The Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Association Winterthur (HAW) emerged in 1992 from the merger of the Kaufmännische Gesellschaft Handelskammer Winterthur and the employers' association Winterthur. Their roots go back to the year 1801. HAW influenced the economic development of the city of Winterthur since centuries and still makes its contribution for Winterthur as a business location with well-developed infrastructure.