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With an export rate of 98% Erne Fittings is one of the leading exporting companies in Vorarlberg. Read more in the current issue of the Vorarlberger Wirtschaft "Exportmotor Vorarlberg" (german).

Erne Fittings was founded by Josef Erne 99 years ago. Beginning life as a coppersmith in 1920, Erne Fittings has gone on to become one of the world’s leading manufacturers of butt-weld fittings.

The entire Erne team wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2019!

The latest edition of the Erne News is available. Find out more about our hot forming process and the latest gas project.

With earnings before taxes of around one million euros and sales of around 80 million euros Erne Fittings is back in the black.

Thank you for taking part in our customer satisfaction analysis. We are happy that so many customers took the time to answer our questions.

Erne Fittings has successfully passed the ISO 9001:2015 Group Audit. The Group certification includes Erne Fittings in Schlins, Austria with both locations, our plant in Mürzzuschlag, Austria and Erne Fittings Middle East in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

In February 2018 we Erne Fittings opend the first warehouse in Houston, USA. Watch the video and give yourself an impression about the new logistic center.

Erne Fittings has received the GOST-R certificate. The GOST-R certificate is the official confirmation that the products meet the national Russian quality and safety requirements.

Erne Fittings has been successfully certified for the TR ZU 032/2013. With this certification we are allowed to export our products to Russia and the customs union (Belarus and Kazakhstan) without any further certification.

Erne Fittings spoke at the Stainless Steel World 2017 about Fighting Counterfeit Products.

Visit us at the WNE from June 26-28, 2018 in hall 7, booth F177.

We met business parterns, new partners and old friends. Thank you to everyone who stopped by at our booth and for the great atmosphere. We hope to see you all again in 2020.

We invite you to visit us at the Tube fair from 16th to 20th of April in Düsseldorf.

Visit us at Tube in Düsseldorf from 16 to 20 April 2018.

You will find us in hall 17, booth A01.

Erne Fittings wishes all customers and business partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2018.

On  June 16th, 2017 the Erne Management and members of the Supervisory Board launched the expansion of its mill in Schlins nearby the motorway with the traditional groundbreaking ceremony.
Erne Fittings will increase the production site by 3,500 m² with an additional 1,500 m² stock area and infrastructure facilities. The total investment of the project will be 5,1 Mio. €.

The official start of construction was on  June 19th, 2017 with a scheduled finish at the start of 2018.

„I’m really looking forward to this exciting project which creates 20-30 new jobs in Schlins“ said Mr. Christoph Geiger (COO).

Thank you for visiting ERNE FITTINGS at Iran Oil Show 2017 in Teheran. It was a pleasure for us to welcome you on our stand.

Metal company Erne Fittings, based in Schlins, Austria, is set to invest a total of 18 million euros over the next few years as it expands its locations in Austria and abroad, Austrian press agency Wirtschaftspresseagentur reports.

Erne Fittings plans to increase its production site close to the motorway in Schlins, Austria, by 2500 square metres by the end of 2017. Preparations for the construction work are already underway, according to CEO Thomas Smetana.

30 jobs created in Schlins

A total of 30 new jobs are set to be created in Schlins, when Erne Fittings relocates its plant in Lohne in Lower Saxony, Germany, which currently employs 50 staff. Machinery and equipment from Lohne is going to be moved to Schlins. Erne Fittings is also going to move its headquarters from the centre of the village to the site by the motorway, which means an extra 2500 square metres of production space needs to be created.

Moreover, Erne Fittings is keen to invest in its overseas locations in the near future, with plans to increase capacity at its Saudi Arabia factory by mid 2018.

We are pleased to report that Erne Fittings is approved with IGEDC since begin of March 2017.

The IRANIAN GAS ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY is one of the most important end users in Iran and a subsidiary of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC).