META - a company in flux

1896 Caspar Schnettler founded a nail factory which was later complemented by an own cold rolling mill. The first and second world war left its marks and lead to the new building of the production lines.

In 1963 modular steel shelving systems were produced for the first time for household and industry. New premises in the industrial area called "Große Wiese" were bought in 1969. META became META-Regalbau GmbH & Co. KG. In the new 5000 sqm production hall more efficient production methods for the production of the steel racks could have been realized. With the subsidiary in Graz/Austria founded in 1972, META became market leader for domestic racks on the Austrian market. 

1986 Mr. Joachim Loh, Haiger bought the company. It was now part of the Joachim-Loh group. The companies HAILO, EXPRESSO, cargoFITTT, LOTEC and bagport also belong to this medium-sized company group. The businessman Loh extended META to a producer of professional storage technique and invested immediately in modern production lines.
In 2000 a new office building at the site in Arnsberg created room for the whole administration as well as a multimedia -based showroom and training rooms.
Already at the beginning of the new millenium, subsidiaries in the Czech Republic and Poland were founded.

Still today the companies of the Loh-group are family-owned, even if Mr. Joachim Loh took his leave in 2002 from the META-management. As manager on site and responsible for the operational business, Mr. Eckhard Radke has been appointed. Later also Mr. Rainer Haupt has been appointed Manager who is also chief representative of the Joachim-Loh group in Haiger.

Today META is one of the market leaders for storage technique in the production connecting trade in Germany. In this regard a lot of factors contributed: A clear commitment to the site Germany, the consequent focusing of the sales to the retail market and the strong innovation which encourages the development of product and production.