ABOUT US
EVOC HEADQUARTER // MÜNCHEN - GIESING
Since its foundation in 2008, the EVOC headquarters in Munich - Giesing has been the centrepiece of our company. With a team of around 30 employees, we pool all our expertise here - from product development and design to marketing and sales.
Our location is more than just a workplace: it is a creative hub where ideas are born and developed together. Team culture is at the centre of everything we do - whether it's sharing ideas in our open-plan offices, during lunch breaks in the KITCHEN CONTAINER, on our bikes during lunch rides or at events in the backyard. Our headquarters is a central meeting point for the whole team. This is where all departments come together to drive EVOC forward.
OUR VISION
EVOC STANDS FOR EXPERIENCES THAT COMBINE FREEDOM AND SAFETY.
OUR MISSION
AS PASSIONATE ATHLETES, WE KNOW YOUR NEEDS AND THEREFORE DEVELOP THE SAFEST EQUIPMENT TO MAKE EVERY ENDEAVOUR AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE
PRODUKT INNOVATION
We are constantly inspired by our own experiences and needs and develop our products specifically for their intended use. All functions and technologies are therefore perfectly tailored to the respective area of use.
We test our products ourselves and also involve our professional athletes in the development process in order to explore the limits of design and material and bring them to market as fully developed as possible.
We also have the product safety of our products certified by external test laboratories if necessary.
QUALITY STANDARDS
DEVELOPED IN GERMANY
We ensure the highest standards of performance, durability and quality by developing our products in Germany.
All of our carefully selected producers are established in the industry and known for consistently high quality standards. We are also regularly on site to ensure stringent control of our requirements.
Highest product quality is essential for us at EVOC - as is close and transparent cooperation with our producers. To ensure this, our product and quality control managers are regularly on site in Vietnam and China. They accompany the entire production process at least five to six times a year - from the initial idea to the sample to series production.
In our factory in Vietnam, where many of our bags and backpacks are produced, we focus specifically on quality checks according to our specifications. Every production step is closely monitored and documented to ensure that all products are manufactured to a consistently high quality. If adjustments are necessary, we provide quick solutions directly on site.
Numerous different long-term tests are used for quality control. However, no laboratory test can replace the endurance test when travelling. That's why our product and quality control managers test our products themselves on their business trips - under real-life conditions. Because only products that prove themselves in real use deserve the EVOC Quality Made logo.
THE EVOC STORY
50 DESTINATIONS IN 20 YEARS
Over the past 20 years, we have travelled to over 50 countries in search of the best trails and most spectacular powder runs.
It proved to be particularly difficult to find suitable rucksacks and luggage that met our demands and requirements in terms of functionality, protection and quality.
Our solution was therefore to create our own products from then on.
And so the company EVOC was founded in 2008.
ARLBERG
AUSTRIA
During a shoot for a snowboarding video on the Arlberg we experience an avalanche. Fortunately, nobody is trapped, but freerider and product designer Holger Feist crashes on his way through the couloir and injures his back. The cause: the avalanche shovel in his backpack. Holger’s immediate conclusion is that a backpack with back protector would probably have prevented that.
The idea for a backpack with back protector is born.
MOUNT EVEREST BASE CAMP
TIBET
The idea of a protector backpack could also work for mountain biking. Here too, the risk of falling onto your back is great. Plus, the ergonomics of the bike packs at the time are not really suitable for sporting use. »Like a football on your back!«, was Holger’s fed-up conclusion after completing a three-week expedition through Tibet to the Mt. Everest base camp in 2000. The decision is made: There is a better way – we’ll do it ourselves. Back in Munich, Holger starts to tinker, stitch and experiment.
LA PAZ
BOLIVIEN
The first prototype of the protector backpack is used on the trails around La Paz. And it works perfectly! But the equipment used during this trip highlights a completely different issue: instead of arriving in a carefully packed box, the mountain bike arrives on the belt at the airport in bits and pieces – fortunately without any parts missing! There is no satisfactory solution on the market for transporting bikes either.
The trigger for developing the first BIKE TRAVEL BAG – a bag concept thought through to the smallest detail, for safe and convenient transporting of bikes. From the very beginning, the focus is on functionality, convenience, protection and quality, so that no-one would ever have to be annoyed about their equipment again.
The protector backpack and bike travel bag are initially only produced for our own trips – and for friends who request them.
HONGKONG
One day the phone rings: Bernd Stucke, friend and long-time fellow traveller, is calling from Hong Kong. He has brought his bike to the legendary Flying Ball bike shop for servicing in one of our first bike bags. Mr Lee - shop owner and bike luminary - is so enthusiastic about this bike travel bag that he immediately orders 50 of them. The first real customer! So Holger Feist and Bernd Stucke founded EVOC in 2008.
A lot has changed for us since then, and yet very little has actually changed. We continue to place the highest value on quality, functionality and durability. We are proud to say that we are now setting trends in terms of design, comfort and safety. We still travel around the world with our sports equipment as much as possible - but now we also take our business luggage with us more and more often.
We still test all products ourselves and work every day to make them that little bit better. Our DNA is in every product and with everything we make, we try to convey our passion for sport and travelling.
EVOC products are therefore always a bit more than just equipment. EVOC stands for evolution and the concept for high-quality, sporty backpacks, bags and luggage with a special focus on uncompromising protection of people and material.
EVOC – PROTECT THE THINGS YOU LOVE
