From the beginning...
![Optical Industrial Institute Philipp M. Winter](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/fileadmin/_processed_/9/4/csm_uvex_1926_Werkschuppen_Poppenreuth_4f2c18bc4f.jpg)
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/fileadmin/_processed_/6/4/csm_1930iger_Salzstrasse_M_ec56fc5e7b.jpg)
In 1930 company founder Philipp M. Winter equips athletes with safety goggles.
![Old uvex logo](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/fileadmin/_processed_/8/c/csm_uvex_1956_Geburtsstunde_Marke_uvex_6ba3a6dcac.jpg)
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/fileadmin/_processed_/c/2/csm_filtral-retro-sonnenbrille_e63c1110cf.jpg)
The uvex group starts selling fashionable sunglasses under the brand Filtral.
![Filtral reading glasses Monaco on a book](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/fileadmin/_processed_/c/c/csm_filtral-cube-lesebrille-monaco-still_61083597e5.jpg)
Start of distribution of reading glasses.
![Company building, foundation of FILTRAL GmbH & Co. Vertriebs KG, subsidiary of uvex](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/fileadmin/_processed_/a/5/csm_Filtral_Gebaeude_1707_R_rgb_3c3a2a60df.jpg)
Establishing the FILTRAL GmbH & Co. Vertriebs KG as an independent subsidiary within the uvex group.
![Models with Filtral sunglasses, advertising](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/fileadmin/_processed_/c/1/csm_filtral_cubes_407x407px_retina_geschichte_8ea640e551.jpg)
Europe-wide distribution of sunglasses and reading glasses.
![Relaunch, Filtral logo](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/fileadmin/_processed_/5/1/csm_filtral-logo-2003_383627d229.png)
Relaunch of the logo of the brand Filtral.
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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
![E-commerce, shopping cart](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/fileadmin/_processed_/3/6/csm_shopping-cart-of-checkered-design_256px_9558d4e767.png)
Launch of E-Commerce business, distribution of reading glasses and sunglasses on Amazon
![Filtral logo since 2014](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/fileadmin/_processed_/c/3/csm_FILTRAL_Logo2014_c9027e9848.jpg)
The Filtral logo gets a modern look.
![Graphic, home, relaunch Filtral website](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/fileadmin/_processed_/e/7/csm_screenshot-start-en_d7db90b1f9.png)
Relaunch of the Filtral website.