Obermeyer manufactures product all over the world. We have been involved with many of these factories for over 30 years. For some of these factories, Obermeyer was their first client. Klaus has a mantra, “in business, one hand washes the other, it’s a partnership.” We like to maintain this attitude with our retailers as well as our factories. It’s the way we do business.
Personal Touch, Hoptex receiving our factory-of-the-year award
There are only a few factories that have the facilities and the know-how to make our technical garments. So we like to maintain an extremely close relationship with our manufacturing partners. Several times a year our production staff will travel overseas to visit our factories. As you can imagine, it’s a lot easier to show someone in-person what you want then write it over an email. With jeans or a t-shirt it’s pretty simple, but take a look at the interior package of one of our jackets, it’s a thing of beauty but it’s also very sophisticated. Seam sealing, laser cut welding, removable powder skirts, these are items that require hands on interaction in order to execute successfully. Within our manufacturing facilities there are literally thousands of employees who are specifically trained to deal with Obermeyer garments. Robert Yturri, Obermeyer’s Senior Vice President of Product noted that “Obermeyer products are often times the most technical in the factory. As a result, it’s necessary to train, retrain and update factory employees at least once a year.”
11/12 line being finished up
One of our product specialists Kalle Edwards said it best, “we are pretty meticulous about what we accept when it comes to product. So we need to make sure that everyone is on the same page.”
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