In 1886 one of the first shoe factories in Hauenstein, Germany was founded by Carl-August Seibel. At that time he produced shoes and sandals in his own house.

In the 1980's new production facilities, offices and warehouses were built in Hauenstein, Hungary and Romania, allowing the company to grow even faster. In 2005 Josef Seibel took Romika Shoes from insolvency to a flourishing company within the Josef Seibel Group.

Introduced in the UK in 1996, Josef Seibel has built their reputation for premium comfort footwear by focusing on superior production techniques to develop shoes and boots that are a pleasure to wear. Style development in line with fashion trends means that Josef Seibel’s customers can choose their comfort shoes based on fashion appeal and be assured of great fit and wear quality.