When the founders of the company started production in 1886 in Heubach, Germany, they had six
co-workers. Visionaries they were from the beginning. Already in 1891 they had applied for a
patent for "transparent garments of materials made from spun glass, Mica, celluloid or insoluble
varnished gelatine, and that are permeable to light".
In 1902 the name "Triumph" was officially registered as a trade mark. After an exact forty years
of continued growth, in 1926 the foundations of international expansion were laid: The company
established its first branch abroad in Zurzach, Switzerland. Today the central financial
administration of the whole company is in Zurzach.
In the thirties Triumph became Europe's largest manufacturer of bodices. In response to the
growing international significance, the company's name was changed into Triumph International.
From now on the company's expansion could not be stopped anymore. Branches were established in
almost every market area of the world. Additional consideration has gone to the local fashion
trends and cultural peculiarities of each country.
Today the enterprise has an annual turnover of more than 1.6 billion US-$ and employs more than
30.000 co-workers.