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Buddhist monks perform a traditional blessing ceremony at the venue.
Established in Thailand in 1994, and headquartered in Germany for over 85 years,
Häfele (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has earned universal admiration in the property
market for offering excellent hardware and furniture products and first class
service, all at reasonable prices.
Volker Hellstern, Managing Director of Häfele (Thailand) Limited, and the
Governor of Phuket, Wichai Praisa-ngob, cut the ribbon to officially open the
new store and design center.
Häfele Thailand is a
subsidiary of the Häfele companies worldwide and is a highly-regarded partner to
the construction industry. Building planners, the woodworking industry,
property developers and all the related trades find Häfele an ideal partner to
work with when it comes to procuring top class home appliances and sanitary
fittings for their projects.
In accordance with the
policy of Häfele Group, Häfele Thailand has striven to integrate quality into
all aspects of its business operations, products and human resource development.
The ‘So Hot! It’s Cool’ fashion show provided some great
entertainment for the invited guests.
August 6 witnessed a grand
celebration to mark the opening of the new Häfele Design Center and flagship
store in Phuket. The morning began with a traditional Buddhism ceremony with 9
monks performing religious rites and giving a blessing for a successful future
for the new design center.
In the evening more than
600 guests joined in to celebrate the opening, starting with the welcoming
speech from Phuket Sales Showroom Manager, Waranchai Roongruang, and followed by
the ribbon cutting ceremony performed by Volker Hellstern, Managing Director of
Häfele (Thailand) Limited and the Governor of Phuket, Wichai Praisa-ngob.
With the official duties
out of the way, the invited guests could then relax and enjoy the fashion and
fire dance shows with the concept of “So Hot! It’s Cool.”’ It was all great fun
and thoroughly appreciated by those in attendance.
Häfele Design Center
Phuket is the company’s fourth showroom to open in the Kingdom after Bangkok,
Pattaya and Hua Hin and caters to the developing real estate market in the
southern provinces, including Phang-nga, Krabi, Ranong and Surathani. The
facility is located in the center of Phuket with easy accessibility from all
over the island.
“In the 2,000 square
meters two-storey showroom, we can demonstrate to our customers more solutions
and designs by using products with top quality and high functionality”, said
Waranchai Roongruang.
The management and staff
of Häfele Design Center Phuket would like to say a thank you to all the guests
who came to celebrate their grand opening with them and enjoyed the
unforgettable event together.
If travelling to Phuket
you can visit the new Häfele Design Center, situated Opposite Big C,
Chalermprakiet Ror-9 Road from Monday to Friday: 9:00 - 18:00 and Saturday to
Sunday: 9:00 - 16:00. For more information Tel: 076 304 460, fax 076 304 468 or
e-mail: [email protected].
(Left-right): Peerapol Sunthornphesaj, Finance Director; Frank Heyer, Supply
Chain Director; Marivic Hellstern, CRM Manager; Volker Hellstern, Managing
Director Häfele (Thailand) Limited; Wichai Praisa-ngob, Governor of Phuket, with
his wife Rattana Phoosa-nga; Elmar Kleiner, Managing Director of OIA and
Waranchai Roongruang, Phuket Showroom Sales Manager, make a toast at the grand
opening.
The Barbecue Store Pattaya has moved
to a bigger and brighter new showroom
(From left): Brad McElroy, the
owner of The Barbecue Store, Ronakit Ekasingh, Deputy Mayor, Rattanachai
Suttidechanai, member of Pattaya City Council, Priwan Sompong, store manager,
plus Famui Wensert and Sirichai Chainak, join together to cut the ribbon to open
the new outlet of The Barbecue Store Pattaya.
Having been in Thailand for more than 10 years, and a couple of
years now in Pattaya, The Barbecue Store Pattaya has recently moved into a new
location with its grand opening reception on August 21 presided over by Pattaya
Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh and a member of Pattaya City Council, Rattanachai
Suttidechanai.
Brad McElroy, the owner of The Barbecue Store, was on
hand to welcome all the dignitaries and guests to the new premises.
Over 25 different barbecues models are on display at the
new showroom.
The Barbecue Store Pattaya is the largest specialist
store of its type, offering top quality products with over 25 different
barbecue models to choose from such as compact balcony barbecues, family
sized barbecues, larger luxury stainless steel models and outdoor kitchen
style barbecues complete with a refrigerator and sink. There are even marine
barbecues for yachts, imported from the finest manufacturers abroad with US,
Australian and European award winning designs.
“Pattaya has the market for it and we made a lot of sales
here because many expat residents trust our products”, said Priwan Sompong,
the Pattaya Store Manager. “We have gained in popularity since our opening
in Pattaya a few years ago and that’s why we have decided to relocate to a
bigger and brighter showroom with easy access from both Pattaya and Jomtien.”
Great promotional deals are currently on offer at this
new showroom, situated in a double shop-house on Thepprasit Road, with the
opening hours from 10 a.m. until 6.30 p.m. daily (except Tuesday). Call the
showroom on 038 251 892 or directly to Khun Wan at 081 862 8691 for more
information.
