Carl Spaeter AG

Carl Spaeter AG, now generally known as Spaeter AG or the Spaeter Gruppe, is a Swiss wholesale company headquartered in Basel. It supplies the construction and construction-adjacent industries with steel, metals, building materials and products used in building services (Haustechnik). The group is organised around three assortment areas: Steel & Metal, Construction, and Building Services. Its parent house is Spaeter AG, which specialises in wholesale, and the group includes five subsidiaries that operate under their own names. In 2005 the group reported sales of more than 500 million Swiss francs with around 700 employees. The company traces its origins to 1901, when it was founded in Basel as a GmbH branch of Carl Spaeter GmbH of Mannheim, a firm connected to the industrialist family of the same name. It became an independent company in 1904 and was converted into a stock corporation in 1913. Its core activity was wholesale of rolled steel products, and over the decades it grew into today's group by adding trading and production businesses. Spaeter serves professional customers across Switzerland, including installers and the construction trade. Its building-services range is described as broad and deep, supported by geographic proximity to customers. In steel and metals, the company draws on long experience and contacts with international steel producers. In construction, it offers a comprehensive range of products and services with nationwide coverage in Switzerland. In recent years Spaeter has invested in digital services and sustainability. It offers e-shops, electronic invoicing, Click & Collect and MyBox pickup options, and has been expanding its photovoltaic capacity, including its largest PV installation at Nänikon. The group continues to operate under the Spaeter name with a structure that includes Spaeter Ticino SA in Ticino and Veuthey & Cie SA in western Switzerland, while RUWA-Drahtschweisswerk AG remains wholly owned.

The company that is today Carl Spaeter AG was founded in 1901 in Basel as a GmbH branch of Carl Spaeter GmbH of Mannheim, which came from the industrialist family of the same name. In 1904 it became an independent and independent company, but it still maintains close contact with the sister group Carl Spaeter GmbH in Duisburg. In 1913 the Basel Carl Spaeter GmbH was converted into a stock corporation. Its core activity was wholesale of rolled steel products. Over the decades, by adding trading and production businesses, it grew into today's corporate group, which is divided into the three assortment areas Steel & Metal, Construction and Building Services. On 1 May 2018, the companies SPAETER AG Sins, SPAETER Nänikon AG, Carl SPAETER AG and SPAETER Chur AG were united under the roof of a single German-speaking Swiss company. This company is named Spaeter AG. The structure in Ticino (SPAETER Ticino SA) and in western Switzerland (Veuthey & Cie SA) remains unchanged. RUWA-Drahtschweisswerk AG also continues to belong 100% to Spaeter AG, but continues to be run under its own company name. In 2005 the group, with around 700 employees, generated sales of more than 500 million Swiss francs. In recent years the company has expanded its digital services, including e-shops, electronic invoicing, Click & Collect and MyBox pickup options, and has invested in renewable energy, including photovoltaic systems at its sites.

• 2025

  New digital environment and web shops launched; largest photovoltaic system connected to the grid.

• 2024

  From 1 March, a fee was introduced for paper invoices; electronic invoices remain free.

• 2018

  On 1 May, SPAETER AG Sins, SPAETER Nänikon AG, Carl SPAETER AG and SPAETER Chur AG merged under the single company Spaeter AG.

• 2005

  Group reported sales of more than 500 million Swiss francs with around 700 employees.

• 1913

  Converted into a stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft).

• 1904

  Became an independent and independent company.

• 1901

  Founded in Basel as a GmbH branch of Carl Spaeter GmbH of Mannheim.

Swiss wholesale group for steel, construction and building services, combining broad assortments with geographic proximity and digital services.

• Steel & Metal

  Wholesale of steel and metal products, drawing on long experience and contacts with international steel producers.

• Construction (Bau)

  Comprehensive range of construction products and services with nationwide coverage in Switzerland.

• Building Services (Haustechnik)

  Broad and deep assortment for installers, supported by geographic proximity.

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