COMPANY

The group
Favre was created in 1946. It now belongs to HTI, an Austrian Holding company subdivided into four segments. The three industrial core segments are Plastics Processing, Metals Processing and Mechanical Engineering. The fourth segment „Other Interests" serves as a platform for the company's minority interests which fit HTI's strategic focus. Moreover, it provides the basis for technology transfer within the Group. The group has more than 1600 people in Austria, France, Germany, Slovakia, Great Britain, Romania. Favre focused on its two main activities: manufacturing and distribution of pneumatic tools for drilling and demolition and special machines for steel industry.

The trade
The group manufactures pneumatic tools fitted for demolition and construction works. The tools include 4 ranges of pneumatic hammers: pick hammers, drifters, paving breakers and plug hammers.
The range of tools for interventions in the blast furnaces are not distributed by Favre but by BBG.

Practices
Depending on the world's areas
Favre designs and markets different tools adapted to the practices of the various countries where the company is present. For the same capacity and strength of demolition, the "latin" technician prefers pneumatic tools with a higher number of blows per minute.Other operators in Europe prefer a lower number of blows per minute with more powerful blows.

In Africa, the heavier hammers are still the most appreciated.

Distributed trademarks

« ROCKAIR » is the leading brand, still succesfull, who built the company fame. A new line has been launched, named FAVRE, to extend the "success-story". It will not compete with the other brands sold by Favre and will even prove complementary. Favre machines accept, for tools, all the main shanks used in Europe.
The weight of the hammers is also a "heavy" argument. The materials which make up the body of the machines, coupled with the use of retainers to hold the tools, either screw or latch retainers, allow to cover the broad range of needs of professionals. The ergonomics of the handles is also very appreciated.