
Production sites
Austria
Eight of our plants are located in Vorarlberg in western Austria. We develop and manufacture hinge, lift and pull-out systems for the global market in Vorarlberg.

Plant 1 in Hoechst
Plant 1 used to be our main plant. Today it houses departments from Plant 3 - Engineering.

Plant 2 in Hoechst
Our hinge production facilities, a delivery warehouse and administration offices are located at Plant 2 in Hoechst.

1977
First issue of Blum News
Blum celebrates its 25th anniversary. The first issue of the employee magazine “Blum News” is published.
Blum presents the MODUL hinge.
First subsidiaries are founded.

1985
CLIP hinge
Blum presents CLIP, the hinge for tool-free mounting. The company launches its first social campaign at interzum, the international trendsetting show in Cologne.

1970
Launch of apprenticeship programme
Blum launches its own vocational training scheme with its own apprentice workshop in Austria.

Plant 3 in Hoechst
Plant 3 is our Engineering Centre. This is where we carry out research and development, design and build our tools and special machinery and where our apprentices’ training centre is located.

Plant 4 in Bregenz
Our runner and box systems are manufactured, coated and installed in Bregenz, Austria. Final assembly of our SERVO-DRIVE systems is also carried out here.

Plant 5 in Fussach
Single parts for our fittings systems are manufactured here using zinc and plastics in pressure die casting and injection moulding processes.

Plant 6 in Gaissau
In Gaissau, various accessories for our box systems are manufactured, coated and installed.

Plant 7 in Dornbirn
This plant is the location of our Logistics Centre which has its own rail link. This is also where AVENTOS lift systems and BLUMOTION soft-close mechanisms are manufactured and where ORGA-LINE inner dividing systems are installed and packaged.

Plant 8 in Dornbirn
This plant is the central sheet metal factory where single parts for our fittings systems are manufactured using sheet steel and steel wire.