MACO Door & Window
Encyclopedia
MACO Door & Window Hardware (U.K.) LTD is one of the world's leading manufacturers of window and door fittings and based in Salzburg
, Austria
. The company employs more than 2300 people in total worldwide (as at July 2007) and has a total operating area of over 140,000 m².
was established in 1947 by KR Lorenz Mayer in Altenmarkt
in Austria. 1952 the Business moved from Altenmarkt to Salzburg. 1971 KR Lorenz Mayer dies at work and KR DI Ernst Mayer takes over management of the company. From 1972 – 1992 the company grows in stages to 25.400 m² and 590 employees. The production plant in Trieben
is opened in 1995 and extended in 2007.
MACO Fittings are produced in three production works in Austria
:
An assembly plant in Kaluga
, Russian Federation exclusively serves the Russian Market.
MACO annually produces hardware for approximately 25 million window sashes.
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. The company employs more than 2300 people in total worldwide (as at July 2007) and has a total operating area of over 140,000 m².
History
The BusinessBusiness
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
was established in 1947 by KR Lorenz Mayer in Altenmarkt
Altenmarkt
Altenmarkt may refer to the following places:* Altenmarkt an der Alz, in Bavaria, Germany* Altenmarkt an der Triesting, in Lower Austria, Austria* Altenmarkt im Pongau, in Salzburg, Austria* Altenmarkt bei Fürstenfeld, in Styria, Austria...
in Austria. 1952 the Business moved from Altenmarkt to Salzburg. 1971 KR Lorenz Mayer dies at work and KR DI Ernst Mayer takes over management of the company. From 1972 – 1992 the company grows in stages to 25.400 m² and 590 employees. The production plant in Trieben
Trieben
Trieben is a city in Styria, in central Austria, in the Palten River Valley. With a population of about 3800, Trieben only attained "city" status in 1996. It is a quaint town with a Globe sculpture in the Main Square....
is opened in 1995 and extended in 2007.
Production plant
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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- SalzburgSalzburg-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
- TriebenTriebenTrieben is a city in Styria, in central Austria, in the Palten River Valley. With a population of about 3800, Trieben only attained "city" status in 1996. It is a quaint town with a Globe sculpture in the Main Square....
- MauterndorfMauterndorfMauterndorf is a market town in the Tamsweg district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. The municipality also comprises the Katastralgemeinden Faningberg, Neuseß and Steindorf.-History:...
An assembly plant in Kaluga
Kaluga
Kaluga is a city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River southwest of Moscow. Population: It is served by Grabtsevo Airport.-History:...
, Russian Federation exclusively serves the Russian Market.
MACO annually produces hardware for approximately 25 million window sashes.
Sales branches
Sales branches can be found in:- Italy (under the name MAICO; also responsible for serving the Spanish, Portuguese and Greek markets)
- Great Britain http://www.macouk.net
- The Netherlands
- Germany
- Poland
- Hungary
- Russia
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
- France
- Spain
- Romania
- Ukraine