Sustainability

Mother nature

Our roots are in the Black Forest, one of Germanys most beautiful landscapes. We have been located in this area since tune was founded 30 years ago. The close proximity to this beautiful landscape has undoubtedly influenced the products we are known for today.

Solar power system

The majority of the roof of our headquater in Buggingen is covered with a solar power system producing up to 21KW of electrical energy. The power system is able to cover roughly 50% of our energy consumption.

Weekdays we use 100% of the generated energy to run our machines and general operation. On the weekends the power system feeds into the local grid to supply others with green energy.

Production waste

During milling and turning a lot of metal chips are produced. These chips are a valuable resource and can be recycled to serve as raw material again.

To make recycling easier the chips are sorted by variety and reintroduced to the material cycle by a local business.

The machining of our aluminium products produces no non-recyclable waste!

Product packaging

Our product packaging has been simple and minimalistic for years. In the past we have been using pressure seal bags made from plastic which can be used to store all types of goods after their life as packaging.

We are currently in the process of reimagening our product packaging to eliminate the use of plastics entirely. The plastic pressure seal bags are going to be replaced by equivalent solutions made from paper.

For the labels on our packaging we are researching a more eco-friendly option too. Grass-based paper mixed with recycled paper pose a valid option.

Shipping packaging

If you have already received a package from us you might have noticed the box was not branded and used. We try to reuse boxes we received products in for the shipments we send out. This way we don't need to use new boxes and reduce cardboard waste.

We encourage our customers to follow our example and reuse the boxes they receive from us to reduce the environmental impact.

Products

We are a leading company of carbon products that enable recycling. Our Skyracer saddle was the ony saddle worldwide that uses a thermoplast-carbon matrix. Compared to common thermoset products the thermoplast matrix enables recycling.

Furthermore, we are researching ways to use natural fibres together with carbon to reduce the CO2 impact of carbon products.

Our aluminium products are very eco-friendly too. Through the modular design our hubs can be used for long periods of time as they can be adapted to different standards. To further increase the lifespan offer spare parts for many years.