Australian Manufacturing Awards 2026

Company Overview

Since 1990, Paarhammer has manufactured energy-efficient and bushfire-safe windows and doors in Australia. The family manufacturing business with 22 employees, including directors, is located in Ballan, Victoria, with delivery Australia-wide. A second business by the owners is called Siegware Architectural Hardware and is a wholesale business for window and door hardware and construction items, and employs a further 10 staff members.

All high-performance double and triple glazed European-style (but Australian-made) windows and doors are custom-made, and have been tested, approved, comply with, and exceed all Australian Standards and National Construction Code. Paarhammer was the first to invent and develop windows and doors for Building in Bushfire Prone Areas for all BAL’s including Flame Zone BAL-FZ without the need for shutters.

Over the years, the company and their products have received several industry and community awards, including AGWA (Australian Glass and Windows Association) National Awards, and State specific awards for best use of windows and doors in residential and commercial applications. In 2017 Paarhammer received 'Manufacturer of the Year' in the Small Business Category in Victoria and has been featured on SBS 'Small Business Secrets’ as the owners migrated from Austria to Australia in 1990.

In 2025 our Managing Director Tony Paarhammer received ‘Industry Person of the Year by the Australian Glass and Windows Association and Mat Thorne, Production Manager at Paarhammer, was awarded ‘Manufacturing Worker of the Year’ at the Australian Manufacturing Awards 2025.

The company is proud to manufacture in Australia, and the Managing Director is on the boards of the Australian Glass and Windows Association and the Australian Fenestration Ratings Council with the aim of helping to improve the window industry. The owners as well as some staff members are quite involved in the community in Ballan through volunteering, and the company also with major sponsorships, e.g. the local football and netball club, art society, and more.

Sustainability is very important to Paarhammer Windows; the factory is powered by the sun, and features light, water and waste management. Highly skilled staff use modern CNC machinery, and a spray-painting robot to custom make double & triple glazed products in a purpose-built, 6000m2 manufacturing facility. Deeply committed to a sustainable future, Paarhammer only uses AFS and PEFC timbers, and all timber finishes are low VOC (Volatile Organic Compound).

Paarhammer have developed five product ranges – the high performing and versatile Architectural Timber Range, the best of both worlds Wood-Alu Range, the tested and compliant Bushfire Safe Range (up to and including BAL-FZ), the economical Komfort+ Range, and the highly energy efficient Passive House Range. Each range presents a practical solution while delivering high-performance windows and doors with superior results.

Since 1990 the company has trained over 60 apprentices, and provide further training opportunities to all staff members. We are incredibly grateful to our staff, some of whom have been with the business for over 20 years. This commitment to local skills and community is part of what reflects the kind of contribution that this award seeks to recognise.

At the moment the company is in the process of succession planning. The son of the founders is very involved and about to take over the running of the business over the next couple of years together with his fiancé.

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