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North German – international

Welcome to Bootswerft Winkler. Located in northern Germany, we uphold a tradition that spans nearly 100 years. Starting as a small family business in 1928, we have evolved into a modern and visionary boat manufacturer, celebrating individuality, expertise, precision, and creativity every single day. We take pride in our highly qualified team of 40 boat builders, carpenters, masters, technicians, apprentices, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, painters, locksmiths, sailmakers, cleaners, office clerks, and designers. We are all driven by a healthy ambition to think of everything. Bootswerft Winkler offers a very broad manufacturing depth, enabling you to have your wishes fulfilled. Whether new construction, conversion, or repairs, let us know your ideas!

US IN NUMBERS

3.060 m² heated halls and workshops

2.500 m² open storage

185 m² heated mast workshop and mast storage

240 m meters of dock system

80 ton travel lift

80 - 100 Schiffe ships in winter storage

35 employees in permanent positions

96 years in operation

Member of the Boat and Shipbuilders Association

Two 5-axis CNC milling machines

Member of the Boat Builders / Shipbuilders / Sailmakers Guild North-West

Hans Stützle is master of the guild

History

WE CARE ABOUT PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Those who love boating share a deep connection with the sea and nature. Boat, wind, and current interact. Skippers and crews immerse themselves, read the signs, harness natural forces, and set the course. For hobby sailors, motor yacht enthusiasts, German Navy seafarers, professional sailors, and sport anglers alike, this bond with nature is the ultimate destination.

Businesses worldwide face unique ecological and social challenges today to protect the ecological and social balance.

Bootswerft Winkler embraces these challenges! Just as the journey is the destination for boaters, we focus on the constant adaptation and optimization of our processes. Decades of research and experience, professionalism, and the willingness of our employees to learn have shaped our current operations. An innovative management team weaves all these threads into a sustainable business concept, consistently integrating guidelines from environmental and social policies.
We work across generations, thereby harnessing a wide range of conventional and innovative knowledge. The experience and creativity of each team member contribute to our production teams, enabling us to collectively find new and optimized paths.

The following pillars illustrate how our corporate sustainability management functions.

WE CARE ABOUT PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Those who love boating share a deep connection with the sea and nature. Boat, wind, and current interact. Skippers and crews immerse themselves, read the signs, harness natural forces, and set the course. For hobby sailors, motor yacht enthusiasts, German Navy seafarers, professional sailors, and sport anglers alike, this bond with nature is the ultimate destination.

Businesses worldwide face unique ecological and social challenges today to protect the ecological and social balance.

Bootswerft Winkler embraces these challenges! Just as the journey is the destination for boaters, we focus on the constant adaptation and optimization of our processes. Decades of research and experience, professionalism, and the willingness of our employees to learn have shaped our current operations. An innovative management team weaves all these threads into a sustainable business concept, consistently integrating guidelines from environmental and social policies.
We work across generations, thereby harnessing a wide range of conventional and innovative knowledge. The experience and creativity of each team member contribute to our production teams, enabling us to collectively find new and optimized paths.

The following pillars illustrate how our corporate sustainability management functions.

Our principles

TEAM

  • A safe and health-conscious work environment
  • A workplace where equality, diversity, and inclusion are embraced
  • Continuous training on current regulations, guidelines, and changes in environmental and social legislation
  • Professional development
  • Clean workspaces
  • Team building (sports activities, group outings)
  • Opportunities for feedback to promote ideas for more sustainable practices

PRODUCTION

  • Compliance with all relevant environmental regulations and continuous updates
  • In-house planning with over 80% domestic partners and suppliers, and predominantly domestic manufacturing
  • Our shipyard location offers excellent access via waterways (lock and bridge-free approach from the North Sea and Weser)
  • Thoughtful material selection and conscious consumption (whenever possible, we use recycled materials, e.g., misprints from the cardboard industry as cover material, reusable instead of disposable products)
  • A wash water collection system
  • Effectively insulated halls built to passive house standards
  • A modern ventilation system with 75% heat recovery
  • Planned: Installation of solar panels on the hall roofs
  • Promotion of technological advancement

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