Sustainability at Müller Small Living

At Müller Small Living we assume sustainable responsibility: ecologically, economically and socially. As a fifth-generation family business, we are proud that we have been manufacturing our products ourselves at our headquarters in Bockhorn, Frisia, for more than 150 years.

Aerial view of a modern building in autumn with surrounding trees.

Energy and Photovoltaics

We have carried out energy efficiency upgrades to our head office and fitted it with a 1,000 m² photovoltaic system.

100% green electricity

We now generate 100 per cent of our electricity from renewable energy sources. Around half of this is generated by our own photovoltaic system, whilst the other half consists of certified green electricity, ‘Naturwatt Pro’, from EWE. This enables us to save around 80 tonnes of CO₂ per year.

Heating without oil and gas

We heat with wood waste from production. We also operate a heat recovery system that utilises the heat from the exhaust air for heating. This allows us to completely dispense with oil and gas.

Close-up of a stylish piece of furniture made of wood

Packaging with reduced material usage

With the help of our modern automatic cardboard cutting machine and through intelligent packaging solutions, we ensure a significant reduction in waste volumes. Our furniture packaging is also made from almost 100 per cent recycled paper; we avoid using plastics.

Durable furniture

With all our furniture, we are committed to producing durable, stable pieces with timeless designs that are built to last. In this context, it is important to us that we guarantee our customers a continuous supply of spare parts, even for ‘older’ models.

Our philosophy

Materials and Manufacturing

In our manufacturing process, we place great importance on high-quality and durable materials and raw materials. These include, in particular, FSC-certified timber sourced exclusively from FSC-certified suppliers, preferably from the local region. Alternatively, we use birch veneer plywood produced from fast-growing stands in Finland.

Commitment to environmental protection

We love the old trees on our company premises. A few years ago, we also launched a nesting box initiative to provide native songbirds with a variety of breeding opportunities on our company premises. At the same time, we are committed to environmental protection in our community and therefore support the "Freunde des Neuenburger Holzes e.V." association.

The "Neuenburger Urwald" forest in the immediate vicinity of our company headquarters is one of the most important forests in the East Frisian-Oldenburg Geest. A special feature here are the mighty, up to 800-year-old oaks with trunks up to six metres tall! With our membership of the association, we pay our respects to the forest and are strongly committed to its preservation. After all, healthy forests are not only an important building block for an intact environment, they also form the basis for our work.

Equality & Inclusion

We attach great importance to an open and collegial working atmosphere. That is why we are proud that some of our staff have been working for our family-run business for decades.

Promoting equality is of the utmost importance to us. For years, we have therefore also been a member of the inter-company network “Frauen und Wirtschaft e.V.”. At the same time, we practise inclusion and regard it as a responsibility for society as a whole. That is why we work in partnership with GPS Friesland and currently employ three staff members with disabilities.

E-mobility & Jobrad

In recent years, we have completely converted our car fleet to e-technology and also installed our own e-charging station in our company car park.

We support our employees who want to cycle to work. In cooperation with the company "JobRad", we therefore promote the purchase of pedelecs.

Employee sanding a wooden part of a piece of furniture

We train

In order to retain young people and offer them a solid basis for a successful and fulfilling career, we regularly train carpenters, industrial clerks and e-commerce clerks.

We also work closely with young designers and design students when designing our furniture, most recently in co-operation with the Bauhaus University Weimar, for example.