The Workspace Factories Group

2025 represented an important milestone in the history of Viasit when the company became a member of Workspace Factories. The group is an association of five European office furniture manufacturers with a common vision: to design sustainable working environments with locally produced, high-quality office solutions and to become the most innovative product maufacturers in Europe.

Environmentally friendly industry

Embedded in a healthy nature, the eco-friendly Viasit plant is an example of the successful structural change in the former Montanland Saarland.

Former mining site

The Viasit factory is located on the former site of the Neunkircher ironworks. The ironworks dominated the city until its closure in 1982. At its best, there were 12,000 employees, however the plant also regularly covered the city with soot and grime. 

Continuous growth

Alfons Weber and Werner Schmeer founded Viasit in 1980. The first head office was located in a former paper factory in Wörschweiler. A successful business model led to steady growth right from the start. Today's plant in Neunkirchen was inaugurated in 1991, and in 2000 increased in size to 8,700 sqm.

The turnover of Viasit broke through the sound barrier of 30 million euros for the first time in 2016. Today Viasit is active on all continents and an established player in the office furniture market.