improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . june 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . june 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message habermaa gmbh type limited liability company gesellschaft mit beschr nkter haftung industry toys furniture founded 1938 headquarters bad rodach deutschland key people klaus habermaa harald grosch number of employees 1900 website www.haba.de habermaa gmbh is a german toy manufacturing company based in bad rodach bavaria . the company defines itself as an inventor for inquisitive minds offering a broad selection of products such as wooden and textile toys home furnishings and accessories for babies and children . today the company is still a family run company under the leadership of the managing partner klaus habermaa and the managing director harald grosch . contents 1 history 2 product range 3 company sites and distribution areas 4 awards 5 external links history edit in 1938 eugen habermaa and anton engel founded habermaa & co. as a factory for fine wooden products and a couple of months later wehrfritz & co. in cooperation with karl wehrfritz . in 1940 only two years after its foundation when anton engel withdrew from the company eugen habermaa became its sole managing director . when he died in 1955 his wife luise habermaa took over the management of the company . at the same time their son klaus habermaa later to become the managing director of the company decided to start an apprenticeship in cabinetmaking . on finishing his engineering studies in 1961 he became actively engaged in the running of the company which grew and expanded in the following years . the small manufacturer of wooden toys sets out to become a market leader in the sector facing up to the challenge of globalization . the toy manufacturer based in upper frankonia expands first in the united states where in 1980 the american company skaneateles handicrafters becomes part of the habermaa inc. first as a production and later as a sales and distribution site . renamed in the following years as t.c. timber in 2002 the company receives the definitive company name of habermaa corp. inc. . in the meantime in 1993 a subsidiary is founded in the french location of evry near paris under the name of haba s.a.r.l and in 2005 the haba uk site is established in the united kingdom . in order to expand their product range even further the corporate family of haba and wehrfritz decided back in 1987 to found jako o gmbh a joint mail order company for children s fashion toys and accessories which in 2004 was enlarged with the addition of the sales branches fit z and qi ro . product range edit since the company was founded in 1938 wooden toys have been a trademark of haba . the company became known in particular for its construction blocks which up until now have been an integral part of the product range . over the decades the product range has expanded first incorporating other wooden toys such as pulling figures vehicles clutching toys and a complex upgradeable ball track system followed later by the first society games . which is how in 1986 the most famous haba game the orchard was created . the connections with the closely related wehrfritz company were also taken advantage of in the upcoming development and production of children s furniture all made in a child friendly way using only the finest woods . even today the main focus of the company still lies in manufacturing out of wood . however progressively different materials have been incorporated with dolls and fabric animals rugs furniture for children s rooms and illumination articles finding their way into the product range which is further complemented by gift articles accessories and children s jewelry . all products made by the habermaa company however have one shared aim fostering the healthy development of children . company sites and distribution areas edit since it was founded in 1938 the company s production site has been located in the upper frankonian town of bad rodach just a few kilometers away from the federal state boundary with thuringia . it is from here that all business and the daily activities of the different branch offices are monitored and directed . the company holds distribution branches in the usa france and the united kingdom . today the company is firmly established in both the european and world markets with distribution areas stretching from japan russia the near east and europe to north and south america . awards edit amongst the most prestigious awards that have been conferred on haba are the best children s game of the year the german children s games award the toy innovation award and the german educational game award . best children s game of the year 2000 pete the pirate 2002 highly suspect 2003 shiver stone castle 2005 akaba german children s games award 2001 klondike 2006 the black pirate 2010 dragon diego dart toy innovation award 2005 akaba german educational game award 2006 big cheese 2007 said and done many haba playthings have also been designated with the spiel gut good toy stamp . external links edit haba retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title habermaa & oldid 734243426 categories manufacturing companies of germanycompanies established in 1938toy companies of germanywooden toysboard game publishing companieshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from june 2012all articles with a promotional tonearticles lacking reliable references from june 2012all articles 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