Mikkel vestergaard frandsen biography
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Vestergaard (company)
Vestergaard is a company headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland that manufactures public health tools for people in developing countries.
Mikkel vestergaard frandsen biography
Founded as Vestergaard Frandsen in 1957 as a uniform maker, the company evolved into a social enterprise making products for humanitarian aid in the 1990s. It is now best known for inventing the LifeStraw water filter and the PermaNet mosquito net.[2]
History
Vestergaard was founded in 1957 by Kaj Vestergaard Frandsen, a former farmer and the grandfather of current owner Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen.[2] Kaj founded the company with a friend before doing it alone.[3] The company made linings for jackets and uniforms.[2][3] Kaj's son Torben took over in 1970.
Production was first moved to Ireland and then to Poland in 1989.[3]
In 1990, Torben bought up 1 million yards of Swedish army surplus fabric used for uniforms, and turned it into blankets for aid organ