Hettich (company)

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The Hettich Group is one of the world's

leading manufacturers of furniture fittings.
The company's headquarters are located
in the eastern Westphalian town of
Kirchlengern.
 Hettich

Type MNC

Industry Manufacturers of
furniture fittings
Founded 1888

Headquarters Westphalia, Germany

Key people Dr. Andreas Hettich,

(Chairman & Owner of
The Hettich Group)
Jana Schönfeld +
Sascha Groß, (CEO)

Products Assembly machinery,

hinges, drawer &
runner systems, office
 hardware systems,
connecting fittings
Revenue 1.1 billion Euros

Number of 6700 (2019)

employees

Website www.hettich.com

In 2015, 5900 employees worldwide

worked for Hettich, of which more than
3,000 are in Germany. The company has
38 subsidiaries worldwide. Hettich is
family-owned.

History
Karl Hettich founded a metal industry in
the Black Forest in 1888 and developed
the so-called "Buckmaschine" for bending
anchor hooks for pendulum clocks. After
the death of the founder of the company in
1894, his widow and later the eldest son
Franz Hettich continued the operation with
six employees. Franz Hettich later
recognized market opportunities for
hinges for small watch cases and
developed products for this segment. In
1921 Franz Hettich took his four brothers
Paul, August, Ferdinand and Josef Hettich
into the company. In 1928 August Hettich
developed the first fully automatic bar
hinge machine for the production of piano
bands.[1][2]
In 1930, Paul Hettich GmbH was founded
in Herford, a center of the furniture
industry. Bar hinges for the furniture
industry were produced with seven
employees. In 1933 the production of
wood screws was taken and in 1936 the
product range was extended by the
production of cabinet pipes. The 50th
anniversary of the headquarters in the
Black Forest was celebrated in 1936. The
workforce in Herford had grown to 50
employees. By bombs, on 24 November
1944, about 80 percent of the buildings
and a large proportion of the machines
were destroyed in Herford. In the last days
of the war the company lost its boss Paul
Hettich. The authorized signatory Alfred
Günter continued the operation. After the
war production in 1945 was resumed with
25 employees.[1][2]

1992 saw the turnaround in the growth of

the company, and a focus on core
competency took place. The Heinze
injection molding company and the
company Koralle were sold. In 1994, a part
of the production to the Czech Republic
was relocated to a subsidiary founded
there. In 1995 the company was
restructured and became a holding
company with independent, decentralized
companies. In 15 countries over 4,000
employees worked for Hettich. It was
followed by the founding of subsidiaries in
Poland and Italy as well as the start of
production in Russia. In 1996 the Brazilian
company Plastipar Industria, now Hettich
do Brazil, was purchased and integrated
into the Hettich Group. In addition, a
production facility was set up in China. In
2005 the logistics center in Kirchlengern
was put into operation. After 17 years 55%
of the shares were in foreign hands, Anton
Hettich together with his two sons Rainer
and Andreas Hettich led the company
back completely into the family
possession in 2005.[1][2]
Awards
The company has received numerous
awards over the years:[3][4]

German Design Award - Special Mention

2015: "Push to open Silent for ArciTech
drawers"
IF Product Design Award 2014: "Sensys
Dicktürscharnier", "Sensys
Weitwinkelscharnier", "Push to open
Silent for ArciTech Drawers"
Red dot design award 2014: "Sensys
Wide Angle Hinge"
Good Design Award 2014: "ArciTech"
drawer system, "Sensys" hinge
IF Product Design Award 2012:
"ArciTech" drawer system
OWL-Innovationspreis 2011: "ArciTech"
drawer system
Nomination for the design prize of the
Federal Republic of Germany 2009:
"Sensys" hinge
IF Product Design Award 2009:
hettinject VB insert, "Sensys" hinge,
"touch-in" handle
Red dot design award 2009 "honorable
mention": hettinject VB insert
Interzum -award: intelligent material &
design 2009: "High product quality"
 award for hettinject VB insert, concealed
body connector
Red dot design award 2008 for high
product quality: "Sensys" hinge, "easys"
for swing doors, "Lite Inside" handles

References
1. http://www.fpb.co.nz/wp-
content/uploads/2012/08/Welcome-
to-Hettich-New-2013-edit.pdf
2. Association, HIA - Housing Industry.
"Cabinets by Hettich -" .
housinglocal.com.au. Retrieved
12 March 2017.
 3. "Double celebrations for Hettich at iF
Product Design Award 2016 -
Architecture And Design" .
architectureanddesign.com.au.
Retrieved 12 March 2017.
4. "Hettich receives Good Design Award
2015 for sliding door system -
Architecture And Design" .
architectureanddesign.com.au.
Retrieved 12 March 2017.

External links
Official website
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