Workwear for Corporate, Gastro and Care – designing, manufacturing and distributing since 1802.
GREIFF Mode GmbH & Co. KG
Bamberg (Memmelsdorfer Straße 250)New on Amplifa
About GREIFF
GREIFF Mode GmbH & Co. KG is a medium-sized, owner-managed company based in Bamberg that designs, manufactures and distributes workwear for the service sector, the care sector, hotels and gastronomy. The range comprises the Corporate (business clothing), Gastro (kitchen and service clothing), Care (scrubs and care clothing) and Essentials lines, complemented by individual CI-Wear concepts tailored to customer requirements. GREIFF works with carefully selected materials such as Fairtrade-certified cotton, Organic Cotton, TENCEL™, SEAQUAL YARN and recycled materials. The company sells directly from the manufacturer via its own warehouses, B2B and B2C online retail as well as a specialist retailer network. With around 140 employees at the Bamberg site, the company founded in 1802 looks back on more than 200 years of history and was, among other things, the pioneer of the industrially washable and dryable suit.
- Site
- Bamberg
- Processes
- Designing, manufacturing and distributing workwear (garment assembly/textiles), Individual CI-Wear tailoring (clothing tailored to customer specifications), Recycled materials (Recycled Materials) in production, Organic Cotton production, Individual clothing concepts / CI-Wear (customized outfits), B2B and B2C online retail, Retailer network with dealer search and delivery via specialist retailers, Expert advice
- Materials
- Fairtrade-certified cotton, TENCEL™, SEAQUAL YARN, Organic Cotton, Recycled Materials, Blended fabrics, Glencheck Jersey
- Certificates
- OEKO-TEX Standard 100, OEKO-TEX MADE IN GREEN, Green Button, Fairtrade Certified Cotton, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1802
- Employees
- 140
- Industries
- Service sector, Hotels and gastronomy, Medical and care professions, Business/conference services
- 01
Design and collection development
- 02
Material selection (e.g. Fairtrade cotton, TENCEL™, SEAQUAL YARN)
- 03
Manufacturing/garment assembly
- 04
Quality assurance and certification
- 05
Distribution via webshop, specialist retail and CI-Wear consulting
Materials & Sustainability
Fairtrade-certified cotton
A fixed component of the workwear collections since February 2017.
Organic Cotton
Organically grown cotton for selected product lines.
TENCEL™
Fibers made from wood as raw material, in the range since 2021.
SEAQUAL YARN
Material made from recycled ocean plastic, in the range since 2021.
Recycled Materials
Recycled materials are used in production.
Blended fabrics
Fabrics with Green Button certification for care clothing.
Locations
Bamberg
DEHeadquarters, design, sales and warehouse
- Materials
- Fairtrade cotton, Organic Cotton, TENCEL™, SEAQUAL YARN
- Own warehouse
- Factory outlet
Products & Collections
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designing, manufacturing and distributing workwear (garment assembly/textiles)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Cotton, TENCEL, SEAQUAL YARN, Blended fabrics |
| Individual CI-Wear tailoring (clothing tailored to customer specifications)Plastics | – | – | – | – | – |
| Recycled materials (Recycled Materials) in productionPlastics | – | – | – | – | Recycled Materials |
| Organic Cotton productionPlastics | – | – | – | – | Organic Cotton |
Additional services
Certificates & Responsibility
GREIFF products are tested for harmful substances according to OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100; selected products carry OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN and the Green Button. The company is a founding member of MaxTex, a member of the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles and the Fair Wear Foundation, and follows the Code of Conduct of the German textile and fashion industry.
| Evidence | Bamberg |
|---|---|
| OEKO-TEX Standard 100 | |
| OEKO-TEX MADE IN GREEN | |
| Green Button | |
| Fairtrade Certified Cotton | |
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1802
Company founding – "GREIFF passt. Since 1802"
- 1949
Move into the newly built main plant on Memmelsdorfer Straße in Bamberg with 98 employees
- 1951
Second expansion stage of the main plant; 1,500 employees
- 1955
Production of the first GREIFF suit
- 1963
GREIFF-WERKE AG employs over 2,000 people in three specialized plants (Bamberg, Aalen, Würzburg)
- 1966
Breakthrough with "modèle JEUNESSE"; exports begin to Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, France and Switzerland
- 1980
Main plant Bamberg, Spezial-Werke Würzburg and Laufach, sales companies in London, Paris and Vienna; restructuring and relocation of production abroad at the end of the 80s
- 1990er
Development of the first washable suit
- 2002
Opening of the factory outlet
- 2004
Focus on the service sector, gastronomy and hotels
- 2006
Jens Möller takes over management together with Hans-Peter Beck
- 2009
Patent for the world's first industrially washable and dryable suit
- 2014
Founding of the MaxTex association; first OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 certified product
- 2015
Membership in the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles and the Fair Wear Foundation
- 2017
Fairtrade Certified Cotton firmly established in the workwear collection
- 2020
Launch of GREIFF CARE – first Green Button certified care clothing
- 2021
Jens Möller becomes sole managing director; range expanded with TENCEL™ and SEAQUAL YARN