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Dear Hoffmann Group customers,

consistent high quality, excellent reliability, a unique price/

performance ratio and last, but not least, your confidence in
our products and services have made the Hoffmann Group
Europe's no. 1. And as no. 1, it is our top priority to continue
to impress you with outstanding services.

Part of the way we achieve this is through our “glocal”

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In addition, we provide great benefits such as a unique
product range with over 40,000 state-of-the-art tools
from the world's leading manufacturers, professional
consulting and excellent services in every area.

As you can see, the advantages to you as a customer of the

Hoffmann Group are clear! On the following pages, you will
discover what “better and better” means for your specific
requirements.

Yours, Bert Bleicher

Managing Director
of Hoffmann Holding and
Spokesperson for the Hoffmann Group
 No. 1 in Europe

“Glocal” orientation: Global presence – local strength |

Europe's leading system partner in profile:

Finland
Regional presence – throughout Europe and in China
Over 2,100 enthusiastic employees
Norway
Approximately 150,000 customers
Estonia
China State-of-the-art products from the world's 500 leading manufacturers
Sweden
Multilingual, e-business compatible catalogue system
Continuous growth with €720 million turnover
Latvia
Denmark

Lituania

Munich, Nuremberg, Hungary China

Bremen, Goeppingen
Belarus France,
Ireland Italy,
Austria,
Poland
Nether- Denmark,
England lands Russia
Czech Republic,
Germany Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria
Belgium
Russia, Switzerland, Liechtenstein
Czech Republic United Kingdom
Luxembourg Ukraine
Slovakia

Austria
France Hungary Moldovia
Switzerland Slovenia, Croatia,
Slovenia
Essen Lithuania, Latvia Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Croatia Romania Belgium, Netherlands Serbia-Montenegro
Italy
Bosnia

Serbia

Bulgaria Cologne Belarus

Belgium, Luxembourg,
Ireland
Spain

Portugal
Turkey
Greece

Brunswick, Berlin Sweden, Norway

Poland

Bielefeld Greece
 Best catalogue The best tool, every time.
The Hoffmann Group product range really is
unique. You always get the ideal solution for
| Up-to-date, multilingual and available your requirements.
electronically Manfred Eberl, Audi AG

More than 1,400 pages provide you with a perfect

overview of over 40,000 quality tools made by the
world's leading manufacturers as well as our own
brands, GARANT and Holex. The current product
catalogue is available in 15 languages.

Your benefits:

Quick product search

Comprehensive range of products: cutting and
clamping technology, measuring technology,
grinding and separation technology, hand tools,
workshop equipment
Best value for money
Guaranteed price stability
High-quality print
The right tool, every time
(GARANT, manufacturer's brands, HOLEX)
 Exclusive brand, GARANT

|6 The best of their kind at the best value for money

Ranking list for cutting technology in Germany

Source: Production 6/2007

the most venomous THE STRONGEST OF ITS KIND THE MOST PRECISE OF ITS SPECIES THE hardest OF their type
of its species

What makes a GARANT tool so useful to you? Manufacturer certification

The Hoffmann Group is the first
ZERTIFIKATSERGÄNZUNG
It's simple: consistently high premium quality, functionality Die TÜV SÜD Management Service GmbH
VERBAND DER AUTOMOBILINDUSTRIE E.V. (VDA) / Z. Nr. 10/97
company of its sector to be certified With GARANT cutting tools, we achieve an annual turnover
and reliability – even with the toughest daily use. Not in accordance with ISO 9001 of over €100 million. That equates to rank no. 4 in the current
bescheinigt hiermit, dass das Unternehmen

forgetting, of course, the unbeatable value for money. To Hoffmann GmbH Qualitätswerkzeuge
Haberlandstraße 55
D-81241 München

Standort: D-81241 München

and VDA 6.4 for processes and ranking list for cutting, putting GARANT among the top
ensure that it stays that way in the future, we are constantly development. brands in the field of cutting.
für den Geltungsbereich:
Entwicklung und Vertrieb von Qualitätswerkzeugen
für die Automobilindustrie

ein Qualitätsmanagementsystem nach VDA 6.4: 2005

- Produktionsmittel -
(mit Produktentwicklung)

developing our products together with users, manufacturers anwendet.

Diese Zertifikatsergänzung ist nur gültig in Verbindung mit dem ISO 9001-Zertifikat,
Registrier-Nr.: 12 100 4426/01 TMS. Sie bestätigt, dass das QM-System
durch Erfüllung der in VDA 6.4: 2005, gegenüber ISO 9001: 2000
erweiterten Forderungen zusätzlich qualifiziert ist. Der Nachweis wurde im Rahmen
des Zertifizierungsaudits, Bericht Nr. 70002227, erbracht.

and leading research institutions. Our range currently offers GARANT cutting manual
Diese Zertifikatsergänzung ist gültig bis 2010-04-10
TMS-Registrier-Nr.: 12 110 4426/01 TMS
Ausstellungsdatum: 2007-04-16

you over 12,000 high-performance GARANT tools from all München, 2007-04-16
Essential for any cutting professional:
areas of the product spectrum. with more than 700 pages, this useful
KBA-ZM-A22001-95

manual provides you with all the

important basic elements of cutting
technology plus comprehensive cutting
data tables. Download online at:
www.hoffmann-group.com under
“Downloads”.
 Your system partner for quality tools

500,000 products from one source 7|

The whole world of tools:

In addition to the selected catalogue range, we offer you

the option of simple, direct access to a further 500,000
products. In next to no time, you can receive any product
of your choice from the current ranges offered by the
world's leading manufacturers. It couldn't be quicker or
easier.

Your benefits:

Saving costs by reducing number of supplier

Largest range of products
Customer-specific items
Individual procurement plans
 Unique product range

Exclusive brand GARANT, leading manufacturer's brands, trade brand HOLEX 5|

Choosing GARANT tools from the Top quality products from the world's 500 leading HOLEX – solid industrial quality at
Hoffmann Group means that you always opt manufacturers. an at tractive price.
for maximum quality and reliability.
Your benefits: Your benefits:
Your benefits:
Huge variety of product ranges Obvious price advantage
Premium quality with over 12,000 products Lower purchase costs Solid industrial quality
Certified product development – manufactured Top value for money due to international supply Broad product range
by the world's leading manufacturers management and maximum purchasing volume
Top value for money
–>10 % savings potential when compared
to products of comparable quality
 Excellent advice

| Over 700 specialists throughout Europe

Without professional consulting, the best tool can often

only be half as good.

Our specialists provide you with individual consulting,

ranging from needs assessment to making the best use
of the product. This helps you to save costs and time and
thus contributes to an increase in your efficiency.

Your benefits:

Optimised procurement and production processes

Reliability in product choice
Consistent, professional and reliable contact partners
Over 570 reliable sales consultants
150 experienced cutting and measuring technology
professionals
Professional equipment specialists
Specialists to help optimise your procurement processes
First-class in-house staff
Specialist consultation hotlines
12 cutting test centres and measuring technology
showrooms
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Top-class technical seminars

At our seminars and information events, you can learn everything there
is to know about trends in cutting technology, measuring technology
and efficient procurement processes.

Always well-informed.
With the Hoffmann Group, we always feel that
we are very well provided for. That's the ideal
prerequisite for a long-term, successful partnership.
Wolfgang Volkholz, Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
 Intelligent e-business

| 10 Quick and secure procurement processes guaranteed

So you would like to simplify your ordering procedures

and save process costs?

It's easy with the Hoffmann Group's intelligent e-business

service. Our experienced specialists provide you with com-
prehensive consulting and work with you to find an efficient
solution for your lean, electronic procurement process.

Your benefits:
eCenter – Ordering and information platform Customer-specific catalogue formats – individual data
Holistic examination of the supply chain for 40,000 quality tools reconciliation on in-house solutions
Intensive and comprehensive support, consulting Clear product presentation, like the main catalogue Constant availability of the entire content
and solutions Order confirmation with shipment tracking of the catalogue in several different languages
Quick and secure processing Configurable products and services Quick and simple data creation, thanks to a
Training of your users www.hoffmann-group.com media-neutral database
Permanent release of the burden on qualified specialists
in the purchasing and scheduling departments.
Huge time and cost savings

simple system – free procurement marketplace
for 4 million category C items
Direct access to leading system suppliers
Customer-specific suppliers can be integrated
Complete procurement system (approval workflow,
reporting system, barcode scanner, etc.)
www.simplesystem.de
BELOP – multi-supplier offline ordering and
logistics programme with warehouse management
for Class C items
Easy to use, multi-supplier software for PC or
network solutions
Barcode scanner
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Tool 24 – custom-made vending machine systems for

your procurement, storage and distribution needs.

Your benefits:

100 % tool availability, 24 h/7 days a week

Considerable time saving due to the elimination
of transit time and ordering
Multi-supplier system
Complete transparency due to usage allocation and
individual adjustment
No uncontrolled hidden stocks and no wastage

Always efficient.
Since we have been ordering our goods
electronically, we have been saving a lot of
time and money – particularly in the areas
of purchasing and scheduling.
Matthias Beck, Wacker Construction Equipment AG
 Excellent logistics

| 12 TÜV approved 99 % delivery reliability and 99.8 % delivery accuracy

If it's punctual and reliable delivery of goods you need,

the Hoffmann Group is the right place for you.

Thanks to innovative tool logistics, sophisticated scheduling

and outstanding employees, we are able to guarantee
you maximum reliability at all times - and even with TÜV
certification!

quality
Delivery

ery reliability
Deliv
standard
TÜV MS

Your benefits:
Always reliable.
You can always fully and
completely rely on the Hoffmann
Group delivery service. We always
receive our goods on time and
complete.
Hermann Neumann, MTU Aero Engines GmbH
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Top reliability for your production process
You don't need your own tool storeroom and thus
tie up no capital
Practically no additional deliveries, thanks to top-class
delivery capacity
Customised logistics solutions
24 h on time delivery throughout Germany, 48 h in Europe
 Always very well provided for.
Valuable services The Hoffmann Group caters perfectly
for our needs and delivers outstanding
results in every area – that's what I
| 14 Outstanding services from A to Z call reliable customer service!
Sven Sperling, Airbus Deutschland GmbH

Service is a big priority with the Hoffmann Group.

Whether it's factory installation planning, calibration

of measuring equipment or specific services such as
regrinding - with the Hoffmann Group, you can expect
absolute top quality and reliability in every area.
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Grinding service Calibration service Delivery services

Original regrinding and original coating
Measurement report service
Special tools
New goods calibration and recalibration in one place Designation, labelling
Full service system – from transportation of your Barcode labelling
measuring equipment to audit-secure management Kanban systems
Short lead times (2 days < 150 items) Packaging and delivery by cost-centre
DKD (German Calibration Service) accredited laboratory
(EN ISO 17025)
 Outstanding references

| 16 Leading companies rely on our services

Why do more and more top companies

put their trust in the Hoffmann Group? Successful companies Siemens uses
use quality tools from quality tools from
the Hoffmann Group. the Hoffmann Group.
Not least because of our huge range of quality tools,
first-class consulting services in every area and a unique
delivery reliability. The following selection of distinguished
customers speak for themselves:

Meyer Werft uses Bugatti uses

quality tools from quality tools from
the Hoffmann Group. the Hoffmann Group.
 Excellent value for money

Value added guaranteed: 18 |

Simple. Focused. Useful.

It is our aim to continue to create simple and efficient

processes for you and at the same time, minimise your
procurement costs.

We aim to achieve this by supporting you throughout the

entire procurement and production process with a strong
service portfolio covering everything to do with tools,
ranging from precise needs assessment, through application-
oriented advice, to the provision of customised
e-business and logistics solutions. This will provide for
your every need at any time.

Your benefits:

Top quality – through consistent zero-error targets in

every area

Top prices – due to the largest purchasing volume in

Europe

Top service – through committed and professional staff

Convince yourself of the reasons why the Hoffmann Group

is Europe's leading system partner for maximum product
quality and reliability. Allow yourself to be enthused by
unique services.
There's always something more.
With the Hoffmann Group, you simply
get more for your money. That makes
collaboration fun!
Martin Schima, Krauss-Maffei Kunststofftechnik
Better and better
That's what we and all of our 2,100 colleagues stand for.
Award-winning quality and reliability.

Bosch Award
This significant prize was
awarded to the Hoffmann Group
by Robert Bosch GmbH for top
product quality, excellent
flexibility and other outstanding
services.

Volkswagen Group Award

Perschmann GmbH, partner of
the Hoffmann Group, received
this coveted trophy as one of
the top 25 suppliers in the
“managerial performance”
category for outstanding process
and procurement optimisation.

Always excellent.
The Hoffmann Group impresses us with first-class services –
from effective e-business solutions, through top-class
product quality, to reliable delivery service.
Norbert Müller, ZF Sachs AG
www.hoffmann-group.com
Hoffmann GmbH Qualitätswerkzeuge
Haberlandstr. 55 D-81241 Munich Germany
Tel.: +49-89-83 91-0 Fax: +49-89-83 91-89
E-mail: info@hoffmann-group.com
Hoffmann Nürnberg GmbH Qualitätswerkzeuge
Franz-Hoffmann-Str. 1 D-90431 Nuremberg Germany
Tel.: +49-9 11-65 81-0 Fax: +49-9 11-65 81-317
E-mail: info@hoffmann-group.com
Hoffmann Qualitätswerkzeuge SK s.r.o.
Černyševského 26 SK-85105 Bratislava Slovakia
Tel.: +4 21-2 62-52 04 94 Fax: +4 21-2 62-52 04 96
E-mail: info@hoffmann-group.com
Hoffmann Qualitätswerkzeuge CZ s.r.o.
Zemská 211/I CZ-33701 Ejpovice Czech Republic
Tel.: +4 20-3 71-70 72-50 Fax: +4 20-3 71-70 72-52
E-mail: info@hoffmann-group.com
Hoffmann GmbH
Herbert-Ludwig-Str. 4 D-28832 Achim Germany
Tel.: +49-42 02-5 27-0 Fax: +49-42 02-5 27-15
E-mail: info@hoffmann-group.com
Hoffmann GmbH-Denmark
Herbert-Ludwig-Str. 4 D-28832 Achim Germany
Tel.: +45-76 34 45-16 Fax: +45-76 34 45-17
E-mail: team-dk@hoffmann-group.com
Hoffmann France SAS
4, rue Gay-Lussac / BP 36 F-67410 Drusenheim France
Tel.: +33-38-8 53 48 04 Fax: +33-38-8 53 39 37
E-mail: info@hoffmann-group.com
Hoffmann Italia S.p.A.
Via San Crispino 114 I-35129 Padova Italy
Tel.: +39-0 49-7 96 02-11 Fax: +39-0-49-7 96 02-55
E-mail: servizioclienti.italia@hoffmann-group.com
Hoffmann GmbH Qualitätswerkzeuge – Austria
Haberlandstr. 55 D-81241 Munich Germany
Tel.: +49-89-83 91-0 Fax: +49-89-83 91-89
E-mail: info@hoffmann-group.com
gebo werkzeuge GmbH
Am Lichtbogen 55 D-45141 Essen Germany
Tel.: +49-2 01-72 22-0 Fax: +49-2 01-72 22-1 59
E-mail: info@gebo-werkzeuge.de
gebo morshuis V.O.F.
Platinastraat 110 NL-7554 Hengelo The Netherlands (+Belgium/
Flanders) Tel.: +31-74-25 58 18-1 Fax: +31-74-24 32 73-4
E-mail: info@gebo-morshuis.nl
Gödde GmbH & Co. KG
Robert-Perthel-Str. 57-59 D-50739 Cologne Germany
Tel.: +49-2 21-5 99 06-0 Fax: +49-2 21-5 99 06-6 66
E-mail: info@goedde-werkzeuge.de
Gödde S.P.R.L UAB „Metmatus“
Bermicht, 1 B-4750 Nidrum Belgium Ziemgaliu g. 8 LT-48230 Kaunas Lithuania
(Wallonie, Brussels) Tel.: +32-80-44 79-26 Fax: +32-80-44 79-27 Tel.: +3 70-37-75 06 00 Fax: +3 70-37-75 06 01
E-mail: info@goedde.be E-mail: info@metmatus.com
Goedde Quality Tools Limited Leeport Machinery (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
46 Fitzwilliam Square 31#390 Ai Du Road Wai Gao Qiao Free Trade Zone
Dublin 2 Shanghai 200131 VR China Tel.: +86 21 63 74 29 91
Tel.: +353-1-6 42 43 13 Fax: +353-1-6 42 43 14 Fax: +86 21 63 74 39 79 E-mail: hof@leeport.com.hk
E-mail: sales@goedde.ie Noniusz Tool Trading House Ltd.
Oltrogge & Co. KG Köbányai út 47/b H-1101 Budapest Hungary
Finkenstraße 61 D-33609 Bielefeld Germany Tel.: +36-1-2 60-30 30 Fax: +36-1-2 60-60 83
Tel.: +49-52 1-32 08-0 Fax: +49-52 1-32 08-1 29 E-mail: szabolcs.gergely@noniusz.hu
E-mail: info@oltrogge.de G. & I. Pangakis S. A.
Hch. Perschmann GmbH 63-65 Akominatou st. GR-10438 Athens Greece
Hauptstraße 46 D D - 38110 Brunswick Germany Tel.: +30-210-88 10 750 Fax: +30-210-88 18 659
Tel.: +49-53 07-9 33-1 00 Fax: +49-53 07-9 33-1 52 E-mail: info@pangakis.gr
E-mail: info@perschmann.de Ravema AB
Hch. Perschmann GmbH Box 423 S-331 24 Värnamo Sweden (+Norway)
Bouchestraße 12 D-12435 Berlin-Treptow Germany Tel.: +46-3 70-4 88 00 Fax: +46-3 70-4 90 64
Tel.: +49-30-53 31 14-00 Fax: +49-30-53 31 14-01 E-mail: garant@ravema.se
E-mail: b@perschmann.de
Hoffmann Professional Tools, ZAO
Perschmann Sp. zo.o. 13, Chelieva str. “Mc Tower” Business Center 193230 St. Petersburg
ul.Sw.Michala 43 PL-61-119 Poznan Poland Russia Tel.: +7-8 12-336-27-01 Fax: +7-8 12-336-27-00
Tel.: +48-61-6 50 35 00 Fax: +48-61-6 50 35 09 E-mail: vasilyev@rosmark.ru
E-mail: info@perschmann.pl
SFS unimarket AG
Willy Traub GmbH & Co. KG Nefenstr. 30 CH-9435 Heerbrugg Switzerland
From 01. 01. 2008: Tel.: +41-71-7 27 52 60 Fax: +41-71-7 27 58 70
Hoffmann Göppingen Qualitätswerkzeuge GmbH & Co. KG E-mail: sfsunimarket@sfsunimarket.biz
Ulmer Straße 70 D-73037 Göppingen Germany
Tel.: +49-71 61-6 22-0 Fax: +49-71 61-6 22-2 70
E-mail: info@willy-traub.de
BelTools FSC
Ul. Kabuschkhina 66 b-9 Minsk BY-220118 Belarus
Tel.: +375-17-2 14 16 11 Fax: +375-17-2 91 02 58
E-mail: hoffmann@beltools.com
Merkur
trgovina in storitve, d.d. Cesta na Okroglo 7 SLO-4202 Naklo
Slovenia (+Croatia) Tel.: +3 86-4-25 88-0 00 Fax: +3 86-4-25 88-4 16
E-mail: info@merkur.si
Metaro Industrial S.R.L
Str. Mecet nr. 42-44 Corp A, sector 2 24086 Bucharest Romania,
Tel.: +40-21-252 45 75 Fax: +40-21-252 44 50
E-mail: office@metaro.ro
SIA „Metmatus“
Maskvas iela 322/3-523 LV-1063 Riga Latvia
Tel.: +3 71-72 55 812 Fax: +3 71-72 55 834
E-mail: office@metmatus.com