Oderwitzer Straße 12 | 02747 Herrnhut

Founded

1747 Abraham Dürninger takes over the community store in Herrnhut on October 24.

Milestones

1749 Start of the canvas trade | 1750 Change of name to Abraham Dürninger & Co, start of canvas printing (Zitzdruck/Blaudruck) | 1777 Largest canvas exporter in Upper Lusatia | 1800 Largest Saxon company | 1816 Dürninger employs around 12,000 spinners and relocates around 2,000 weavers | 1875 Commissioning of a new fabric bleaching and finishing plant | 1925 Establishment of the Abraham Dürninger Foundation, in which all affiliated weaving mills and finishing plants are combined | 1945 Destruction and confiscation of the factory facilities, resumption of finishing shortly afterwards | 1954 Commissioning of the first mechanical looms after a 10-year interruption | 1962 The textile printing plant starts production. | 1985 Opening of a sheltered workshop for the disabled | 1991 Conversion into a limited liability company, the Dürninger Foundation is the sole shareholder. | 2005 First German user of digital printing (Kornit technology) in textile finishing | 2010 Development of online offers for individualisation | 2020 Move into the new production hall | 2021 Expansion of the product range to include sustainable products, certification as the first GOTS textile printing company in Upper Lusatia

Management

Albrecht Kittler

Location(s)

Herrnhut

Workplaces

More than 45 employees, including 2 trainees

Production/research focus, product range

Individually designed screen printing, digital printing, flex printing, sublimation printing or individualised embroidery motifs on bags, rucksacks, pouches and clothing

Company philosophy

“Treating customers and employees fairly is the basis of our daily work. But the efficient use of resources and minimising the impact on people and nature are also important to us, which is why we use rainwater for processes, have planted more than 3,000 trees on the company premises and actively manage recycling and waste avoidance.”

Photo: ©Freyler

In 1747, Abraham Dürninger from Strasbourg/Alsace takes over the store of the congregation in Herrnhut. As early as 1750, Dürninger prints on canvas for the first time. The manufacture and trade in textiles becomes the main business. The balance between tradition and innovation still forms the basis for Abraham Dürninger & Co GmbH today. As one of the oldest traditional companies in Saxony, it specialised in the printing of promotional textiles in the early 1990s – with a daily capacity of around 20,000 prints on bags, rucksacks, pouches and clothing. Experienced employees ensure quality, flexibility and efficiency, and apprenticeship training is a high priority. Online portals are used for individual design options.