War production! Many weaving machines were moved out and placed in adjoining rooms to be able to assemble airplanes.

Elsterberg belonged to the Russian occupation zone. On 12.04.1948 Hugo Stompe was expropriated by the Soviet Military Administration in Germany (SMAD) because of war production and a trustee was appointed.

VEB Textile factory Elsterberg

Establishment of socialist production conditions as a company of the Association of People-Owned Enterprises (VVB) Cotton and Linen Weaving Mills. From 1960, the VEB Textilwerke Elsterberg became a full-scale operation due to the affiliation of further plants, e.g. Netzschkau, Mühltroff, Hohenleuben, Pausa, Rodewisch.

Founding with 3 partial operations, some of which were fully integrated

1. VEB BW-factory Mittweida,
2. VEB Damask weaving Oberoderwitz,
3. VEB Textile factory Elsterberg

largest bed linen producer in the GDR with a total of 6,000 employees.

Due to a lack of financial resources for investments to increase productivity, labor from Cuba, Mocambique, and North and South Vietnam was used in part.

The Treuhandanstalt is a 100% shareholder.

• 1991/92: Uncertainty about liquidation or ability to restructure
• Development of several redevelopment concepts
• In Dec 1992 finally confirmation by the Treuhandgesellschaft in Berlin
• 1993/94: Planning and implementation of the relocation of production from Elsterberg to Rodewisch

• Completion of the relocation of production to Rodewisch and closure of production in Elsterberg, Friedhofstraße plant.
• Implementation of the confirmed restructuring concept under the leadership of Schröder und Partner Management GmbH & Co. KG
• Start of production in Rodewisch with 32 weaving machines in 3-shift system, 4 million euros turnover achieved
• 1995 Introduction of the 4-shift system (rolling week) Annual turnover of 6.4 million euros

Loomdata with real-time display as standard

• Change in sales structure, production without own bed linen collection, increased entry into raw fabric sales and thus order-related production
• Positive result achieved for the first time
• Start of apprenticeship training with 4 apprentices for the first time in the professions of textile machine and plant operator, textile mechanic and industrial clerk (m/f/d).

by investing in modern technologies

Construction of a further production site in Romania on a greenfield site, start-up with 64 weaving machines

In Rodewisch, automatic weaving machines built in 1993 are replaced by the latest air-jet weaving machines (Picanol), increase of approx. 700 tlfm/year

In Rodewisch, the air conditioning system is renewed and old weaving machines are continuously replaced by new air-jet weaving machines, including 3,500 nominal width

• Construction of a hall for a further approx. 4000 m² of production area
• Today's expansion stage of 89 airjet weaving machines and two air conditioning systems

• 2016; Purchase of a commercial space for a new location
• 2017: Project New construction of a weaving mill with a production area of 8,500 m²
• 2018: Start of construction
• 2020: Start of production with 52 weaving machines

New sizing machine, new warper with V-creel

Weaving preparation with two warping lines with V- creel and one sizing machine, weaving room with 104 air-jet weaving machines with Jacquard machine of the latest generation, air-conditioning systems for the weaving room and preparation