Bauerfeind

Bauerfeind AG is a manufacturer of medical products such as bandages, orthoses, compression stockings and orthopedic inserts.

History

In eastern Thuringia Zeulenroda founded in 1929, Bruno Bauerfeind ( 1882-1944 ) a Gummistrickerei. His son Rudolf led them away later. 1949 the family emigrated Bauerfeind because of the hostile policy entrepreneurs in the Soviet Occupation Zone of West Germany. Rudolf Bauerfeind (1909-1998) began in Darmstadt- Eberstadt operation. In 1972, his son Hans B. Bauerfeind in Kempen the company Diedrich Grote successor, a manufacturer of orthopedic bandages, and made it 1978 Central Bauerfeind GmbH. From 1984, own sales companies were established in Europe and overseas. After the reunification of Germany, the company returned to Zeulenroda, where he built a new production facility. In 1996, the company globe K. Kreme Dahl ( Remscheid ) was purchased. 1997, Bauerfeind Holding GmbH and 2002, the Bauerfeind AG was founded. In 2004, the new administration building, the Bauerfeind Tower was inaugurated in Zeulenroda. In 2008, the company announced that by year-end to close his Kempener work and to concentrate the production of bandages in Zeulenroda. Since 2009, Bauerfeind produced except at its headquarters in Zeulenroda continue at the second site Remscheid (North Rhine -Westphalia). The medical devices are thus made ​​"Made in Germany" and are partly handmade.

Economic data

The Group includes the Innovation Center and the Bio- Seehotel50.66664111.979153 to the Zeulenroda as well as 20 foreign companies under anerem in Austria, Croatia, France, Great Britain, Switzerland and the USA. CEO of unlisted public company is Hans B. Bauerfeind. Worldwide, approximately 2,000 people are employed, about 850 of them at Zeulenroda location.

2007 of the Bauerfeind Group achieved a turnover of 165.1 million euros, net income amounted to 9.5 million euros.

Sports

Bauerfeind is involved in local and regional sporting events, and since 2002 have been always for the athletes at the Olympic Summer and Winter Games, with a service team in place - in Vancouver and London, even for athletes of all participating nations. Since 2013, the company is service partner of the German Sports Aid Foundation and supports all 3800 sponsored by the Sports Aid athletes in case of injuries and preventive with products. The findings of the athletes care are incorporated into the product development and optimization.

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