Frequently asked questions

Please click here for Further information relating to the company’s history.

Rainer Winter and Michael Winter chair the management board. The other member is Georg Höfler (CFO).

The management board of the uvex safety group: Stefan Brück (CEO), Martin Leusmann and Stefan Wehner.

The management board of the uvex sports group: Christophe Weissenberger (CEO) and Falk Pewestorf (CFO).

The uvex group is based in Fürth, Germany.

Germany is the most important location for the uvex group.

Please click here for more information on the different locations.

The uvex group brings together three globally active companies under one roof: the uvex safety group, the uvex sports group (with uvex sports and Alpina), and Filtral.

The uvex group markets products under the following brand names:

• uvex sports: Ski helmets and goggles, cycling helmets and glasses, riding helmets and gloves, sunglasses
• uvex safety: Protective headgear (safety eyewear, corrective safety eyewear, laser safety eyewear, hearing protection, respiratory protection, protective headwear), workwear, protective footwear and hand protection
• Alpina: Ski helmets and goggles, cycling helmets and glasses
• Filtral: Consumer sunglasses

As of June 2016, the uvex group employed about 2,381 people around the world.

Every day, we are contacted by individuals, organizations and associations who would like us to help them. Please understand that we cannot respond favorably to every request, as even our budget has limits. Furthermore, our primary commitment is to our own foundation, the RAINER WINTER FOUNDATION.

uvex, Alpina, Filtral, heckel and laservision

uvex is an abbreviation of the quality indicator "UltraViolet EXcluded".

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You can buy a selection of uvex safety products from our online shop.

We very much appreciate your interest in our company, but we are unable to accept unsolicited design or invention proposals, or indeed any other such ideas, from individuals who do not work for the uvex group. We would therefore ask you to refrain from making any such submissions.

If you are unhappy with an uvex product, please contact your retailer or wholesaler. They will normally be able to help you.

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You will find all the necessary information on our Suppliers page.

The uvex purchasing department can be contact by e-mail at the following address: Konzerneinkauf‎@‎uvex.de

Yes, the uvex group has a code of conduct that governs working conditions, safety, health protection and the environment.

The majority of sports and protective workwear products are manufactured in Germany. uvex has 10 production plants and a large number of suppliers, all of which are very carefully selected.

The uvex group is strongly committed to the Rainer Winter Foundation. The results of projects undertaken with the group’s support are published regularly on the Foundation’s website. uvex also publishes regular reports on the group’s environmental guidelines.

As already stated, the uvex group plows all its efforts in this regard into the Rainer Winter Foundation.

You will find all the job vacancies for which we are inviting applications on the Careers page of our website.

In this case, please send a detailed application complete with covering letter and résumé (CV) to our Human Resources department. Please state the area in which you would like to find employment.

If you are interested in an internship in our company, please send an application complete with all relevant documentation to our Human Resources department in Fürth, Germany. It is essential that you include the following information: desired duration and area of employment, educational/professional background.

Every year, uvex offers trainee positions in the following areas: Industrial clerk; process mechanic in plastics and rubber engineering, process mechanic for coating technology, IT specialist and industrial mechanic for machine and systems technology. If interested, please send an application complete with all relevant documentation to our Human Resources department in Fürth, Germany. It is essential that you include the following information: desired start date and specialization.

It is certainly possible to do this, but the details will need to be discussed with the relevant department. Therefore, in the first instance please send an application complete with all relevant documentation to our Human Resources department in Fürth, Germany.