Milestones of Juzo’s corporate history

1912
Founding

of Julius Zorn GmbH (Juzo) by Julius Zorn in Zeulenroda (Thuringia), the centre for the manufacture of elastic stockings.

1919
Revolutionising production

Julius Zorn is the first manufacturer to knit support stockings, instead of weaving them.
 

1930
Business is booming

Juzo begins shipping compression products to many countries around the world as early as the 1930s.

1948
The re-founding of the company

The founder’s grandson, Hans Julius Zorn, and his wife Rosemarie decide to settle in Aichach (Bavaria), where they construct the new Juzo factory. All production initially takes place in the family home.
 

1951
Innovation

Juzo launches seamless compression stockings.

1962
Pioneering development

Juzo begins manufacturing latex-free compression stockings.

1980
Expansion

Juzo conquers the American market: 
Juzo Inc. is founded in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Annerose Zorn-West, Hans Julius Zorn’s daughter, takes over management of the company locally.

1988
Annerose Zorn-West

takes over the management of the Julius Zorn GmbH group of companies, which to date employs 1200 staff around the world.
 

1992
Uwe Schettler

becomes the Managing Director of Julius Zorn GmbH.

1996–2021
Founding of international subsidiaries

1996: Juzo UK Limited, Manchester, UK 
2009: Juzo Italia S.r.l., Busto Arsizio, Italy 
2012: Juzo Scandinavia AB, Norrköping, Sweden
2017: Juzo Benelux BV, Kortenhoef, the Netherlands

2021: Juzo Polska sp. z o.o., Warsaw, Poland
 

1997
Founding of Juzo Academy

Ever since its founding, Juzo Academy has been offering a variety of training options for the medical retail sector.

2010
EquiCrown

Juzo is now also represented in the veterinary market, offering compression bandages for horses: www.equicrown.de
 

2011
Juzo Symposia

The first lymphology workshop was held in Munich in 2010. It paved the way for the event series “Lymphology Symposium Munich” in May 2011. A number of other symposia for specific medical disciplines have been added to date.

2012/2013
Construction of the new production facility

Another milestone: Juzo builds a new, state-of-the-art production facility in the industrial area in Aichach within just a few months.
 

2014
Once again at the forefront of progress

Juzo’s new, fully automated logistics centre in Aichach is ready to open its doors and forms a highly efficient unit with the new production facility.  

2017
Frauensache

Juzo launches the FRAUENSACHE initiative specifically for women. On the website deinestarkeseite.de, women suffering from lipoedema can gather comprehensive information, network and support each other with practical advice. 

2019
Expanding the production area  

Juzo keeps on growing. Only about 7 years have passed since the move to the new production premises, yet construction is in progress again. This extension practically doubles the production area from 15,000 to 28,000 m².

2019
sportomedix  

With the brand name sportomedix, innovative products for athletes will now be provided. They combine medical know-how with state-of-the-art technology.

2020
Jürgen Gold

becomes the Managing Director of Julius Zorn GmbH alongside Annerose Zorn-West.