Trading, logistics and system solutions for cables, wires and optical fibers.
Klaus Faber AG
Saarbrücken · Hedemünden · FichtenauNew on Amplifa
About Klaus Faber AG
Klaus Faber AG is a German trading company for cables and wires headquartered in Saarbrücken with logistics sites in Hedemünden and Fichtenau. The product range comprises around 24,000 items, including power and medium-voltage cables, installation and control cables, optical fibers, FTTx components, cable protection conduits and accessories; over 5,000 items are permanently available. In addition to trading, the company has offered system solutions for cranes and lifting gear, telecommunications/data cables and infrastructure since 2017, including pre-assembled systems, solar frames and drum management. In 2019, Faber acquired Friesland-Kabel GmbH with marine cables for new shipbuilding and offshore as well as military cables to VG standards. With approximately 150,000 m² of warehouse space, the company is among the large energy and fiber optic cable warehouses in Europe; around 450 t of goods are shipped worldwide daily. Customers come from industry, construction, infrastructure, communications as well as mechanical and plant engineering, mining, tunneling, chemicals, oil and gas, and renewable energies.
- Site
- Saarbrücken
- Processes
- Trading and logistics for cables and wires (no manufacturing), Logistical services and drum management (empty drum processing), Pre-assembled cable system solutions (pre-assembled goods, solar frames, container construction), B2B web shop with online availability inquiry, EDI data exchange, Logistical services, Drum management, Personal advisory
- Materials
- Copper (cables/wires), Fiber optic, Copper
- Certificates
- ISO 9001 (suppliers)
- Industries
- Industry (mechanical and plant engineering, cranes and lifting gear, mining,, Construction, Infrastructure and energy supply, Renewable energies, Communications and data technology, Marine applications / Offshore
- 01
Trading in cables and wires
- 02
Logistical services and drum management
- 03
Assembly and system solutions
- 04
B2B web shop and EDI data exchange
Products and Materials
Copper
Conductor material of the traded energy and power cables.
Fiber optic
Fiber optic cables and components for broadband expansion, cloud & data centers and 5G network rollout.
Locations
Saarbrücken
DEHeadquarters and administration
Hedemünden
DELogistics site with empty drum processing (since 2014)
Fichtenau
DELogistics center (expansion 2008)
Products and Solutions
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trading and logistics for cables and wires (no manufacturing)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Logistical services and drum management (empty drum processing)Engineering | – | – | approx. 450 t shipped daily | – | – |
| Pre-assembled cable system solutions (pre-assembled goods, solar frames, container construction)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
The company's suppliers are certified to ISO 9001; quality and the environment are assured through the company's own processes and approvals.
| Evidence | Saarbrücken |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 (suppliers) |
History
- 1950
Founded by Klaus Faber and his wife at the present-day headquarters in Saarbrücken.
- 1970
Specialization in cables and wires.
- 1973
Opening of the first goods warehouse in Riegelsberg.
- 1990
Inauguration of the Fichtenau warehouse site after eight months of construction (investment of around 6.5 million deutschmarks).
- 1992
Establishment of the Hedemünden site.
- 2000
Conversion into a public limited company (AG).
- 2003
Establishment of the Klaus Faber Foundation; recognized as charitable since 2013.
- 2006
Revenue exceeds 300 million euros for the first time.
- 2008
Completion of the 12-million-euro expansion of the Fichtenau site into a logistics center.
- 2014
Transfer of all shares to the Klaus Faber Foundation; commissioning of empty drum processing in Hedemünden.
- 2017
Expansion to include system solutions for cranes and lifting gear, telecommunications/data cables and infrastructure.
- 2019
Acquisition of Friesland-Kabel GmbH (Norderstedt, Wismar) for marine and military cables to VG standards.