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Here you will find the latest news about our company. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our media contact, Marc Fritz.
OLYMP offers top jobs in the world of fashion
17/09/2024
The fashion brand offers interesting apprenticeships and dual study programmes
OLYMP Bezner KG, based in Bietigheim-Bissingen (Ludwigsburg district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany), stands by its social responsibility as a qualified vocational training enterprise in the German textile and clothing industry. The fashion brand – which is particularly well known internationally for its high-quality shirts, jumpers, accessories and more – offers apprenticeships in a variety of professions and a number of dual study programmes, thus giving attractive career prospects to those that apply.
OLYMP and HB Ludwigsburg form a superb team
05/08/2024
Men’s fashion and women’s handball continue playing at the top European level
For the 2024/2025 season, OLYMP Bezner KG in Bietigheim-Bissingen (Ludwigsburg district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) and HB Bietigheim/Ludwigsburg e. V. (HBL) are continuing their literally masterful cooperation. Thereby, the German market leader for men’s shirts and the German champion in women’s handball are aiming for further titles at a national and international level.
OLYMP-Bezner-Stiftung: a further 92,000 euros for children and young people
23/07/2024
The charitable idea of “helping people to help themselves” is producing many excellent outcomes
The OLYMP-Bezner-Stiftung, a charitable Foundation established in 2008 by the Bezner family with a personal endowment of one million euros, has acquitted itself extremely well in its commitment to charitable causes both at home and abroad in recent years. The Foundation’s aim is to support children and young people throughout the world in the areas of education, health care and training. In 2023, a further 92,000 euros in donations were used for charitable purposes for various projects in Germany, Brazil, Haiti, Indonesia, Myanmar, Sierra Leone and Ukraine.
OLYMP: Daniela Bethonico takes over as Head of Supply Chain
02/07/2024
The Bietigheim fashion supplier places responsibility for its production and procurement in trusted hands
OLYMP Bezner KG from Bietigheim-Bissingen (Ludwigsburg district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) has appointed Daniela Bethonico as its Head of Supply Chain. She will commence her work on 1 July 2024. She succeeds Johann Trischberger, who has been appointed to the internationally successful clothing specialist’s management team. He will now form part of a new leadership quartet alongside Mark Bezner, Kai Graf and Heiko Ihben.
OLYMP appoints Johann Trischberger to its board of management
24/06/2024
Mathias Eggle brings his career to an end after 40 years with the Bietigheim-based fashion supplier
OLYMP Bezner KG – from Bietigheim-Bissingen (Ludwigsburg district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) – is making a significant change to its company management. After four decades with the company, long-standing Managing Director Mathias Eggle will end his professional career in mid-2024. He is being replaced by the current Director of Production and Procurement, Johann Trischberger, who will form a new management quartet together with Mark Bezner, Kai Graf and Heiko Ihben from 1 July 2024 onwards.
OLYMP signs ex-VfB star Kevin Kurányi for new polo shirt season
16/05/2024
Reigning German fashion supplier and former professional footballer in the same jersey
OLYMP Bezner KG isn’t just known for high-quality business fashion. The clothing brand from Bietigheim-Bissingen (Ludwigsburg district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) has also made an international name for itself with its modern casual collections. This includes the polo shirt – one of the absolute basics of a man’s wardrobe. OLYMP has brought former professional footballer Kevin Kurányi onto its team as a testimonial for a limited edition, fan polo shirt.
OLYMP: the twentieth JAZZ IN OLYMP for a good cause
13/05/2024
Bietigheim-Bissingen will once again be jazzing in style on the Corpus Christi holiday
The popular “JAZZ IN OLYMP” festival is taking place for the twentieth time on Corpus Christi – on Thursday, 30 May 2024 at 11 a.m. – at the OLYMP Bezner KG company’s grounds in Bietigheim-Bissingen (Ludwigsburg district). Initiator Eberhard Bezner is thrilled to be able to present numerous international music groups and bands for this special anniversary. The proceeds will go to the worldwide projects for children and young people that are sponsored by the OLYMP Bezner Foundation.
Boris Herrmann x OLYMP: Launch of First Joint Collection
15/04/2024
Professional sailor and fashion brand rely exclusively on natural materials made from renewable raw materials for this capsule collection.
100 percent certified organic cotton or organic linen, corozo buttons and cotton and cellulose fibre sewing threads. “All Nature” is the title of the first joint collection by Boris Herrmann and OLYMP. The German professional sailor of Team Malizia and the successful family business from Bietigheim-Bissingen (Ludwigsburg district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) are thereby continuing their commitment in terms of sustainability and creating a diverse range of clothing.
OLYMP goes online with a new online shop at olymp.com
09/04/2024
Bietigheim-Bissingen fashion brand creates new digital brand experience
OLYMP Bezner KG, in Bietigheim-Bissingen (Ludwigsburg district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany), has completely reorganised its e-business. The radically redesigned digital flagship store – with its unique brand and product presentation options – will become the central medium for all of OLYMP’s brand communication going forward.
OLYMP eröffnet weiteren Markenstore in der Bundeshauptstadt Berlin
21/03/2024
Bietigheimer Modelabel bezieht Filiale im Berliner Kiez Prenzlauer Berg
Die OLYMP Bezner KG aus Bietigheim-Bissingen (Landkreis Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland) hat am heutigen Donnerstag, 21. März 2024, innerhalb des Ein-kaufszentrums Schönhauser Allee Arcaden einen weiteren Markenstore in Berlin eröffnet. Mit der Eröffnung ihrer dritten Berliner Filiale verstärkt die international für ihre Hemden, Pullover, Poloshirts & Co. bekannte Modemarke ihr Vertriebsnetz in der Hauptstadtregion.
OLYMP welcomes members of the federal and state parliament
08/03/2024
Green Party members Dr. Sandra Detzer and Tayfun Tok at Bietigheimer Fashion Brand
The OLYMP Bezner KG in Bietigheim-Bissingen (district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) was the destination on Friday, March 8, 2024, for Dr. Sandra Detzer (Member of the German Bundestag) and Tayfun Tok (Member of the State Parliament) from the party Alliance 90/The Greens. The purpose of the visit by the federal and state parliamentarians to the Ludwigsburg and Bietigheim-Bissingen constituencies is the keen interest in intensive dialogue and information exchange with significant and innovative companies. OLYMP Bezner KG is not only the leading shirt manufacturer in Germany but also a significant employer in the Stuttgart / Middle Neckar economic region.
Apprenticeships and dual courses of study to combat a shortage of skilled workers
19/02/2024
Fashion brand offers attractive career prospects in the world of fashion
OLYMP Bezner KG, based in Bietigheim-Bissingen (Ludwigsburg district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany), stands by its social responsibility as a qualified vocational training enterprise in the German textile and clothing industry. The fashion brand – internationally known for its high-quality shirts, polo shirts, T-shirts and jumpers – offers apprenticeships in various professions and several dual study programmes to provide interested individuals with future-oriented career prospects.
OLYMP increases its sales in a difficult fashion market
09/01/2024
Revenue in the 2023 financial year increased slightly to 229 million euros
OLYMP Bezner KG from Bietigheim-Bissingen (in the Ludwigsburg district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) has succeeded in slightly increasing its sales in the 2023 financial year, despite an ongoing slump in consumer spending. As at 31 December 2023, revenue generated by shirts, jumpers, accessories and the like amounted to 229 million euros. In 2022, it was still 227 million euros. Its employee numbers have also remained stable – OLYMP’s workforce currently comprises 880 people across the D-A-CH region.