Dynafit's roots lie in ski boots made by Austria's Humanic and raced by skiers such as Franz Klammer, while Fritz Barthel's pin binding later transformed ski touring. Now a year-round mountain outfitter and part of Italy's Oberalp Group, the brand opened its Speed Factory headquarters in Kiefersfelden, Bavaria.
Same category, HQ in Germany
ADadidas is a global sports company that designs and sells footwear, apparel and equipment. Its stated mission is to be the best sports brand in the world, and its purpose is 'Through sport, we have the power to change lives'. The company traces its story back to a start in a laundry room.
Athletic footwear, apparel and equipment
PUPUMA is a German sportswear company founded in 1948 that designs and sells footwear, apparel and accessories. Its ranges cover football, running, training and sport-inspired lifestyle products, including the Suede and Speedcat shoes. The company's official site says PUMA Group owns the PUMA, Cobra Golf and stichd brands and works with athletes and teams; it does not make a specific current sponsorship claim in this description without a named first-party source.
Performance footwear and sportswear
CECEP makes premium compression socks and running apparel by turning medical technologies into sports gear. Its products are developed by scientific researchers, biomedical engineers, athletes and designers at its facilities in Bayreuth, Germany, and its range now includes running shoes such as the Optaspeed BowTech super trainer. CEP is a sports brand of the German compression-products company medi.
Sports apparel and footwear
LELeki is a German maker of ski poles, trekking poles and gloves, headquartered in Kirchheim unter Teck. Karl and Gertrud Lenhart founded it in 1948 and the Lenhart family still owns it.
Trekking poles, ski poles and gloves
ORORTOVOX made its name with the F2, a dual-frequency avalanche transceiver developed by Gerald Kampel and Jürgen Wegner that became the market leader within two years. The brand later added avalanche rucksacks and shovels and now pairs mountain safety equipment with wool-based sports clothing.
Avalanche safety and mountain apparel
DODONIC is a German table tennis brand founded in 1978 and based in Völklingen, Saarland. It sells rackets, blades, rubbers, tables and clothing for table tennis. The company is run by the Schreiner family.
Table tennis equipment
FAFalke is a German family-owned maker of socks, hosiery and clothing, based in Schmallenberg. Franz Falke-Rohen founded it in 1895, and the company is now in its fourth generation. It makes sport socks and base layers alongside fashion hosiery.
Sport socks and base layers
JAJack Wolfskin makes outdoor apparel, footwear and equipment for adults and children. It was founded in 1981 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to give outdoor enthusiasts gear and weatherproof clothing for backpacking and travel, and opened its first store in 1993. The company says it has grown into a worldwide brand with more than 450 stores and over 1,500 employees. Jack Wolfskin is part of ANTA Sports.
Sports apparel and footwear
