Full-range electrical wholesale with over 30,000 products for the electrical trade, industry and specialist retail in Germany and Luxembourg.
Carl Mettler GmbH
Trierweiler (DE) · Saarbrücken (DE) · Windhof/Koerich (LU) · Trier (DE)New on Amplifa
About Carl Mettler
Carl Mettler GmbH is a full-range electrical wholesaler headquartered in Trierweiler (Rhineland-Palatinate) and has been part of the BruderGruppe since 1998, whose origins go back to a company founded in Offenburg in 1896. The product range comprises more than 30,000 electrical products, including lighting and luminaires, major and small appliances, consumer electronics, renewable energy products as well as automation and drive technology. Customers come from the electrical trade, industry, electrical specialist retail and HVAC/plumbing businesses. The service offering ranges from same-day delivery and KANBAN and inventory management solutions to kitting, electronic integration via OCI, UGL, DataNorm, EDI or SAP Ariba, and a B2B online shop (BICO). The offering is complemented by on-site consulting and project planning, KNX programming, system sales for automation and drive technology, as well as training courses and workshops. Under the umbrella of the BruderGruppe, 1,000 employees work at 26 locations in Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony, the Saarland and Luxembourg; Carl Mettler GmbH maintains its own locations in Trierweiler, Saarbrücken, Windhof (Luxembourg) and Trier.
- Site
- Trierweiler
- Processes
- B2B online shop (BICO), KANBAN and inventory management solutions, Kitting, Same-day delivery, Electronic integration (OCI, UGL, DataNorm, EDI, SAP Ariba), On-site consulting and project planning, Lighting experts, KNX programming
- Materials
- Lighting & Luminaires, Automation & Drive Technology, Renewable Energies, KNX Systems, Major & Small Appliances
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 9001, ISO 14001
- Founded
- 1896
- Industries
- Electrical trade, Industry, Electrical specialist retail, HVAC/plumbing businesses
- 01
Procurement from manufacturers and suppliers
- 02
Warehousing at the locations
- 03
B2B online shop and electronic ordering integration
- 04
Order picking, kitting and KANBAN supply
- 05
Same-day delivery to customers
- 06
Consulting, project planning and training
Range & Services
Lighting & Luminaires
Product range with its own lighting division and lighting experts for project consulting.
Automation & Drive Technology
System sales with experienced technicians, complemented by Mettler ElektroAntriebstechnik GmbH in Trier.
Renewable Energies
Products and consulting for photovoltaics and renewable energy systems.
KNX Systems
KNX programming as part of the project services.
Major & Small Appliances
Distribution for the electrical specialist trade, including consumer electronics.
Locations
Trierweiler
DEHeadquarters / electrical wholesale
Saarbrücken
DELocation of Carl Mettler Elektrogroßhandels GmbH / KüchenWelt
Windhof (Koerich)
LULocation of Carl Mettler s.à r.l.
Trier
DEMettler ElektroAntriebstechnik GmbH
Industries
Additional services
Quality & Certification
The Trierweiler site is certified to ISO 9001:2015 (quality management) and ISO 14001:2015 (environmental management); the certificates are published on the website.
| Evidence | Trierweiler |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 14001 |
Company History
- 1896
Company founded by Friedrich Streb
- 1954
Taken over by Mr. Franz Bruder
- 1965
Opening of the Lahr branch
- 1968
Construction of a new office and warehouse building in Offenburg
- 1971
New construction of the electric motor repair plant on Marlener Straße in Offenburg
- 1973
Acquisition of the company Sautter in Karlsruhe
- 1986
Relocation of the company Sautter to new company premises at Theodor-Rehbock-Straße 6
- 1996/1997
Conversion and modernization of the wholesale building in Offenburg
- 1998
Acquisition of the electrical wholesaler Mettler with locations in Saarbrücken and Trierweiler
- 1999
Acquisition of the electrical wholesaler Schär in Freiburg, relocation to Gundelfingen
- 2005
Foundation of a branch of the company Sautter in Bobenheim-Roxheim
- 2008
Majority stake in the electrical wholesaler Kautz
- 2012
Opening of the 10th location under the name Carl Mettler in Windhof/Luxembourg; conversion of the ElektroAntriebstechnik in Offenburg
- 2016
Minority stake in Gäfgen; majority stake in Fouquet
- 2017
Opening of the Sautter location in Mannheim
- 2019
Acquisition of Bernhard Wohlfarth GmbH & Co. KG, Kohler GmbH & Co. KG, EGH Elektro-Großhandel GmbH
- 2020
Acquisition of Trafo Schneider GmbH
- 2025
Generational change in management: Lukas Bruder & Matthias Dierle join the management
- 2025
Acquisition of Rink Elektrofachgroßhandel GmbH in Freiberg and Leipzig