years of experience
40
employees
100
locations
3
40
100
3
Company history
More than 40 years
of experience in
leather making

1980
Establishment of Lecapell under the name Lecapell-System Leder GmbH. | Production of split leather, only for fashion products such as footwear, belts, and bags.

1982
Opening of a new production site at Besenberg 16 in Peuerbach.

2001
Steering wheel leather | The first split leather for a Ford steering wheel leaves Lecapell's manufacturing facility.

2002
Expansion of production site in Peuerbach.

2006
Construction of a new administrative building in Peuerbach.

2012
Groundbreaking for a new production site | In 2012, the foundation for the new production site in Waizenkirchen was laid. The office building and Hall 1 were built.

2013
Opening of the new production site | In summer 2013, the new production site in Waizenkirchen was put into operation. The grand opening ceremony took place in June of the same year.

2015
Construction of Hall 2 for the incorporation of the stamping plant | Two years later, the company's previously outsourced stamping operation was incorporated. As a result, production and stamping were now, for the first time, located in the same place.

2017
Series launch of split leather for seats, door linings, add-on components | For the first time, our split leather is not only used as steering wheel leather, but also for seats supplied to major automobile manufacturers.

2018
Cooperation with Bader | In 2018, we took a significant step forward in the form of a cooperation venture with Bader GmbH & Co KG, one of the world's biggest leather manufacturers. Since then, we have successfully supported Bader with our expertise with r

2018
Completion of new Hall 2b | In 2018, another building, Hall 2b, was added in order to further expand our production capacities.

2019
Opening of production sites in Uruguay and Mexico | In times like these, a global network is of tremendous value. In order to enhance our efficiency in supplying our customers around the globe, we will be opening production sites in Mexico and Uruguay thi