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1843 : The company's origins spring from the linen which is hand-woven by local farm home-workers.
1865 : The first automatic linen loom is built in the region and, for the first time, linen is bleached in meadows.
1933 :

At the helm of François Hans, François Hans and François Lambert bring new impetus to the company.

1934 : Creation of the "3 sapins" (3 fir trees) logo.
1946 : The bombardments of WWII necessitate the reconstruction of the weaving mill.
1961 : François Hans launches its first printed range.
1998 : Grandson to François Lambert, Jean-François Birac takes over at the helm of the company.
2000 : François Hans takes over premises covering 12 000m² in the heart of Gérardmer. The company produces and sells more than 700 000 units per annum.
2001 : François Hans is the only remaining independant, family-run company in the Vosges creating and manufacturing bedlinen ranges.
Meadow bleaching - 1938
François Hans Weaving Plant - 1955


 
Today, François Hans occupies a fully integrated unit of 12 000m² in Gérardmer. It brings together not only a production unit of more than 80 machines but also the dispatch department and the administrative and sales departments. Quality is our daily concern. We carefully choose the very best cloths, the finest printing techniques and the most refined finishes for our ranges. Here, automisation does not exist. It is the experience and expertise of our seamstresses which bring life to each and every one of our products.

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Seeking out trends, underlining lifestyles, offering designs which respond to consumers' desires - such are the challenges taken up every day by our stylists.

Design is fundamental to the spirit of François Hans. It is the springboard for emotions and sparks the impulse to buy.

 

  François Hans ranges are distributed through 1200 outlets in France:
  • multi brand specialist boutiques,
  • department stores such as the Samaritaine, Galeries Lafayette, Nouvelles Galeries, Alinéa
  • bed and bedding specialists.
François Hans also exports to:
  • Europe: Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Ukraine, Russia
  • The Middle and Far East: Lebanon, Quatar, Saoudi Arabia, South Corea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China
  • North America: Canada and United-States

 



 
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