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THE SIGVARIS GROUP
150 years of expertise and presence on the market
Mauriz Ganzoni - Founder of Ganzoni & Barthels in 1864
The family business takes its roots in Winterthur - Switzerland, in the heart of Europe, in 1864. It is now run by the fifth generation which continues to perpetuate the SIGVARIS tradition and know-how based on a solid and visionary strategy.
Over 50 years ago, the company took a decisive turn to focus on a core activity
Producing medical compression stockings as a solution for treatment of venous disease
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Today, over 60 millions of legs have worn SIGVARIS medical compression stockings worldwide. 1200 employees spread over the eight companies of the SIGVARIS Group are committed to providing "Life for Legs" to people suffering from venous disease, and are contributing each day to making SIGVARIS the world leader and expert in medical compression stockings.
Our vision
SIGVARIS stands as THE WORLDWIDE LEADER AND EXPERT in high quality and effective medical compression stockings. We provide a significant contribution to the improvement of the quality of life of people suffering from venous diseases and disorders, and leg discomfort.
Our mission
To manufacture medical compression products that combine textile intelligence and high technology
To provide innovative, evidence-based and efficient solutions through strong collaboration with leading medical experts
To reinforce our global presence through long term and reliable customer relationships and collaborative partnerships.
To provide energy with style to our endusers
We achieve these goals through a strong and renewed brand strategy and image under the brand :
Key figures
For the year 2009:
Net sales : 220 Millions CHF
Number of medical compression stockings sold : 6,3 Millions pairs
Number of employees worldwide : 1 300
SIGVARIS, LIFE FOR LEGS
and the leg icon are registered trademarks of Ganzoni & Cie AG, St.Gallen/Switzerland in many countries worldwide
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