Press information Innovative sliding systems with Swiss precision Hawa hardware systems keep the world moving Sliding hardware systems can do much more than open and close doors. They make amazing transformations to our environment in the blink of an eye and enable customised room partition designs. Sliding doors are both highly convenient and space-saving. They inspire architects, designers and tradesmen to develop creative concepts for new worlds in which to live and work. Sliding systems from Hawa have been at home all over the globe for more than 50 years. The company from Mettmenstetten near Zurich is renowned internationally as a specialist for sliding systems and a leading manufacturer of innovative sliding hardware. The Swiss company has a high-quality solution for virtually any requirement, any material and any door weight, from sliding doors for furniture and buildings to sliding shutters and highly complex sliding wall systems. Over the years, Hawa has developed a multitude of technically high-class systems for folding, sliding or stacking doors and walls made of wood, glass and metal. Milestones in the technical development of hardware, such as the Hawa inventions patch suspension for sliding glass doors (HAWA-Junior GP), rattle-proof, noiseless floor guides, tried and tested gliding and stopping technology, or suspension systems and top tracks with especially low installation heights, bear witness to the company's competence in development and design. The HAWA- Junior sliding hardware with plastic rollers and sliding bearings today belongs to the best-selling sliding hardware systems thanks to continuous development and market-driven additions to the programme. The revised HAWA-Junior 80/B (mod.) for sliding wood doors with Hawa_Portrait_2016_e.doc / Page 1 of 5
minimum installation height and featuring innovative clip technology was launched on the market in 2015. The company has developed modular, pluggable track systems under the name HAWA-Variotec, designed especially for moving sliding glass walls in curved installations with ease and simplicity. The automatic sliding shutter systems HAWA-Frontslide 60/matic and HAWA-Frontego 30/matic prove that the Hawa specialists are just as competent with regard to automatic systems and electronic controls. Close cooperation with expert tradesmen results time and again in new hardware solutions that are characterised by durability and reliability and whose visual appearance cuts a first-class figure in any environment. For instance the HAWA-Concepta 25/30/40/50 and HAWA-Folding Concepta systems with their unique scissor technology. This development by the company's engineers represents a new generation of pivot/fold/slide-in hardware created for high-quality furniture and interior fittings that has rapidly become one of Hawa's best-selling products. Designers and installers alike appreciate simple designability, convenient installation and high functionality further trademarks of hardware systems made by Hawa. The innovative products of Hawa AG are protected in the markets of every continent by more than 250 national and international patents. Convincing evidence of the power to innovate and the manufacturing competence inherent to a company whose technically matured products have justifiably carried the quality mark "Made in Switzerland" for the past 50 years. Hawa hardware at home the world over The family business managed by Gregor and Heinz Haab has an export share of 80 % and is one of the most important suppliers of high-quality, design-oriented sliding solutions for furniture and buildings worldwide. Hawa customers around the globe enjoy the attention of a strong and competent dealer network. Furthermore, representatives in core markets such as Germany, Austria, France, Benelux, Scandinavia, and Central and South America maintain close contact with designers and Hawa_Portrait_2016_e.doc / Page 2 of 5
installers. Business partners benefit from this continuity and closeness to the market. The first subsidiary in the United Arab Emirates was opened in Dubai in 2005. Further subsidiaries in the neighbouring Gulf state of Qatar and in the USA commenced operations in the spring of 2010. High quality demands and satisfied customers Hawa AG with its more than employees sets a high value on reliability, satisfied customers and good service. It is for this reason that the hardware systems are developed and manufactured entirely in Switzerland. This is the only way to ensure they fulfil the demands Hawa places on quality. Efficient processes, a well-equipped machine outfit, and a large storage warehouse put Hawa in a position to provide speedy delivery world-wide at market-driven prices. Hawa supports designers and installers with productspecific, detailed information. This helpful technical library covering the entire product range is available around the clock at www.hawa.ch Respectable list of references Hawa AG has left its calling card in countless buildings around the world, and its list of references grows longer year by year. Hawa hardware systems are at home in some of the world's finest luxury hotels. They move walls and doors in airports, railway stations and business buildings, and can be found in condominiums and singlefamily houses. Many shopping centres and banks, too, do not want to forgo the "Swiss made" seal of quality and the proverbial Swiss reliability. Further information is available from: Hawa AG Sliding Hardware Systems Untere Fischbachstrasse 4 8932 Mettmenstetten Switzerland Tel. +41 44 767 91 91 Fax +41 44 767 91 78 info@hawa.ch Hawa_Portrait_2016_e.doc / Page 3 of 5
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Captions: Photo 1 (Gebäude_0055a.tif) The Hawa company building in Mettmenstetten in Switzerland: this is where the innovative sliding hardware systems are developed and produced. Photo 2 (Junior_40-80-120GP_0063a.jpg) HAWA-Junior sliding hardware is a permanent success around the world. It moves glass doors as smoothly as doors made of wood or metal. Photo 3 (Junior_80Bmod_0004a.tif) An innovative clip assembly and simple front adjustment provide extra convenience when installing the HAWA-Junior 80/B (mod.). Photo 4 (Frontslide_60_0066b.jpg) This pavilion-like extension has an Asiatic flair; its striking character is defined by generous panorama windows and sliding wooden shutters equipped with HAWA-Frontslide 60/A hardware. Photo 5 (Concepta_25-30-50_0001b.jpg) HAWA-Concepta 25/30/50 is suitable for use in furniture applications and interior finishings, for instance in cabinets built into recesses. The pivot/slide-in hardware, seen here in a contemporary bathroom, creates space in front of the cabinet. Glass and wood doors simply disappear into the recess. Photos: Hawa AG Sliding Hardware Systems Hawa_Portrait_2016_e.doc / Page 5 of 5