COMPANY

WE COMBINE
TRADITION WITH
INNOVATION.

FOR HIGHEST REQUIREMENTS

Experience and
Know-how

Decades of experience and the latest technical know-how in yarn production can be seen: Our yarns are in demand on the international market and are processed in well-known brand textiles. In this way, we provide worldwide material for dreaming.
Lederer Main Factory
DISCOVER YOUR ADVANTAGES:
  • You gain a reliable partner with experience, competence and the willingness to invest in new technologies.
  • You receive yarns of the best quality due to our internal quality assurance process.
  • You will receive individual new developments, tailor-made according to your specific requirements.

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1948


Foundation of the company Lederer Elastic-Garne by Jörg Lederer in Amstetten/Alb-Donau Kreis. Initially, production concentrated on wrapped rubber threads for sock edges and elastic tapes.

1960


Development of covered Lycra yarns for support stockings.

1975


Expansion of production at Plant 2 and development of the Corespun Division.

1980


Takeover of the company by Manfred Lederer. In the mid-80s, with the development of the Satin Sheers, yarn production experienced a boom. Flexible action was in demand – and Lederer concentrated its yarn development efforts on tights.

1981


Construction of the Hamel Elasto Twist Department.

1987


Extension to plant 3 in Amstetten.

1995


Takeover of Coyarn AG in Switzerland.

2009


Coyarn AG: construction of new administration, warehouse and shipping buildings

2014


About 150 employees work at two locations: in Amstetten and in the subsidiary of Coyarn AG in Haag, Switzerland

2015


Manfred Lederer hands over the management to Klaus Sutter and Peter Wiesenberger; he remains closely associated with the family business as an advisory board member.

2017

The management is supplemented by Mrs. Stephanie Lederer.

2019

Klaus Sutter resigns from the management.

2020

Peter Wiesenberger resigns from the management of Jörg Lederer GmbH at the end of the year.

Coyarn AG in Haag, Switzerland, is closed shortly afterwards.

2021

Managing Directors Jörg Lederer GmbH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Generation change: Stephanie and Beatrice Lederer take over the management of the family business.

2022

 

 

 

 

 

The management of Jörg Lederer GmbH is complemented by Bernd Grupp.

Stephanie Schäfer (formerly Lederer) leaves the management due to parental leave.

The secret of our success?
Entrepreneurial spirit, motivation, competent employees and a firm belief in the future. Because only those who invest in quality over the long term and orient themselves towards the customer can convince on the world market.
PHILOSOPHY

You are important to us!

We believe in success.
Many years of partnership, trust, innovative products, competent employees, customer orientation and a firm belief in the future are our success.
We stand for quality.
Therefore, we work with passion on the further development of our products, check the quality in our own laboratory and use only high-quality branded products.
We trust our employees.
High-quality yarns require not only modern machinery but above all motivated and competent employees with the appropriate know-how.
We trust our partners.
Most of our business partners have been with us for many years, because long-term cooperation and collegial cooperation are important to us.
We are ready for the future.
Our yarns are in demand internationally because we meet the challenges and react flexibly to market developments.
We act innovatively.
As a company with a long tradition, we have a solid foundation of experience. You gain a partner with competence, experience and the willingness to invest in new technologies.
We trust our customers.
The requirements of our customers are decisive for us. We manufacture and develop individually for our customers.
We believe in success.
Many years of partnership, trust, innovative products, competent employees, customer orientation and a firm belief in the future are our success.
We trust our employees.
High-quality yarns require not only modern machinery but above all motivated and competent employees with the appropriate know-how.
We are ready for the future.
Our yarns are in demand internationally because we meet the challenges and react flexibly to market developments.
We stand for quality.
Therefore, we work with passion on the further development of our products, check the quality in our own laboratory and use only high-quality branded products.
We trust our partners.
Most of our business partners have been with us for many years, because long-term cooperation and collegial cooperation are important to us.
We act innovatively.
As a company with a long tradition, we have a solid foundation of experience. You gain a partner with competence, experience and the willingness to invest in new technologies.
SUSTAINABILITY

As a medium-sized family business we have a strong sense of responsibility towards our employees, society and our environment.

social:
  • Employment of refugees, who
    are thus given an opportunity for integration and social inclusion.
  • Engagement and sponsoring for decades in the football club SV Amstetten - the J.Lederer Cup takes place annually
  • Sponsoring of the social development association Amstetten, which is involved in the most diverse social concerns (hospice movement, integration of refugees on site, support of schools, kindergartens, etc.)
  • Reduced fitness tariffs for employees in the revital centre across the street
  • Basic/initial and continuing training programmes for employees
  • High level of employee retention (reflected, among other things, in low fluctuation)
  • job security
  • internships
economical:
  • Sustainable and responsible use of resources
ecological:
  • Photovoltaic system since 2009
  • Conversion of lighting in the production halls to LED
  • Conversion to machines with frequency- controlled motors
  • No use of environmentally harmful oils and/or substances in production
  • Most of our production waste is further processed to produce fabrics and filling material
  • 90% of the raw materials required to manufacture our products come from neighbouring european countries for the shortest possible transport distances
FROM A SAFE WAY INTO THE FUTURE

With Lederer Elastic-Yarns

Future means...
that we combine tradition with innovation. Because new developments do not emerge without a stable foundation of experience.
Future means...
to act competently and customer-oriented. We are very familiar with the textile industry and orient ourselves to your individual needs.
Future means...
to stay alert. We look beyond the borders and observe what is happening in the world. We are open to innovations in the yarn sector and make good ideas usable for our own and your own products.
Future means...
Openness. We are ready to invest in new technologies. Because we believe in ourselves and in Germany as a business location.
Future means...
that we combine tradition with innovation. Because new developments do not emerge without a stable foundation of experience.
Future means...
kompetent und kundenorientiert zu handeln. Wir kennen uns in der Textilbranche bestens aus und orientieren uns an Ihren individuellen Bedürfnissen.
Future means...
to stay alert. We look beyond the borders and observe what is happening in the world. We are open to innovations in the yarn sector and make good ideas usable for our own and your own products.
Future means...
Openness. We are ready to invest in new technologies. Because we believe in ourselves and in Germany as a business location.

1948

Foundation of the headquarter
in Amstetten

1962

Continuous expansion
of the production areas

1987

Extension by plant 3 in
Amstetten

1995

Subsidiary
Coyarn in Haag (CH)

ca. 130

staff

20.000 m2

production area

ca. 50.000

spindles