Bauerfeind AG is a German health care equipment company founded in 1929, specialising in medical aids.

[1] Initially established in Zeulenroda-Triebes, Thuringia, it moved headquarters to West Germany after World War II and returned to Zeulenroda post-reunification.

[5] He accomplished this by acquiring a compression bandage manufacturer in the area and investing over 100 million euros into a new production facility, a research centre, and erecting a new 57-metre tall building to use as the business headquarters.

[8] Additionally, it has over 20 subsidiaries[9] in several countries, including Austria, France, Great Britain, Italy, Spain and the United States.

[11] Bauerfeind has developed computer applications such as software to model clients' legs in three dimensions for accurate fitting.

[8][12] For the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Bauerfeind not only supplied compression stockings but also provided 750 pairs of health shoes manufactured by their Berkemann subsidiary.

[15] The company operates 20 foreign subsidiaries in countries such as Russia, Austria, Croatia, France, the UK, Switzerland, and the USA.