Overview

• Nolte Möbel, a Germersheim-based furniture manufacturer founded in 1923, will cease operations entirely in July 2025 after filing for insolvency in late 2023.
• The remaining 230 employees were informed this week of their termination, with operations continuing only to fulfill existing orders under a mandated social plan.
• The company’s financial performance sharply declined in 2025, described as 'good in February, mediocre in March, and catastrophic in April' by the insolvency administrator.
• At its peak, Nolte Möbel employed around 1,000 workers and was the second-largest employer in the Germersheim district after Mercedes-Benz.
• The closure does not affect the Nolte Group’s kitchen division, Nolte Küchen, which remains operational and unaffected by the insolvency.