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Story of Comazo: from Germany to Russia

How it all began?

In 1884 farmer and sales agent Conrad Maier from city of Albstadt near Stuttgart started to knit fabrics in his living room.

How did the name appear?

Conrad Maier Zum Ochsen = Comazo

At that time streets in the town did not have names. There was a hotel named ‘Oxen’ near the factory, so the citizens called the place “Conrad Maier zum Ochsen”, or ‘Conrad Maier’s factory near “Oxen”, or briefly – Comazo.

How did the crown appear in the logo?

Conrad Maier put a crown in the Comazo logo as a symbol of quality of knitwear. There have been 2 major events in the German history of the second half of the 19th century: unification of Germany and its transformation into an industrial center of Europe. So at that time many German brands were putting an imperial crown on their logos.

After 150 years Comazo is…

Underwear that is highly popular in Germany

> 50 000

More than 50 000 items in daily output

31 Geschäfte

31 monobrand shop in Germany

Until today Comazo stays a family business, even though the business has evolved into an international group of companies.

Comazo in Russia

From M.F.Tex to Comazo, Ltd.

1993

Joint venture M.F.Tex registered in Tikhvin by members of the Maier family and their Russian colleagues Igor and Irina Fomins.

‘It was the time of collapse of old economic system but as well the time when seeds of the new one started to grow. We were very young and as soon as we chose the right soil we started to grow fast. Despite difficult political and economical situation in Russia in the 1990-s we had a lot of professionals: people were eager and willing to work”.

Irina, CEO Comazo Russia

1999

Having earned trust of the German partners, M.F.Tex was renamed into Comazo, Ltd.

From sewing plant to full cycle factory

2000

Production of the Comazo Bio collection, the most eco-friendly in our portfolio, has been launched. The lingerie is made of pure cotton without any synthetic additives or chemical treatment.

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2001

Comazo Ltd moves to a new bigger territory where it stays until now.

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‘Our factory in Tikhvin is a full cycle production: from yarns to ready-to-use products. We produce 90% of fabrics used for Comazo brand.’

Lyudmila, head of knitting unit

2002

Lauch of dyeing and finishing unit, set up of knitting machines and water treatment facilities.

Comazo has become a full cycle factory.

2007

Launch of production of flame resistant base layers. First collection receives a quality certificate from FIA.

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From best Russian practices to
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2010

Production of the Comazo Bio collection, the most eco-friendly in our portfolio, has been launched. The lingerie is made of pure cotton without any synthetic additives or chemical treatment.

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“We bleach and dye fabrics with highest production standards. The main principles of finishing of fabrics are clean water, vapour and minimal mechanical impact. Comazo has own high-tech water treatment unit and boiler plant.”

Artem, deputy head of dyeing and finishing unit

2015

New knitting machines in line and start of sales of fabrics.

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2018

Launch of new technological line of fabric stabilization for cut fabrics – broadening of assortment of fabrics.

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2019

A modern complex of automatic cutting system has been launched. It allows to make the cut much more accurate, economical and, as a result, to cut large widths.

2019

The Russian Comazo factory has successfully passed the international certification of The International Apparel Federation (IAF) and Trigon Select. This means that Comazo Ltd. is now included in the official international database of manufacturers and is a partner of the International Apparel Federation (IAF), the world federation of the textile industry, which includes more than 60 national associations, clothing manufacturers, suppliers and fashion brands around the world.

2019

A collection of bio underwear with flax has been launched. We have added to the raw cotton, suitable for sensitive skin, an excellent natural antiseptic — flax. During the First World War this material was used to make sterile bandages! This composition of bio underwear protects even better from allergic reactions and skin diseases.

2020

The technology of finishing cotton fabric with fire-resistant impregnation has been successfully mastered. A fabric that feels like cotton and has the same hygienic and health safety properties, but differs in the ability not to burn for 10 seconds. All relevant tests have been carried out and full certification has been passed.