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Special
orders
of BIRKENSTOCK:
The perfect width,
the perfect length
for every foot.
For generations it
has been BIRKENSTOCK's
specialty to provide
orthopaedically correct
footwear.
Further information here.
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Did you know,...
-...that BIRKENSTOCK
developed the first
deep cork-footbed
worldwide?
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Nature
as Inspiring Example
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Watching
Nature - Understanding Nature - Appreciating Nature
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It
should be the endeavour of each and every one of us to use the
resources nature provides in the most careful way possible.
In private households this awareness now extends to sorting
garbage and composting. What applies to private households should
equally apply to industry, which bears particular responsibility
for staff, consumers and nature.
Right from the start BIRKENSTOCK has used "Nature as Inspiring
Example" and will continue this way in the future.
BIRKENSTOCK was one of the first shoe manufacturer worldwide whose
production almost exclusively used water-soluble and solvent-free
adhesives. Over the last years we have successfully worked out
ways to drastically reduce the amount of adhesives containing
solvents.
In 1987 the portion of solvent-free adhesives in our production
amounted to 17%, in 1990 this number increased to 46%. Today
95% of our adhesives are environment-friendly.
This measure not only helps to reduce the impact solvents have
on the environment, it also helps us to produce better quality.
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Environment
Protection as a Mission
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30
years ago, when hardly anybody was talking about environment
protection BIRKENSTOCK began to intensively look into the subject
matter of energy-saving and energy-efficient technologies. In-house
development of special equipment, constant advancement of production
techniques and continued improvement of production processes
support BIRKENSTOCK’s mandate to invest in energy-saving
technology and machinery.
As far as environment technology is concerned BIRKENSTOCK is
leading Europe-wide. Reducing the energy consumption of machinery
and heating equipment has been and still is our main concern.
Energy consumption could be decreased by more than 90% e.g.
by:
- improvements in the field of our large leather punches, which
now require only approx. 10% of the electric power of regular
punches.
- implementation of our own environment-friendly power generating
plants
- three large combined heat and power plants.
This combined heat and power process recaptures the generated
heat and reuses it. A tangible example is our cork footbed drying
process. The heat that would normally be wasted is used to heat
the cork footbed drying plant, through which each and every
cork footbed travels individually. (This is quite an effort
but we are more than happy to accept this worthwhile process
to protect the environment.)
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The
Birkenstock repair service
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Every
two and a half months the average German throws away a pair
of shoes. This equals approx. 400 million pairs of shoes or
approx. 130.000 metric tons of shoe waste per year. This waste
of raw materials and the resulting strain on the environment
comletely contradict the environmental conscience of our population.
The ultimate environmental conservation is waste reduction.
Therefore, it is self-explanatory for Birkenstock to offer efficient
repair services.
By having your Birkenstock shoes and sandals repaired you considerably
help ease the strain on the environment. For instance, you can
double the longevity of your Birkenstock sandals by simply replacing
the sole.
Did you know that Birkenstock has been one of the first shoe
manufacturers which changed to solventfree glue?
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Check
whether your sandals or clogs need a sole replacement. In case
the soles are worn less than a quarter, it's sufficient to replace
just the tips and the corners.
Keep in mind that unevenly worn soles result in decreased longevity
of your sandals, the footbed suffers in particular.
Should the sole be worn out by more than three quarters, the
entire sole can be replaced by a simple repair procedure. Your
old Birkenstock sandals are far too valuable to be thrown out!
Take part and ask your Birkenstock dealer about our repair service
or do not hesitate to contact us:
Birkenstock Orthopädie GmbH & Co.KG
Rheinstraße 2-4
53560 Vettelschoß
 (+49)
0 26 45 – 942 100
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High
quality
workmanship of
the buckles:
Each buckle is
protected against
corrosion with
baked-on enamel
so that they can
withstand heavy
stress and strains
for many years...
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The sole:
BIRKENSTOCK´s
soles
are very shock
absorbing,
extraordinary flexible
and extremely
lightweight...
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