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2018
Classic school backpack
Test Certificate Ergonomic Product for Classic 22 l. IGR, Nuremberg, 3 December 2018.
BECKMANN Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame
Awards, certificates and tests of BECKMANN backpacks
BECKMANN school backpacks have won the Innovation Award for Ergonomics from the German IGR institute three times, the Ergonomic Product certificate under DIN 33 419 and EN ISO 15537, and the endorsement of the Japanese Association of Chiropractors. So it isn’t just us saying it’s an ergonomic school backpack. Here you’ll find all the awards and tests in one place – including the original documents.
- 3×Innovation Award for Ergonomics from the IGR institute
- 62%of the weight is carried by the back and hips, not the shoulders (NORCE measurement)
- 6 out of 6full marks in the test by the Norwegian daily Dagbladet
- since 1946BECKMANN has been making school backpacks in Norway
IGR Innovation Awards for Ergonomics
Institut für Gesundheit und Ergonomie (IGR) in Nuremberg gives an award every year to the products that best respect healthy posture. BECKMANN has won it three times, and in 2021 it added a special award for school backpacks. What makes its back system different is explained on our page Why BECKMANN.
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2019Innovation Award for Ergonomics
Winner of the Innovationspreis Ergonomie 2019. IGR, Nuremberg, 17 October 2019.
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2021Innovation Award for Ergonomics
Winner of the Innovation Award for Ergonomics 2021. IGR, Nuremberg, 1 July 2021.
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2021Special Award for Ergonomics
Special Award Ergonomics in the school bags and backpacks category for Active AIR FLX. IGR and the Insights-X trade fair, October 2021.
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2022Innovation Award for Ergonomics
Winner of the Innovation Award for Ergonomics 2022. IGR, Nuremberg, 8 August 2022.
Measured in the lab
NORCE laboratory test: how much weight the shoulders carry
The Norwegian research institute NORCE measured backpacks for first-graders on a 3D model of a six-year-old child’s body. Pressure sensors at the Mechatronics Innovation Lab in Grimstad showed where the weight of the backpack rests. With Active AIR FLX backpacks the back and hips carry 62% of the weight, the shoulders only 38%.
The measurement took 30 seconds with a 2.5 kg load and with the hip belt, chest strap and top strap fastened. So always fasten the hip belt too – it’s the hip belt that takes the weight off the shoulders.
More about the testWhere the backpack’s weight goesback and hipsshoulders
Source: Pressure mapping of Beckmann school backpacks, NORCE (Norwegian Research Centre).An ergonomic school backpack certified to DIN 33 419
The Ergonomic Product test is carried out by IGR, an association of back-school instructors, in line with DIN 33 419 and EN ISO 15537. It examines how well a backpack adapts to the bodies of real children. Both of our ranges for first-graders hold the certificate.
2020
Active AIR FLX school backpack
Test Certificate Ergonomic Product for Active AIR FLX. IGR, Nuremberg, 9 December 2020.
BECKMANN backpacks are recommended by doctors and chiropractors
We recommend this model to parents because it offers excellent ergonomics and build quality. For children with joint conditions, it is an important contribution to protecting them.
Japanese Association of Chiropractors
BECKMANN backpacks met the association’s criteria and its board approved them as a recommended product. Certificate of endorsement No. 2025-04.
Canadian Chiropractic Association
According to the manufacturer, BECKMANN is the very first backpack to be officially recommended by the Canadian Chiropractic Association (CCA). The backpacks are also developed in cooperation with a chiropractor.
Faculty of Medicine in Ostrava · 2015
Test at the Department of Rehabilitation
We also had a BECKMANN backpack tested here in the Czech Republic – at the Department of Rehabilitation of the Faculty of Medicine in Ostrava. The test confirmed its quality and excellent ergonomics.
Winner of school backpack tests in the Norwegian press
In Norway, where BECKMANN comes from, major daily newspapers test school backpacks every year. With physiotherapists and with children who are about to start first grade.
Dagbladet · 2019, 2020, 2021
Classic three-time test winner, Active AIR FLX in 2021
“This backpack stands out from the others. It has basically everything.”
physiotherapist Erland Eggen on the Classic 22 l, 2019 test with a score of 6 out of 6
VG Familieklubben · 2019
Testvinner 2019, rated “Imponerende”
One of two test winners: the Classic backpack in its larger 28 l version. The editors praised its comfortable carrying, good adjustment and soft, padded shoulder straps.
Foreldre & Barn · 2020
Test winner in a Norwegian parenting magazine
Overview of BECKMANN awards and tests
All the awards, certificates and tests in one place – who gave them, when, and for which backpack.
| Year | Award or test | Awarded by | Backpack | Document |
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| 2015 | Ergonomics test | Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine in Ostrava | BECKMANN school backpack | – |
| 2018 | Ergonomic Product certificate | IGR, Nuremberg | Classic | |
| 2018 | Medical recommendation | Dr. med. Rainer Berendes, paediatric rheumatologist | BECKMANN school backpacks | |
| 2019 | Innovation Award for Ergonomics | IGR, Nuremberg | BECKMANN | |
| 2019 | Test winner, score 6 out of 6 | Dagbladet daily | Classic 22 l | Article |
| 2019 | Testvinner – one of two winners | VG Familieklubben | Classic 28 l | – |
| 2020 | Ergonomic Product certificate | IGR, Nuremberg | Active AIR FLX | |
| 2020 | Test winner | Dagbladet daily | Classic | – |
| 2020 | Test winner | Foreldre & Barn magazine | Classic | – |
| 2021 | Innovation Award for Ergonomics | IGR, Nuremberg | BECKMANN | |
| 2021 | Special Award Ergonomics | IGR and the Insights-X trade fair | Active AIR FLX | |
| 2021 | Test winner | Dagbladet daily | Classic, Active AIR FLX | – |
| 2022 | Innovation Award for Ergonomics | IGR, Nuremberg | BECKMANN | |
| 2025 | Recommended product, certificate of endorsement No. 2025-04 | Japanese Association of Chiropractors | BECKMANN school backpacks | |
| – | Laboratory measurement of weight distribution | NORCE (Norwegian Research Centre) | Active AIR FLX, Classic | |
| – | Recommendation (according to the manufacturer) | Canadian Chiropractic Association | BECKMANN backpacks | – |
FAQs about BECKMANN awards
We’re happy to answer any other questions on +420 603 593 006 (Mon–Fri 9:00–14:30).
What awards do BECKMANN backpacks have?
BECKMANN backpacks have three Innovation Awards for Ergonomics from the IGR institute. They won them in 2019, 2021 and 2022. Active AIR FLX also holds the Special Award Ergonomics 2021, and both ranges for first-graders hold the Ergonomic Product certificate. Classic and Active AIR FLX have also won tests by the Norwegian daily Dagbladet.
How can I recognise an ergonomic school backpack?
By whether it shifts the weight from the shoulders to the back and hips. For BECKMANN backpacks, this is documented by the NORCE measurement: Active AIR FLX leaves only 38% of the weight on the shoulders. An independent certificate matters too – our ranges for first-graders have one from IGR under the DIN 33 419 standard.
Do doctors recommend BECKMANN backpacks?
Yes. They are recommended by paediatric rheumatologist Dr. Rainer Berendes, the German Children’s Rheumatism Foundation and the Japanese Association of Chiropractors. BECKMANN backpacks are also developed with a chiropractor.
Where can I try out a BECKMANN ergonomic school backpack?
In our shops in Ostrava, Prague and Brno. We’ll adjust the backpack right on your child’s back. If you buy from our e-shop, you have 45 days to return it, free of charge from the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Are BECKMANN backpacks good?
According to independent tests, yes. BECKMANN school backpacks hold the Ergonomic Product certificate from IGR, have won the Innovation Award for Ergonomics three times and have won tests by the Norwegian daily Dagbladet. In the NORCE laboratory measurement, the back and hips carry 62% of the weight with Active AIR FLX.
Where are BECKMANN backpacks from and who makes them?
BECKMANN is a Norwegian family company from Kristiansand that has been making school backpacks since 1946. It designs the backpacks in Norway, and they are made by 7 vetted factories with which BECKMANN has a direct contract, under the supervision of the Fair Wear Foundation. Since 2014, we – Zdravý Batoh – have been selling them in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Behind the awards are 80 years of experience
The BECKMANN family company from Kristiansand, Norway, has been making school backpacks since 1946, and today children in more than 30 countries wear them. We – Zdravý Batoh – have been their exclusive distributor for the Czech Republic and Slovakia since 2014. In our shops in Ostrava, Prague and Brno, we’ll gladly adjust the backpack right on your child’s back.
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