sigvaris britain
More than 150 years of history with compression garments, 60 years of expertise
in medical compression therapy As a Swiss company, SIGVARIS GROUP is 100%
family-owned since it was founded in 1864 in Winterthur by Moritz
Ganzoni-Sträuli and his associate Niklaus Barthelts. For about 100 years,
SIGVARIS GROUP produced “rubber-elastic textiles”, which it sold both in
Switzerland and abroad. From 1958 to 1960, the company collaborated with the
phlebologist Dr. Karl Sigg and developed a medical compression stocking to
improve venous function and relieve venous-related conditions. Today, SIGVARIS
GROUP is committed to helping people feel their best with high-quality and
innovative offerings in medical compression therapy. Every day. Worldwide. Our
portfolio caters to a wide range of different needs and indications. As SIGVARIS
GROUP, we are a reliable and experienced partner for our customers around the
world that include pharmacies, DMEs, orthopaedic and medical specialist stores
as well as medical professionals and hospitals. They advise individuals and
provide them with products and solutions for medical compression. With
headquarters in Switzerland, we operate our own production plants in
Switzerland, France, Poland, the US and Brazil. We are close to our customers,
having subsidiaries in Germany, Austria, England, Italy, Canada, China,
Australia, Mexico and distributors in more than 70 countries on all continents.
We combine Swiss heritage with local craftsmanship. Our currently more that 1600
committed professionals worldwide are dedicated to the well-being of the users
of our products – with solutions that support them in all their activities.