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MHK Group Dreieich (Frankfurt am Main)

The MHK Group is one of the leading purchasing operations in Europe for kitchens and furniture, sanitary and heating, residential construction, and painting.

To bundle synergies to provide even better support for medium-sized specialist retailers, the service group has established its new European headquarters in Dreieich. Embedded in a six-hectare park, the new headquarters consists of a two-story base building, above which the offices and communication zones of the 17 MHK associations are housed on four glass floors.

As part of the new building, the training rooms remained in the original building — but were extensively modernized and adapted to current requirements. Thus, the rooms now have an innovative and diversified furnishing concept. The right atmosphere is also created by the TEXRA® floor covering in Design 020017, whose structure means that the award-winning carpet tile with a woven loop surface not only creates more depth in the room. With its multicolor (color 300), it also creates impressive contrasts. And it does so effectively and sustainably — thanks to the SolutionDyed dyed Econyl® yarn used in its manufacture.

Project overview

MHK Europa Akademie

Floor area
950 m²

Building owner
MHK Group

Architect
AS+P Albert Speer + Partner GmbH

ANKER carpet
TEXRA®, Design 020017
Color: 300 (blue), 220 qm²

Special features:
Furniture design by Bene
Lighting concept and lamps by Artemide

Awards
German Design Award Winner, 2020
INCONIC AWARDS 2019 Innovative Architecture

Knowledge for the future:
the MHK Europa Academy

The MHK Europe Academy is the MHK Group's competence center for further training, exchange, and inspiration in the kitchen trade and specialist trade. In a constantly changing industry, the MHK Europa Akademie focuses on targeted qualification - practical and future-oriented. For over 30 years, it has been committed to supporting SMEs in the home and living sector and stands for sustainable, specialist, and tailor-made training for the challenges of tomorrow.

Modern learning and meeting spaces

Nearby of the MHK European headquarters, the MHK Europa Academy offers an inspiring learning environment: creative rooms, flexible workspaces, and open communal areas not only promote the transfer of knowledge, but also the active exchange and development of new ideas. The interior design underlines the claim: learning should network, motivate, and be fun.

Wide range of further training opportunities

At the MHK Europa Akademie, the shareholders of the MHK Group can attend various seminars and workshops on all relevant topics for medium-sized kitchen retailers and tradespeople. Whether TÜV-certified seminars for fitters, practice-oriented business workshops, targeted sales training, or innovative offers relating to trends and marketing, the MHK Europa Akademie program is tailored to the needs of the shareholders and their teams.

The current program can be viewed here:
https://www.mhk.de/dienstleistungen/mhk-europa-akademie/

An excerpt from the successful formats of the MHK Europa Akademie:

Workshops for young entrepreneurs: practical and strategic preparation of young business founders and successors of MHK shareholders for business takeovers.
Seminar series: “Success factors for the profitable kitchen trade”: practical knowledge and methods on business management, strategic management, securing profitability, optimizing sales processes, and managing employees
“Kitchens from an expert's perspective”: A publicly appointed and sworn furniture expert provides valuable insights into typical complaint cases and their professional assessment.
Smartphone photo workshop: creative workshop with practical tips for better smartphone photography and exercises on image composition and perspective selection for a strong social media presence
TÜV-certified basic seminar “Furniture specialist for specified activities in the electrical and sanitary sector”: Qualification and certification in the areas of sanitary, fastening, and electrical engineering - well-founded, legally compliant, and future-proof, with a special focus on the professional installation and safe connection of kitchens