Hager Group Press Release

 Postponing the date of the fair is purely a precautionary measure.

Better serve our customers 

Dr. Ralph Fürderer is Hager Group’s new Chief Technical Officer.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.   

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. 

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

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.

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.

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

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

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. 

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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. 

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?

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.

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

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

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

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

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

a hub of inspiration and innovation

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

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

 expert panel awards prize to Blieskastel research and application centre.

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

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

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

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

Edmond Plawczyk and Hager on track for record attempt!

“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,

Hager Group founder honoured for lifetime achievement

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.

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.

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).