HAIX manufactures high-performance functional boots for firefighters, law enforcement, military, and paramedics across Europe, North America, and Asia. The company is actively replacing legacy reporting systems (SQL Server Analysis Services, Power BI, SQL Server Reporting Services) while implementing a new ERP — a pattern typical of mid-market manufacturers modernizing operations. Concurrent hiring across manufacturing, sales, and ops, alongside active projects in lean management and production-process optimization, suggests a push to scale efficiency ahead of or alongside capacity expansion.
HAIX is a family-owned Bavarian footwear manufacturer founded in 1948, now employing over 1,300 people globally. The company specializes in engineered safety boots for high-risk professions—firefighters, police, military, paramedics, and outdoor workers—with dedicated R&D, design, and testing labs at headquarters. Production occurs in Germany and Croatia, including one of Europe's most advanced shoe-manufacturing facilities. HAIX sells across Europe, North America, and Asia, with a US operations base in Lexington, Kentucky. The tech stack is traditional—SQL, CAD, EDI, Office tools—reflecting a capital-intensive manufacturing operation focused on product engineering rather than software.
Active projects include implementing an ERP system, establishing lean management and continuous improvement teams, optimizing shaft and sole design, building new manufacturing plants for semi-finished goods, and prototyping innovative shoe models.
HAIX employs over 1,300 people globally, with headquarters and primary R&D in Mainburg, Bavaria, and manufacturing facilities in Germany and Croatia.
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