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Oerlikon Schlafhorst Express
Customers & markets
Milestone on the road to success for Kettelhack Belcoro quality “Made in Germany” The German company Hch. Kettelhack GmbH & Co. KG, Rheine, has been operating successfully in the textile market for over 130 years and is a fully integrated manufacturing company. Plain high-performance textiles for workwear and bed linen suitable for leasing for the hotel and hospital sectors constitute its core competence and are sold throughout Europe. Belcoro seal for Kosima Kettelhack first invested in Autocoro rotor spinning machines in 1996 for the production of high-quality yarns. Today the rotor spinning mill produces its yarns exclusively on Oerlikon Schlafhorst spinning machines. The yarns and the bed linen produced from these, which are marketed under the “Kosima” label, have now received the coveted
Belcoro seal. The test results for the bed linen even surpassed the practically oriented Belcoro Quality Standards by a considerable margin. Belcoro quality yarns are outstandingly suitable for bed linen and fully meet the requirements of the market.
top-class quality “Made in Germany”, Kettelhack is ideally equipped to master the challenges of the market in the future too.
Kettelhack is a future-oriented company that attaches great importance to constant quality. The customer and the wishes of the end users are always its first priority. In line with this principle, Belcoro licensing is a further milestone in the quality-oriented implementation of the company’s philosophy. Dr. Uwe Steinmayer, managing director, says: “Consistent adherence to all quality guidelines from the fibre to the end product, along with forward-looking investment in all production segments, enabled us to become a member of the Belcoro community without any problem. With Belcoro certification we can offer our customers our products in a very good quality and service.” With its focus on
Gone are the days when beds were covered in identical bedcovers and pillows –
(from left to right) Kettelhack managing director Dr. Uwe Steinmeyer, Kettelhack
a young, individual look can now be created using different pillow designs and
production manager Werner Schütze, Oerlikon Schlafhorst service manager
attractive colours. Kosima successfully combines the advantages of leasing
Thomas Sieben and Oerlikon Schlafhorst sales engineer Kurt Bäuerle at the official
bedlinen with individual design options. Modern, refined, inviting – and naturally
presentation of the Belcoro certificate in Rheine.
always in the special “feelgood” quality from Kettelhack.