Hager Electro

Hager Electro

The history of the Hager electrical brand began in 1955 in Saarland, when brothers Hermann and Oswald Hager, together with their father Peter Hager, founded the company as a purely family business. Times were turbulent, the Saarland region belonged to France after the Second World War and entering the German market was not an option at the time. Nevertheless, from the outset, it was the founders' intention to take advantage of the advantageous location on the border between France and Germany and to operate on both sides of the border. It did not take five years for this to be successful: the Saarland joined Germany as a new federal state and the Hager family founded "Hager Electro S.A." in Obernai, France. For more than half a century, Hager has straddled the line between the two countries. The flagship of the Hager brand has become primarily house switchboards and modular devices, i.e. above all components for safe energy management. For more than half a century, Hager has been a leader in the field of modern electrical installation, with more than 1,600 patents to its credit and a host of innovations and world premieres. More than 700 in-house research and development staff work at a high pace of innovation. Since the 1990s, successful acquisitions have added brands such as Tehalit, the European leader in wiring storage systems, to the Hager family. One of the most successful acquisitions in Hager's history took place in 2010, when Berker switches and home appliances were added to the Hager portfolio. Berker is also a family-owned company founded in Germany, and it dates back to 1919! In almost a century of existence, it has a number of patents and firsts to its credit, but above all design awards. In 2015, Hager Electro celebrated 20 years in the Czech Republic. Czech and Slovak customers are taken care of by a team of sales, technical and marketing specialists.