Company History
Coziness and heat for more than 150 years
The exhaustive preoccupation with the production of high-quality heating appliances has made Haas+Sohn one of the leading manufacturers of ovens in Europe.
The Beginnings
The label Haas+Sohn as well as the origin of the company date back to the merchants Wilhelm Ernst Haas senior and his son Wilhelm Ernst Haas Junior, who acquired the assembly section of the so-called Neuhoffnungshütte at Sinn (Hesse, Germany) in 1854. At the beginning, the core business was the iron foundry, the high-quality production of ovens moved in the focus of business operation not until later.
Already during the early phases of oven and stove production the company always has been on the pulse of the times. Correspondingly, the development went continuously well from the beginning. Constant enlargements of the plant as well as additional sites and factories followed.
Haas+Sohn in its present denotation exists since the 1970ies.
1957 beginning of the co-operation with the Austrian Max Reischl Group.
1980 foundation of Reischl-Theimer as general distributor for ovens and stoves for residential areas.
1992 the Max Reischl Group takes over Haas+Sohn and hence becomes a manufacturer of oil and coal-burning stoves. The next step was the development of Haas+Sohn and the successful expansion into Hungary and the Czech Republic.
2005 Haas+Sohn takes over the Tyrolean manufacturer of slow-burning stoves and side stoves Riser and hence becomes a full-line supplier.
2006 opening of the new headquarters at Puch (on the outsirts of Salzburg). Besides the logistics headquarters the research and development department are situated on the premises.
Impressions of yesteryear
- Sales tour for Haas+Sohn. Fritz Gross at the horse riding and driving tournament in Herborn
- Employee Buildings. Built 1954–1956, staff canteen
![](typo3temp/pics/489ef6e031.jpg "View from the old administration building onto the parking lot with bike parking facility and "sleeping quarters" – the accomodations and kitchen for employees, which were not able to commute home during the week. About 1945–1950")
- View from the old administration building onto the parking lot with bike parking facility and "sleeping quarters" – the accomodations and kitchen for employees, which were not able to commute home during the week. About 1945–1950
![](uploads/pics/03_blick_verwaltungsgebaede_03.jpg "View from the old administration building onto the parking lot with bike parking facility and "sleeping quarters" – the accomodations and kitchen for employees, which were not able to commute home during the week. About 1945–1950")
![](typo3temp/pics/ddcc58e702.jpg ""Excursion to the Moon at the workplace", Moon landing of Apollo 11. Television sets provided by Julius Stüven were set up in the company enabling everyone to witness the great event.")
- "Excursion to the Moon at the workplace", Moon landing of Apollo 11. Television sets provided by Julius Stüven were set up in the company enabling everyone to witness the great event.
![](uploads/pics/04_mondlandung_03.jpg ""Excursion to the Moon at the workplace", Moon landing of Apollo 11. Television sets provided by Julius Stüven were set up in the company enabling everyone to witness the great event.")
- The new enameling plant
- Production of oil stoves, busy female workers at the assembly line
- The one-millionth oil stove. To mark this great event, the company donated pork sausage, rolls and beer for the entire work force
- The new foundry
- Vehicle fleet Haas+Sohn, about 1962–1963. VW beetles and busses as well as trucks Mercedes 125
- St. Niklas family celebration in 1979 for the entire Haas+Sohn work force
