Meet our Team

Erhard Marenbach

Born as a son of a master shoemaker and a foot nurse, Erhard grew up around shoes, feet and foot problems in Germany.

He started his apprenticeship in 1978. As he was interested in the medical part of the orthopedic profession he took his apprenticeship not with his parents, but under a “Meister” Orthopedic shoemaker (Master Pedorthist). After 7 years of continuous learning Erhard passed the exam as Master Pedorthist in Germany, which represents the highest European certificate: the “Meisterbrief” in 1986.

As he worked for years with an orthopedic surgeon and conferred with him for the best options for his patients it was a great opportunity for Erhard to learn even more and challenge himself everyday under the watchful eye of this surgeon. In 1992 Erhard took over his parents business.

1999 he and his wife Iris took over Erhard’s Orthopedics Ltd. in Kelowna. Successfully growing it into it’s current facility of 2000+ sf.

Custom made orthotics and custom orthopedic shoes are manufactured mainly by Erhard and our small team.

Erhard loves to help people to stay mobile and lead active lives.  One of the greatest rewards in his profession is the appreciation by patients who are back on their feet after life threw them a lemon.

 Iris Marenbach 

Iris, Erhard’s wife, is an orthopedic shoemaker journeyman and “Master” Shoemaker, from Germany.

Iris assists Erhard during the manufacturing process of custom made orthotics and custom made shoes. She will also help you to find a great fit in a shoe in our shoe store.  She loves to help customers facing any medical challenges to find a shoe suitable for their condition i.e. bunions, hammer toes, diabetes or extremely swollen.

In the back Iris does most of the orthopedic modifications to shoes (build ups and specialty rocker soles/i.e. slider tips) and some shoe repair. Shoe repair is limited due to time reasons – orthopedic work is our passion and always takes presidence.