August Hörmann
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Hermann Hörmann
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In today's marketplace for building materials, the name
Hörmann has become synonymous with doors, gates,
frames and operators because within
these sectors the Hörmann Group is Europe's Number 1
supplier. A success story achieved through the constant
steady growth over decades of a family business against a
backdrop of
innovation, assured quality and
customer proximity.
Hörmann is already
being run by the fourth generation, namely by the
grandchildren and great grandchildren
of the company founder. The personally liable general
partners are Thomas J. Hörmann, Martin J. Hörmann as well as
Christoph Hörmann.
In his metalworking shop in Bielefeld,
August Hörmann (1886 - 1944), also produces steel doors.
Following the war, his son, Hermann (1912 - 1994),
re-establishes his father's business in Steinhagen virtually
from scratch.
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The
Berry up-and-over door:
continuously further developed, more than 8
million sold worldwide.
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In the 50s he gave his company the
all-decisive impetus for growth by producing an entirely new
kind of up-and-over garage door, the so-called "Berry Door",
named after its American inventor.
In the 60s, space-saving, vertically
opening sectional doors for garages as well as industrial
and commercial buildings initiate a development with a
promising future. The company starts to expand beyond the
headquarters in Steinhagen. The product range is being
constantly extended. Today it also includes fire and
multi-purpose doors, folding and sliding doors, entrance
doors, gates and window systems as well as electric
operators.
Since the 60s, a total of 10 production
plants have been built in Germany and Belgium. Over and
above this, other companies join the ranks of the Hörmann
Group: Schörghuber GmbH, Ampfing (Germany), Seuster KG,
Lüdenscheid (Germany), Berner Torantriebe GmbH, Rottenburg
(Germany), Dyna Seal B.V., Alkmaar (The Netherlands) as well
as Tubauto SAS, Sens and Garador Holdings Ltd., Yeovil,
leading manufacturers of up-and-over garage doors in Great
Britain and France. Since the year 2000, the Hörmann Beijing
Door Production Co. Ltd., Beijing, People's Republic of
China, produces industrial door systems. Joining the list in
2002 is Hörmann Inc., USA, manufacturing garage doors and
operators for the North American market.
Europe's new borders and the global market
present challenges which Hörmann takes up with a policy of
gradual growth, carefully geared to regional requirements.
Employing a 5,000-strong workforce, the company can boast an
overall turnover of € 800 million. A close-meshed network of
more than 50 Hörmann subsidiaries and numerous contract
dealers in over 30 countries guarantee that customers never
have far to go.
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