Made in Germany Africa 2025German Exhibitors Hohenstein Laboratories GmbH & Co. KG

Hohenstein Laboratories GmbH & Co. KG

Booth number: A08
www.hohenstein.com

About us

Hohenstein - Quality to the point

Hohenstein is a family-owned company with more than 75 years of experience in testing, certification and research. With roots in the textile sector, the Hohenstein testing spectrum today includes both softlines and hardlines. Around the globe, more than 1,000 employees work on individual testing and service offerings and customized solutions related to product responsibility, sustainability and market transparency. Customers from all over the world receive everything from a single source: Hohenstein accompanies companies along the entire value chain, from the testing process and certification to the marketing of their products.

Hohenstein Laboratories: Quality is standard for us. We examine and evaluate your products for compliance with norms, standards and legal requirements. Therefore, beyond our accredited laboratory testing to determine compliance with laws, guidelines, international standards and your in-house quality guidelines, we also offer you numerous other self-developed quality standards that give your customers even more security. https://www.hohenstein.com/en/

In addition to our holistic expertise in testing textiles in Softlines, we also offer manufacturers, brands and retailers a comprehensive portfolio of Hardlines testing. https://www.hohenstein.com/en/expertise/testing-of-hardlines

Lead the way. Act sustainably. Since 1992, OEKO-TEX® has been offering practical, tailored solutions for product stewardship and consumer protection. OEKO-TEX® provides tools for management and communication of safety and sustainability efforts. The modular system ensures these services work together for traceability, transparency and cost reduction along the textile and leather supply chains. https://www.hohenstein.com/en/oeko-tex

OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 is a globally standardised, independent testing and certification system for raw, semi-finished and finished textile products at all processing levels, and their accessories. STANDARD 100 certification provides targeted product stewardship support for companies in the textile chain with human-ecological product safety, based on a scientific criteria catalogue and neutral laboratory tests. For consumers and purchasers, the STANDARD 100 product label is reliable proof that textile products are tested in accordance with strict global standards to protect from harmful substances.

OEKO-TEX® STeP Your transparent third-party certification system for environmentally friendly manufacturing processes and socially responsible working conditions.

OEKO-TEX® ECO PASSPORT Your reliable third-party certification system for safe and sustainable colourants, auxiliaries and other chemicals.

OEKO-TEX® ORGANIC COTTON Your reliable third-party testing and certification system for safer organic cotton, verified from farm to product.

OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN Your traceable product label for sustainably produced textiles and leather articles that are safe for human ecology.

OEKO-TEX® LEATHER STANDARD Your reliable solution for consumer protection from harmful substances through independent testing and certification of your leather articles and accessories.

Address

Hohenstein Laboratories GmbH & Co. KG
Schlosssteige 1
74357 Bönnigheim
Germany

E-mail: info@hohenstein.com
Phone:  +49 7143 2710
Internet: www.hohenstein.com
Hohenstein Ethiopia
Akaki Kalitiy Wereda: 07 House No C004
0000 Addis Ababa
Ethiopia

E-mail: ethiopia@hohenstein.com
Phone:  +251 911 980 507
Internet: www.hohenstein.com

Contact person:

Sintayehu Bayu
E-mail: s.bayu@hohenstein.com

Products & Services

Training
Environment
Textiles
Fabrics

OEKO-TEX® cer­ti­fi­cates and pro­duct la­bels: Sha­ping a sus­tain­able fu­ture.

Since 1992, OEKO-TEX® has been offering practical, tailored solutions for product stewardship and consumer protection.OEKO-TEX® provides tools for management and communication of safety and sustainability efforts. The modular system ensures these services work together for traceability, transparency and cost reduction along the textile and leather supply chains.

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Footwear testing with letter and seal

We test and evaluate the quality, safety, function, fit and legal conformity of all types of footwear and award our Hohenstein Quality Label for promoting your products.

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Hohenstein Medical: Your partner for testing & evaluation of medical devices.

Hohenstein is a testing laboratory accredited by the German Accreditation Body (DAkkS) for biological, chemical and physical testing of medical devices.

We provide you with neutral proof of the efficacy and safety of your product. This is a prerequisite for your medical device to be compliant with the European Medical Device Regulation (MDR) and thus for you to be allowed to market it in Europe.

 Our tests form the basis for the evidence you need for your technical documentation.

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New: Testing of Hardlines

In addition to our holistic expertise in testing textiles in Softlines, we also offer manufacturers, brands and retailers a comprehensive portfolio of Hardlines testing.

In our Hardlines laboratories in Hong Kong, Shanghai and our headquarters in Germany, we test and evaluate the safety and performance for use of various consumer goods - in accordance with national, international or company-specific and contractually agreed guidelines. Our test laboratory network enables you to benefit from our optimal expertise and reliable test results combined with local availability and short lead times.

With our highly qualified experts, state-of-the-art laboratory equipment and our accreditation in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025, you have a competent partner at your side to ensure that your products meet all legal requirements and quality expectations of the respective target markets.

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Hohenstein - Quality to the point.

Hohenstein is a family-owned company with more than 75 years of experience in testing, certification and research. With roots in the textile sector, the Hohenstein testing spectrum today includes both softlines and hardlines. Around the globe, more than 1,000 employees work on individual testing and service offerings and customized solutions related to product responsibility, sustainability and market transparency. Customers from all over the world receive everything from a single source: Hohenstein accompanies companies along the entire value chain, from the testing process and certification to the marketing of their products.

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