Who we are
Our production facility processes down and feathers in Floersheim near Frankfurt Main, Germany. We host a modern, environmental-friendly “top-of-the-art” factory on 20.000 square meter.
We possess 4 fully automatic LORCH washing lines, 5 conventional LORCH sorting machines as well as the largest 4-chamber sorting machine in Europe.
A large raw-material inventory gives the company the possibility to offer a full range of material, from washed small feathers for cushions to 95% “high-down” for top-range comforters, sleeping bags and down-clothing.
With good connections and part ownership in collecting plants, farms and slaughterhouses all over Central- and East-Europe, the company can secure a steady, regular flow of down and feathers.
Situated in the centre of Europe, the company has an ideal location for importing raw-material from all over Europe as well as exporting “ready-to-fill” material world-wide.
Certificates
Oeko-Text® Standard 100
The OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 is an independent testing and certification system for textile raw materials, intermediate and end products at all stages of production. Examples for items eligible for certification: Raw and dyed/finished yarns, raw and dyed/finished fabrics and knits, ready-made articles (all types of clothing, domestic and household textiles, bed linen, terry cloth items, textile toys and more).
Downpass Certified
Products with the Downpass label stand for high quality and the assurance that the down and feathers used as the filling material were ethically harvested and come from a strictly controlled and traceable supply chain.
OEKO-Tex
The OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 is an independent testing and certification system for textile raw materials, intermediate and end products at all stages of production. Examples for items eligible for certification: Raw and dyed/finished yarns, raw and dyed/finished fabrics and knits, ready-made articles (all types of clothing, domestic and household textiles, bed linen, terry cloth items, textile toys and more).
Memberships
European Down & Feather Association
The aim of the association is to sustainably represent the interests of members from the bed feather industry, the feather-filling industry and their suppliers (machine industry, chemical industry, ticking industry and test institutes) in Europe. Current issues are discussed and tackled in interdisciplinary working groups. The EDFA is particularly committed to defending consumer interests and animal welfare.
German Down and Feather Association
Sustainable management – making the use of goods traceable, this is the maxim of VDFI. The members condemn any kind of down and feather production from living animals which infringe the European law and commit themselves not to obtain filling material deriving from tortured animals. This commitment is also included as additional part of the members’ sales contracts and general terms and conditions.
International Down and Feather Bureau
The IDFB is the international association of the down and feather industry (including processors of raw material and producers of down filled finished article), the down and feather trade and independent testing institutes for product fill material.
Peter Kohl Nachfolger Franz Kohl KG – your global partner
Located right in the centre of Europe, near a container-port (for feeding to Hamburg, Antwerp or Rotterdam), the main East-West and North-South German “Autobahn” just minutes away and Frankfurt International Airport less than 10 minutes away, we have the perfect location for distributing our down material world-wide.
With our 30 metres of loading- and unloading bays, we can handle up to 4 containers and trucks at one time.
For conventional loading of loose sacks on trucks, we can reach most European destinations within 12 hours, enabling our customers to order material “just-in-time”.
In addition to containerisation of high-quality washed down (700 – 3500 kg. / container depending on quality), our press-bales for original material are designed for optimal utilisation of high-cube containers, loading upto 20 tons.
Lately, more and more customers in USA and Asia have started to order high-quality down-material by air. Our specially designed air-freight bales, measuring 0,9 x 0,9 x 1,8 m, can nicely pack 200 kg. of high down, and the additional freight-cost compared to container-freight amounts to an average of only € 4,00/kg.
With direct cargo-flights from Frankfurt to most international destinations, the transit-time is only 2-3 days. For customers having their own steamer and “power-up” facilities, this is an ideal way to reduce inventory, too.