häwa is on expansion course

When Arno Müller, Managing Director of häwa, informed the employees at the company meeting in mid December about the turnover figures of the last year, he did not have to look into tense faces. The staff members knew that they did an outstanding work during the last twelve months.

Anyway, the manager informs the staff members regularly and transparently about the figures of the company with headquarters in Wain. And these figures are impressive for 2017.  Thus Müller could not only announce a significant increase of the order volume of 15 per cent compared with the figures of the previous year, but also a current order backlog of more than 22 million euros.

Müller stated: ”This is a fantastic performance, which cannot be attributed entirely to the favorable state of economic activity, but also and in particular to the outstanding commitment and creativity of the whole team“.

However, we do not intend to bask in our success, we want to expand with an increased  momentum. We believe the best way to realize this is investing. Therefore, we will not only modernize our entire IT and logistic hardware and software, we intend also to extend our buildings.
The responsible authorities have already approved the development plan for a new painting hall for the plant in Wain and we have already acquired new land for the expansion of the facilities in Bad Wörishofen. Furthermore, we will purchase new machines for our manufacturing operations, two new trailer trucks in modern design and a defibrillator for our plant in Wain. This is a device that can save lives in the event of cardiac arrest – the first device of this kind in the Wain which can of course also be used outside the company premises.
 
In his outlook for 2018, Arno Müller was convinced, that the economic revival will continue. "On the one hand, this is of course very pleasing, but on the other hand, it presents new challenges for us, such as the reduction of delivery times."

Häwa's greatest strength has always been to be close to the customer and to react quickly and individually to the customers' requirements. "This flexibility, coupled with the highest quality, must be preserved to secure our future."

At the end of the year, Arno Müller took the opportunity during a common dinner with the staff members in Wain to congratulate several employees for 10, 25 and 40 years of loyality. The staff members who retired last year received a collage with photos which reminds them of the time with häwa.  Müller stated: “I hope that you will always keep us in good memory“ In any case, we will not forget you, since we know, what you have done for us.”