Amishay Marketing Company was founded by Menahem Max Amishay in 1935 in its historic name Halotesh. A metal factory dealing with casting and metal processing, Halotesh was the first plant in Israel to manufacture hardware for building. Since 1965 the factory, now Amishay, had expanded its activities and started exporting hardware to Greece, Turkey and the United States. Now, after years of extensive activity, Amishay is concentrating on importing and marketing hardware from Europe and the Far East, representing and marketing the best brands as well as producing its own exclusive and original products.