About Us ///
Vector Foiltec designed, manufactured and installed the first ETFE cladding system in 1982 and has retained the position as world market leader in this field.
We are Worldmarket Leader.
We currently manufacture our product under the trademark of Texlon® and operate two high capacity production facilities in Germany and China. Vector Foiltec holds the world’s most comprehensive body of ETFE related research data and continues to bring new and innovative products to the market. We are proud of our consistent track record in the delivery of elegant and cost effective engineering solutions to meet our client’s many varied and often complex needs.
We are Setting Standards in Industry.
We have eighteen offices around the world and have to date delivered successful projects in over one hundred different countries. Vector Foiltec continues to maintain and develop an in-house multidisciplinary team, which is the key factor to our success, enabling us to resolve complex integrated design problems quickly and efficiently and deliver a specialised production, installation and after sales service.
Facts + Figures ///
Our company in numbers: We have 250 employees, spread all over the globe, and mixed between 45 different nationalities. We installed over 5,000,000 m² of ETFE foil and out of our 1,700 projects carried out to date, 50 of them are bigger than 10,000 m².
100
Countries with one or more
Texlon® ETFE-Systems … still counting
250
Employees globally, out of these…
60
… Engineers worldwide.
50+
Years of material durability
Research + Development ///
Research and development is central to Vector Foiltec’s philosophy, and enables us to continue to introduce new and innovative products to the market.
With ongoing in-house and external research projects around the world we are exploring new possibilities for enhanced cladding performance and delivery.
Over thirty five years of continuous endeavors Vector Foiltec has amassed the most comprehensive body of research on ETFE cladding systems anywhere in the world. Expertise gained from these activities is an important contributor to our ability to provide our client’s with all-inclusive in-house design, engineering, manufacture and installation service.
We are members of the ISO Global Directory and the European Committee for Standardization.
1982
First Texlon® ETFE System on a large scale
1988
First printing development
1989
First high insulation frames
1995
First uniaxial cable structure
2000
First variable shading system
2003
First photovoltaic integration
2007
First LED integration
2011
First and only ETFE system with an EPD
2012
First accoustic foil application
2017
“Carlisle” leightweight single-layer system
2018
“Beauty Cap” an aesthetic addition to facades
2019
New additional welding machine in Germany
Career ///
Are you looking for exciting tasks in a team that is like family? You want to work for a global player and contribute to iconic buildings all over the world? Let’s see what we can do for you.
Events + Exhibitions ///
Vector Foiltec participates in worldwide exhibitions and conferences to show our expertise in Texlon® ETFE technology for roofs and facades. Below you will find where and when you can meet our experts to discuss a solution for your next architectural project.
2023
Coliseum Summit MENA Dubai
February 15
The Architecture of Lacks and Abundance, Białystok (invitation only)
February 20
ZAK World of Facades New Zealand
February 23
ZAK World of Facades Dubai
March 1
ZAK World of Facades Singapore
March 9
The Architecture of Lacks and Abundance, Poznań (invitation only)
March 15
Jobwoche – Career Day Bremen
March 21
The Architecture of Lacks and Abundance, Stettin (invitation only)
April 19
The Architecture of Lacks and Abundance, Wrocław (invitation only)
May 25
Symposium TensiNantes
June 7-9
The Architecture of Lacks and Abundance, Lodz (invitation only)
June 15
Integration of Design and Fabrication – IASS Annual Symposium 2023, Melbourne
July 10-14
ZAK World of Facades Hong Kong
July 20
Archidex Malaysia
July 26-29
ZAK World of Facades Jakarta
August 31
ZAK World of Facades Seoul
September 14
Structural Membranes Valencia
October 2-4
Advanced Building Skins Bern
October 30
ZAK World of Facades Ho Chi Minh
November 16
ZAK World of Facades Oslo
November 30
ZAK World of Facades Riyadh
December 12
