Ist the AGR seal of approval right for you?
You produce and distribute back-friendly products?
Ergonomics is important to you in the development of your products?
You make the lives of your customers better with your products?
Then make it clear to everyone with the AGR seal of approval
Back pain is the number one health problem – and the market for ergonomic products is growing accordingly.
It is becoming increasingly difficult for manufacturers to credibly set themselves apart from the competition with products that are genuinely back-friendly.
The AGR seal of approval was created over 30 years ago precisely for this purpose:
It recognises products that have been proven to promote back health – tested by an independent, interdisciplinary panel of experts.
For you as a manufacturer, this means: verifiable quality that builds trust.
The AGR seal of approval is awarded exclusively to products that have been assessed as being particularly back-friendly. To carry out this assessment, the professional associations ‘Forum Gesunder Rücken – besser leben e. V.’ and the ‘Bundesverband deutscher Rückenschulen e. V.’ set up an independent assessment panel comprising various health experts.
The seal of approval test process – 5 simple steps to the AGR seal of approval
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Enquiry
You get in touch with us and receive initial information about the AGR seal of approval and the assessment process..
+49 4761 926358-0
Detlef Detjen
Dirk Hinck
First exchange
During a joint meeting, we analyse the product, target group and health benefits. In doing so, we clarify which ergonomic characteristics are to be assessed and what evidence is already available.
Pre-examination
Our experts carry out a preliminary check to determine whether your product meets the basic requirements for the quality mark assessment. This involves evaluating the design, ergonomics and existing evidence. If there is a need for optimisation, you will receive specific recommendations.
Seal of approval test
During the main assessment, the product is comprehensively evaluated by independent experts. Among other things, ergonomics, user-friendliness, health benefits and existing scientific evidence are assessed. The product is put through practical tests and documented in detail.
Award
You’ve done it! Your product has been awarded the AGR seal of approval. Use the AGR seal of approval, for example, in sales materials, on your website, on social media channels or directly on the product itself, and make it clear: this product supports ergonomic and back-friendly use!
These companies have already adopted the AGR seal of approval
Here’s what you can expect!
Use the AGR seal of approval
as a trust-building tool!
- Tested by independent health experts
- Builds trust at the point of purchase
- Signals ergonomic quality
- Promotes back-friendly use
- Ideal for websites, POS and sales materials
AGR supports your communication
- Access to a press network of 3,500 health journalists
- Presence on websites and social media
- Publication in ‘Rückenwelt’ and
- ‘AGR aktuell’
- Reach in medical practices, clinics and specialist retailers
- Support for your brand communication
Become part of the
AGR network
- Over 40 professional associations involved
- Network of doctors, therapists and specialist retailers
- Over 1,000 tested products
- More than 450 certified specialist shops
- Over 1,100 trained experts
Why certified ergonomics is more than just a quality mark
For many years, the AGR seal of approval has stood for certified ergonomics and back-friendly products. But what exactly does this certification mean for manufacturers, companies and users?
In a detailed article, office furniture manufacturer Sedus explains how the AGR seal of approval is applied in practice, what criteria underpin it, and why ergonomic quality goes far beyond a mere mark of approval. A fascinating insight into the importance of certified ergonomics in everyday working life.
What manufacturers say about AGR certification
AGR has great communication skills and has helped us to convey Opel's expertise in 'Healthy Sitting' on a high level.
TOGU GmbH
Our customers show great acceptance of the seal. Specialist retailers use the seal of approval in their sales literature to verify the quality of the respective product and indicate how back-friendly it is. Increasingly, we see more and more customers asking directly about back-friendly products.
SLASHPIPE GmbH & Co. KG
It was and is very helpful for us to be able to revert to a partner that is anchored so firmly in the market and that enjoys the trust and confidence of the health associations and sports experts. For us, partnership with the AGR is a long-term strategic decision. We are constantly in close contact and feel well looked after.
aeris GmbH and inventor of the Swopper
To have AGR's backing has helped immensely, with the board of experts giving full support to our ideas. Together with the AGR board, we have really been breaking the ground here to inform medical professionals, health experts and the general public about these new findings.
officeplus GmbH
The AGR-Seal of Approval has enormously gained in importance over the last years. It represents a helpful and trustworthy guide in decision making for the consumer. Our own back friendly products gain due appreciation through the AGR certification. Moreover, the AGR provides a platform for an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas.
Sedus Stoll AG
We realise, that customers explicitly ask their retailer for AGR certified chairs. Others come to us because their physiotherapist drew ergonomic solutions to their attention. By now also the retailers pass exams to become certified – therefore one thing has led to another. Tender terms often include the AGR certification as a requirement.
Louis Steitz Secura
The AGR possesses an outstanding reputation, because it’s neutrality. The mutual aim is a higher one than the enterprising generation of revenues. It is about acting preventive rather than curative, also with safety shoes. From head to toes everything is connected.
Nearly every company doctor and safety officer is familiar with the AGR. To us the AGR Seal of Approval is a conformation of our efforts to do more than simply incorporate a steel cap. We earned ourselves a unique proposition in our sector and we differentiate ourselves therefore from competitors who’s marketing messages partly lack further verification.
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