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Textile testing and research partner Hohenstein is set to celebrate 75 years of operation. Now in its third generation of family ownership, the company will spend this landmark year expanding its foundation for the future. The company has specialised for over 70 years in the testing, certification, and research of all kinds of textile products.
Ing. Otto Mecheels laid the foundation for an internationally-renowned company in 1946 when he founded the Hohenstein Institutes, a textile school in Hohenstein Castle. His son, Rer. nat. Jürgen Mecheels modernised the group’s business structures and expanded into new research and service areas such as textile finishing or professional laundries/dry cleaning. He helped to forever change textile safety with the Standard 100 by Oeko-Tex certification system that protects consumers from harmful substances. Under Stefan Mecheels’ leadership since 1995, Hohenstein has been at the forefront of microfiber analysis, consistently perfected its created standards for comfort and compression testing and worked to reduce the industry’s ecological impact. The testing laboratory in Hong Kong, which has been in operation since 2011, and the Hohenstein textile testing laboratories in Bangladesh and India, which were opened in 2018, ensure even greater market proximity.
Today, Hohenstein specialises in the testing, certification and research of all kinds of textile-related products. With a total of more than 1,000 employees at its headquarters in Bönnigheim and in more than 40 branches, contact offices and laboratories worldwide, the company faces the current challenges of the global industry, according to a press release by the company.
Among the celebrations, Hohenstein plans to hold a mid-year press conference with regional and industry journalists.
“We are celebrating this anniversary because we have succeeded in constantly adapting to the market and use our applied research to anticipate developments. For this, I would first like to thank our employees, who put their hearts and souls into their work. A very special thanks also goes to our customers, some of whom have been placing their trust in us for decades,” Mecheels said.
“Textile sustainability remains a major focus for us and is woven through every decision we make. Even services that are seemingly focused on innovation contribute somehow to longer lasting products, less waste and more safety. Our Digital Fitting Lab helps brands leap forward with digitised apparel development. Using modern 3D and 4D technologies and our traditional fit and pattern expertise, we help our clients design better fitting clothes with fewer prototypes and less waste,” Mecheels added.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (GK)
Textile testing and research partner Hohenstein is set to celebrate 75 years of operation. Now in its third generation of family ownership, the company will spend this landmark year expanding its foundation for the future. The company has specialised for over 70 years in the testing, certification, and research of all kinds of textile products.