Häfele worldwide

With its origin from a region that nurses the passion for hardware technology, it is no surprise that Häfele has lived up to its roots through a successful presence in the architectural and furniture hardware industry for 85 years now. Belonging to the Swabian region, one of Germany’s strongest economic regions, the company thrives on a strong foundation of Swabian virtues of honesty, trust worthiness, consistency, persistence, modesty and inventive genius. From starting off as a local business for cabinet maker supplies in Nagold (Black Forest) in the year 1923, Häfele has grown into an international company with a worldwide reputation. Häfele is a wholly family owned company maintaining a trusting, open and partnership-like relationship with its customers, suppliers and business partners.

Since Häfele began, we have been dedicated to bringing quality not only to our products, but to each customer relationship. Quality is the driving force guiding the efforts of our employees worldwide. As the company’s reach has expanded around the world, Häfele strives to make these values universal. This is accomplished through the remarkable breadth of expertise that Häfele uses every day to help customers. Whether an architect is designing a high-tech building or a manufacturer is attempting to drive down costs, Häfele will find better ways.

Finding better ways for more than 85 years

Häfele’s headquarters and its four manufacturing plants are in Germany. The company also owns one of the largest and most sophisticated warehouses in its home country.  It has had a presence in the USA since 1973, Australia since 1982 and Asia since 1988. One particular milestone was the development of the globally successful Minifix component. The patent for this new furniture connector was granted in 1983.

Häfele’s global procurement network consists of about 1500 manufacturing partners and more than 160,000 customers. The company records a turnover of 6000 tons as of last year and a worldwide base of 4700 employees. Häfele has 34 subsidiary companies in the most important global markets, 13 of which are in Asia giving the company a very strong presence in this part of the world. Häfele has recently established a brand new, state-of-the-art Asian Distribution Center in Thailand.