Electrical wholesale distributor for the electrical trade, industry and municipalities with lighting design, network technology and e-mobility
Johannes KRAFT GmbH
Stuttgart (Möhringen) · Waiblingen · Ludwigsburg · Böblingen · Stuttgart-Wangen · Essingen (near Aalen) · MühlackerNew on Amplifa
About KRAFT
The Johannes KRAFT GmbH is a mid-sized, family-owned electrical wholesale business headquartered in Stuttgart-Möhringen. Since its founding in 1900, the company has supplied customers from the electrical trade, industry and municipalities with a range covering installation technology, network technology and telecommunications, cables and wires, lighting and luminaires, building system technology and building services, through to renewable energies, e-mobility as well as tools and measuring instruments. In addition, KRAFT offers services such as lighting design and lighting calculation, consulting on data network technology (copper, fiber optics, video surveillance), splicing work for fiber optic cables, billing systems for charging infrastructure (PRO.mobility), rental equipment and construction site containers. With more than 100 employees and seven locations in Baden-Württemberg, the company is owner-managed and, since January 2024, part of Würth Elektrogroßhandel (W.EG.) while remaining independent. Since 2003, all locations have had a quality management system certified to ISO 9001:2015.
- Site
- Stuttgart
- Processes
- Splicing work for fiber optic cables (multimode and singlemode), Lighting design and lighting calculation (indoor and outdoor lighting, architectural and office, Consulting and planning for data network technology (copper, fiber optics, video surveillance), Consulting on building system technology, e-mobility, photovoltaics (wholesale, no manufacturing), Lighting design and lighting calculation, Data network technology consulting (copper, fiber optics, video surveillance), Fiber optic splicing work, PRO.mobility (billing systems for e-mobility charging infrastructure)
- Materials
- Fiber optic cables, Copper (data network technology)
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015
- Founded
- 1900
- Employees
- more than 100
- Industries
- Electrical trade, Industry, Municipalities
- 01
Consulting and planning (lighting, network technology, e-mobility,
- 02
Procurement and warehousing
- 03
Delivery and logistics
- 04
Fiber optic splicing work
- 05
Support through to commissioning
- 06
Online shop and app
Range and Services
Fiber optic cables
Splicing work for multimode and singlemode fiber optic cables for reliable connections and optimal network quality.
Copper (data network technology)
Expert consulting and concepts for data networks in copper and fiber optics.
Locations
Stuttgart (Möhringen)
DEHead office / Headquarters
Waiblingen
DEBranch
Ludwigsburg
DEBranch
Böblingen
DEBranch
Stuttgart-Wangen
DEBranch
Essingen (near Aalen)
DEBranch (Aalen location)
Mühlacker
DEBranch
Product Areas
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splicing work for fiber optic cables (multimode and singlemode)Joining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lighting design and lighting calculation (indoor and outdoor lighting, architectural and officeEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Consulting and planning for data network technology (copper, fiber optics, video surveillance)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Consulting on building system technology, e-mobility, photovoltaics (wholesale, no manufacturing)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
All seven locations have had a quality management system certified to ISO 9001:2015 since 2003 (DQS GmbH, registration no. 304907 QM15, valid until 11.04.2029).
| Evidence | Stuttgart |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 |
History
- 1900
Founded by Johannes Kraft as a specialty shop for high-current and low-current technology
- 1918
Acquisition of the company by Mr. Leonhard
- 1933
Sale to Messrs. Geiss, Köhler and Dressel
- 1934
Bernhard Leuthner joins the company
- 1948
Emil Geiss sole owner, together with authorized signatory Bernhard Leuthner
- 1959
Bernhard Leuthner takes over the company as majority shareholder
- 1969
Eberhard Leuthner takes over management
- 1977
Relocation to the current location in Stuttgart-Möhringen
- 1989
Company owned by the Leuthner family
- 1996
Opening of the Fellbach branch
- 1998
Opening of the Ludwigsburg branch
- 2003
Introduction of certified quality management (ISO 9001) at all locations
- 2007
Opening of the Böblingen branch; Hannes Leuthner becomes managing director
- 2008
Relocation of the Fellbach branch to Waiblingen
- 2009
Acquisition of Emil Rißling GmbH, Stuttgart; integration into the Ludwigsburg branch
- 2011
Acquisition of Ebner Beleuchtungstechnik, Stuttgart-Wangen; Helmut Elsässer becomes an additional managing director
- 2012
Eberhard Leuthner steps down from his role as managing director
- 2013
Opening of the Aalen branch
- 2015
Opening of the Mühlacker branch
- 2024
Since January 2024 part of Würth Elektrogroßhandel (W.EG., Würth Group); remains an independent company