The story of HWAM is the story of a man whose big dream has come true through hard work, enterprise and skilled employees.

 

In 1973, Vagn Hvam Pedersen decided to start his own business from a burning desire to unlock his potential. Trained as a smith, he had worked for a number of years with ventilation and other tasks associated with the trade, but he felt that the time had come to shape life with his own hands.

 

At Sønder Skovvej in Hørning, Vagn bought the industrial site that would become the springboard for HWAM. This is where Vagn's few years as an independent businessman in ventilation and assembly would be replaced by many years as a wood-burning stove manufacturer. As fate would have it, Vagn made contact with architect and furniture cabinetmaker Anders Fasterholt, and it turned out that they shared a passionate interest: wood-burning stoves. Their collaboration and product development would come to shape the company from then on—first under the name of ABC Pejse Industri A/S and later HWAM A/S.

 

In 2009, Vagn stepped into the background and held the post of chairman on HWAM's board of directors. The sons Stefan Hvam Pedersen and Torsten Hvam Sølund took over as CEO and technical manager. It was only natural that the running of the factory would be passed onto the sons, both of whom were born and bred wood-burning stove manufacturers.

 

In 2019, HWAM A/S enters a partnership with Aymeric de Galembert, CEO of French SEGUIN Group, as co-owner, thus significantly expanding the product portfolio. HWAM A/S remains under Danish management with Stefan Hvam Pedersen as the CEO. Today, HWAM has a dealer network covering all of Europe, Scandinavia and UK. Add to this, importers in a wide range of countries such as Finland, Belgium, Italy, France, Spain, Lithuania, Russia, Greece, Japan, South Korea and South Africa.