FACTORY TOURS
You’d like to know once and for all how a FREITAG bag is made and what our factory looks like from the inside? Then you’ve come to the right place.
FREITAG FACTORY
FACTORY TOURS
FREITAG FACTORY
Regular factory tours give visitors an insight into FREITAG bag production and show school classes, clubs and other interested parties how truck tarps leave the road behind them to become bags. Various members of the F-Crew from all sections of the company give regular tours of our headquarters at the Nœrd industrial complex.
We charge a small fee for tours to help cover costs. In 2022, 98 tours gave over 1900 visitors an insight into the way we think and act. This was an increase of 107% over the previous year and exceeded pre-Corona pandemic figures.
To obtain feedback from participants and improve future service quality, we carry out an automated survey after the tours.
INDIVIDUAL TOUR
If you prefer to come alone, there’s no need to register: Simply show up at the Nœrd Store at 2 pm on the first Wednesday of the month and with one to one-and-a-half hours to spare. You can check in and start the tour with other people who’ve likewise come on impulse.
Cost: CHF 20. The tour is free for children up to and including 12 years.
The tour takes place in English or German, or both if necessary, at the same time.
THEMED TOURS
Occasionally, we also offer themed factory tours in conjunction with an event or a particular topic. You can find an overview of scheduled tours here and register directly:
Currently, we have no themed tours scheduled.
GROUP TOURS
You can book a Factory tour for 10 to 25 people using the form below. The tour takes between 60 and 90 minutes and is available in English, French, German or Italian.
Cost: CHF 250
Never more than that, sometimes less, payable directly at the Nœrd store by card or Twint.
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NŒRD WATER TANK: The vast water tank holds 350,000 liters. Rainwater seeps through gravel from the roof garden into pipes that take it directly to the tank.
DELIVERY OF TRUCK TARPS: The factory receives 340 tons of used truck tarps annually. And FREITAG truck spotters all over Europe are on the lookout for the best ones.
TRUCK TARP STRIP-DOWN FLOOR: During the strip-down process, we cut all the waste off the tarps: We remove all the eyelets and anything else we can’t recycle for bag production.
TRUCK TARP LAUNDRY: The last of the rinsing water from each wash cycle is collected and then reused for the rinse cycle of the next load of tarps. The washed tarpaulins are dried with cold air in a separate room.
TRUCK TARP DRYING ROOM: The last of the rinsing water from each wash cycle is collected and then reused for the rinse cycle of the next load of tarps. The washed tarpaulins are dried with cold air in a separate room.
BAG DESIGN: FREITAG’s bag designers decide how the bags are going to look. Individual pieces are cut out of the tarp using a set of transparent stencils.
PREPARATION FOR SEWING: After cutting, the individual bag parts are given a number to avoid mix-ups when they are sewn together.
SEWING THE FREITAG BAGS: The FREITAG bags are sewn together in Switzerland or not-too-distant neighboring countries.
QUALITY CONTROL: After sewing, the bags undergo stringent quality control at the factory. They are then packed in boxes and sent to our stores and partners worldwide.
ONLINE STORE: There are countless unique items to choose from in our online store. Before going online, we photograph each product from different angles.
BIOPOINTS: FREITAG offices all have «biopoints», or centralized trash and disposal centers. Employees can separate their waste and get rid of it here. In tarpaulin bags, of course.
FREITAG OFFICES: When planning our offices, we spent a long time looking for suitable furnishings. In vain. That's why we set to work developing a workstation tailored to the needs of the F-Crew.
F-CREW: Today, FREITAG has around 250 employees. Of these, about 170 work at the Zurich headquarters.
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