Hoffmann group

A WHOLE WORLD OF QUALITY TOOLS. Benefit from our unique combination of trading, manufacturing, and service competence.

TRADING COMPETENCE We are simplifying tool procurement so that our customers can reduce costs and increase productivity. We are the preferred supplier for over 95% of our customers.

Convenient ordering ɾɾ Over the phone, in our eShop, or via your smartphone. ɾɾ Over 70,000 catalog items. ɾɾ Items from the premium brand GARANT, the quality brand HOLEX, and from 500 manufacturer brands. ɾɾ 500,000 listed items. ɾɾ Transparent prices that are valid for one year. ɾɾ Products for machining, clamping, measuring, grinding, and cutting, as well as hand tools, protective work-wear, workshop accessories, and workstations and storage solutions.

Quick and reliable delivery ɾɾ Over 99% delivery reliability (TÜV-certified). ɾɾ 99.9 % delivery precision. ɾɾ Within 24 hours in Germany, Austria, Benelux, and the Czech Republic, 48 hours throughout Europe. ɾɾ The largest tooling logistics center in Europe.

MANUFACTURING COMPETENCE As a manufacturer we focus on quality tools and workstations and storage solutions. Our high-performance exclusive brand GARANT covers almost all areas of our catalog range. We are one of Germany's largest manufacturers in the machining sector.

GARANT ɾɾ The premium brand of the Hoffmann Group. ɾɾ 25,000 premium quality products. ɾɾ The best cost/benefit ratio. ɾɾ Market success for over 40 years. ɾɾ Developed with users, suppliers, institutes, and 12 of our own test centers. ɾɾ Produced at the world's best production facilities. ɾɾ TÜV-certified. ɾɾ 10-year warranty.

SERVICE COMPETENCE Our competent specialists and advisers support their customers on site with developing the best processing methods, using new materials, and planning workstations and storage solutions. Issues in relation to Industry 4.0 are playing an increasingly important role in this.

Over 1,250 technical advisers and specialists ɾɾ Application technicians for machining and measuring tools. ɾɾ Metrology specialists. ɾɾ Workstations and storage equipment specialists. ɾɾ eBusiness experts.

A ticket to Industry 4.0 GARANT 360° Tooling is a service package that comprises 7 elements including machining, production planning, supply, and use. The service offers a comprehensive database with consistent CAD/CAM tool data and makes it possible to manage tools across their entire product life cycle.

HOFFMANN GROUP – YOUR SYSTEM PARTNER FOR QUALITY TOOLS. The Hoffmann Group is number one in Europe and a global player with over 2,900 employees and a turnover of more than 1 billion euros. Along with its partners, it serves companies of every size around the world in over 50 countries. A close network of subsidiaries and partnerships and a strong export team ensure global success.

The Hoffmann Group is on site throughout the world with a total of 69 subsidiaries and partners.

44 locations are in Europe, 10 of which are in Germany alone. The catalog is produced in 18 languages.

As a customer of the Hoffmann Group, you benefit from the unique combination of trading, manufacturing, and service competence.

ɾɾ Trading competence: The largest selection and the best logistics performance for the highest reliability in supplying tools. ɾɾ Manufacturing competence: GARANT premium quality for maximum innovation and quality assurance. ɾɾ Service competence: First-rate service for sustained increases in productivity.

Hoffmann Group – Tools to make you better.

TRADING COMPETENCE

MACHINING/CLAMPING TOOLS

IF YOU CAN'T FIND A QUALITY TOOL HERE, YOU WON'T FIND IT ANYWHERE ELSE. The largest selection, right up-to-date, and the best cost/benefit ratio: Out of our 500,000 listed tools, we have 70,000 in the catalog, so that the perfect tool is available for you immediately.

Hoffmann Group – Tools to make you better.

ɾɾ The most competent and globally active product management. ɾɾ Premium brand GARANT.

HAND AND MEASURING TOOLS

ɾɾ Quality brand HOLEX. ɾɾ 500 leading manufacturer brands. ɾɾ 500,000 listed items.

INDUSTRY QUALITY

Manufacturer brands

DIY

QUALITY LEVELS

PREMIUM QUALITY

ɾɾ One-year price guarantee.

WORKSTATIONS AND STORAGE PRICE

THE ADVANTAGES FOR YOU ɾɾ Comprehensive range – reliable supply. ɾɾ Maximum competitive advantage. ɾɾ The largest selection of the best quality tools.

TRADING COMPETENCE

99% DELIVERY RELIABILITY. 99.9 % DELIVERY ACCURACY. NOBODY’S PERFECT. A delivery capability of more than 99%, an error rate of less than 0.1% and more than 95% of customers who class us as a preferred supplier. Such results are achieved only by always giving 100%. And it's our pleasure to do that for you.

Hoffmann Group – Tools to make you better.

Europe's largest tool logistics center located in Nuremberg ɾɾ 40,000 m2 warehouse area. ɾɾ More than 60,000 items/day. ɾɾ Zero-error strategy. ɾɾ Within 24 hours in Germany, Austria, Benelux, and the Czech Republic, 48 hours throughout Europe.

ɾɾ TÜV-certified delivery quality of > 99%.

THE ADVANTAGES FOR YOU ɾɾ The most reliable supply of quality tools. ɾɾ The highest level of delivery accuracy for increased productivity. ɾɾ Minimum capital commitment thanks to the highest delivery capability.

MANUFACTURING COMPETENCE

AT THE HEART OF THE MARKETS ɾɾ Developed in constant dialog with users, suppliers, leading institutions, and inspected in 12 of our own test centers. ɾɾ Produced at the world's best production facilities.

ALWAYS IN THE TOP 5 ɾɾ For years, GARANT has occupied a leading position among the top manufacturers in Germany in the tooling ranking list.*

GARANT – OUR QUALITY PROMISE ɾɾ Premium quality for the best cost/benefit ratio. ɾɾ More than 25,000 top high-performance tools for all application areas. ɾɾ 10-year warranty on GARANT products, excluding regular wear as a result of mechanical stress.

GARANT IS OUTSTANDING ɾɾ TÜV-certified to the highest standards. ɾɾ Presented with many awards for premium quality, design and ergonomics.

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WE DEVELOP TOOLS UNTIL THEY ACHIEVE PERFECTION. THEN WE IMPROVE THEM.

ON THE MARKET FOR MORE THAN

40 YEARS

THE ADVANTAGES FOR YOU ɾɾ Consistent premium quality. ɾɾ GARANT offers the best possible advantage over the competition. ɾɾ Optimum cost/benefit ratio.

Find out more http://ho7.eu/garant

MANUFACTURING COMPETENCE

GARANT IS TOP PERFORMANCE. Premium stands for excellent products of the highest quality, for exceptional standards and special services, for exceeding expectations and for the certainty of offering the best cost/benefit ratio.

GARANT IS MAXIMUM DIVERSITY. With GARANT, we provide a cross-application premium range with optimum availability combined with high-performance service for ensuring greater productivity from a single source.

THE BEST TOOL FOR YOUR SUCCESS: THE BEST TOOL.

GARANT IS INNOVATION. Downtimes are a backward step and 'premium' always outperforms 'good'. GARANT stands for sustainable innovative power. We talk to our customers. We think and make developments together with our customers, leading institutions, suppliers, and engineers. Focussed and professional, consistent, constant, and with exciting results.

GARANT IS MAXIMUM PRECISION. At GARANT, the development of new products is of premium importance.

GARANT products are the result of a certified development process. The idea is tested thoroughly at the start, and the end result is a premium quality product that is produced at the world's best production facilities.

THE ADVANTAGES FOR YOU ɾɾ Sustainably innovative tool solutions for you. ɾɾ Certified development processes according to VDA 6.4 and ISO 9001. ɾɾ A cross-application premium range.

Find out more http://ho7.eu/garant

MANUFACTURING COMPETENCE

GARANT IS BEST ERGONOMICS. We want to satisfy high demands at all times. We therefore look more closely at our GARANT products and optimize our tools according to the needs of our users for better safety and productivity.

With experience and knowledge, even tried-and-tested products can be improved – the key to success.

GARANT IS UNIQUE. We love first-rate tools and always strive to be the best. We leave nothing to chance.

With passion and attention to detail, we aim to offer the best.

WE OFFER YOU A PREMIUM RANGE AT THE VERY BEST COST/BENEFIT RATIO.

GARANT IS MAXIMUM ENDURANCE. We face new challenges every day and respond by giving our very best.

For GARANT this means consistently further developing products and services – under optimum conditions.

GARANT IS PREMIUM QUALITY. Our products impress with their high-quality materials, perfect function, modern design, and outstanding workmanship. Premium means excellent items of the highest quality – the best for the best.

THE ADVANTAGES FOR YOU ɾɾ Sustainably innovative tool solutions for you. ɾɾ Certified development processes according to VDA 6.4 and ISO 9001. ɾɾ A cross-application premium range.

Find out more http://ho7.eu/garant

MANUFACTURING COMPETENCE

GARANT IS ORGANIZATION. GARANT is an integral component of the demanding work of our customers.

With GARANT Productions, we continue to emphasize our manufacturing competence. The result: workstations and storage solutions of premium quality.

GARANT IS MODULAR. We love first-rate workstations and storage equipment and always strive to be the best.

We leave nothing to chance. With passion and attention to detail, we aim to offer the best.

NO MATTER WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, WE HAVE THE RIGHT WORKSTATIONS AND STORAGE SOLUTION.

GARANT IS CONTINUITY. Nothing is more constant than change. We face new challenges every day and respond by giving our very best. For GARANT this means consistently further developing products, no matter what the application.

GARANT IS THE FUTURE. GARANT stands for sustainable innovative power. We talk to our customers. We think and make developments together with our customers, leading institutions, suppliers, and engineers. Focussed and professional, consistent, constant, and with exciting results.

THE ADVANTAGES FOR YOU ɾɾ Consistent premium quality. ɾɾ Workstations and storage solutions for all sectors – from planning through to assembly. ɾɾ Optimum cost/benefit ratio.

Find out more http://ho7.eu/garant

More than 1,250 technical advisers

Machining specialists

Workstations and storage equipment specialists

Metrology specialists

Tooling advice on site

SERVICE COMPETENCE

SOME OF OUR CUSTOMERS WOULD LIKE TO RECRUIT OUR ADVISERS THEMSELVES. THANK YOU FOR THE COMPLIMENT. We are well aware of the reason why our more than 1,250 technical advisers are so sought after. You won't find more highly skilled professionals anywhere in the world.

But you don't need to recruit them yourself. Because they already offer your company a full service to make it even more successful. That's a promise.

Hoffmann Group – Tools to make you better.

On site in over 50 countries.

THE ADVANTAGES FOR YOU ɾɾ Highly qualified specialist knowledge available to you in all areas. ɾɾ First-rate advice on site. ɾɾ A network of technical advisers that is active around the world.

eShop: Quick and secure ordering. www.hoffmann-group.com GARANT ToolScout: Quick application-related tool search. www.toolscout.com

SERVICE COMPETENCE

eScan: Freedom thanks to portable use.

WE EVEN TURN YOUR FINGERS AND YOUR MOUSE INTO HIGHLY EFFICIENT TOOLS. The perfect tools for finding tools: Using our innovative eBusiness solutions, it just takes a few clicks of the mouse to find the tool that will make you even better, more quickly and with less fuss.

Hoffmann Group – Tools to make you better.

eCatalog: Permanently available in 18 languages.

THE ADVANTAGES FOR YOU ɾɾ Less procurement stress – more cost savings. ɾɾ Optimally linked to your inventory management system. simple system: The free-of-charge procurement marketplace. www.simplesystem.com

ɾɾ Quick ordering – even on the move.

SERVICE COMPETENCE

135,000 CUSTOMERS, AND EACH ONE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TO US. As a market leader in the field of quality tools, we have many satisfied customers, 95% of whom consider us to be a preferred supplier.

That's probably because we class 100 % of our customers as preferred customers.

Hoffmann Group – Tools to make you better.

ɾɾ The number one in Europe, there for you throughout the world. ɾɾ On site in over 50 countries. ɾɾ Over 2,900 dedicated employees. ɾɾ Catalog in 18 languages. ɾɾ 95% of our customers consider us to be their preferred supplier.

THE ADVANTAGES FOR YOU ɾɾ Competent contact partners with a passion for quality tools. ɾɾ Efficient procurement processes – throughout the world. ɾɾ Increased productivity thanks to maximum supply and quality assurance.

1932 Franz Hoffmann joins the company

1936

1973 Introduction of the GARANT brand

The first Hoffmann catalog

1993 Founding of the Hoffmann Gruppe

2003

2005

Name changes to Hoffmann Group

The catalog is produced in ten languages

1994 First trading company in the industry to be ISO 9001 certified

1995 Internationalization: the first license partners in Spain, Switzerland and Slovenia

2000 Entering the eBusiness era: products are now also available online

2004 Market leader in Germany with GARANT in the field of solid carbide drills and solid carbide mills

ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS FOR ALMOST 100 YEARS.

1919 Josef Hoffmann founds Hoffmann GmbH Qualitätswerkzeuge

2014 Turnover reaches over one billion euros

2006 Tool24 introduced – first automatic issuing system for tool supply

1 billion € turnover

2014 2012 Strengthening of manufacturing competence by founding GARANT Productions GmbH

Opening of the new workstations and storage center in Odelzhausen

2016 The catalog is available in 3 volumes and 18 languages

A NEW TOOL FOR LEARNING THE TRICKS OF THE TRADE: HOFFMANN GROUP TV.

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You can now see our tools in action on our new video portal "Hoffmann Group TV". Here you can find out about innovative milling, drilling, and grinding or even about workstations and storage set-up. And, of course, about how our tools can make your production a little bit better and your business even more successful.

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