Schirm Oertel from 1890 to today

A chronology of Schirm Oertel from 1890 to today, providing background information about the company’s history, including its acquisition and further development by the current owners. You can download the text as a Word or PDF file.

A traditional Bremen firm supplies Presidents and Royalty - press release

Under the heading "Well-protected - Schirm Oertel doesn't leave anyone out in the rain - a traditional Bremen firm supplies Presidents and Royalty" this very informative press release was published in August 2004. You can download the text in Word or PDF-Format. Alternatively you can view the text on screen.

Schirm Oertel international

An overview of the international importance of this website based on shipments sent to other countries. You can download the file as a TIF image (300 dpi) or in Adobe PDF format. Alternatively you can view the map as a JPG file.

Interview with our Managing Director

Rainer Gramke talks about the success of our website, how the project developed, initial mistakes, sales trends, and future projects. You can download the interview as a Word or PDF file. Alternatively you can view the text on screen.

High-resolution product images (300 dpi)

Here you’ll find a selection of our products presented in high-resolution images. The images are in Photoshop format, and are quite large at an average of 2 MB. To access these you will need a password which we'll gladly send you by e-mail within 12-24 hours. Please contact us about this.

Screenshots of "www.regenschirme.de"

Here you’ll find a number of screenshots in TIF format (title page, Fornasetti, and Oertel-Handmade product pages).

RTL at Schirm Oertel

During the relatively rainy summer of 2002 the RTL TV staff posed the question of whether you can draw conclusions about personality based on the type of umbrella a person carries. Where better to learn about this than with us! (Duration: 2 minutes)

Schirm Oertel as a school project

Under the title "with an umbrella and charm in Bremen" two student teachers from Bremen carried out a film project about our business. Although a microphone is constantly cutting into the picture, you can still learn quite a bit about our products from viewing it (even if you don’t understand German). (Duration: 6 minutes)

ARD/Radio Bremen coverage of the annual conference in Bremen of the Association of Umbrella Specialist Shops in Germany

In May 2003 Schirm Oertel was the host for the annual conference of the Association of Umbrella Specialist Shops in Germany. Radio Bremen produced a humorous TV report about the conference. (Duration: around 2 minutes)

ARD/Radio Bremen on the subject of the "hot spring" of 2003

The unusually hot spring of 2003 elicited unexpected feelings of happiness and well-being among many people, and among many companies as well. Ice cream stands, swimming clubs, and street cafes were among the happy ones, while solariums, farmers, and naturally of course Schirm Oertel were not part of this group - as our Managing Director frankly admits in this clip. (Duration: ca. 5 minutes)

Weather report by Schirm Oertel

Reporting the weather here is the second owner of Schirm Oertel - Ms Dorrit Gramke - giving the forecast for Radio Bremen. The weather on this day was variable - some rain, a few clouds, and a couple of rays of sun poking through occasionally. Pick out this kind of day, and then watch the clip - an accurate forecast for a change!  ;-))

Weather report by Schirm Oertel

Presenting the weather here on Radio Bremen is our Managing Director, Mr Rainer Gramke. Of course the forecast is somewhat dated, but you're still able to get an overview of our inventory of rain boots.