Bauerfeind History

Bauerfeind Australia sets itself apart with its modern solutions in the medical aid industry that enable an active and pain-free life, whether it’s with a support or an orthosis, with medical compression stockings or orthopedic foot orthoses.

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1929

Bruno Bauerfeind establishes his company. In just 10 years, the company grew to over 100 employees.

1981

The development of Bauerfeind's GenuTrain knee support is the beginning of a product line that now includes braces and supports.

2010

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, Bauerfeind is the official partner of an Olympic organizing committee and is on hand to assist athletes of all participating nations.

2012

Bauerfeind won the universal design consumer favorite award, the iF product design award, the red dot design award and the silver Medical Design Excellence Award.

2016

For the fourth time, Bauerfeind AG has served as partner to the organising committee of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Now Available In New Zealand

Previously available to athletes and health professionals, Bauerfeind opened it’s first flagship store in Sydney, Australia in 2018 and now launched in New Zealand. Giving the public access to Bauerfeind’s medical line of supports, compression stockings and orthoses. In Australia, we provide state of the art 3D body measuring technology using the Bodytronic 600 to help ensure the perfectly sized product is selected and has the maximum positive affect in your daily life.

QUALITY “MADE IN GERMANY”

Bauerfeind was founded in 1929 in Zeulenroda (Thuringia, Germany) and is one of the market leaders in its industry: Bauerfeind employs around 2,000 members of staff worldwide and is represented in over 20 countries. The products are exclusively made in Germany and are partly manufactured by hand before being sent all over the world. All of our products fulfill the most stringent requirements in terms of quality, effectiveness, and wearing comfort. This is confirmed by regular inspection procedures, for which Bauerfeind are permitted to bear the seals and marks after successful testing.

“Bauerfeind is our longest-standing partner; they have been at our side for over 10 years."

Anna and Lisa Hahner, Olympic Marathon Runners

OUR PRODUCTS

Trust Bauerfeind to provide the support you need. We’ve been making compression socks for nearly 100 years and braces for over 40 - and we have never slacked off. To offer you the best possible support, we work closely with globally renowned medical specialists and keep up to date with the latest orthosis research to see if any adjustments need to be made. Currently, we are on the 8th generation of Train supports!

Our products have been tested and proven to minimise pain and improve mobility. All of our compression garments meet the globally recognised RAL—GZ 387 quality assurance standards, ensuring the materials, knitting construction, style, and pressure distribution comply with strict medical requirements.

GLOBAL PARTNERS IN THE WORLD OF SPORT

Expertise, the desire to succeed, and team spirit are all values that Bauerfeind promotes. Elite athletes around the world rely on these high-quality products. It has also become hard to imagine the Olympic Games without Bauerfeind. The company has been a firm fixture of Olympic medical care since 2002: Initially, Bauerfeind offered its orthopedic services exclusively to German athletes but since 2010, the company has been responsible for treating athletes from all participating countries as a partner of the relevant organizing committee. Most recently, Bauerfeind successfully treated athletes at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.