The story of Hama

Malte Haaning Plastic A/S was founded by Malte Haaning in 1961. The start of it all was the production of straws, and it developed into other plastic items such as food sticks, skipping rope, fly swatters, bird feeders and many other fun things.

As there was a greater demand for tube beads than the producers at the time could meet, Malte Haaning decided to enter this production. 
Midi beads were introduced in 1971, and today they make up the vast majority of our turnover. In 1978 came Mini to and in 1982 Maxi. In the late 1970s, Malte Haaning developed the ironing method, before then the beads were glued to either plastic trays or pieces of cardboard. 

In 1984, the HAMA name was registered as a trademark. The name is derived from the name of the company's founder: HA = the first 2 letters in the surname and MA = the first 2 letters in the first name. 

As a natural continuation in product development Maxi Stick was launched. 

The company was transformed into an A/S in 1992. After Malte Haaning's death in 1999, his youngest daughter Lene Haaning was appointed director and a new board was appointed.

In 2011, traceability was introduced throughout production and the packaging plants.

2015 was the year Hama got its own app - Hama universe, and in 2018 Hama opened its YouTube channel.

We sell Hama products to more than 50 countries worldwide.