OETI is an international testing and certification institute

OETI is an international, independent testing and certification services provider. OETI has decades of expertise and a specialist team offering comprehensive service and reliability in the areas of OEKO-TEX® certificates and labels, textiles, leather and due diligence along the textile and leather supply chain, personal protective equipment (PPE), flooring technology, interior design materials and indoor air quality.

We are a founding member of the ‘OEKO-TEX® - International Association for Research and Testing in the Field of Textile and Leather Ecology’ - OEKO-TEX® for short. Together with our Swiss parent company TESTEX, we are official OEKO-TEX® representatives in many countries worldwide.

At OETI, meeting the highest quality standards always comes first

OETI is an accredited and notified testing and certification body. Also, OETI is a recognised testing institute for various other areas and holds memberships in multiple organisations. An overview of our accreditations and notifications, areas for which we are a testing institute, and our memberships can be found here.

Our accreditations and memberships

OETI is here for you – worldwide!

TESTEX branches. TESTEX is OETI's parent company.
OETI branches

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We are THE international centre of excellence you can trust!

Our testing and certification services support our customers in improving their products, services, production processes and even production facilities, consequently increasing their competitiveness. Quality, sustainability and innovation are our driving forces.

Our values

Innovation and quality since 1967

Quality and innovation enable new and improved services and product experiences and ensure marketplace competitiveness. Our management team ensures that we achieve our long-term corporate goals and thus act as a strong and reliable partner to our clients.

Our management team

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Become part of our team!

In the OETI team, a highly diverse range of people from a whole host of cultures are supporting our customers in their sustainability efforts and helping them to take responsibility for their customers and the quality of their products, respectively. We focus on the opportunities that digitalisation offers and use the latest technology. Discover more good reasons why it’s worth being part of OETI.

Jobs and career

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UN sustainability goals

OETI is committed to the “Sustainable Development Goals” - a core element of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda. These goals for sustainable development were adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015. We at OETI actively help achieve all those UN sustainability goals that affect the industries we work for.

Our contribution

OETI – Competence creates confidence

1967

In April 1967, Prof Wilhelm Herzog - OETI's founder and later Institute Director - holds a presentation in which he points out the necessity of a carpet research and testing facility.

1967

On 25 September 1967, renowned floor manufacturers found the Austrian Carpet Institute (Österreichisches Teppichinstitut - then short ÖTI).

1970

OETI is now authorised by the Federal Ministry for Building Affairs and Technology to issue certificates, which are equivalent to authentic instruments.

1970

Intercarpet - The Number 1 conference of Europe's carpet industry. First edition.

1971

Standardisation work for the EU: OETI becomes a significant contributor to the creation of carpet test and requirements standards in Europe.

1973

From 1973, OETI has built testing equipment. One test device is even delivered to the USA.

1976

OETI relocates from Mödling to Spengergasse 20, 1050 Vienna.

1981

OETI puts the newly adapted fire testing laboratory into operation.

1983

Textiles for occupational safety and health: tested (1983), certified (1993), notified (1995).

1989

OETI develops the precursor of today's OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 (1989) and is a co-founder of the OEKO-TEX® Association (1992).

1991

Development of the chemical/ analytical laboratory.

1994

OETI is accredited as one of the first Austrian laboratories under the new Accreditation Act according to EN 45001.

2013

TESTEX AG and OETI merge to form the TESTEX group.

2021

OETI moves into its new headquarters in Vienna, Liesing.