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The story
The company was founded in 1982 by Hartmut Ortlieb in Nuremberg, Germany. In 1997 the head office was moved to Heilsbronn in Middle Franconia, 25 km away.
The first products were hand-sewn panniers made from truck tarpaulins. Waterproof bags for bicycles did not exist until then.
The company makes more than 500 products and uses various different waterproof closure systems (zipper, hook-and-loop fastener and their typical roll closures). All products are guaranteed for five years and the seams of the goods are welded watertight.
In 2022, Ortlieb introduced a repair service to its products in order to reduce consumerism. During holiday season in 2023, Ortlieb started "repair weeks" – a 40% discount off repair costs for all products out of the 5-year warranty period.
From Wikipedia’s article on Ortlieb Sportartikel, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4