On the occasion of its 75th anniversary, ERGOFIT organized a big jubilee week at its home location in Pirmasens from June 7 to 10.
First, ERGOFIT welcomed its German and foreign sales partners to the anniversary event. In the course of the anniversary celebration, they received software training to enable them to provide optimum support to customers in the future.
On Thursday, representatives of the press and brand partners came to Rhineland-Palatinate. The crowning event took place on June 10. In bright sunshine, the employee team celebrated a big party in the marquee with the customers who had come to the event. The exciting supporting program, musical accompaniment and food truck catering contributed to the exuberant atmosphere.
Tradition meets innovation
Michael Resch, who led ERGOFIT until the beginning of the year, in the third generation, welcomed the invited guests at the Hotel Kunz in Pirmasens on Thursday, June 9. In his subsequent presentation, he went into the history of the company, which his grandfather Willi Resch founded shortly after the end of World War 2 in 1947. In the beginning, ERGOFIT manufactured machines for shoe production before gradually specializing as Medical Fitness.
In the ERGOFIT showroom, visitors can embark on a journey through time and examine some training equipment from older years.
During his talk, he also touched on some milestones in the company's history, such as the first bicycle ergometer with eddy current brakes in 1981. This technology became the gold standard that other suppliers adopted.
1990 then saw the birth of Medical Fitness. ERGOFIT launched the first cardio machines with heart rate-controlled training, before the first "chip card system" with digital training control followed five years later.
In 2012, the portfolio was then expanded to include strength equipment, followed by entry into cardiac rehabilitation in 2014, and in 2019, a product for athletic training was launched with the Ivo Trainer. The design-strong VECTOR series, which was presented for the first time in 2019, is also one of the company's most important products.
Prof. Dr. Holger Krakowski-Roosen, Managing Director ERGOFIT explained the individual production steps in detail to the visitors during the manufacturing tour
Following Michael Resch's presentation, the new Managing Director Prof. Dr. Holger Krakowski-Roosen, who took over the management from Michael Resch at the beginning of the year, welcomed the guests. The impulse lecture of the new managing director showed the movement of the traditional company with regard to quality and innovation - true to the motto "Fast Forward".
The closing lecture was given by Marvin Oldfield. The sales and marketing manager showed which innovations are currently being worked on.
Sina Finckh and Conny Wilser from BODYMEDIA with Sales and Marketing Manager Marvin Oldfield (center) during a tour of the showroom.
Showroom and manufactory tour
On Friday morning at 9.00 a.m. a tour of the ERGOFIT showroom took place. Here, the visitors were given an overview of the entire product range and were also able to go on a journey through time and examine some historical highlights of the company's history.
Afterwards, the tour continued with a visit to the manufacturing facility. Prof. Holger Krakowski-Roosen first showed the administration building before he led the guests through the production halls, explaining in detail the individual machines and work steps and giving them exciting insights behind the scenes.
Source and image source: BODYMEDIA
Published on: 27 June 2022