Dryers, straighteners and salon equipment
WHY KOBO
Built from professional haircare.
Evolved beyond manufacturing.
Founded in 2002 by professional hairstylists and now part of Eagle Fortress Group, KOBO grew from a practical understanding of salon performance into an integrated development and manufacturing partner for global brands.
Today, we connect category expertise, trend-led formulation, design, China supply-chain strength and global execution.
SINCE2002PROFESSIONAL HAIRCARE EXPERIENCE
FORMULA PLATFORM1,000+MATURE FORMULAS
DAILY BULK20,000 KGPRODUCTION CAPACITY
ANNUAL OUTPUT5 MILLIONFINISHED UNITS
CERTIFICATIONSISO 22716 · GMPCCOMPLETED
ASSESSMENTWCACOMPLETED
PROFESSIONAL ORIGINS
The first perspective came from behind the salon chair.
In 2002, two professional hairstylists saw a gap between available products and the performance, accessibility and reliability the market needed.
That origin still shapes how KOBO thinks: performance, experience, the role within a service or home-care routine, and whether the complete proposition makes sense.
OUR DISCIPLINEProfessional haircare is not just a category.
IT IS THE PERSPECTIVE BEHIND HOW WE DEVELOP.
EAGLE FORTRESS GROUP ECOSYSTEM
A wider view of the professional hair industry.
Industry signals, technical exchange and shared access to hair-testing instruments connect KOBO to the wider environment in which products are developed and used.
EAGLE FORTRESS GROUPKOBOPROFESSIONAL HAIRCARE
Tools shaped by service and daily use
Technical product and performance knowledge
Formula, packaging and manufacturing execution
A haircare partner informed by a connected professional hair ecosystem—not only the view from one product category.
FIVE CONNECTED ADVANTAGES
The difference is how the capabilities work together.
Each capability matters. Their value increases when product, design and execution remain connected.
PROFESSIONAL HAIRCARE EXPERTISE
Vertical experience across care, scalp, repair, color, perm, styling and technical salon systems.
TREND-LED PRODUCT INNOVATION
Market signals, mature formulas and custom development create different routes to relevance.
CHINA SUPPLY-CHAIN STRENGTH
Access to ingredients, packaging and production resources supports flexibility and feasibility.
DESIGN-LED DEVELOPMENT
Product strategy, graphic expression, packaging and manufacturing requirements stay connected.
END-TO-END GLOBAL EXECUTION
Formula, packaging, testing, documentation, production, quality and delivery move as one project.
BRAND-BUILDING EXPERIENCE
We understand brands because we build and operate them.
Brand operation brings KOBO closer to the decisions clients face—from opportunity and range architecture to performance, packaging and execution.
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A FLEXIBLE WAY OF WORKING
Start with the project, not a template.
Clients may arrive with an approved formula, benchmark, packaging idea, performance challenge or the beginning of a brand.
START WITH WHAT YOU KNOW
A complete technical brief is useful, but not required for the first conversation.
BE CLEAR ABOUT FEASIBILITY
Formula, packaging, claims, cost, quantity and timing need to be considered together.
CHALLENGE WHERE IT ADDS VALUE
We recommend a different route when it better supports the objective.
EXECUTE WHAT HAS BEEN AGREED
Confirmed specifications, responsibilities and checkpoints create the basis for production.
BEYOND MANUFACTURING
Ideas need perspective.
Products need execution.
KOBO can contribute market insight, product planning, formula development, design coordination and packaging innovation—always connected to testing, sourcing, manufacturing, quality and delivery.
Beyond manufacturing, from insight to market-ready product.START WITH WHAT YOU KNOW
What are you working on?
Tell us where you are in the process and what kind of support may be useful. We will help identify the most relevant next step.
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