COMPANY

For over thirty years VAUDE has stood for excellence in mountain sports and is now one of Europe's leading mountain sports brand names. Today VAUDE is one of the very few privately owned enterprises in the industry that has successfully withstood the trend toward consolidation. The company has achieved continuous growth in the mountain sports, outdoor, bike and sports fashion sectors. 60% of our turnover comes from sales in Germany, 40% comes from exports. VAUDE products are sold world-wide.

Our company is based in Tettnang, between Friedrichshafen and Ravensburg near Lake Constance in southern Germany. About 200 employees and colleagues work here, where we offer a wide variety of apprenticeship and career training programs. This is also where a large part of our research and product development is played out. However VAUDE has an truly international presence and is represented on over 40 countries world wide, with over 1,200 personnel world wide.

RESEARCH & DEVELOPEMENT

VAUDE’s reputation for excellence in mountain sports equipment has been helped by the fact that most of our employees themselves are enthusiastic about mountain sports, and the experience from their adventures flows directly into our products. We are open to new ideas and committed to both innovation and defining new trends in the market.

Continuous improvement is only possible when the entire product development process is included. For us here at VAUDE, basic research is not only an investment in outstanding product quality, but also in your safety as a consumer.

We challenge the status quo and form our own conclusions, with results that flow directly into our product development. Understanding the mechanisms of how man and gear perform together translates directly into successful design and development.

No material can bypass our testing laboratory in VAUDE HQ, Tettnang where it's thoroughly examined, abraded, shaken up, and torn at