Family-owned cable group: production and distribution of energy, signal and specialty cables since 1891.
SKB Industrieholding GmbH
Schwechat (AT) · Prague (CZ) · Nitra (SK) · Kyiv (UA)New on Amplifa
About the SKB Group
The SKB Group is a family-owned cable group headquartered in Schwechat near Vienna. The group's companies develop, produce and distribute cables and wires for power supply, telecommunications, railway engineering, electrical engineering and industry. A key focus is on low- and medium-voltage cables in the range of 1 to 30 kV; in addition, safety cables, highly flexible industrial cabling, solar and telecommunications cables as well as customer-specific cable products are manufactured. Copper and aluminium are used as conductor materials, and insulation and sheathing materials include PVC, rubber, silicone, PUR and halogen-free plastics. The group was formed in 2008 from the Schwechater Kabelwerke (founded in 1891) and comprises production sites in Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Ukraine as well as sales companies. Products of the group can be found, among other places, in the Blanka tunnel complex, in the Dukovany nuclear power plant and in the metro systems of Vienna and Prague.
- Site
- Schwechat
- Processes
- Cable and wire production (low- and medium-voltage cables 1–30 kV), Manufacture of safety cables, Manufacture of highly flexible cables, Manufacture of aluminium cables, Fiber optic connection technology, Lead cable production (historical), Cable wholesale / distribution, Manufacture of customer-specific cable products (bespoke products)
- Materials
- Copper, Aluminium, PVC, Rubber, Guttapercha, PUR (polyurethane), Silicone, Lead
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, ESG reporting (E/S/G)
- Founded
- 1891
- Industries
- Energy/utilities, Telecommunications, Railway, Electrical engineering, Industry, Wholesale
- 01
Conductor manufacturing (copper/aluminium)
- 02
Insulation and sheathing extrusion
- 03
Cable and wire production (low/medium voltage)
- 04
Fiber optic connection technology
- 05
Logistics & distribution (wholesale)
Materials & Manufacturing
Copper
Conductor material for energy, control and signal cables.
Aluminium
Conductor material, especially for energy cables and overhead lines; historical focus at PRAKAB.
PVC
Insulation and sheathing material for energy and industrial cabling.
Rubber
Insulation material for flexible cords and rubber cables.
Silicone
Insulation material for temperature-resistant specialty cables.
PUR (polyurethane)
Sheathing material for highly flexible and robust industrial cabling.
Halogen-free plastics (HFFR)
For halogen-free energy, control and telecommunications cables with improved fire behaviour.
Guttapercha
Historical insulation material of the early production from 1891 onwards.
Sites
Schwechat
ATGroup headquarters; SKW Schwechater Kabelwerke GmbH: production and logistics centre
- Materials
- Copper, aluminium, PVC, rubber, silicone, PUR, HFFR
Prague-Hostivař
CZPRAKAB Pražská Kabelovna: production
- Materials
- Copper, aluminium, PVC, rubber
Prague
CZKONEKA s.r.o.: distribution of PRAKAB products and third-party products
Nitra
SKICS Industrial Cables Slovakia: production of highly flexible cables, DACH-oriented distribution of customer-specific
- Materials
- Copper, PVC, PUR, silicone
Kyiv
UALLC Interkabel Kyiv (IKK): production
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cable and wire production (low- and medium-voltage cables 1–30 kV)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Copper, Aluminium, Guttapercha, Rubber, PVC |
| Manufacture of safety cablesPlastics | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of highly flexible cablesPlastics | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of aluminium cablesPlastics | – | – | – | – | Aluminium |
| Fiber optic connection technologyAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lead cable production (historical)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Lead |
| Cable wholesale / distributionEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of customer-specific cable products (bespoke products)Plastics | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality & Certificates
For over 130 years, the group has documented the quality and reliability of its products; products are used, among other places, in nuclear power plants and metro systems. Certification evidence was not specified in the sources.
| Evidence | Schwechat |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ESG reporting (E/S/G) |
History
- 1891
Foundation of the "Kabel- und Gummifabrik Otto Steiner" in Schwechat by Otto Steiner
- 1904–1906
Acquisition by Heinrich Eger; renaming to "Schwechater Kabel- und Gummiwerke Heinrich Eger & Co"
- 1912
Modernisation under Emil Kolben; renaming to Schwechater Kabelwerke Gesellschaft mbH (SKW)
- 1919/1921
Branch office in Prague; acquisition by "Pražská tovarna na kable s.r.o." (PRAKAB), plant in Hostivař
- 1938–1945
Aryanisation of SKW and PRAKAB under the Nazi regime; wartime production
- 1945
Restitution of SKW in Austria; nationalisation of PRAKAB in Czechoslovakia
- 1959
Heinz Tremmel-Scheinost takes over the management of SKW; expansion of the cable wholesale business
- 1978
Entry into fiber optic connection technology (SKG Spezialkabelgesellschaft)
- 1992
Integration of PRAKAB Pražská Kabelovna a.s. into SKW; relocation of production to the Czech Republic
- 2006
Acquisition of 60 % of the Ukrainian cable manufacturer Interkabel Kyiv (IKK)
- 2007
New production site ICS Industrial Cables Slovakia s.r.o. in Nitra
- 2008
Formation of the SKB Group / SKB Industrieholding GmbH by Alexander and Christoph Tremmel-Scheinost
- 2024
Foundation of the sales subsidiary KONEKA