--- title: Filtral – A brand with history url: "https://www.filtral.com/en/brand/history/" description: Filtral – a company with history. As subsidiary of the uvex group we focus with a lot of expertise on the distribution of fashionable sunglasses and reading glasses. date: 2016-07-19 modified: 2021-01-21 locale: en_GB --- # Filtral – A brand with history From the beginning... ======================= ![Optical Industrial Institute Philipp M. Winter](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/GEVBGVq_T5QUjzDgA7gQx4UGfLXB55vTynhUHXyjPYs/w:300/h:212/fn:Y3NtX3V2ZXhfMTkyNl9XZXJrc2NodXBwZW5fUG9wcGVucmV1dGhfMzA4MDZkZTU0NQ:t/cb:b79fad56c212bffd40c79ad3723b4b8dc968cdab/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LmZpbHRyYWwuY29tL0hpc3RvcmllL3V2ZXhfMTkyNl9XZXJrc2NodXBwZW5fUG9wcGVucmV1dGguanBnPzE0Njk1Mjg3NzA) The "Optical Industrial Institute Philipp M. Winter," manufactures the very first goggles through manual production in Fürth-Poppenreuth. ![Company building Optical Industrial Institute Philipp M. Winter](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/Tj90uVrmigVkmmbN2Glm-kF_VMHToVjP8NrF89lIQlY/w:300/h:213/fn:Y3NtXzE5MzBpZ2VyX1NhbHpzdHJhc3NlX01fYTljZGNjOGNmZA:t/cb:a461274181015442538d438bf454cf245d513ce8/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LmZpbHRyYWwuY29tL0hpc3RvcmllLzE5MzBpZ2VyX1NhbHpzdHJhc3NlX00uanBnPzE0Njk1Mjg3ODU) In 1930 company founder Philipp M. Winter equips athletes with safety goggles. ![Old uvex logo](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/nAQ-ZI29jkizv4VtjHexb9_vSZlESKNIRIzbxZwwoJY/w:300/h:270/fn:Y3NtX3V2ZXhfMTk1Nl9HZWJ1cnRzc3R1bmRlX01hcmtlX3V2ZXhfZTljODhjM2YzOQ:t/cb:7a4904bda534545215c70e1f7615096492bea396/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LmZpbHRyYWwuY29tL0hpc3RvcmllL3V2ZXhfMTk1Nl9HZWJ1cnRzc3R1bmRlX01hcmtlX3V2ZXguanBnPzE0Njk1Mjg3NzQ) The company is transformed into a corporation. Rainer Winter, son of the founder, developed the uvex brand as a shortened version of the quality feature "ultraviolet excluded". ![Filtral retro sunglasses](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/WDCI6RpwCwJq-HWHZcOsT4EFQ-QqgYruDANXt2fE0BU/w:300/h:169/fn:Y3NtX2ZpbHRyYWwtcmV0cm8tc29ubmVuYnJpbGxlX2U0ODNkNGU1NTE:t/cb:703923e0b069bdaba8e325bace00afca41312eca/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LmZpbHRyYWwuY29tL0N1YmVzL0JpbGRfQ3ViZXNfYWx0L2ZpbHRyYWwtcmV0cm8tc29ubmVuYnJpbGxlLmpwZz8xNDcxODYzMzA3) The uvex group starts selling fashionable sunglasses under the brand Filtral. ![Filtral reading glasses Monaco on a book](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/4aGovvE-UQaPmQe6-0aUIvqdKyxRXJiUlR4Wj4vz8CQ/w:300/h:300/fn:Y3NtX2ZpbHRyYWwtY3ViZS1sZXNlYnJpbGxlLW1vbmFjby1zdGlsbF82YzgyYWViZDE1:t/cb:98893493f69a2663bd10169f7e4c87a02f47580b/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LmZpbHRyYWwuY29tL0N1YmVzL0JpbGRfQ3ViZXNfYWx0L2ZpbHRyYWwtY3ViZS1sZXNlYnJpbGxlLW1vbmFjby1zdGlsbC5qcGc_MTQ3MTkzOTUxNg) Start of distribution of reading glasses. ![Company building, foundation of FILTRAL GmbH & Co. Vertriebs KG, subsidiary of uvex](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/NfJkv25uWBUBZBltzBeuZFBwwAXHq1q2Zl0Kcm8Af2Y/w:300/h:208/fn:Y3NtX0ZpbHRyYWxfR2ViYWV1ZGVfMTcwN19SX3JnYl84MzQxMTI5YWE5:t/cb:9cb2ee2fe31142dcdc0c362f306f88740390d26e/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LmZpbHRyYWwuY29tL0ZpbHRyYWxfR2ViYWV1ZGVfMTcwN19SX3JnYi5qcGc_MTQ2OTU0NjY4Mg) Establishing the FILTRAL GmbH & Co. Vertriebs KG as an independent subsidiary within the uvex group. ![Models with Filtral sunglasses, advertising](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/HTNgMXlITqQ2FBm46MmrT5C4D9KFe4FTUNaXG_ZvyOc/w:300/h:300/fn:Y3NtX2ZpbHRyYWxfY3ViZXNfNDA3eDQwN3B4X3JldGluYV9nZXNjaGljaHRlXzM1YjVhZjM4MzQ:t/cb:fe192f5b0f0eaa11a8d03805bd173adaac5bfd10/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LmZpbHRyYWwuY29tL0N1YmVzL0JpbGRfQ3ViZXNfYWx0L2ZpbHRyYWxfY3ViZXNfNDA3eDQwN3B4X3JldGluYV9nZXNjaGljaHRlLmpwZz8xNDY5NTIzNTIx) Europe-wide distribution of sunglasses and reading glasses. ![Relaunch, Filtral logo](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/6---3qT0v6WvdK_wUl6uNuT2x1UP69AOaeHyt2MXaXU/w:300/h:97/fn:Y3NtX2ZpbHRyYWwtbG9nby0yMDAzX2ZlMzhiMGNlYmI:t/cb:9e2bcdba4e3786a273103aa5afa8e5e9cab9fda9/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/c:407.77777777778:131.66666666667:fp:0.5:0.48666666666667/rt:force/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LmZpbHRyYWwuY29tL0hpc3RvcmllL2ZpbHRyYWwtbG9nby0yMDAzLnBuZz8xNDcyNTU1NzQ1) Relaunch of the logo of the brand Filtral. ![amfori logo](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/kd3eeknoukJ0de4rS99JPQYKHsUIiIHGcKLKGv3GlaE/w:300/h:117/fn:Y3NtX2FtZm9yaS1sb2dvLWJsdWUtMDFfZWQ5YzNlY2IzMA:t/cb:937d2ad13c673871174d6fa0cad916eb04ec2df7/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LmZpbHRyYWwuY29tL2FtZm9yaS1sb2dvLWJsdWUtMDEucG5nPzE3MzgxNTcwNTY "amfori logo") Member of amfori, the leading global business association for open and sustainable trade. We participate in amfori BSCI. For more information visit [www.amfori.org](https://www.amfori.org/) ![E-commerce, shopping cart](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/Uj9rkccdo54RuvfdJe5A_K1q402gXiadjDQdTkidYjY/w:256/h:256/fn:Y3NtX3Nob3BwaW5nLWNhcnQtb2YtY2hlY2tlcmVkLWRlc2lnbl8yNTZweF9mMDgzMjE1MGI2:t/cb:9d6a76c16e33861f01b8e00d4d86795a9b84dbee/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LmZpbHRyYWwuY29tL0hpc3RvcmllL3Nob3BwaW5nLWNhcnQtb2YtY2hlY2tlcmVkLWRlc2lnbl8yNTZweC5wbmc_MTQ3NzMxOTI3MA) Launch of E-Commerce business, distribution of reading glasses and sunglasses on Amazon [ ![TÜV, certification according to EN ISO 9001](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/fileadmin/_processed_/1/1/csm_ISO_9001_farbe_de_250_60216b223a.png) ](https://www.tuvsud.com/en/services/auditing-and-system-certification/iso-9001) Certification according to ISO 9001 Quality Management System. ![Filtral logo since 2014](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/PdEDonfOp32S6h71O4cIl7gj0u7Ki5yNS9320aWN7Yg/w:300/h:96/fn:Y3NtX0ZJTFRSQUxfTG9nbzIwMTRfZDhmYzQ5OGRlYw:t/cb:6329ec344319f02ced6db25d306339fb20244e04/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LmZpbHRyYWwuY29tL0hpc3RvcmllL0ZJTFRSQUxfTG9nbzIwMTQuanBnPzE0Njk1Mjg5OTc) The Filtral logo gets a modern look. ![ISO 50001 logo](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/u3-4oLzHFZZrvC2f5Bw368156-PZBn8KCf7f1NzPiA0/w:261/h:130/fn:Y3NtX0lTT181MDAwMV9mYXJiZV9lbl9mYzQ4NDNkZGQx:t/cb:7263f9f1fa345a7c5f9bdfac35162417995a39d5/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LmZpbHRyYWwuY29tL0lTT181MDAwMV9mYXJiZV9lbi5wbmc_MTczODE2NDMxOA "ISO 50001 logo") Certification according to ISO 50001 Energy Management System ![ISO 14001 logo](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/7CRZbA15XY-QwpfW05qyMbKAIk7y92q993HFhX2Cdhg/w:261/h:130/fn:Y3NtX0lTT18xNDAwMV9mYXJiZV9lbl9hYjIxYWI1NjNi:t/cb:4557b75c084e3984ca4fbd5823a06fa832dff2a0/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LmZpbHRyYWwuY29tL0lTT18xNDAwMV9mYXJiZV9lbi5wbmc_MTczODE2NDM5NQ "ISO 14001 logo") Certification according to ISO 14001 Environmental Management System ![](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/V8kFgcqvlPszmmpG8v6gsuJSOeuEuY92qvGBKk3E6aY/w:300/h:300/fn:Y3NtX2N1YmVfZWNvdmFkaXNfMWZkMDMzN2Q4YQ:t/cb:1803470159063105193cef4162cbdde702e862b2/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LmZpbHRyYWwuY29tL0N1YmVzL2N1YmVfZWNvdmFkaXMucG5nPzE3MTEzNzUyNTI) FILTRAL receives EcoVadis sustainability certificate in gold and is thus among the top 5% of the companies assessed. ![](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/4UM69HSrl9YTklLG8-pCpTNyXfZdp-3JEUj5MwPm-Og/w:300/h:300/fn:Y3NtX2Vjb3ZhZGlzX2ZpbHRyYWxfODIyMTgxZDhmMA:t/cb:ba12603abd0fec75d103fbea7d570ef5852fb51d/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LmZpbHRyYWwuY29tL0N1YmVzL2Vjb3ZhZGlzX2ZpbHRyYWwucG5nPzE3NzEzMTU2MTc) Filtral once again receives the EcoVadis sustainability rating in gold ![](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/YVkqV-GXxVaN7mee0JUTR-7LeNBrpFgHVRBE5rejVVo/w:300/h:300/fn:Y3NtX2N1YmVfZWNvdmFkaXNfMjAyNl9jMzAxM2Y5MGM2:t/cb:079bf89a1f21ad5c002b0d1cd0b1b1e269b235b9/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LmZpbHRyYWwuY29tL0N1YmVzL2N1YmVfZWNvdmFkaXNfMjAyNi5wbmc_MTc4MjczNjExNw) Filtral has been awarded the EcoVadis Gold sustainability rating for the third year running … into the future. ====================