The Hettich Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of furniture fittings. The company's headquarters are located in the eastern Westphalian town of Kirchlengern. In 2015, 5900 employees worldwide worked for Hettich, of which more than 3,000 are in Germany. The company has 38 subsidiaries worldwide. Hettich is family-owned. Karl Hettich founded a metal industry in the Black Forest in 1888 and developed the so-called "Buckmaschine" for bending anchor hooks for pendulum clocks. After the death of the founder of the company in 1894, his widow and later the eldest son Franz Hettich continued the operation with six employees. Franz Hettich later recognized market opportunities for hinges for small watch cases and developed products for this segment. In 1921 Franz Hettich took his four brothers Paul, August, Ferdinand and Josef Hettich into the company. In 1928 August Hettich developed the first fully automatic bar hinge machine for the production of piano bands. More information...
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