Prix SVC Economic Area Zurich 2024: Hawa Sliding Solutions AG
The Prix SVC Zurich Economic Area will be awarded on November 26, 2024. Hawa Sliding Solutions AG, based in Mettmenstetten ZH, is one of the finalists. A brief portrait of this global technology and market leader for sliding solutions.
Hawa Sliding Solutions AG, based in Mettmenstetten, is a leading provider of innovative sliding solutions that make rooms, furniture and façades more functional and flexible. With around 240 employees, two production sites in Switzerland, branches in the USA, Dubai and Singapore and over 200 sales and specialist partners, Hawa supports its customers worldwide in choosing and using the right sliding solution for their individual requirements.
From pioneer to market leader
Founded in 1965 by brothers Otto and Karl Haab, Hawa began on just five square metres with the aim of revolutionizing sliding technology. With inventions such as plastic-coated rollers in the 1960s and the first "Hawa Turnaway" turn-and-slide fitting, the company made a decisive impact on the market early on. The market launch of the "Hawa Junior" in the 1980s and the development of the "Variotec" curve technology for sliding glass walls in the 1990s cemented the company's position as a pioneer in the industry.
Today, the company is managed by Gregor and Heinz Haab, the sons of the founders, and remains true to its pioneering tradition. With over 60 product families and more than 350 patents worldwide, Hawa Sliding Solutions is one of the leading companies in the industry.
Excellent quality and design
One example of the company's innovative strength is the Hawa Concepta III sliding system, which won the Kitchen Innovation Award at the Ambiente trade fair in Frankfurt in 2024. The annual award recognizes outstanding products in the kitchen and kitchen equipment sector that impress with their functionality, ease of use and design.
Sustainability and social commitment
Hawa Sliding Solutions AG attaches great importance to sustainability in several areas of its business activities. One example of this is the development of intelligent façade shading systems that contribute to improving energy efficiency and comfort in buildings. These systems regulate solar radiation and reduce energy consumption for cooling. In addition, the company develops solutions that are not only functional, but also contribute to reducing the carbon footprint by using energy-efficient and sustainable materials.
Hawa also takes responsibility in the social sphere: with the Hawa Student Award, an ideas competition for architecture students, the company has been supporting innovative concepts for sustainable space solutions since 2010. Every two to three years, students from Switzerland, Germany and Austria are invited to present their creative solutions to current challenges.
More information: www.hawa.com / www.svc.swiss
Prix SVC Economic Area Zurich 2024
The award ceremony will take place on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at the Kongresshaus Zurich. Around 1,500 guests from the worlds of business, science, politics and culture are expected to attend. The award ceremony will be hosted by Nik Hartmann. More information.