About us
Since PWA’s foundation more than 30 years ago, our principles and ambitions have remained the same: to offer the most extensive range of wood, metal and sheet metal machinery and machine tool accessories at the best possible price – accommodating every customer’s individual need.
How it started...
...PWA – a Linz based family company founded in 1979 – started out as a retailer specialising in supplying machinery and engineering equipment throughout Austria. After fourteen years of sustained domestic growth, PWA made a successful switch across into wholesale (1993). A significant milestone was achieved when in 1997 when the “BERNARDO” brand was established.
Continued growth put considerable strain on our 600 m² Linz warehouse so in 2004 we extended the building to 2000 m². PWA expanded yet again in 2008 by building an additional central storage in Engerwitzdorf with a storage area of 3700 m2 (20 km NE of the state capital Linz). Upon completion, we then fully refurbished our original site in Linz converting the old storage area into a 1200 m² showroom that backs on to our head office. In 2014 it was necessary to expand our central storage in Engerwitzdorf (another 3500 m²) because of the positive business development.
Today PWA employs 26 staff and supplies 26 countries with an extensive and a continually expanding product portfolio distributed from two sites.
Our logistics center in Engerwitzdorf
In the autumn of 2014 our central storage unit in Engerwitzdorf was expanded up to 7200 m². Capable of storing 5,700 pallets, our large logistics centre allows us to stock approx. 90% of our products, guaranteeing prompt delivery throughout Austria and Europe.
With a large number of incoming and outgoing goods each day Engerwitzdorf is a busy logistics centre. Long term cooperation with reputable carriers enables us to deliver daily or on specific delivery dates. Orders of all sizes are all dealt with by experienced staff.
DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY CONTROL
Customers initiate new and further development of our portfolio. Specific customer requirements in combination with market research lead directly to our suppliers’ product development. This form of close cooperation with our suppliers allows us to success-fully meet customers’ requests.
Suppliers are selected carefully to ensure the development of high-quality products. However, safety first with all the quality improvements. That´s the reason why our machines have been checked by TÜV AUSTRIA SERVICES GMBH since 2010.
Extensive quality control is carried out by experienced technicians, both during and after production reassuring you the customer that you have invested in a reliable product.
After PWA receives a product, we set about assessing it using a comprehensive checklist (testing protocols) to ensure continuous quality for the end user. Several test runs later, machines are prepared for distribution. In Europe we take full responsibility for our products to meet EU-standards. All products are delivered complete with detailed operator manuals and CE-compliancy checks.