Our Compression Stocking Companies
About SIGVARIS GROUP
At SIGVARIS GROUP, we are dedicated to helping people feel their best, every day. With our high quality and innovative offers we aim to improve health and well-being.
160 years of history with compression garments, more than 60 years of expertise in medical compression therapy
As a Swiss company, SIGVARIS GROUP is 100% family-owned since it was founded in 1864 in Winterthur by Moritz Ganzoni-Sträuli and his associate Niklaus Barthelts. For about 100 years, SIGVARIS GROUP produced “rubber-elastic textiles”, which it sold both in Switzerland and abroad.
From 1958 to 1960, the company collaborated with the phlebologist Dr. Karl Sigg and developed a medical compression stocking to improve venous function and relieve venous-related conditions.
Today, SIGVARIS GROUP is committed to helping people feel their best with high-quality and innovative offerings in medical compression therapy. Every day. Worldwide. Our portfolio caters to a wide range of different needs and indications.
A partner you can rely on
As SIGVARIS GROUP, we are a reliable and experienced partner for our customers around the world that include pharmacies, DMEs, orthopaedic and medical specialist stores as well as medical professionals and hospitals. They advise individuals and provide them with products and solutions for medical compression.
With headquarters in Switzerland, we operate our own production plants in Switzerland, France, Poland, the US and Brazil. We are close to our customers, having subsidiaries in Germany, Austria, England, Italy, Canada, China, Australia, Mexico and a branch in the United Arab Emirates as well as distributors in more than 70 countries on all continents. We combine Swiss heritage with local craftsmanship.
Our currently more that 1600 committed professionals worldwide are dedicated to the well-being of the users of our products – with solutions that support them in all their activities.
Thinking forward
Our portfolio is built on brands targeting different needs and indications. On the one hand, we want to support patients with venous disorders, lymphedema and lipedema in making their lives as restriction-free as possible. On the other hand, the positive effects of compression therapy in day-to-day life, at work, on long-distance trips and during sports should also be made accessible to a health-conscious public.
As we stay committed to developing relevant medical solutions, we keep innovating so that our health care professional partners can continue to play an integral part in enhancing people’s lives. Thus, we support the sustainable success of their business.
Made in the USA
Knit-Rite was founded in 1923 in Kansas City during a time when the country and the world were still recovering from World War I. Seeking to improve lives of recent amputees from the war, Billy Isle, an amputee himself, and his wife Anna, began knitting stump socks to be worn under a prosthesis. Under Mr. Isle’s close supervision, the company experienced significant growth and expansion, most notably with the acquisition of Therafirm, a compression hosiery manufacturer located in Hamlet, North Carolina. Therafirm itself has a long history of producing quality medical compression. The melding of the two companies enhanced innovation and allowed Knit-Rite to begin serving a new population of customers. A tradition of strong leadership, and a commitment to innovation over its several decades molded Knit-Rite into the thriving medical textile manufacturer it is today. Even with significant changes throughout the last 100 years, Knit-Rite has always held true to its humble beginnings, knowing that we’re here precisely to improve the lives of others.
Quality First
When Billy Isle made his first amputee sock, his goal was to improve the life of one amputee. That vision continues at Knit-Rite to this day. Although we take pride in knowing that our products are the highest quality, we stay humble in our knowledge that even the highest quality can always improve. That’s why our product research relies on the relationships we’ve built with medical professionals—doctors, practitioners, and fitters—to provide valuable input on patient needs, comfort, and compliance. In addition, we conduct extensive consumer research, including focus groups, wear testers, and consumer panels, to ensure that the products we manufacture are durable, comfortable, and meet the needs of the patient.
