Every one of our pieces can be customized in an oak finish of your choosing. We have over 30 different colors in our collection, ranging from natural oak to black stained. In addition to color, we also work with other types of wood such as Walnut, Beech, and Ash.
Through our years of experience in processing OAK WOOD, we have become one of the top furniture manufacturers in Europe, with a perfect price-quality balance. That is why we only work with the best suppliers in Europe, who are certified to reclaim forests in an ecologically sound and responsible way. Every year the world loses 13 million hectares of forest. It is therefore vital to make sure that forests are properly managed if we want to ensure their future. Deforestation is linked to climate change, as at last 18% of carbon emissions are attributable to deforestation. As well as global warming, deforestation also has countless other damaging consequences. Consider the loss of biodiversity, as well as employment for the local population.
Forests come under increasing pressure. We have an ever increasing need for wood. Wood to heat us, to build things, to decorate, but also as a basis for paper, cardboard, etc... We can of course still continue to use wood; it is after all the ultimate renewable resource. The production of wood uses four times less energy than in the production of concrete, 60 times less energy than in the production of steel and 130 times less energy than in the product of aluminium. Moreover, trees absorb CO2 and produce oxygen via photosynthesis. It is not the use of wood that is causing the downfall of forests, rather the improper use of it.
Responsible and sustainable wood production is therefore of vital importance.
Certification guarantees that the wood comes from a legal and sustainable source
Sustainability and proper management of forests should therefore be encouraged and supported, certification is essentail in our industry.
We are proud to have been manufacturing our cabinets and tables in Belgium for over 90 years. This gives us the great advantage of always being able to guarantee the quality. Together with our team of over 50 employees, we ensure that the quality is always guaranteed. By keeping the entire production process in-house, we can also respond very quickly to projects with tight deadlines.
Today Meubelfabriek Theuns has developed into a company that focuses on the design, production and sale of solid oak furniture. Through a combination of craftsmanship and customer-focus a second generation with the brothers Theo, Ludo and Marc, has managed to increase the turnover considerably. Together with our staff of 90 employees we are able to guarantee continuity.
2024Entry into the project market under the name "Made by Theuns"
2023The third generation takes over the board.
2019Le parc de machines a été agrandi avec une machine CNC à 5 axes.
2017A new office complex with showroom is inaugurated.
2016A new show van is purchased to launch the Thothem brand as well as other exclusive models.
2015The family nature of the company is ensured by the integration of the 3rd generation.
2014The automated panel production is being increased with a sanding street.
2012We showed a complete new exhibition stand at the International Furniture Fair in Brussels and won with our new range Landeck, the Balthazar "most green" award.
2010The PEFC certificate is reached! All the furniture is manufactured in European oak that is certified with the PEFC certifications. This means that the forest where the oak trees were cut, will be replaced by young oak trees.
2009A complete new automatic panel department is installed and in use. From the 6th until the 13th June, MTE is celebrating their 75th anniversary.
2008There is a second large extension of the dispatch- and machinery department by an area of 3,400 m². Total built-over area : 21,000 m²
2003Due to increasing automation the machine department is extended by an area of 1,315 m².
2002Rising production creates an urgent need for a larger wood depot. New total area wood depot : 3,730 m².
1999Second extension of 2,400 m². There is a new, fully automated spraying department and a new dispatch department.
1991By now the second generation with Ludo, Theo and Marc Theuns is already active in the business and in this year they take over the factory so that it continues to be a family concern.
1989The production process becomes increasingly automated and the first computer-controlled machines are put to use.
1978The company becomes a limited liability company: Meubelfabriek Theuns NV. The production department is extended by 2,400 m².
1976Full occupation of the new factory buildings. Buildings : 7,520 m² Wood depot : 2,480 m²
1974By now the company has become one of the biggest companies producing Breton style furniture. As the production space in the centre of Essen is in full use, 3.5 ha of land is bought on the industrial zone, ‘De Rijckmaker’.
1964Foundation of the plc Frans Theuns- Hendrickx.
1950The existing furniture shop at Nieuwstraat 32 grows with the business. In the same period land is bought in the Dreef and this becomes the new entrance to the company.
1945After the war the business moves to the centre of Essen at Nieuwstraat 18; a year later his brother Jules joins the staff.
1938As the orders increase he is forced to hire workers including his brother Jozef.
1934Frans Theuns starts producing oak furniture using handmade machines in Heikant in Essen. The furniture is made to order and delivered to customers by dogcart.