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Institute for Testing and Certification of Construction Products, Safety Technology and Protective Equipment

ift Rosenheim - Putting quality to the test

 

Since its foundation in 1966, ift Rosenheim has been concerned with the holistic approach to building components and designs. It supports the business sector independently of material usage regarding the standardization, research, approval and evidences in the form of tests, calculations as well as expert opinions.

ift Rosenheim sees buildings and building components as a whole. That is why we also act according to the motto that high quality always goes hand in hand with good usability and sustainability. In doing so, we make sure that people and nature are protected from accidents and risks.

Facts + Figures at a glance

We are there for you at

3 locations

in Germany

Over

50 years

of experience and satisfied clients

Over

230

employees (including approx. ⅔ engineers, physicists, technicians, etc.)

We are active in over

50 countries

We carry out

over 5,000 tests

per year

We manage

over 1,800 certification contracts

in the areas of product, management and sustainability certification

The most important milestones of our institute

New Era

The Institut für Fenstertechnik e.V. was founded in 1966 and found its first premises in a detached house near Rosenheim. A lot has happened since then: ift Rosenheim is concerned with the holistic approach to components and designs. It supports the business sector in building components, safety technology and personal protective equipment - regardless of the material usage - with regard to standardization, research, approval and evidences in form of tests, calculations as well as expert opinions.

1966

Foundation of ift Rosenheim

On 10.03.1966, Institut für Fenstertechnik e.V. (ift Rosenheim) was founded. The then senior building official and later Professor Erich Seifert is appointed Director of Institute. A detached house in Aisingerwies near Rosenheim provides the first rooms for the institute.

1967

Move in converted barracks

The move into a converted RAD barrack makes it possible to use the window test rig even in bad weather.

1973

New buildings with offices and test lab

The company moves into new buildings with offices and a test laboratory.

1973

First Window and Façade Conference

The first Rosenheim Window and Façade Conference takes place. Within a very short time, they develop into one of the most important industry events.

1983

New Director of Institute Josef Schmid

Professor Josef Schmid takes over the management of ift Rosenheim according to the retirement of the first Director of Institute, Professor Erich Seifert.

1984

Institute expansion through new building

Due to the number of employees, which has meanwhile grown to 40, an expansion of the institute is necessary. A new buildings on the "green meadow" creates ideal working conditions.

1994

Expansion by neighboring building

The institute expands again. The halls of the acquired neighboring building offer optimal space for the test of facades, doors and burglary resistance.

2001

Centre for Fire Testing in Nuremberg

ift Rosenheim expands its variety of services to include fire tests at the Centre for Fire Testing in Nuremberg. A new facade test rig in Deggendorf for facades with a size of up to 10 x 14 meters is also added to the range of tests.

2003

Integration of institutes PTE and LSW

By integrating the institutes PTE and LSW, the forces in Rosenheim are bundled and the performance increased. The aim of the merger was to improve service for clients and members by optimizing structures and processes and making flexible use of the increased resources and competencies.

2004

New Institute + Managing Directors

The previous Deputy Director of Institute, Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Ulrich Sieberath, and later Professor, takes over as Director of Institute at ift Rosenheim. Dr. Jochen Peichl becomes managing director.

2010

Modernisation of main site

The existing building at the main site in Theodor-Gietl-Straße in Rosenheim is being extensively modernized. An extension is being built with new offices and a large training room. The ventilated curtain wall is equipped with photovoltaic modules in thin-film technology.

2016

Foundation of ift MessTec GmbH

As a subsidiary of ift Rosenheim, the new company ift MessTec GmbH will be launched on 01.08.2016. The decades of experience of ift Rosenheim enables the planning and design of modern and reliable test rigs and test laboratories.

2016

Inauguration of new technology center

On 08.06.2016, the ift Technology Centre (TZ) in Rosenheim is inaugurated. With an investment volume of 7.5 million euros, one of the most modern test centers for construction elements has been created on an area of 3,000 m². Large-format doors, facades and lightweight construction walls with dimensions of up to 8 x 5 meters are tested here for mechanical durability, burglar resistance, wind load, air, wind and watertightness as well as for smoke protection and fire resistance.

2018

Foundation of ift Hellas + ift Hrvatska

In order to provide customers in other European countries with ift services more quickly and flexibly, the two companies ift Hellas P.C. and ift Hrvatska d.o.o. were founded in 2018. ift Hellas with Managing Director Dimitrios Moustakidis serves ift customers in Greece, Turkey, Cyprus and Bulgaria. Hrvoje Komac (Managing Director ift Hrvatska) and his team are active in Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Slovenia as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina.

2018

ift Rosenheim goes West

The location "ift West" in Rheda-Wiedenbrück, which was officially opened on 21.11.2018, improves the customer proximity in Norht Rhine-Westphalia and the northwest of Germany. The ift building "Die Alte Wache" on the grounds of Rheda Castle serves as a base for ift West for the technical coordination of test specimens, tests on company-owned test rigs as well as other services.

2020

New Director of Institute Jörn P. Lass

Professor Jörn P. Lass takes over the management of the Institute for Window Technology e.V. from Professor Ulrich Sieberath.

2021

Notification according to PPE Regulation

ift Rosenheim is notified as a test and certification body for respiratory protective devices as well as filtering half masks with/without valves according to EN 149. This means that particle filtering half masks (FFP1, FFP2 and FFP3) can be tested, certified and monitored.

2021

New Lab for Building Acoustics & Facades

The inauguration of the ift Laboratory for Building Acoustics and Facades was on 09.06.2021 in Rosenheim, in close proximity to the ift Technology Centre. On 1,440 m², ift Rosenheim can optimally test the building acoustics characteristics as well as air and watertightness, wind load, impact resistance, earthquake resistance and alternating climatic loads, especially for large-format construction elements.

Portraitbild von ift-Geschäftsführer Michael Breckl-Stock
2021

Expansion of the management

Michael Breckl-Stock (Dipl.-Ing. (FH), M.Eng., MBA) takes over the task of technical managing director of ift Rosenheim and thus the responsibility for all aspects of testing and technical service.

Versatile team | Expert body | Committee activity

Ensure quality, impart knowledge

The best prerequisites for proving all product properties are provided by our team of scientists, engineers and practitioners from a wide range of fields as well as our state-of-the-art laboratory facilities. In addition, the ift Certification & Surveillance Body can draw up its own rules for defining and securing product quality.

ift Rosenheim sees itself as the supreme expert authority in disputes, analyzing the causes of damage in a scientific and well-founded manner and developing feasible renovation proposals.

Participation in national and European standardisation organisations as well as chairmanship of important committees guarantees the normative transformation of technical requirements in Europe and their monitoring.

The knowledge of our experts is made available in the form of standard documents, guidelines, certification schemes, technical publications, workshops and seminars. Examples include specialist articles on window installations or trainings for employees in the window and facade industry.

Testing, certification, research, training and much more

Our Business Units

Testing

The testing institute has extensive laboratory facilities with experienced Operating Testing Officers and offers a wide range of international standards testing methods.
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Certification + Monitoring

The certification body of ift Rosenheim offers you a broad width of building law and private law certifications. These include, for example, the German "Ü mark", the European "CE mark" or the "ift-certified mark" under private law.
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ift Academy

The ift Academy's seminars, technical degrees, specialist conferences and congresses as well as in-house training courses guarantee competent first-hand knowledge. The speakers are all specialists in their field and familiar with practical tasks.
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Research + Development

The research projects of ift Rosenheim are application-oriented according to the motto "trip problems from practice for practice". The research results can be used directly in the form of design recommendations, standards, guidelines or leaflets.
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Expert opinion

The ift Centre of Technical Experts uses the years of experience of ift Rosenheim in testing, certification and research, which always focus on the holistic approach to building components and installation conditions. This enables expert opinions to be processed comprehensively.

Calibration

The calibration laboratory of ift Rosenheim offers you to have your measuring tools calibrated, adjusted or maintained at the highest level. The accreditation of the DAkkS according to EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 proves the competence of the laboratory.
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ift MessTec GmbH - Test rig construction

From the requirement analysis, the individual construction of test equipment, test rigs, furnaces and flue gas cleaning plants, to the planning of complete test centers, experienced experts are available at ift MessTec GmbH.
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Accreditation in Various Markets

Accreditation

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Our Representatives + Partners

International Partners

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Advantages for Our Members

Membership

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ift Rosenheim GmbH

Theodor-Gietl-Str. 7-9

83026 Rosenheim

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