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Associations 17
Construction as a human cultural achievement requires science, re-
search and experience. This in particular applies to construction el-
ements such as windows, doors, gates or façades, because these are
technically and architecturally sophisticated components that en-
dow buildings with form, character and functionality. ift Rosenhe-
im has now been conducting research and testing into the function,
suitability for use, safety and quality of building elements and all the
accessory materials required for 50 years.
Then as now it is true that only honest, independent and expert in-
spection improve safety and quality.This is why over 200 employees
fromdifferent subject areas work on practical and efficient solutions
at ift Rosenheim to make construction products more environmen-
tally friendly, convenient and safer. Its core skills also include re-
search as the motor of technical progress and a source of techno-
logical advantages.
The testing expertise of the ift Rosenheim and cooperation in 100
standardisation committees provides manufacturers, planners,
building owners and users with the certainty that all parameters
and proof identified comply 100 percent with technical standards
and are technically correct.
Reasonable quality
Quality is relative and begins with the definition and comprehensi-
ble description of the performance desired.When analysing build-
ing damage, defects and complaints, the negative consequences
are obvious if this task was not properly executed. Consequent-
ly, ift Rosenheim develops reasonable quality standards together
with manufacturers, institutions and authorities to provide con-
ift Rosenheim
All services from one source in the interests of quality - this has been the philosophy of the scientific
services provider and testing institute ift Rosenheim since the institute was established in 1966.
Comprehensive testing and evaluation of products means the sum total of all properties and their
balanced interplay being evaluated in order to improve quality, suitability for use and service life.
sumers with appropriate and afford-
able product quality.
Many small individual components
must work together to ensure that
buildings work. For example, the fail-
ure of a screwed connection can re-
sult in the failure of a construction
element. Many years of experience,
the holistic consideration of building
components and building materials
and comprehensive test options pro-
vide ideal conditions for the realistic
and accurate evaluation of structures,
materials and function.
For example, the CE marking pre-
scribed in Europe only provides for
a non-recurrent type test (TT) on a
sample, normally an optimised pro-
totype. The manufacturer alone is
responsible for ensuring that these
identified properties are also present
in the series product and after assem-
bly on the building site. Therefore,
quality monitoring has to be more
than checking minimum normative
and statutory standards.This is why he quality seal of the ift Rosen-
heim always also involves regular inspection on the spot in pro-
duction or assembly.
Over 200 engineers, scientists and construction
craftspeople as well as business people, marketing ex-
perts, graduates and translators work at ift Rosenheim.
ift Rosenheim
Verena Friedrich,
Senior Project Head
“I’m responsible for stand
construction and associated
services and will be taking
care of the exhibitors at the
upcoming R+T 2018 for the
fourth time. I very much ap-
preciate the direct interac-
tion with the exhibitors and
stand construction partners
and can already promise
that there will once again
be many creative stand con-
cepts to be seen at the lea-
ding world trade fair.”
Messe Stuttgart
The ITRS (Industry Association Technical Textiles-Roller Shutters-
Sun Protection) can look back on a long history: in 1935 companies
from the sack and jute industry united as the trade sub-group sack
and tarpaulin production of the national bast fibre industry trade
group. In 1950 they established the Verband Deutscher Sack- und
Segeltuchwarenfabriken e.V. based in Dusseldorf. After it had been
renamed in 1966 as Bundesverband Kunststoff- und Schwergewe-
beindustrie e.V., it became the Bundesverband Konfektion Technis-
cher Textilien e.V. in 1997 and in 2009 the current ITRS e.V.
Currently about 170 companies are organised in eight trade groups:
construction technology with textile architecture, digital print-
ing and textile advertising technology, IV RSA - industry associa-
tion roller shutter-sun protection automation, sack and jute prod-
uct, interior sun protection, textile surfaces, transport and protection
technology and tent leasing. In addition, our members include man-
ITRS – Industrial Association for
Technical Textiles, Roller Shutters and
Sun Protection
ufacturers of fibres, garn, accessories, scaffolds, frames, welding ma-
chinery, paints, varnishes, films and companies from the weaving
and coating sectors.Various work groups in addition deal with cur-
rent subjects like objections to standardisation projects, the imple-
mentation of standards, preparation of guidelines and recommen-
dations and market data.
We represent the interests of the association vis-à-vis authorities and
institutions at the national and European level.This also includes our
successful, targeted publicity work, including the political sphere.
The fields of training and further education were outsourced to the
support association KTex e.V. in 1997. The vocational profile of the
association is derived from technical production. Originally devel-
oped as the training profession tent maker, it was renamed in 1981
as plastic and heavy fabric producer, while the current technical pro-
ducer is an officially recognised training profession with a three-year
training period. Further training as industry master textile business,
specialisation technical production, is possible. The support associa-
tion organises further training for semi- and unskilled staff at irregu-
lar intervals in the member companies. Thus specialised instruction
is guaranteed.