Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk 34 THE door industry journal summer 2023 Industry News Hörmann – It’s a Family Affair Since its humble beginnings in 1935, there is no doubt that the intervening years have seen Hörmann achieve fantastic growth and development. It is now a multi-million Euro business supplying industrial and domestic doors throughout the world, but it hasn’t forgotten its roots, or founding principles and most importantly still remains 100% family-owned. As a family-run business, the Hörmann Group has always been able to operate with a view to the long term, being free to choose its own objectives and the way in which it conducts its business without interference from outside stakeholders. Core to the way the Group runs is the goal of successive generations of the family to be able to hand over an ethically sound business that also provides a green platform in sustainable manufacturing. The recent announcement of carbon-neutral status for its domestic garage, entrance and internal doors is proof that Hörmann is a company that really does follow through on its promises on a worldwide level. Factories and subsidiaries throughout Europe and the World all have their part to play in the Group’s green initiatives to ensure that it can manufacture and operate in a sustainable manner. Closer to home Hörmann UK has been working hard to reduce its carbon footprint with the use of solar-generated electricity, re-purposing, and recycling of packaging, right through to simple things like recycling bins in the offices. In an ever-changing world, whether it be in the domestic or industrial markets there are considerable benefits of working with a family business such as Hörmann. The fact that it has been, and will continue to be, run by successive generations of the family results in an organisation which looks forward with enduring plans in mind and that can overcome short-term shocks to the market. For customers and partners of Hörmann, this means a greater degree of stability and security, safe in the knowledge that Hörmann will continue to support its businesses and customers throughout the world. With the Group’s very real and measurable work on reducing its carbon emissions, customers and clients also now have access to some of the greenest domestic and industrial doors, a key factor for many buyers in the market . Even though the Group has seen considerable growth since its inception, both organically and by acquisition, they remain committed to its key belief of always selling through dealers and distributors. Alongside this is the desire that any business that joins the Group must be a natural ‘fit’ and have the same basic philosophies as Hörmann. Part of the recent development of the UK business has been the acquisition of the Fen-Bay Group which included Transdek UK. This was a move taken to strengthen the company’s service offering in the industrial market, together with bringing new and innovative products into the company’s portfolio. Both companies were being run by their founding partners and operated along the lines of quality, innovation, and service, together with the emphasis on people being very much to the fore. As the world continues to throw up unexpected surprises, Hörmann has a very clear vision for the future. They remain 100% committed to the continued success of not just their own business, but also those of their partners and customers, together with an obligation to support and protect the key values associated with the Hörmann brand.
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