The Radaschitz joinery in Riegersburg has existed for almost 100 years. The family company, run by two brothers, now also has branches in Vienna and London and is now planning to cross the pond.
01.03.2021 08.45
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At the foot of the Riegersburg is the headquarters of the family company, from where customers all over the world are supplied. These include football and Formula 1 world champions, Oscar winners, but also royal families – with requests in quite different dimensions, says Hannes Radaschitz: “Our maximum number of inquiries was once more than 1,000 shoes, suits we were in three-digit numbers at over 100 – and there needs you already have a lot of boxes. “
Also active in London for 15 years
In general, however, the carpenters’ brothers Hannes and Bernd Radaschitz see themselves as overall outfitters: “Our projects are not just made of wood – there is stone, a lot of brass, metal, glass, and wallpapering. We are a complete outfitter when it comes to the interior, ”says Hannes Radaschitz, outlining the company’s field of activity.
Fifteen years ago, a branch was opened in London, which is looked after by the younger of the two brothers – Bernd: “There are very good carpenters in England, too, but Austrian handicrafts – they can’t make meters there. This apprenticeship training as we have it in Austria is very beneficial to us. “
Showroom in Manhattan in Planung
Now one would like to dare to step across the pond – a spacious showroom is to be opened in the middle of New York in May, says Bernd Radaschitz: “It’s in a very posh shopping mile, in the heart of Manhattan, in Soho – we have one there We found a great building, where we found a nice office space of around 200 square meters on the second floor. “
Two thirds of the showroom is planned as a show area on which the brothers want to present kitchens and other home furniture; a third is intended as office space, “where we once planned to start with six employees,” says Bernd Radaschitz happily.
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