Paschen Libraries

From the cigar box to the private library

In the field of private libraries with technically perfect integration of media, the name “Paschen” is a synonym for high-class manufacture quality of system furniture. This was not always the case: with the founder Carl, “Paschen” firstly started in 1883 in Hamburg with the production of cigar boxes, and little by little, throughout many development stages, developed today’s position in the sector of furniture. Two wars, the global economic crisis, the relocation to Wadersloh in Westphalia and many other social, technical and sectoral changes came along with the 125 years of company history of “Paschen & Companie”. The leitmotif of the family business, which now is led by the fifth generation, always was, despite any external influence, to preserve its readiness for action for the company, to maintain its roots in the field of handcraft, and to adapt itself to time. The great life-performance of Günter Paschen (to focus on the library and recognise it as a marketable segment) is further on expanded by today’s management. When today’s management of Jan and Christian Paschen is looking on a company with 200 employees, eight well-established library ranges and a multiplicity of plans for the future, this entrepreneurial spirit is also perceived in today’s brand “Paschen Bibliotheken”, and is expressed not least through the company’s ethos that has been drafted for the millennium: “An excellent company – appreciated and respected; esteemed by public customers and the employees. In great demand and known for its good, meaningful products and services. A company, distinguished by progress and innovation. In which employees can hold down their job light-hearted and with pleasure; who form their job and are proud of their company and its products.”