Alexander Bürkle

Alexander Bürkle is a family-owned German corporate group headquartered in Freiburg im Breisgau. It operates as an electrical wholesaler (Elektrogroßhandel) and technology service provider, supplying craft businesses, industry and specialist electrical retailers. The group traces its origins to 1900, when it was founded by Alexander Bürkle, and has since grown into a multi-company organisation with operations across Germany. The group is structured around three business areas: Smart Buildings (electrical trade), Smart Industries (mechanical engineering and manufacturing), and Smart Consumers (electrical specialist retail). Its portfolio spans electrical wholesale, cable assembly, switchgear and panel building, energy concepts, building technology, and digital consulting. Subsidiaries include Alexander Bürkle cable solutions GmbH in Offingen, Alexander Bürkle panel solutions GmbH in Malterdingen and Mainhausen, and digitalwandler Gesellschaft für digitale Beratung mbH. As of 2023, the Alexander Bürkle group employed over 1,100 people at 28 locations in Germany, including more than 60 apprentices. In the 2020 financial year, it traded around 3.8 million electrotechnical and electronic products and components. Beyond trading, the group provides services along the electrotechnical value chain, such as preventive maintenance, thermography, compressed-air leakage measurement, and energy efficiency consulting. The company is consolidated under its parent, AB Management & Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, based in Freiburg. It remains family-owned and privately held. Its online shop and service offerings support customers in industry, mechanical engineering, building technology and the electrical trades.

Alexander Bürkle was founded in 1900 by Alexander Bürkle. Over more than a century, it developed from its origins into a family-owned corporate group active in electrical wholesale and technology services. A 2012 publication, "Im Strom der Zeit: 111 Jahre Alexander Bürkle, 111 Jahre Elektrotechnik," edited by Thomas Bauer and Julia Galandi-Pascual, chronicles the company's 111-year history. The group is headquartered in Freiburg im Breisgau and is consolidated under its parent company, AB Management & Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, also based in Freiburg. It operates through three business areas: Smart Buildings (electrical trade), Smart Industries (mechanical engineering and manufacturing), and Smart Consumers (electrical specialist retail). Subsidiaries include Alexander Bürkle cable solutions GmbH in Offingen (cable assembly), Alexander Bürkle panel solutions GmbH in Malterdingen and Mainhausen (switchgear and panel building), and digitalwandler Gesellschaft für digitale Beratung mbH (digital consulting). By 2023, the group employed over 1,100 people at 28 locations in Germany, including more than 60 apprentices. In the 2020 financial year, it traded around 3.8 million electrotechnical and electronic products and components. In addition to trading, it provides services along the electrotechnical value chain, such as preventive maintenance, thermography, and compressed-air leakage measurement. The company remains family-owned and privately held.

• 2023

  Employed over 1,100 people at 28 locations in Germany, including more than 60 apprentices.

• 2020

  Traded around 3.8 million electrotechnical and electronic products and components in the 2020 financial year.

• 2012

  Publication of "Im Strom der Zeit: 111 Jahre Alexander Bürkle, 111 Jahre Elektrotechnik" documenting 111 years of company history.

• 1900

  Alexander Bürkle founded the company.

Technology service provider, electrical wholesaler and solution provider for trade, industry and specialist retail — reliable, innovative and future-oriented.

• Electrotechnical and electronic products and components

  Core wholesale range traded through the online shop and branches.

• Cable assemblies

  Produced by Alexander Bürkle cable solutions GmbH in Offingen.

• Switchgear and panel building

  Produced by Alexander Bürkle panel solutions GmbH in Malterdingen and Mainhausen.

• Energy concepts

  Solutions for energy efficiency and building technology.

• Preventive maintenance services

  Includes thermography and compressed-air leakage measurement to identify weaknesses before costly problems occur.

1. 1Alexander Bürkle: Elektrogroßhandel & Technologiedienstleisterweb.alexander-buerkle.com
2. 2Services von Alexander Bürkle – für Industrie und Maschinenbau.web.alexander-buerkle.com
3. 3Alexander Bürklewikidata.org
4. 4Alexander Bürklede.wikipedia.org