4pets by Brüggli

Employee Size

2-10

Headquarters

Cumberland, MD

From its base in Romanshorn, 4pets by Brüggli develops and hand-assembles TÜV-certified dog crates, pet carriers, and car ramps for safer travel. Founded as a 4pets brand in 2006, it operates as the own-brand manufacturing arm of Brüggli, a Swiss nonprofit integration company where around 800 people work, including about 250 trainees. Production in Brüggli’s ISO-certified facility gives the products a distinctive social purpose alongside their Swiss-made construction.

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