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