What is the Open Factory?

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Number of registered visitors:	53
Number of visitors from Mountech:	25
Number of published visitor reports:	2

What does "Open Factory" mean?
The German family-run company TATONKA GmbH is one of the few German companies in the outdoor gear branch to run its own family owned production plant, in this case Mountech Co. Ltd. in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Mountech Co. Ltd. is a 100% subsidiary of Tatonka GmbH. Right from the beginning it was always the aim to establish production to European standards, in order to manufacture high quality outdoor gear. This of course means training the employees on site and creating the framework conditions for a close cooperation. Social responsibility for employees whether in Germany or in Vietnam is a corporate philosophy based on experience.
These principles can be experienced first hand under the terms of the project "Open Factory". Since March 2011 it is possible to visit the production plant in Vietnam and to see for oneself the extent of the ongoing social commitment on the part of the Tatonka company.

How does "Open factory" work?
Every Friday from 10 to 11.30 a.m., all interested customers, dealers or journalists can go an a conducted tour of the production plant and learn more about the individual work processes and about the daily work routine of employees. The conducted tours in English are carried out by two employees of the purchasing department of Mountech and these tours take place during current production operations. In addition, visitors are given an overview of the history of Mountech and of course, individual questions can be answered.

TÜV tested (German Association for Technical Inspection)
Since June 2011 Tatonka Production Plant Mountech Co. Ltd. is certified according to SA8000. The internationally recognized SA8000 standard confirms that our company observes work and social standards according to ILO and UN conventions.
In December 2010 the Mountech company applied for certification to SA8000 standard of the TÜV Rhineland. After six months of intensive employee training and customization to detailed specification of the comprehensive rules and regulations, and also according to design, the production plant passed the test. The fact that this certificate was issued within such a short period of time is also good evidence of the high quality of work conditions in Mountech and for the dedication of all its employees.





SA 8000 – Certification or company responsibility
The social standard was called into being in 1987 by the non-profit-making organization SAI (Social Accountability International, registered office in New York). It enables companies with own production to prove social responsibility and demands the most comprehensive and most far-reaching standards. These are based on national laws, on the human rights conventions of the United Nations and the working norms of the ILO (International Labor Organization). The certificate is valid for three years after which time a repeat audit shall be undertaken. The observance of specifications is examined at half-yearly intervals. Certification and monitoring are carried out by independent, SAI-accredited certification authorities, in this case the TÜV Rhineland.

Visiting times: from March 2011, every Friday from 10am,
tour takes approx. 90 mins.

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