Hagebau reports a drop in sales

Sales for Hagebau as a whole for 2005 were indicated at its “Holzhandelstag” (timber retail seminar) in Kassel to be € 3.311 bn (projected), signalling a decline of 1.63 per cent compared with 2004. Sales of € 2.610 bn (previous year: € 2.684) are expected for the German Hagebau including Zeus by the year end. Individual figures for 2005 were € 365 mio for Hagebau Austria (previous year: € 357 mio), € 287 mio for Hagebau Zentrallager (previous year € 271 mio) and € 49 mio for CC Ceramic (previous year: € 54 mio). As of October 2005, Hagebau had 243 partners in total with 895 outlets. In 2004 it had 243 partners, with 899 outlets.