History

2013

Foundation of TKD Cable (Suzhou) Co., Ltd, subsidiary company of TKD KABEL GmbH
Foundation of TKD KABEL MEXICO S. DE R.L.DE C.V.

2012

TKD ITALIA, the subsidiary company of TKD KABEL GmbH, was founded in October 2012 in Italy.

2008

The individual companies of the TKD Group HPM KABEL, Kabel WÄCHTER, WITT+ARNOLD and TKD LOGISTICS merge into TKD KABEL GmbH.
Expansion of the Logistics Centre in Nettetal with approximately 3,000 square metres. The fully automated high rack warehouse is now able to accommodate almost 12,000 euro-pallets.

2007

Foundation of TKD POLSKA Sp. z o.o.. Subsidiary of KABEL WÄCHTER in Poland.

2005

Optimization of the TKD-Organization.
Acquisition of TKV Electronic in Kaltenberg by KABEL WÄCHTER.

2004

Relocation of WITT + ARNOLD in a new administration and store building and integration of the company S+S SPEZIALKABEL.

2002

Optimization of the TKD-Organization in Southern Germany.
Acquisation of S+S SPEZIALKABEL GmbH Hagen by TKH Group.
Acquisition of HPM KABEL Ditzingen by KABEL WÄCHTER.
Acquisition of the sister company HPM CÂBLES by KABEL WÄCHTER.

1999

Completion of the TKD-Logistics Center in Nettetal.
Re-location of HPM KABEL Nord to Nettetal.

1998

Foundation of TKD - Twentsche Kabel Deutschland.
Today’s members are:
HPM KABEL, KABEL WÄCHTER, WITT + ARNOLD and TKD LOGISTICS

Foundation of HPM CÂBLES Sarl. Formerly the sales office for HPM, today for KABEL WÄCHTER.

1996

Acquisition of HPM KABEL by the TKH Group.
Acquisition of WITT + ARNOLD by the TKH Group.

1994

Foundation of KAWEFLEX Wire & Cables. Sales office for KABEL WÄCHTER in the USA.

1993

Acquisition of KABEL WÄCHTER by the TKH Group.

1978

Foundation of KABEL WÄCHTER in Filderstadt, near Stuttgart, by couple Konrad and Karin Wächter.

1971

Foundation of HPM KABEL in Ditzingen, near Stuttgart, by Hans-Peter Mannl and Hermann Geissler.

1947

Foundation of WITT + ARNOLD in Hagen by Paul and Hans Witt, as well as Reinhard Arnold