Gebrüder Eberhard GmbH & Co. KG (Eberhard Elektrogrosshandel)

About Eberhard Elektrogrosshandel

Eberhard Elektrogrosshandel is part of the family-run Eberhard family enterprise founded in 1933 with over 500 employees and is managed by the third generation. As a commercial electrical wholesaler, it supplies the electrical trade, electrical retail, industry and control cabinet construction in the greater Heilbronn and Chemnitz areas and beyond; sales to private individuals do not take place. The range comprises over 100,000 items in the fields of installation technology, lighting technology, industrial electronics, electrical appliances as well as renewable energies, e-mobility and building services, most of which are available from stock. In addition to consulting and planning (including lighting planning and specification/LV processing), the company offers its own truck fleet, night tours, Same Day Delivery, an express service and a modern high-bay warehouse. The 24/7 online shop eberhard24.de with OCI, IDS and UGL interfaces as well as a C-parts management (kanban system) complement the offering. The company is a member of the MITEGRO and IMELCO cooperations. Main locations are Heilbronn-Böckingen and Gornau (Saxony); the registered seat of the family holding is in Nordheim.

Site

Heilbronn-Böckingen

Processes

Consulting and planning, Project planning and calculation (lighting planning, specification/LV processing), Logistics (own truck fleet, night tour, Same Day Delivery, high-bay warehouse, express service), 24/7 online shop eberhard24.de (OCI, IDS and UGL interfaces), C-parts management / kanban system, Training and in-house trade fairs, Exclusive market (self-service from stock)

Certificates

ISO 50001

Founded

1933

Employees

over 500

Industries

Electrical trade, Electrical retail, Industry, Control cabinet construction

1. 01

   Consulting and planning

2. 02

   Procurement and warehousing (high-bay warehouse)

3. 03

   Order processing via eberhard24.de

4. 04

5. 05

   C-parts management / kanban system

6. 06

   Training and in-house trade fairs

Locations

Heilbronn-Böckingen

DE

Headquarters of the electrical wholesaler with warehouse and logistics

• High-bay warehouse
• Own truck fleet
• Exclusive market (self-service from stock)

Gornau

DE

Branch for the Chemnitz region (since 1992, initially Chemnitz)

• Online shop location eberhard24.de

Inside the production

Quality and reliability

Secure business processes, real-time stock levels in the online shop and an IT-supported logistics operation that is punctual and error-precise ensure reliable supply. An ISO-50001 certificate is shown in the corporate context.

History of the family enterprise

1. 1933

   Founded by Eugen and Willi Eberhard in Nordheim (Württ.) for the manufacture of electrical circuit breakers.

2. 1945

   Manufacturing and trading of small electrical (household) appliances in Bahnhofstraße, Nordheim.

3. 1963

   Emergence of a supplier operation for coil cores and magnesium housings; later standard and special parts for toolmaking.

4. 1969

   Start of kitchen sales through contacts in the appliance trade.

5. 1973 / 1980

   Second generation joins: Ulrich Eberhard (precision parts), Roland Eberhard (electrical wholesale).

6. 1983

   Relocation of the electrical wholesale business to Heilbronn-Böckingen, Reinerstraße; development into a full-range supplier.

7. 1992

   Opening of a branch of the electrical wholesale business in Chemnitz, later relocation to Gornau.

8. 2017

   Entry of the third generation: Fabian and Manuel Eberhard.

9. 2019

   Acquisition of the former Schade and Lamminger furniture store in Heilbronn-Böckingen to expand warehouse and logistics capacity.