GERMANY - 2015 was an extremely successful business year for Häcker Kitchens. The Rödinghausen-based company’s gross sales rose to 466 million euros in 2015 (2014: 406 million euros). In total, 183,000 kitchens were produced by 1,337 employees last year – and sold all over the world.

With growth of 15 percent as compared to 2014, Häcker Kitchens is once again underlining its position as one of Europe’s leading kitchen manufacturers and continuing to develop at a better pace than the sector average. The 60 million euro increase in gross sales to 466 million euros is due to several effects. The built-in appliances line of the Blaupunkt brand, for which Häcker Kitchens has owned the sole rights since early 2014, was positioned very successfully in numerous markets and is enjoying strong demand, thus playing an important part in the successful development of the company’s business. With domestic sales accounting for 62 percent and foreign sales for 38 percent of total turnover, the export ratio remained unchanged. “We are very pleased with our result for 2015, especially in view of the strong market environment we have to contend with in the German kitchen furniture industry,” says managing director and owner Jochen Finkemeier. “We owe our above- average growth to our convincing products, our many satisfied customers and of course our excellent team.”