HILLEBERG- The tentmaker
HILLEBERG in a few words
In 1971, Bo Hilleberg, a professional forester, founded his own company, Hilleberg AB. That same year, while on a ski vacation in the Austrian Tyrol, Bo met Renate Neuner. After a couple of years, the two had fallen in love, married, and she had moved with him to Stockholm, Sweden. Their marriage was the final, necessary ingredient in the mix that has become Hilleberg the Tentmaker.
Before Renate, Bo’s fledgling company was primarily a forestry equipment concern, with tent making as a hoped-for sideline. An avid, lifelong outdoorsman, Bo was terminally frustrated with tents that required pitching the inner tent first and then covering it with a loose rain fly that usually displayed the same properties as a kite in the wind. He envisioned a tent that had an outer and inner tent that pitched together, simultaneously – but he didn’t have the necessary sewing skills. With Bo and Renate’s marriage, conjugal and commercial became one: Renate took charge of the sewing while Bo handled design and sales, a division of labor that has served the couple – and company – admirably ever since.
For the company – and the family – each decade has brought an obvious and significant growth, always based on family and company being inextricably linked. 2011 marks Hilleberg’s 40th anniversary!
Our experience with HILLEBERG
The Hillberg team is very professional. They always answer quickly to your questions . Their answers are always helpfull to choose the right tent for your expedition. Furthermore , They directly grant us a 35 % discount on the tent equipment. A commercial gesture that we appreciate a lot. Their range of product is very impressive and suit for all kind of expedition.
