Founded in 1935 in the Netherlands, Schmitz is a fourth-generation family-owned company with decades of expertise in foam materials and applications. What began as a transportation business has grown into an international foam specialist, serving customers worldwide through three specialized divisions.
From XPE foam materials and shock pad solutions to circular material applications, we develop products that create value, improve safety, and contribute to a more sustainable future.
Today, Schmitz Foam combines innovation, craftsmanship, and long-term partnerships to help shape the future of foam.
At Schmitz Foam, we are committed to innovation, sustainability, and quality across three specialized divisions.
Discover the story behind Schmitz Foam. Learn how our passion for innovation, sustainability and foam expertise helps create value across a wide range of industries and applications.
ProPlay shock pads are sustainable and form the perfect base for artificial turf systems for sports fields and playgrounds. The first ProPlay shock pad was produced in the Netherlands in the early 1990s and has since been the only shockpad that combines top performance with superior drainage capacity. In 2017, we opened a second, brand-new state-of-the-art production plant in the United States.
For more than 35 years, we have been transforming XPE foam remnants into valuable raw materials for high-quality new products. Through our material recovery process, partners worldwide reduce costs while contributing to a more circular foam industry.
Our newest division Schmitz Foam Supply saw the light of day in 2022. It is the year we started producing and supplying first-class XPE foam. RoFoam® is a flexible, lightweight, and durable XPE foam for a wide variety of applications.
Quality is at the core of what we do, and embedded through our entire organization. Both our plants in the Netherlands and the US are ISO 9001 certified, and that’s for a reason. We invest heavily in having our processes and products tested to ensure every pad meets our rigorous quality standards. Each plant has a comprehensive onsite testing laboratory to test our product characteristics, but also performance. That is what makes the difference in any project application.