Milestones in 2023

The team happily looking back at the 3rd Long Night of Business: more than 620 interested parties visited our company in May, getting an insight into the museum, Logistics, Yarn Covering, and Production. A highlight: the machines set up for this day in Hall 2.

During their brief visit in Zeulenroda in May, Alba Berlin’s basketball stars enjoyed a filming session and were equipped for the final phase of their season. The “big boys” also had a chance to see the production site.

100 colleagues in 25 teams took part in the 10th Company Run in July in Gera. This meant that Bauerfeind fielded most teams of all the participants. The runners enjoy thinking back to the great mood along the route.

On July 13, our company owner Prof. Hans B. Bauerfeind passed away. More than 500 mourners paid their final respects to him during the memorial service at Dreieinigkeitskirche church in Zeulenroda. This included numerous guests from the worlds of politics and commerce as well as friends, family, and contemporaries.

Launched in September: SecuTec Genu Flex, Bauerfeind’s first flexible hard-frame orthosis. Thanks to unique Flex-Modules, it adapts to the changed leg anatomy during movement. This is an innovation in particular for active patients with knee injuries.

After visiting Gera last year, Bodo Ramelow came to Zeulenroda in October. Thuringia’s Prime Minister got insights into Production and Logistics and met Rainer Berthan, Chief Executive Officer, for talks.

Bauerfeind presented two new products in knee therapy in October at DKOU, the German Convention for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery in Berlin: the SecuTec Genu Flex and the new generation of the GenuTrain A3. The team was pleased with all the visitors at its booth.

Great joy at Bauerfeind Sports: the new Outdoor Knee Support won the coveted ISPO Award for extraordinary sports products in November. For the first time, merino wool was used in a flat knit support Made in Germany.

In January, Bauerfeind introduced the internationally recognized ISO 14001 Environmental Management System at the Zeulenroda site. The team successfully passed the annual inspection for the monitoring audit in November.