GERMANY – 2016 was a record year for Häcker Kitchens. With a turnover of 512 million euros, a 9.9% increase in sales compared to last year (2015: 466 million euros), the company has for the first time exceeded the sales mark of 500 million euros. 

This record figure is due to an exceptionally good business performance both in Germany as well as on the international markets. While the domestic growth figure of 6.7% surpasses the industry average, Häcker Kitchens managed to achieve a double-digit growth figure with the international export side of the business: the company’s sales abroad went up by 16.3%. The international business is now worth more than 200 million euros – or 39.5% of the company’s total sales.

“As far as we are concerned, the excellent results confirm that we are meeting the needs of our customers with our products,” says sales and marketing manager Markus Sander. In 2016, Häcker Kitchens produced more than 1.9 million kitchen units, which represents a volume increase of 6%. The increased average value of the kitchens sold is above all due to the extremely good national and international specialist retailer response to the company’s products. “Our higher-priced product range ‘systemat’ has sold even better than the successful ‘classic’ product range,” Markus Sanders says enthusiastically.

To secure the growth strategy long-term, substantial investments will be made in 2017. Around 36 million euros have been ear marked for the management side of the business and for machinery. “The foundations of our new office building and showroom were laid in the summer of 2016, and the shell and core works are currently under way”, says Dirk Krupka, Häcker Kitchens’ technology manager. The new Häcker Kitchens building at the company’s headquarters in Rödinghausen will provide 7,500 square meters of floor space for new offices, training rooms and a showroom extension.