Purchasing cooperation and central warehouse for laboratory supplies with over 30,000 items for the laboratory trade in Europe

IDL - Interessengemeinschaft der Laborfachhändler GmbH & Co. KG

NidderauNew on Amplifa

1977Founded

over 30,000Items in the central warehouse

over 200Suppliers

over 2,500OEM products

over 300Customers in Germany and abroad

About IDL

IDL - Interessengemeinschaft der Laborfachhändler GmbH & Co. KG is a purchasing cooperation founded in 1977 and headquartered in Nidderau (Hesse). The company pools the procurement of laboratory trade products for its shareholders and dealers in Germany and abroad. Via a central warehouse with more than 30,000 items from over 200 suppliers, laboratory supply articles ranging from consumables to laboratory instruments are made available to customers in Germany and Europe. The product range includes more than 2,500 OEM products as well as brand-name goods from manufacturers such as DURAN, DWK Life Sciences, BRAND, Bohlender, Labor-Pilz and SCAT. In addition, IDL offers eCommerce solutions with over 103,000 permanently available items, customized print and digital media, and a German/English laboratory catalogue with around 25,000 items. More than 300 customers in Germany and abroad use the cooperation's framework terms and logistics services.

Site: Nidderau
Processes: Central purchasing, Central warehouse (over 30,000 items, over 200 suppliers), Logistics for supply in Germany and Europe, OEM products (over 2,500 items), eCommerce/shop (over 103,000 available items), Digital & print media, marketing (laboratory catalogue approx. 25,000 items, German/English), Framework terms for shareholders and dealers
Materials: Laboratory instruments, Laboratory consumables
Founded: 1977
Industries: Laboratory trade, Laboratory supplies, Medical technology wholesale, Wholesale of pharmaceutical products and medical aids

01
Central purchasing from over 200 suppliers
02
Warehouse stocking in the central warehouse (over 30,000 items)
03
OEM product program and brand range
04
eCommerce and catalogue marketing
05
Distribution to laboratory dealers in Germany and Europe

Range & Services

Laboratory instruments

Equipment and large-scale apparatus such as laboratory fume hoods, autoclaves and desiccators complement the consumables.

Laboratory consumables

Tips, bottles, tweezers and disposable items form the core range for daily laboratory needs.

Site

Nidderau

Headquarters and central warehouse

Materials: Laboratory supplies, laboratory instruments, consumables, OEM products

Central warehouse with over 30,000 items
eCommerce shop with over 103,000 available items

Product Categories

**Laboratory bottles (e.g. DURAN GLS 80)**Trade goods · Laboratory supplies

**Burettes (Titrex)**Trade goods · Laboratory supplies

**Disposable tweezers**Trade goods · Laboratory supplies

**Laboratory coats**Trade goods · Laboratory supplies

Inside the production

Industries

Laboratory tradeLaboratory suppliesMedical technology wholesaleWholesale of pharmaceutical products and medical aids

Additional services

Central purchasingCentral warehouse (over 30,000 items, over 200 suppliers)Logistics for supply in Germany and EuropeOEM products (over 2,500 items)eCommerce/shop (over 103,000 available items)Digital & print media, marketing (laboratory catalogue approx. 25,000 items, German/English)Framework terms for shareholders and dealers

History

1976
Registration of IDL - Interessengemeinschaft der Laborfachhändler GmbH on 22 April 1976
1977
Registration on 01.03.1977; founding of the purchasing cooperation
2004
Share capital set at 66,000 DEM
2022
Michael Pötzel becomes Managing Director (26.10.2022)