Awards

German Design Award 2025
The textile sun shading system heroal VS Z corner solution wins in the ‘Excellent Product Design’ category

The innovative zip-guided sun shading system for corner areas heroal VS Z corner solution wins the German Design Award in the Excellent Product Design category. ‘The zip-guided sun shading system for all-glass corners impresses with its elegant solution for protection against solar radiation in challenging architectural situations. The independent control of the textile screens enables flexible adaptation to individual requirements and impresses with its clear functionality and aesthetic integration into modern buildings,’ explains the jury.

R+T Innovation Award 2024
The textile sun shading system heroal VS Z corner solution wins silver

The zip-guided sun shading system heroal VS Z corner solution was honored with the R+T Silver Innovation Award. It consists of two textile screens that are controlled by a patented stainless steel cable guide. This enables effective sun shading for all-glass corners. Thanks to the curtain guide in separate end strips, the screens can be controlled independently of each other and flexibly adjusted to the position of the sun. Each textile screen can cover an area of up to 9 m² and can optionally be combined with insect screen doors or frames.

Innovation Award Architecture + Building 2023
Door sash profile D 72 PF EM wins award

heroal won the Innovation Award Architecture + Building for its front door system heroal D 72 PF EM. The enhanced manufacturing time and the faster, easier door panel installation using clips instead of a bonding adhesive convinced the jury. Thanks to the outstanding design, both material input and working steps required in the manufacture of doors can be reduced. Also. throughput times in the workshop can be improved by 20 %.

German Design Award 2021

Patio roof system heroal OR awarded in the category „Excellent Product Design“

Once again heroal has received the German Design Award. Expert committees only nominate products that verifiably stand out from the competition because of the quality of their design. The patio roof system heroal OR convinced the jury because of its pure design, which lends the patio roof a modern and classy look so that it can be integrated into many architectural styles. The impressive span width of 7 metres of the aluminium system - without the need for an additional centre support – also had a positive effect on the jury’s decision.

German Innovation Award 2020

The sliding door heroal S 65 wins the German Innovation Award 2020 in the category "Excellence in Business to Business - Building & Elements".

The German Innovation Award honours products and solutions that create added value compared to previous solutions and are characterized by user-centricity. The decisive evaluation criteria are the level of innovation, user benefit and cost-effectiveness. However, features such as sustainability, quality and market readiness are also included in the assessment of the jury, which is made up of independent, interdisciplinary experts from industry, science and finance. The sliding door heroal S 65 is characterized by particularly efficient production and an innovative leaf design.

Green Good Design Award 2019

Building project AFI Vokovice receives Green Good Design Award 2019

The Green Good Design Award honours individuals, companies and organisations that, together with their products, services and concepts, follow an exceptional way of thinking toward sustainability and progress. The AFI Vokovice project especially focused on energy efficiency and sustainability. As an aluminium system provider, heroal was able to master this focus in an excellent way, supplying heroal system products for windows, doors, curtain walls and sun protection.

Z&R Award – Product Of The Year 2015

The heroal LC sun protection system wins the Z&R award for Product Of The Year 2015

Each year, the Dutch specialist magazine Z&R presents the Z&R award for the best product development. The award stands for sophisticated detailed solutions with perfect engineering. This year it has been awarded to heroal for the new heroal LC sun protection system.

BATIMAT 2013 International Innovation Award

The heroal rs hybrid roller shutter and sun protection system developed by the aluminium systems supplier heroal has won the 2013 International Innovation Award. During the multi-stage selection process, the heroal rs hybrid won over the judging panel, which was made up of over 150 international experts. What is so revolutionary about the heroal rs hybrid: It combines the benefits of an aluminium roller shutter with the advantages of textile sun protection in a single product. The panel's assessment also took account of aspects such as sustainability, quiet operation, the compact winding diameter and improved heat insulation in combination with heroal window and curtain wall systems.

Universal design award 2013

Door system "heroal D 92 UD" wins Universal design award 2013.

Since 2008, Universal Design GmbH (Hanover, Germany) has presented the universal design award annually. Based on the design concept of the same name, the award honours products and solutions that can be used by all people to the greatest extent possible thanks to their universal design. The panel of judges at the universal design award 2013 selected 61 winners from a total of 121 entries coming from 10 countries. The entries were divided into 9 categories.

Prize for innovation in architecture + window door façade 2012

"heroal W 72" window system wins prize for innovation in architecture 2012.

The "prize for innovation in architecture + window door façade" was awarded as part of the “fensterbau/frontale” exhibition in Nuremberg. The prize for innovation is awarded to products that have high relevance for architects. Only innovative systems of excellent quality form a basis for a successful result on the market - such as the innovation leader "heroal W 72".