TABEL Group
German business process outsourcing and industrial services group headquartered in Laatzen near Hanover, specializing in production, assembly and intralogistics support.
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Overview
TABEL Group (TABEL Gruppe) is a German corporate group headquartered in Laatzen near Hanover. It operates in business process outsourcing (BPO), industrial services, consulting and personnel services. The company was founded in 1987 by Rüdiger Tabel as an industrial cleaning business, initially serving concrete plants and printing houses, including as a service partner for Heidelberger Druckmaschinen. Over the following decades it expanded into personnel services (2000) and process services (2004), the latter focusing on BPO in production, assembly and intralogistics. In July 2019, with the founding of tab distribution Bitterfeld GmbH, TABEL launched its first external outsourcing project with Deutsche Post AG. The group employs around 3,000 people across more than 30 project locations, primarily in Germany. Its main industries are automotive, printing, food and logistics. The operating company of the management holding is Tabel GmbH, also based near the Hanover exhibition grounds. TABEL positions itself as a market leader in production-related BPO for medium-sized and group-affiliated manufacturers.
History
TABEL Group was founded in 1987 by Rüdiger Tabel as an industrial cleaning company. It initially became known in concrete plants and printing houses, where it served as a service partner for Heidelberger Druckmaschinen. In 2000, the company added personnel services to its portfolio. In 2004, it opened the process services business field, focusing on business process outsourcing in production, assembly and intralogistics. In July 2019, with the founding of tab distribution Bitterfeld GmbH, TABEL started its first external outsourcing project with Deutsche Post AG. The group now employs around 3,000 people at multiple project locations, with Tabel GmbH as the operating company of the management holding, based near the Hanover exhibition grounds. Its main industries are automotive, printing, food and logistics.
- 2019
Founded tab distribution Bitterfeld GmbH and started first external outsourcing project with Deutsche Post AG.
- 2004
Opened the process services business field, focusing on BPO in production, assembly and intralogistics.
- 2000
Added personnel services to its portfolio.
- 1987
Founded by Rüdiger Tabel as an industrial cleaning company.
Products and positioning
Market leader in production-related business process outsourcing for medium-sized and group-affiliated manufacturers.
Process services (BPO)
Business process outsourcing in production, assembly and intralogistics, the largest business field with multiple project companies across Germany.
Industrial services
Professional cleaning of machines, production facilities and halls, as well as preventive maintenance within Total Productive Maintenance.
Consulting
Advising manufacturing companies on process optimization in outsourcing based on work contracts and supporting legally compliant implementation.
Personnel services
Personnel services business field.
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