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Community Engagement at Hape 2023
- 23.01.2024
At Hape, we care about people and the environment, and we are committed to making a positive impact on the world. One way we achieve this is through employee volunteer programs and philanthropic activities that focus on the environment and the wellbeing o...
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Hape Group Acquires Deko Rame, Greatly Expanding Its Manufacture Leadership Position in the Industry
- 10.11.2023
November 7, 2023, Hape Group and DEKO RAME S.R.L. have entered an agreement for the former's acquisition of 85% stakes in the latter. Upon the transaction’s completion, Peter Handstein, Ioan Morariu and Diana Matei - the dedicated shareholders - pledg...
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Together, We Create Opportunities: Hape China’s 2023 Community Engagement So Far
- 06.07.2023
We care about people and the environment, and we are committed to making a positive impact on the world. One way we achieve this is through employee volunteer programs and philanthropic activities that focus on the environment and the wellbeing of our com...
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Father to Child With ASD: Soothe Your Loneliness with My Love
- 18.06.2023
Every June, when the weather is hot and dragonflies hover all around, willows cast shadows and Father’s Day comes along, bringing its cool wind and fatherly love. People say that one can only understand their parents when they become one themselves - and ...
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HAPE INTEGRATES TEAM T4, A FRENCH CHILDCARE FURNITURE COMPANY WHICH STRENGTHENS THE GROUP'S STRUCTURE
- 12.05.2023
TO PROVIDE QUALITY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLD.OUR DEAR PARTNERS，We are pleased to announce that as of May 1st 2023, TEAM T4 will join the HAPE group and thus join one of the major actors of the wooden toy industry, in Europe and in...
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Hape CEO Peter Handstein Meets with Students
- 27.04.2023
At the end of March, Hape China once again welcomed students from Nottingham University Ningbo, giving them the opportunity to gain first-hand insights into our business practice, our culture, our products, our services and what our toy production looks l...
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International Mother Earth Day- Sowing the seeds of sustainability in early childhood
- 22.04.2023
Children are our future, and the planets. When we teach our children how to protect the environment from an early age, we are helping them to develop sustainable patterns of behavior that may lead to a sustainable lifestyle later in life.Children learn be...
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Find Out the Secrets of Staying Healthy with Hape —— World Health Day 2023
- 07.04.2023
For most of us, health and happiness go hand in hand, and research shows that regular physical exercise can lower your stress levels and boost your overall mood. In the same way, positive emotions and life-satisfaction can directly contribute to a longer ...
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Feel the Glamour of Drama Education With Hape
- 27.03.2023
Every year, people who work in theatre get excited due to the coming of World Theatre Day. People in modern society, with their fast-paced lifestyles and array of online video platforms, seem to have lost patience with ”flat” drama, and have perhaps falle...
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Boost Customers’ Confidence by Safeguarding Their Rights
- 15.03.2023
Since 2022, the world has entered a post-pandemic period in which people have formed new normals in both life and work. World trade and logistics, however, have finally begun to see redemption coming around the bend. Hape, as a leader in the design and ma...
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Hape Continues the Push Towards a Greener World
- 12.03.2023
On the eve of Tree-planting Day, a team consisting of 13 Hape volunteers gathered to plant a total of 18 new ginkgo trees in a park near Beilun High School. They did so not only celebrate the special day but also to give back to the environment that has p...
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Empower Early Childhood Education and Support Children’s Development: Hape’s Efforts to Create a Better World for Next Generation Continue
- 03.03.2023
On February 24th, the second phase of a seminar hosted by Hape Group and the Ningbo Beilun Education Bureau was successfully held in the Wutong Kindergarten. Continuing the theme, ”how to further promote the implementation of the "Learn through Play&...
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Together for a Sustainable Future: Amorim Cork Composites CEO Visits Hape
- 16.02.2023
On February 14th, João Pedro Azevedo - the CEO of Amorim Cork Composites - and his core team paid a visit to Hape China. As one of the strategic partners of Amorim Cork Composites, Hape shares the same philosophy as Amorim, and is committed to sustainable...
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Empowerment Through Play Int. Day of Woman and Girls in Science, February 11th, 2023
- 11.02.2023
Commemorated every year on February 11th, Int. Day of Woman and Girls in Science reminds us that we must work collectively to break gender stereotypes and provide opportunities for women and girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)...
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Showtime! Hape Takes Its Dynamic Sustainability Drive to Nuremberg
- 09.02.2023
On Feb. 1st, the Nuremberg International Toy Fair (Spielwarenmesse) returned to the southern German city after a break imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. "For three years the industry has been waiting for this moment," the organizers said in a st...
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Together for a Better Shared Future: Community Engagement at Hape in 2022
- 18.01.2023
We care about people and the environment, and we are committed to making a positive impact on the world. We do this through employee volunteer programs and philanthropic activities that focus on the environment and the wellbeing of our communities.These p...
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HAPE integrates Schildkröt Dolls Manufacture, beside Käthe Kruse Manufacture, complete into the group structure
- 09.01.2023
Frankenblick, Germany – Jan. 2023. Schildkröt Puppen & Spielwaren GmbH have been acquired by Hape Holding AG, Switzerland.The Schildkröt brand for several generations has stood for the traditional craft of doll making unlike any other in Germany. From...
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HAPE Integrates E-KID, the Romanian Baby Furniture Manufacturer, into the Group Structure within A Business Partnership
- 01.12.2022
Sebeș, Romania - November 15th, 2022. E-KID S.R.L. and Hape Holding AG have entered an agreement for the acquisition of 85% stakes in E-KID by Hape. E-KID is a leading manufacturer on the baby furniture market in Europe, operating across two production fa...
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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty——October 17, 2022
- 17.10.2022
Commemorated every year on October 17th, World Poverty Day is an internationally recognised day to raise awareness about the need to eradicate poverty in all its dimensions. While the world has made great progress in fighting poverty over the past decades...
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World Cleanup Day-Cleaning Up for the Future
- 18.09.2022
The Hape Ningbo Team took a trip to a nearby water reservoir—not for picnicking, not for swimming and not for taking a hike around the water basin. We all teamed up on this sunny morning to clean up this beautiful water side nearby our office.Every year m...
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Hape China’s 2022 Charitable Work So Far
- 26.08.2022
At Hape, we believe that every child has the right to play and have fun, and our philanthropic programs support children and families from around the world, helping them access education, toys and learning materials, and empowering them to overcome the ba...
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A Learning through Play Initiative:One Year into the Hape-Huji ‘Preschool of the Future’Project
- 01.07.2022
Making Dreams Come TrueIn southwestern China’s Yunnan province, set amid beautiful green mountains, fresh air and stunning rice terraces, 5-year-old Meimei giggles while she uses the lipstick and eye shadow from her wooden cosmetics play-set. Like e...
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Safety - A Universal Right——World Refugee Day, June 20, 2022
- 20.06.2022
Commemorated every year on June 20th, World Refugee Day is an internationally recognised day that honours refugees from around the world. Today, in observation of World Refugee Day, we want to take the opportunity to recognise and respect the courage and ...
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Hape Fathers’ Parenting Tips – A Special Interview for Father’s Day
- 19.06.2022
Father's Day is a holiday that honours fatherhood and paternal bonds and celebrates the positive influence that fathers have in society and in the family dynamic. Traditionally, in a mother-father partnership, the woman tends to take on the majority o...
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Sustainable Play——World Environment Day, June 5, 2022
- 05.06.2022
It is our forests, oceans, soils and the living organisms that provide us with everything we need to thrive on this planet. These natural resources are vital to our existence and should not be taken for granted or jeopardised by overexploitation or pollut...
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