Hager Group news

Hager Group hosted an event for German Smart Metering experts and together with partners Theben AG and Lackmann GmbH presented the Smart Metering System. 

“Clive organises the England team as he would organise a big company”.

Sixth Hager China Family Open Day for employees

APAC Manufaktur centre is now ready to tailor to our customers’ needs

When you are at the top of your game one of the most difficult things is knowing how to handle setbacks & failures. 

Individual customer solutions distinguish Berker.

4,000 square meters, two modern production lines, 225 employees, one vision

As part of on-going sustainable development, 85% of Hager polymer flush-mounted electric distribution boards now contain recycled polystyrene notably from old fridges.   

Clive Woodward is famous for inviting outsiders into the team to get new ideas and inspirations.

Success also means being faster than others. Sir Clive Woodward explained how this can be achieved at Hager Group Management Summer School 2018.

The African company has deployed its Panel Building division and completed a new warehouse.

E3/DC domestic power plant secures solar emergency power supply

Thanks to E3/DC, the great age is dawning for off-the-grid living.

Brazilian students complete internships in Alsace

50 young people spend first weeks of the holidays in Saarland

On 11th July 2019, more than 300 partners and numerous media representatives came to Guangzhou, China, to learn more about the solutions we currently offer on the Asian market. 

Docking instead of plugging in: This is how the automatic Charging System (aCS) from Hager works. 

Hager Group was present at the 23rd Family business career day

When home automation and energy management converge, the products of our Hager Group are not far away.

Did you know that 90 percent of all German companies are family-controlled companies? We are proud to be one of these companies.

E3/DC was named »Winner« in the category Building & Elements and in addition, secured a »Special Mention« in the category Brand Innovation of the Year.

Eighty apprentices from all across Germany recently began their "Hager" expedition to Saarland under the motto "Rapids".

We are happy to support the club also during the qualification matches for the Europa League as a jersey partner. 

Hager Group  took part in an extraordinary trade show in Bordeaux which gave specialist planners, designers and architects the chance to discover innovative products. 

To celebrate the end of the season, an exclusive match between the Hager Group and RCSA All Stars took place at the end of May 2019 at Stade de la Meinau in Strasbourg.

What makes a super electrician? Simple: One that comes to Hager Group! That is, according to the bold slogan used by Hager Austria at the PowerDays 2019 trade fair: ‘Super electricians who get the job done come to Hager!’

Hager Group Poland welcomes the talents of tomorrow.

On Friday, 17 May 2019, the first Franco-German University Forum took place on our production site in Blieskastel, Germany. 

Hager, Berker and Elcom bring themselves into test centre.

This significant rise was driven by an organic growth of 4.8%, which is largely as a result of the core business.

Participate in our Hager Group Annual Report Quiz 2018/19

This year again, the Hager Group's training location in Wenden-Ottfingen receives the seal of approval for good training from the initiative "Excellent Training Company". 

From 12^th to 14^th March, E3/DC part of Hager Group exhibited at the Energy Storage Europe trade fair in Düsseldorf with a newly designed stand. 

Launched in October 2017, Hager Ready – the digital assistant for electricians developed by Hager – has registered over 60,000 downloads! 

Three business challenges explored: environment, technology & family

How we can work together to achieve greater energy efficiency in buildings?

Successful career day in Blieskastel! Around 60 students got a taste of #hagergrouplife at Blieskastel.

Berker R.8 picks up another three design awards.

Showing Customer Centricity, HME provides one stop solutions under one roof.

4^th year in row for Hager Group as "Employer of Choice".

Trophies awarded to three Operational Excellence projects and a Special Award presented to a fourth.

On 1^st February 2019, the Peter und Luise Hager Prize 2019 was awarded for the eigth time at the Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar (HBKsaar) in Saarbrücken.

Did you know that not all of Hager Group’s charitable projects are initiated by the Peter and Luise Hager Foundation or the beneficiary organisations? 

Stephan Kreutzer is the new Managing Director Zone Continental West at Hager Group for French and Belgian markets.

Hager Group has just appointed Sophie Breton as Senior Vice President Region APAC.

gallery, a wiring accessories range for France, has been awarded the prestigious 2018 Good Design Award. 

Does this mean that we will be replaced by robots? And how will different technologies transform our lives and work? 

Discover the Hotel of the Future, was the name of a Shanghai based event on the topic. On 29th November, over 60 guests, mainly from eastern China, were invited. 

Hager Group is joining the circle of partner companies of the French National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA Strasbourg) to support the DeutschINSA campus.

A total of 141 children from SOS Children's Villages and their carers were invited to Europa Park.

From 1^st to 24^th of December a different puzzle awaits you every day and there are great prizes to be won.

Various parties from the fields of residential construction and the associated supplementary services have joined forces in the digital door entry initiative.

E3/DC, part of Hager Group, has been named Brand of the Century for the second time in a row.

After a somewhat bumpy start, electromobility has started to really gain momentum and Hager Group is already on board. 

The ‘Meister-Gründerpreis’ (Master Founder Award) was presented for the second time in Berlin on 7th November 2018.

The design of the new Berker R.8 wiring accessories has received the Gold Award for excellent product design in the category Building and Elements from The German Design Award.

On September 28, Leo Johnson, our guest expert on sustainable development, projected his audience into the future.

Thanks to a wide range of networked household devices and remote-controlled appliances, the market for smart living technologies is becoming more and more important.

Quite understandably and according to surveys, elderly people and those in need of care wish to remain in their own homes for as long as possible. This is where AAL - Ambient Assisted Living comes into play.

Such was the slogan of a customer event for the brand Daitem, Atral-Secal GmbH. Approximately 170 guests were invited to the opening of Daitem’s new office location on 28^th September 2018.

Excellent delivery service meets digitalisation: new Warehouse Management System for Hager UK

The eigth edition of The Lange Nacht der Industrie (Long Night of Industry) took place in the Saarland on 27^th September 2018, once again Hager Group Blieskastel took part, welcoming a total of 100 visitors. 

Daniel Hager CEO of Hager Group, in a show of support for the UK site in Telford, officially opened our new Hager Academy in Telford by cutting the ribbon on 18^th September.

‘A Future You Can Touch’ was the slogan of the Vocational Training Day held on 15^th September 2018 in Blieskastel. This was the third time Blieskastel employees’ opened their doors to welcome 170 visitors

Jacob Schambye joined Hager Group on 3rd September as Senior Vice President Europe. 

To allow charging with maximum output Hager Group – together with Audi – has developed a concept for charging the Audi e-tron: flow – the intelligent Home Energy Management System. 

Since its launch in October 2017 Hager Ready - our customer centric free mobile app - has been making life digitally easier for our customers.

gallery, a new wiring accessories range for France, has been awarded a prestigious Janus de l’Industrie by the Institut Français du Design (French Design Institute).

In Blieskastel on Tuesday 7 August 2018 the starting signal was given for the expansion of an existing building.

Researchers at Hager Group are currently working on the project called ʺDesignetzʺ alongside energy industry partners.

Following the publication of the 18th Edition of the IET Wiring Regulations Hager UK has launched a new service for the professional electrician community: "Hager Regs Live"

The goal of our mobility policy is to promote international careers and build bridges between the various Hager Group sites. 

On 16^th July 2018 Hager China launched its official e-commerce flagship store on Asia’s largest B2C platform - Alibaba Tmall.

The Garden, located in the basement of Hager Forum in Obernai, opened in autumn 2017. 

Hager’s Elexium and PlusProfi networks bring together expert technicians and building contractors – while improving our contact with end customers.

From 2025, Norway plans to ban fossil fuel-based cars, with the exception of heavy lorries, for which there is no practical alternative. 

Peter und Luise Hager Foundation summer camp provides intercultural exchanges.

Hager Group at the WohnZukunftsTag (Home of the Future Day) in Berlin.

For the fifth time in a row, Hager Group’s training centre in Wenden-Ottfingen has been awarded a Quality Seal. 

The energy storage specialist E3/DC has extended its site in Wetter, North Rhine-Westphalia, to now cover 3,200 square metres.

Hager Group’s Communication on Progress (COP) report for the United Nations’ Global Compact went online on 21^st June 2018.

Hager SE appointed a new Supervisory Board at its Annual General Meeting on 20^th June 2018. 

For energy suppliers, it is the stuff of nightmares: weather that combines weak winds, clouds, low temperatures and wintry darkness. 

Hager Group together with AUDI AG are working on an automobile-home network that will connect electric vehicles, charging technology and home energy management. 

The silhouette range was able to achieve exceptional success thanks to a highly innovative approach.

The awarded Hager Dream range, Hager Inspire and Hager Muse have just been launched on the Chinese market.  

Professor Peter May, a leading expert on family businesses in Germany, discusses the strengths and potential weaknesses of family-run companies in an interview.

Hager Group All-Stars took on Racing Club Strasbourg Alsace All-Stars on Friday 18th May. 

World Football championship fever is taking hold, as of 30^th May you can register for our online football prediction game and take part throughout the tournament.

Hager Group successfully attracts a large number of visitors at Place d’Austerlitz in Strasbourg.

According to Marc Keller, President of the Racing Club Strasbourg Alsace, the French Ligue 1 team and Hager Group have plenty of things in common. 

The Light + Building event in March 2018 marked the beginning of a partnership-based collaboration between the companies TEFACT GmbH and Hager Electro. 

With an opening planned for 2020, the new platform will be located in the industrial zone ‘Ecoparc Rhénan’ in Reichstett, in the Greater Strasbourg area, France.   

The annual Hager Partner Meet & Award Ceremony for 2018 was held on 6^th March 2018 in Dubai, UAE. 

As part of Light + Building 2018, Hager Group welcomed a great number of customers from around the world to Frankfurt – including over 100 electricians and planning specialists from Iceland. 

From 3^rd to 13^th May, Hager Group will exhibit Stephan Balkenhol’s sculpture Mann auf Stier (Man on Bull) at Place d’Austerlitz, Strasbourg. 

The design, integrated technology and simplicity for the user were no doubt what won over the Red Dot Award for Design Jury.

Test your knowledge with the Annual Report quiz and win an iPhone 8!

Over the six-day fair, our focus was on information sharing about intelligent building automation, connected solutions and digital products. 

Trophies awarded to three Operational Excellence projects

Hager Group Annual Report 2017/18 explores where and how bridges are being built both within the company and far beyond. 

Hager Group is Employer of Choice in France and Germany according to Capital and Focus magazines. 

As e-mobility becomes increasingly popular around the world, the question of how climate-friendly electric powertrains really are continues to be the subject of controversial debate.  

Tehalit is currently investing in two major financially intensive areas of innovation in the context of digitalisation, standardisation and energy management.

At the beginning of this year, Hager Group invited representatives from the German and French patent offices to exchange their experiences at a meeting in Blieskastel, Saarland. 

The Portuguese Warehouse team has been presented with a Special Logistics Award.

Find the matching pairs and maybe win some great prizes!
Click on a card and solve the puzzle.

In March 2017, DOJO was distinguished with a special award during the Hager Group Continuous Improvement Ceremony. 

The 2018 Peter und Luise Hager Preis was presented at the Saar Academy of Fine Arts and Design (HBKsaar) in Saarbrücken, Germany, on 2^nd February 2018. 

Ninety Hager Group employees attended the three-day Hager India Sales Meet in Goa. 

Since the beginning of 2018, our customers in Italy are being delivered from out of just one warehouse.

2018 began with a new record for electricity customers in Germany: for part of the day on 1^st January, 95 per cent of the country's electricity requirements were met with renewable energies.

when!* is a feminine network for inspiration, sharing experience and solidarity at Hager Group. 

hello has just been showcased along with other innovative solutions by our new partner Silicon Labs at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) fair in Las Vegas.

This new wiring accessories product range called Hager Dream has received the Winner Label for excellent product design in the category Building and Elements from the German Design Award for 2018, the Good Design® Award for 2017, the iF Design Award as well as the Red Dot Award for Product Design. 

Just shy of the two years since its opening, Hager Forum in Obernai, France has become a real crowd-puller. Christian Gras, appointed its Director in 2017, explains its appeal.

Hager Group digital New Year 2018 card is now available.

The charity’s aim is to provide horse riding and hipotherapy activities for handicapped children and adolescents in order to exploit their maximum physical and mental potential. 

By acquiring E3/DC GmbH, an Osnabrück-based company specialising in energy management and storage, Hager Group now has one of the key competencies for a future-oriented energy supply.

On 28^th and 29^th November, Hager Services attended Food Hotel Tech in Paris. 

A ceremony took place on 21st November at the Hager Forum in Obernai to pay tribute to the effort and investment made by employees.

For the second year in a row, current and past employees have voted for Hager Group as the most family friendly company in Germany. 

Hager Group has expanded its expertise in energy metering and efficiency technologies by acquiring the Italian measuring technology specialists Herholdt Controls. 

On 19^th October, the Alsace Tech Forum careers fair took place for the 10^th time at INSA Strasbourg.

At its meeting on 10^th November, the Supervisory Board of Hager SE appointed Mike Elbers and François Lhomme to the Hager Group Management Board.

On 14^th October, we opened the doors of our training division at our headquarters in Blieskastel. 

Daniel Hager contributes to collection of essays on Franco-German relations

Answer 21 questions about Hager Group and maybe win one of five Hager Group surprise packages! 

The LANGE NACHT DER INDUSTRIE (Long Night of Industry) took place in Saarland on 28^th September 2017. 

BIEL Light+Building Buenos Aires is the most important international event for the electric, electronic and lighting industry of Latin America. 

In cooperation with our local partner in South Africa, ElectroMechanica, we had the opportunity to showcase our latest home automation solutions at two fairs in August and September. 

To mark the first anniversary of Hager Elexium electrician network, a convention was held at Hager Forum in Obernai on 21^st and 22^nd September. 

The efa 2017 was held at Leipzig Messe from 20^th to 22^nd September, marking the 15^th edition of this trade fair event. 

On 31^st August 2017 the parents' evening of the commercial apprentices took place. In total 34 guests were received at Hager Group in Blieskastel. 

On Friday, 8^th September 2017, the Hager Group’s Allstars faced the professional team of 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Berker was chosen to supply the vehicles in Texas with 800 USB charging sockets.

Almost 6000 young enthusiasts flocked to the “Messe der Wirtschaftsjunioren” recruitment fair for school leavers at Saarbrücken’s Congresshalle on 2^nd September. 

From 13^th September to 24^th October 2017 we will play six rounds of our new Hager Group Guessing Game with you. 

Once again this year, 18 children between the ages of 5 and 12 spent the last week of the summer holidays with the CJD in Homburg. 

Customers from all over the UK have benefitted from Hager UK’s Design range of consumer units thanks to the nationwide tour of ‘Design Day’.

Hager Group has appointed the third-party logistics provider, Kerry Logistics, who has been responsible for our local distribution center (LDC) operations in Sweden, to also manage the distribution of our products in Sweden. 

Jonas Brechtel has been named one of Germany’s top ten graduates from the apprenticeship programme for process technicians in plastic and rubber technology. 

The 26^th edition of INDEX Design Series, MENA region’s largest interiors exhibition, took place in Dubai World Trade Center from May 22^nd to 25^th. 

Hager UK celebrates the success of its event, ‘Kick off with KNX’, on the power of building automation hosted at Wembley Stadium.

In order to promote the brand, Hager Electro Indonesia designed their booth as a smart home automation concept using KNX.

It was the fifth time that the Peter und Luise Hager Foundation sponsored the camp – and this year’s theme was “Urban Land Art”. 

Hager Group attended the training and job fair held in Olpe’s town hall on 30^th and 31^st May, in order to showcase the company and advertise the skilled jobs offered. 

The Hager Seniors are a group of more than 50 retired Hager Group employees who have been meeting in Blieskastel on a regular basis since 2008 in order to actively present the company’s corporate culture to the outside world.

Hager’s new range of wiring accessories, Silhouette, has won an Australian Good Design Award at the annual Good Design Awards. 

A total of 50 leading family businesses from all over Germany took part in the Career Day for Family Businesses, taking advantage of the opportunity to get to know potential employees.    

By acquiring Herholdt Controls, Hager Group completes its portfolio of electrical energy measurement solutions. 

Hager Group’s Communication on Progress (COP) report for the United Nations’ Global Compact went online on 21^st June 2017.

Gisela Lanza, professor and Head of the Institute of Production Science of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technologiy (KIT) is appointed as new board member of Hager Group.

Hager Group and Hakisa just entered into a strategic partnership – a result of the successful cooperation between the industrial group and the start-up. 

"We want action, not talking. We don't focus on tomorrow, but today. We believe in the power of creativity x communication. This is why we participated in CODE_n and recognised outstanding ideas with a special award".

Oswald Bubel, managing director of Hager Electro in Blieskastel, was confirmed unanimously as the president of one of the most important associations in Saarland.

Promoting and sharing best practices for more creativity and innovation and giving Hager Group employees the chance to share with each other are just some of the ambitions of Creativity Week.

Hager Austria held an expert talk in the VIP area of the Rapid Allianz Stadium on 27 April to let clients know all about the latest products and solutions.

Hager Group is one of France’s and Germany's best employers for the second year in a row. 

Elfack – the international trade fair for electrical engineering, energy and lighting – was held in the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre in Gothenburg from 9 to 12 May 2017.

For this fourth edition, more than 80 children under the care of SOS Children’s Villages International discovered the 2,000 plus animals at the zoo.

Hager Group continues its commitment to growth in North America.

Since the end of April 2017, customers now have the option to order all components from the range around the clock in the new EFEN online store. 

Hager Group is expanding its range for completely different fields of application with innovative noise and environmental sensors. 

The failure of a single electrical component can bring a whole building to a standstill. To the rescue and on standby is a team of electrical engineering specialists at Hager in Blieskastel, ever ready to provide quick professional assistance in cases like this.

Our Hager Group Annual Report Quiz will start on 25th April 2017. 

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The annual Hager Partner Meet & Award ceremony 2017 was held in Dubai on February 15^th. Delegates and partners from UAE, KSA, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Egypt as well as colleagues from Europe attended the award ceremony. 

Hager Group has devoted its latest Annual Report 2016/17 to looking more closely at the added value that is inherent in Smart Services. 

eltefa 2017 was held in Stuttgart from 29^th to 31^st March. Hager's sales team informed a total of 3,500 visitors about the latest solutions on offer. 

On 30th March 2017, Hager Group opened the doors of its Obernai site to students from various schools of engineering in the region. 

Trophies awarded to three Continuous Improvement projects and a Special Award presented to a fourth.

After 26 years, the company founder and former managing director, Volker Cestaro, is retiring. His successor is Stephan Kreutzer.

Hager Forum set the scene for over 500 Hager employees at Tech Days 2017 where they discovered and were stimulated by internal projects and external concepts. 

ICMA, iF DESIGN AWARDS and Red Dot Awards for both print and digital versions of Hager Group Annual Report 2015.

As of 15^th April 2017 Hager Group will put in place a Group Management Committee. 

After 22 years with Hager Group, member of the Board of Directors and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Bertrand Schmitt will pursue his remarkable career outside of the company to lead another organisation as CEO.

On 10^th February 2017, the presentation of the Peter and Luise Hager Prize 2017 was held at the Saar Academy of Fine Art and Design in Saarbrücken.

Hager Group was recently awarded with two prestigious international Design Awards for several of its Berker ranges.

At the end of 2016 and beginning of 2017, the Peter and Luise Hager Foundation donated to food banks in Germany and France.

On 2^nd February 2017, Bluelinea – business partner of the Hager Group – extended an invitation to a special event at the Hager Forum. 

On 7^th and 8^th January 2017, the ‘Welcome Weekend’ took place for Perspectiva III participants. This year, 17 participants were chosen out of almost 500 applicants for the programme, which helps young people gain work experience in Germany.

The Smart-Home solution specially for modernisers and renovators.

Hager Electric Shanghai Open Day was held on 13^th January 2017 in Hager Group’s business headquarters in Shanghai where the nameplate of the headquarters was unveiled.

Dr. Oswald Hager, one of the founders of Hager Group and a pioneering figure in the German electrical engineering sector, passed away on 19th January 2017 at the age of 90.

A unique project was created at one of Prague’s most prestigious addresses. Five architects were challenged to present their vision of living in a historical building in a city centre. Components were provided by Stockist, Light Works, Bulb, Hager and Monobrand.

On 22^nd November a team of five representing Hager Group’s Hager Electro Factory 6 in Bischwiller (France) were inivited to the Innov´Acteurs Trophy Ceremony for participative innovation in Paris and they didn’t come back empty-handed!

The ‘Hobo Hotel’ has 201 rooms and promises to be an extraordinary new addition to the existing range of hotels in the Swedish capital. The building is designed by Studio Werner Aisslinger.

Currently the Research and Development department is pleased to welcome a new colleague from ENSISA - Umesh Kumar.

‘Side by side - Building Dreams and Walking Together’, such was the motto of the summit and conference where more than 200 Hager customers from southwest China.

In the past, digital versions of Hager Group Annual Report have won several awards, now it is the turn of the print version to get a gold award.

On October 24th 2016, Berker KNX Touch Control received the Winner Label for Excellent Product Design in the category ‘Building and Elements’. The device has been designed by Hager Group's design agency Winco.

With the e-catalogue app for iOS and Android devices, Hager’s entire product range is now available in a growing number of countries.

Hager Group digital New Year 2017 card is now available.

From 17 to 19 November several thousand visitors informed themselves about the latest products and solutions from the Hager, Berker and Elcom brands at the Hager Germany stand.

Graduates of the Hager Group in Germany have been honoured as the year’s best: Christian Köhler, Ricardo Ruth and Mike Anstäth completed their respective apprenticeships and studies with outstanding results.

On 25^th and 26^th October 2016 over 90 communication experts from 19 countries of Hager Group’s markets and brands came together in Obernai (France) for the Hager Group’s Communication Expert Days 2016.

Just over a year has passed since its inauguration, and already the Hager Group research and application centre has virtually disconnected from the electricity grid.

90 years old and ever the consummate entrepreneur.
The 90^th birthday of Dr Oswald Hager marks the celebration of a milestone in the life of a pioneer in the German electrical engineering sector.

The first electric racing car in North Greece was presented on Wednesday 28th  September 2016 at the LABattoir in Thessaloniki -  Hager Hellas supported the Aristurtle team from the outset.

The Training Open Day was held at the sites in Blieskastel and Heltersberg for the first time this year under the theme of “hands-on training”.
 

Almost 80 children from three SOS Children’s Villages were recently given the chance to discover Europe’s best theme park: Europa-Park.

The LANGE NACHT DER INDUSTRIE (Long Night of Industry) was held for the sixth time in the Saarland on 6^th October 2016.

This year, the belektro trade show for electrical engineering, electronics and lighting took place in Berlin for the 18 ^th time. From 11 October to 13 October, our Hager master brand could be found in hall 1.2 at a 360 m² stand.

Hager France was present at the two-day Rexel Expo event held in Bordeaux on Wednesday 12^th and Thursday 13^th October.

‘Master’ prize awarded by Peter und Luise Hager Foundation.

On 1^st and 2^nd October Hager colleagues from s-Hertogenbosch and Coevorden in The Netherlands visited the capital Amsterdam along with partners, to celebrate 25 years of Hager in The Netherlands.

First international meeting of Hager Group’s community of trainees, apprentices and interns.

A company like Hager Group has many faces; so show us yours! We are collecting your ‘Hager Group moments’ under the theme of ‘Hager Group Life’. 

Hager Group Annual Report caught the attention of the jury of the renowned Red Dot Award: Communication Design 2016 and received awards in both the ‘Digital Annual Report’ and ‘Webspecial’ categories.

The Hager Foundation is supporting a unique educational project in Mysore, India.

At night, when the staffing level in care homes is understandably lower, many members of staff and patients suffer high levels of stress. Help could come from intelligent assistance systems such as my.night.nurse or my.connect by Locate Solution.

On 8^th June 2016 Hager Hellas celebrated the inauguration of a new office in Thessaloniki. This new office space in the city’s business district will enable Hager Group to serve all Northern Greece.

The Young Professionals Club (YPC) is a talent management initiative built on a two year integration programme, established by Hager Group Sourcing in 2014. This year, the YPC is a diverse group of 18 from Poland, France and Germany.

Tech Days 2016 promoted innovation & leadership with a focus on technical prowess and creativity.

Being a masterful master of electronic technology is definitely worth it! Don’t miss the opportunity to win 3 x €10,000!

Hager Forum celebrates its first year in operation. On 4^th July 2015, after 21 months of hard work, Hager Forum was officially opened in the presence of members of the Hager family plus one hundred guests and officials.

Hager Group in Heltersberg invited Tehalit GmbH employees and their families to a family celebration to mark its70^th anniversary; around 80 helpers from local clubs and associations were involved in arranging the celebration programme, food and drinks.

It’s a building that’s second to none: in the unique setting of Hamburg’s warehouse district (a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2015), the AMERON group has converted a former commercial building into an exquisite designer hotel.

Currently there are around 2.5 million people living in Germany who are in need of care. As a result, forward-thinking hospitals are already making provisions. 

65 electric vehicle teams prove that zero emissions from Germany through France to Switzerland with over 1,800 kilometres for the Wave Trophy 2016 is possible.

For the United Nations’ Global Compact, Hager Group’s Communication on Progress for sustainable development continues with the 2016 report.

With the coloured bronze sculpture, the artist has picked up on the myth of the bull – very popular in art throughout history – and created a sculpture that, due to its contradictory nature, examines the complex issues of the attitudes and perspectives of mankind.

If companies want to ensure that they will be competitive tomorrow, they need to improve their energy efficiency today. For this reason, Hager subsidiary EFEN GmbH has developed an intelligent current detection system for industrial and commercial customers that already fulfils all future smart grid requirements.

When the opportunity presented itself to sponsor an e-couple in the rally, for Hager Group it was hard to refuse, indeed, e-mobility is an important topic for the group now and in the future. 

European Football championship fever is taking hold, as of 23^rd May you can register for our online football prediction game and take part throughout the tournament.

Achieving a good work-life balance: The wellbeing of our staff has always been a key priority at Hager Group.

In the frame of the International Creativity Week Hager Forum offered employees the chance to develop their creativity through a series of innovative, fun workshops.

Light + Building has always been a major event and it is continuing to grow in importance as well. This year, 2,589 exhibitors participated in the world's leading trade fair for lighting and building services technology – almost 100 more participants than two years ago.

On Thursday 31st March, 100 students were welcomed to Hager Forum in Obernai, right at the heart of Hager Group’s biggest production site.

What role does the topic of smart homes play with regard to implementing the energy transition in buildings? Johannes Hauck was asked this question in an interview with the association ZVEI  at the 2016 L + B trade fair.

Find the matching pairs and maybe win some great prizes!
Are you ready to test your mental agility? Click on a card and solve the puzzle.

Hager Group is one of France’s best employers, according to a recent study conducted by the statistics portal Statista in France, on behalf of CAPITAL magazine.

The fact that tenants and homeowners in German-speaking countries are now able to live in much more secure conditions than in the past is due in part to our brand Daitem.

A project led by one of Hager Netherlands customers - Hevac Controls - won the international KNX award for Europe for a project carried out in Biljoen Castle.

Hager Sweden has been assigned Top Supplier to Ahlsell Sweden. Ahlsell is the leading distributor of electrical installation products and solutions in Nordic countries.

Listening? Isn’t that something we all do day in, day out? Actually, listening and understanding are two very different things. For this reason, Hager Group has dedicated its Annual Report 2015 to the all-important art of listening.

What innovations does our country need in order to make the smart home concept a success nationwide? What technologies must be developed so that we can design buildings that are efficient and intelligent?

Under the banner of the initiative ‘All together’ (“Wir zusammen”), Hager Group has committed to making a real and lasting contribution to the integration of refugees in Germany.

At the Obernai site, from 8^th to 19^th February Hager Forum held its first intercultural event in honour of China.

With its high-performance Energy Management and Storage System (EMSS), Hager is now entering into the business segment of private electricity generation.

Hager Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of the French company Azimut Monitoring, a leading company in the field of air quality and noise monitoring for smart buildings and smart cities.

Numerous celebrations are taking place in January and many more will follow over the course of 2016.

Hager Forum was awarded a special mention at the official ceremony of the German Design Awards in Frankfurt on 12^th February.

The month of October 2015 saw a series of important and exciting festive birthday moments for Bocchiotti colleagues at the different sites.

This progressive housing concept offers precisely the level of care and comfortable living each resident needs and desires at any given time. 

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Perfectly connected to the future: Hager Group develops the Internet of Things in cooperation with AllSeen Alliance

While e-mobility has been fairly slow to catch on so far, electric vehicles are expected to grow in popularity over the next few years.

On 19^th October around 90 young adventurers from France and Germany took part in an action-packed day out.

Although modern electrical appliances are increasingly making their way into German households, millions of electrical installations have yet to progress from post-war conditions.

The Lange Nacht Der Industrie (Long Night of Industry) was held again for the fifth time in Saarland on 15th October2015.

On 1st October 2015, Hager Group was invited to attend the second edition of the Digital Transformation Award at the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure in Berlin.

Hager Group has brought together practitioners, decision-makers and pioneering thinkers at AAL Days in Obernai

Hager Group puts Human Resources in the forefront.

The intelligent building from Blieskastel

Workshops, knowledge transfer and more – the fourth TechniCamp, organised by Hager Group in Blieskastel.

The Peter-und-Luise-Hager Foundation operating on an exclusively non-profit basis was established in December 2010.

Intelligent recharging management at Hager Group site in Blieskastel allows 26 electric vehicles to be recharged simultaneously.

Hager Group’s Care Management department put together a diverse programme of events including water games, woodworking and electrical workshops.

Hager China has been awarded ‘Best Supplier - First Class Supplier Award’ by PKURG

The latest training fair was held at our Blieskastel site from 20th to 23rd July 2015.

Ambient Assisted Living technology is opening up a new business area for solutions that make everyday life easier for the elderly and those in need of care.

This year, the theme for Minister-President Kramp-Karrenbauer’s summer tour is ‘going beyond borders’, which began at a company which best demonstrates this theme

Hager Group welcomed the three best junior electrical engineering technicians of the year on 1st July 2015 in Blieskastel. Tim Phillip Siebenschuh, Tobias Escher and Philip Merker were commended for their outstanding performance in the masters’ examination.

Almost 20,000 participants, a 4.8 kilometres tarmac track and an outdoor temperature of 35 degrees – that’s the BASF Company Cup on 1st July 2015 in a nutshell! 

The weekend of 4th and 5th July was dedicated to a very special event in Obernai, France – a 2-day open house – where employees were welcomed with their close family to enjoy the festivities to celebrate 60 years of Hager.

Our community of trainees, apprentices and interns is growing!

a hub of inspiration and innovation

At Hager Group, we want to move forward in such a way that we leave a clean bill of health for future generations. We have translated this vision of sustainable development into our commitment since April 2007 to the United Nations Global Compact.

more than 50 years for the continuous growth of the group.

Hager Group Portugal were nominated for Excellence of the Year Award alongside other leading industry specialists...and won!

Congratulations to the architects Sauerbruch Hutton who were awarded the German Architecture Award 2015 for their design of Immanuel Church in Cologne, a protestant church and community centre of 880 m2.

Family company Hager Group projects to speed up growth and explains key factors of success in new annual report.

Digital version once again among top five in Germany.

Test your knowledge of our new Hager Group Annual Report!

 expert panel awards prize to Blieskastel research and application centre.

Johannes Hauck, Hager Group, is nominated for the Executive board.

Hager Group Trainees, Apprentices and Interns reflect on their ideal job and working conditions

Hager Group “Creativity Week” from Wednesday 27th May to Tuesday 2nd June

It is launched! The Expo 2015 world exhibition has opened its doors to the public, and Hager Group is taking part.

On 9th April 2015 in Obernai, Hager Group’s largest industrial site once again opened its doors to 90 engineering students.

Supervisory Board confirms Hager Group’s Board of Directors in office.

What is the future of building automation? At the second Techday, 42 Hager Group employees evaluated the insights they had gained the day before at CODE_n, the startup competition at CeBIT.

203.275 km/h - Edmond Plawczyk sets record with support from Hager

Hager Group demonstrated how houses and their residents can learn from one another with “autonomic building” at this year’s CeBIT

Martin Kaiser appointed as Head of Services at Hager Group

Don’t miss out on your chance to win! Spot the differences in the pictures!

Edmond Plawczyk and Hager on track for record attempt!

When Expo 2015 opens in Milan at the beginning of May under the theme “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”, Hager Group will occupy a very prominent place. 

28^th January 2015 saw the curtain rise on Hager China’s annual company banquet revealing an impressive display of talent and performance.

On 22nd January 2015, our Wiring Accessories team from Huizhou, China were presented with an Award at the 2014 Huizhou Zhongkai National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone Innovation Ceremony.

Send your New Year Card 2015 now!

On Sunday 18^th January in Mumbai, India, 25 Indian colleagues and 5 Channel partners ran under Hager Group colours at 12^th edition of Asia's largest marathon.

“Keeping people moving”

Hager Group acquires Italy’s market leader in cable management 

At the eleventh Hager Group Continuous Improvement Awards ceremony which took place on 15^th December in the Mélies amphitheatre in Obernai, France,

The annual German Electricians Championship to find the best master electricians in 7 recognised apprenticeship trades took place from 13th to 16th November.

“Hearts Tied to 1st June, Relay of Compassion” was a fund raising event that took place in summer 2014 in China, coinciding well with the celebration of Children’s Day.

What moves people? Cars of course, and why not people-friendly, environment-friendly and cost-friendly ones that can be easily charged with our witty charging station.

Gold and silver Architects’ Darling® awards for the Berker brand

Foundation for Family Business has a new board member: Philip Hager

Hager Group Symposium 2014 at the Offenburg Exhibition Centre on 9th October 2014

Hager Group founder honoured for lifetime achievement

This summer, Hager Group in Blieskastel and Heltersberg welcomed around 25 Hager Group employee children between the ages of 6 and 12 to a 1 to 5-day fun leisure programme.

Hager Group in Italy is providing support to the Milan-based non-profit foundation “Aiutare i bambini” www.aiutareibambini.it

This Summer a group from the "Il Giglio" a social cooperative, accompanied by their President, were invited to visit Hager Group factory in Porcia.

How well do you know Hager Group? Now the time to find out!

Hager Portugal was awarded Best Supplier of the Year by AGEFE (Associação Empresarial dos Sectores Eléctrico, Electrodoméstico, Fotográfico e Electrónico - Business Association of the Electric, Appliance, Photographic and Electronic Industries in Portugal).

With the ceremonial inauguration of its new customer centre in Emmenbrücke, Hager Switzerland has taken an important step towards the future.

170 hp, 150 km / h top speed, and a purely electrical range of up to 120 kilometers (with a range extender to almost 300 km). This is the technical data of the new BMW i3 that has just been added to the fleet in Blieskastel.

“The Wissenswerkstatt workshop has set itself the task of familiarising children and teenagers with science and technology in an enjoyable way.”

On 22nd and 23rd July Blieskastel premiered “Training Day”, an opportunity for 285 students and 15 teachers from schools in the region to find out about the different training possibilities and job profiles in the electrical industry.

Hager Group sites Schalksmühle und Ottfingen (Northrhine-Westphalia) have been rewarded with the “2014 Excellent training company” award.

On 23rd July, Anke Rehlinger, Economy, Work, Energy and Transport Minister in Saarland, visited Hager Group at our headquarters in Blieskastel.

On site at Schalksmühle Hager Group has set up pilot project to help out working parents during the school holidays.

On 2nd July 2014 60+ sporty Hager Group employees represented the company, taking part in the BASF Firmencup run at the Hockenheim ring.

On 1st and 2nd July Hager Group tooling managers gathered in Obernai for the second KNOW Tooling Day

Together with Hager Group, Saarland University of Applied Sciences (HTW), skilled trade workshops, nursing services, municipalities, health insurers and social welfare organisations have launched the Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Saarland network.

Hager Group continues its sustainable commitment to the United Nations’ Global Compact

Two new faces and a change at the top: those were the decisions made at Hager SE’s (societas europaea) annual general meeting, which was held today at the company’s headquarters in Blieskastel.

The Deutscher Preis für Onlinekommunikation (German Prize for online communication) competition took place on 21st May 2014.

Casing manufacturing production successfully established in Brazil

Quality, innovative prowess coupled with technological and ecological quality.

Hager Group dynamises the energy transition

Hermann Hager, one of the great entrepreneurial personalities of the post-war period, has died at the age of 85.

Working together to strengthen outdoor electricity

At the beginning of December, Hager Group organised for the tenth year in a row its “Continuous Improvement (CI) Awards” ceremony in Neunkirchen, close to the group’s headquarters in Blieskastel, Germany. The ceremony rewards employees who suggest the best initiatives in the domain of continuous improvement.

With employees of 65 different nationalities, Hager Group is a global player dealing with diversity on a daily basis. In 2012, we decided to take this approach even further and formalised our approach to diversity.

Hager has been creating standards for the electrical industry for more than five decades. ...

On 16th September building work officially started on the new Hager Group Forum at the Group's biggest site in Obernai, Alsace.

Hager Group treats youngsters at SOS Children's Villages to a trip to Europa-Park in Rust.

On 26th June 2013 Hager Group went on-line with the 2013 edition of its Communication on Progress report for the United Nations’ Global Compact.

Even 50 years after it was signed, the Franco-German Treaty of Friendship is still keeping the two countries in motion. To celebrate the Élysée-Treaty 50 German and French cyclists will pedal their way from Paris to Berlin. Also taking part will be Hager Group, whose history is intertwined with that of the two countries in a special way.

Hager Group held its first international campaign week on the subject of health and well-being at work and declares it to have been a great success.

Hager Group evolves continuing to make life easier for its customers and partners, becoming a supplier of services and total solutions.

Hager Group presents awards to three energy-efficient innovations at the CeBIT trade fair.

In a period of dynamic expansion, Hager Group has strengthened its management team with an internationally experienced top manager.

Press conference on 5th March 2013.

Over the last few months, the new Berker R.1, R.3. and Serie R.classic switch ranges have received a total of 15 awards for design.

Sponsorship and start-up recognition from the leading innovator in the electro-technical sector.

The year has had an excellent start for the communication and collaborative tools of Hager Group.

When the name Hager Group appears on the outside, there's innovation within: For decades this principle has kept the Saarland companyat the forefront of the electrical engineering industry.

Sauerbruch Hutton have won the Competition to build the new Hager Group Forum In the Alsatian Town of Obernai.

Whoever opts for logistics training at the vocational training centre of the CJD Homburg/Saar, learns his trade under real-time conditions. Hager Group provides the trainees with two halls on the old Ensheimer factory site and this gives a further example of sustainability at Hager Group: “E3”.

It is said that the most reliable way to forecast the future is to invent it, and it is exactly this that Hager Group is intensively working on.

Hager Group and the former scemtec automation GmbH are to jointly develop system solutions for elderly people as well as for people in need of care and with restricted health conditions.

To strengthen its presence on the Arabian Peninsula, Hager Group opened a new office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 11 March 2012.

From April 1st Mike Elbers will be strengthening Hager Group as Marketing and Sales Director for Hager and Berker in Germany as well as Head of Central Europe (Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands).