Actual
| actual | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1970 |
| Seat | Ansfelden |
| management | Herwig Ganzberger CEO Ingo Ganzberger CEO Claus Ganzberger CEO |
| Number of employees | 390 |
| sales | approx. € 63 million (2011) |
| Branch | Windows and doors |
| Website | www.actual.at |
The Actual Fenster AG is a window and door manufacturer based in Upper Austria Haid, one of the city Ansfelden belonging to the district. According to company information, Actual is one of the leading Central European brand suppliers of windows, doors and sun protection and is 100% an Austrian family business . The company employs 390 people and was number three in the Austrian window industry in 2008 with a 6.4% market share (as of 2008) (behind Internorm and Josko and ahead of Gaulhofer ).
history
Walter Ganzberger founded the company in 1970, Actual is now run by the brothers Herwig, Ingo and Claus Ganzberger. The company has always relied on research and development: Actual was the first Austrian company to develop and produce profile systems for windows and doors itself and was also one of the global pioneers in the production of environmentally friendly, lead-free window systems. In 2009, the Actual Group was able to increase sales to 61 million euros. The export quota is around 15%.
In 2018 the company took over the bankruptcy assets of the Vorarlberg window manufacturer Zech . This is newly founded as a 100% subsidiary Zech Fenster GmbH based in Götzis .
Factory locations
PVC and PVC-U aluminum windows are mainly produced in the main plant in Haid. Wood and wood-aluminum windows are manufactured in the plants in Hirnsdorf in Styria and Rudersdorf in Burgenland .
distribution
Actual relies on a kind of franchise system in sales . Actual has over 150 specialist retail partners in Austria, Germany , Italy , Switzerland , Slovakia and Hungary , making it one of the top 10 Austrian franchise systems in 2002 . As of 2009 there are around 70 actual exhibition locations. With a total area of 400 m², the Actual Window Center in Ansfelden is the largest.
Awards
Actual was awarded the “Energie Genie” innovation prize for energy-saving innovations three times (most recently in 2008) by the Austrian Ministry of the Environment and the Province of Upper Austria. In 2007, Actual was the leading window company in 2007 in the “ Austria's Leading Companies ” ranking by Wirtschaftsblatt , PricewaterhouseCoopers and the 1870 credit protection association . The assessment was based on the economic figures from 2004 to 2006.
An advertising campaign won gold at the 2010 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival . In 2010, Actual was again recognized by the "Austria's Leading Companies". In 2011 the Creativ Club Austria won gold, silver and bronze.
Products
- Plastic and plastic- aluminum windows
- Wood and wood-aluminum windows
- All-glass window
- Lift and slide doors
- Fold and slide elements
- Parallel slide and tilt doors
- Internal window fittings
- Venetian blinds
- House entrance doors
- Shutters
- External and internal blinds
- Shutter
- Insect repellent
- Controls for shading systems
Known references
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b history and mission statement . actual.at. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ↑ History and mission statement - Actual
- ↑ Irina Frühmann: Window Industry: Gloomy Outlook for 2009 and 2010 . wirtschaftsblatt.at. May 22, 2009. Archived from the original on June 1, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ↑ Ansfeldner Fensterbauer Actual takes over Vorarlberger Zech Group in the OÖ Nachrichten of October 24, 2018, accessed on October 24, 2018.
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Franchising in Austria
- ↑ Company
- ↑ ACTUAL headquarters . actual.at. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ↑ Awards . actual.at. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ↑ ENERGIESPARMESSE 2008 press kit
- ↑ Four gold medals for Austria in Montreux . derstandard.at. April 29, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ Direct Lions Winners . canneslions.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ Wirtschaftsblatt: Page no longer available , search in web archives: This is how Upper Austria celebrates.
- ↑ Creativ Club winner: Client Actual
- ↑ The renovation of the outer facade
- ^ ÖGFA - Austrian Society for Architecture . oegfa.at. Retrieved March 26, 2014.