Tag: 4B

  • 4B focuses on sustainability

    4B focuses on sustainability

    For many years, 4B has been pursuing a corporate strategy that is based on the needs of the market and on social and ecological sustainability criteria. This makes the company successful and today it is the market leader in window production. The company traditionally focuses on the manufacture of wood/metal windows, which are developed and manufactured exclusively in Hochdorf. With the plant in Emmen and the production of plastic windows, 4B has opened up an additional market in the past. However, the demand for these products has steadily declined in recent years. Against the background of this economic development and in accordance with 4B’s focus on the production of windows with resource-saving and low-emission materials, the closure of the factory in Emmen is a logical consequence. From 2023, the 4B company will dispense with the energy-intensive production of plastic windows. On the other hand, further investments are being made in the Hochdorf production site.

    Connection solution for all employees

    4B is aware of its responsibility towards its employees. The company therefore offers all 27 employees in Emmen a connection solution at the headquarters in Hochdorf. 4B thus secures the know-how and broad experience of well-qualified specialists. In any case, it is very important to 4B to consistently invest in the training and further education of employees. With its own campus, 4B has developed a platform for promoting employees, which in turn benefits the internal further development of production and products. In this way, 4B secures the ability to be present as the industry leader in the market at all times with convincing and innovative solutions.

  • 4B and Somfy are cooperating on intelligent home control

    4B and Somfy are cooperating on intelligent home control

    4B and Somfy have entered into a strategic partnership in the development of intelligent home controls, the two partner companies inform in a joint communication . With the Somfy TaHOme-Box, house and apartment owners should be able to create the conditions for the digitization of the building during construction or renovation, it says there. Joint products are launched under the Smart Home Ready by Somfy label.

    "Intelligent windows and facades are proof that we have been combining tradition, Swiss quality and innovation for over 100 years and that we are developing from a pure product to a solution provider", says Jean-Marc Devaud, CEO of Lucerne window manufacturer 4B , quoted in the communication. "With the Smart Home Ready cooperation, 4B can offer quality windows in combination with high-quality, radio-controlled privacy and sun protection as a smart, expandable package," explains Hannes Naef, Managing Director of Somfy Switzerland, in the press release.

    An intelligently controllable, motorized sliding door from 4B is to be brought onto the market this summer. The partners explain in the press release that the door can be integrated into intelligent building systems via both io radio and wired controls.