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Berner is one of the leading European direct sales companies in the small parts business, for professional use in the building and automobile trades as well as in industry. Around 8,000 qualified, specialized employees – over 5,000 of those in field sales – ensure our customers are looked after comprehensively and advised professionally, every day, in over 20 European countries.

Direct selling at Berner means:
Successful partnership with our customers
The tailoring our product offering to suit specific customer target groups is one of the most important success factors in our business and is based on the close and constant dialogue with our customers. By adapting to the local market conditions and the customer requirements in those places, Berner can react flexibly to the needs of different users.

 Foundation:

in 1957 in Künzelsau by Albert Berner
Berner is still an independent family business to this day

 Head Office: Künzelsau, Germany
 Legal Form: Public Limited Company
 Distribution: Direct Sales
 Organization:

The Berner Group consists of following companies:
- Berner Group 
- BTI Concern 
- Caramba Chemical Group

 Branch: Automotive and construction industry
 Product Range:

Between 25,000 – 30,000 products
Consumables, chemicals for the automotive and construction industry, tools, workshop equipment, storage systems, drilling technology, plugs and anchors, parting-off and grinding technology, DIN and standard parts, electrical components for cars, soldering and welding technology, direct assembly and much more.

 Business
 Divisions:

Construction Sector: Civil Engineering, Wood-working Trade, 
Metal-working Industry and Water-related Installations
Automotive Sector: Passenger Cars, Commercial / Agricultural  
Vehicles
Industrial Maintanance: Engineering/Maintenance Workshops

 Customer
 Taget Groups:

Construction: Construction companies, electricians, plumbers & heating/air-conditioning installers, brick layers, window fitters, roofers, kitchen fitters, carpenters, mortarless construction, carpet fitters
Automotive: Contract dealers/workshops, independent  dealers/ workshops, paint & chassis workshops, haulage companies and commercial vehicles, construction  and agricultural equipment companies

 Net  Sales[in EUR]: (preliminary figures)

856 Mio 
[FY 2009/10; Status 04.05.2010]
 Employees (preliminary figures)

7.838 in total (Sales Admin: 2.804, Sales Force: 5.034) 
[FY 2009/10; Status 04.05.2010]
 Logistics:  100.000 sqm warehousing area in the whole of Europe
 Service level of 98% , deliveries within 24 - 48 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


last update: May 2010