibility. In 1992 Gunnar Meyer joined the company after his training and journeyman years at other painting firms; he passed his master craftsman examination in 1991 and has been managing director and partner since 1999. The company's guiding principle is to be recognised as the first choice as a painting business, glazier and automotive paint shop, and it emphasises continuous development of innovative craft services, customer partnership and long-term supplier relationships. Beyond the craft business, the Meyer family's commercial activities in Liebenau have included a specialist retail store for paints and wallpaper that later expanded into GPK and toys, a Profi Baumarkt that is now operated as a Hagebaumarkt with a large garden centre, and the Liebenauer Holzhandlung timber business next to the Hagebaumarkt. These retail and trading activities are described in the company's history as having been spun off from the original craft operation.

The company traces its origins to 1890, when master painter August Meyer founded a painting business in Liebenau, at the corner of Kirchstraße and Lange Straße. The first year's turnover was 1,200 Reichsmark. In 1919 his son Gustav took over the parental business and relocated it to Bruchdorfer Straße. Gustav Meyer, the present senior principal, became a partner in 1955 and took over management on his own responsibility. This was followed by years of internal restructuring and market-oriented adjustment of the product range, and in 1961 the business moved to Goethestraße. Space constraints after the business was expanded to include an automotive paint shop forced another relocation in 1974, to the site of the former dairy on Lange Straße. The retail store operated on Goethestraße since 1959 — initially selling only paints and wallpaper, later also GPK (porcelain, glass, ceramics) and toys — was spun off, and a Profi Baumarkt was established on Lange Straße; it is now operated as a Hagebaumarkt and has been expanded with a large garden centre. In addition, the Liebenauer Holzhandlung timber business was created next to the Hagebaumarkt in Liebenau. On 1 March 1992, Gunnar Meyer joined the Gustav Meyer company after completing his training and several journeyman years at other painting businesses. He passed his master craftsman examination in 1991 and has been managing director and partner of Gustav Meyer since 1999. With the inauguration of the paint centre (Lackierzentrum) in 2000 at Stolzenauer Straße 4, GM Meyer GmbH opened new dimensions for carrying out all painting, automotive painting and glazing work. On a 35,000 m² company site, facilities including 3,000 m² car and truck paint halls with modern sandblasting technology, glazing, scaffolding, painting and office buildings were created. The company describes itself as having grown for more than a century, with know-how developed on the basis of a family business. It emphasises individual consultation and tailor-made concepts, and states that it has always placed great value on the use of current processing techniques and innovative materials, keeping it up to date with the state of the art. Its guiding principle is to be recognised as the first choice as a painting business, glazier and automotive paint shop; to achieve this it says it grows steadily and continuously develops its innovative craft services. Customers are regarded as partners who decide the success of the company, and the firm also aims to build partnership-based, long-term relationships with suppliers, based on competition in quality, delivery service, price and optimal problem-solving. Its stated goal is to contribute to the success of its customers and employees, relying on its size, market position and employees.

• 2000

  The paint centre (Lackierzentrum) is inaugurated at Stolzenauer Straße 4, with a 35,000 m² site including 3,000 m² car and truck paint halls.

• 1999

  Gunnar Meyer becomes managing director and partner of Gustav Meyer.

• 1992

  On 1 March, Gunnar Meyer joins the Gustav Meyer company after training and journeyman years at other painting businesses.

• 1991

  Gunnar Meyer passes his master craftsman examination.

• 1974

  After expansion to include an automotive paint shop, the business relocates to the former dairy site on Lange Straße; the retail store is spun off and a Profi Baumarkt is established.

• 1961

  The business moves to Goethestraße after internal restructuring and product-range adjustment.

• 1959

  A retail store is operated on Goethestraße, initially selling paints and wallpaper, later also GPK and toys.

• 1955

  Gustav Meyer, the present senior principal, becomes a partner and takes over management on his own responsibility.

• 1919

  Son Gustav Meyer takes over the parental business and relocates it to Bruchdorfer Straße.

• 1890

  Master painter August Meyer founds a painting business in Liebenau at the corner of Kirchstraße and Lange Straße; first-year turnover is 1,200 Reichsmark.

A family-run, multi-disciplinary craft enterprise positioning itself as the first-choice painting business, glazier and automotive paint shop, offering complete qualified services from a single source.

• Painting and decorating

  Interior and exterior painting services for private and commercial customers.

• Glazing

  Glass installation and glazing services.

• Vehicle bodywork and automotive painting

  Car and truck paint halls with modern sandblasting technology.

• Scaffolding

  Scaffolding services as part of the company's building-related offering.

• Fire-protection coatings

  Complete systems for fire-protection coating on wood and steel structures.

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2. 2Über uns | Gustav Meyer GmbHgm-meyer.de
3. 3Geschichte | Gustav Meyer GmbHgm-meyer.de
4. 4Brandschutzbeschichtungen | Gustav Meyer GmbHgm-meyer.de
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