Elektro Seiwert Gmbh

What Elektro Seiwert Gmbh does

Elektro Seiwert GmbH is a family-owned electrical wholesale distributor (Elektrotechnische Großhandlung) headquartered in Illingen, Saarland, Germany, operating as a Vollsortimenter (full-range distributor) under the leadership of Dipl.-Kfm. Martin Seiwert. The company serves exclusively B2B customers — professional electrical tradespeople (Elektrohandwerk), industrial and manufacturing buyers, public sector/utilities, planners/engineering offices, and facility management firms — through three physical branches (Illingen headquarters, Saarbrücken, and Zweibrücken via the wholly-owned Elektro Seiwert Saar-Pfalz GmbH subsidiary) and an e-business online ordering platform connected to the FEGIME multi-language shop. Its product and service portfolio is organized into four divisions — E-Business, Planung & Beratung (planning and consulting), Sortiment (broad product assortment), and Logistik — supplemented by professional services including training seminars (Seminare) and lighting planning (Licht mit Plan).

The company's core technology is its e-business infrastructure: location-specific online storefronts (Illingen, Saarbrücken, Zweibrücken) integrated with the FEGIME shared-database, multi-language online shop system used across FEGIME's 230+ European member wholesalers and 1,150+ branch locations. Pricing is account-based and quote-driven for registered trade and industry customers; no public pricing is disclosed. ISO 9001 certification was achieved in 2023 from DQS, supporting the quality-management posture required of B2B distribution customers. Distribution channels combine a direct field sales force of technically trained Fachberater with counter sales at the branches, the FEGIME partner network for European-wide multi-site fulfillment, and an EGL partnership for Luxembourg coverage.

Elektro Seiwert makes money primarily through transactional electrical product distribution to commercial customers (transaction-fee style wholesale), with ancillary service revenue from training seminars and planning/consulting engagements (professional services). GTM is sales-led via the Fachberater force, supplemented by the e-business platform for self-service ordering and mid-funnel digital engagement, and by trade-association referral and seminar-based demand generation. The company is a shareholder (Gesellschafter) of FEGIME rather than a subsidiary, making FEGIME a strategic partnership rather than a parent relationship; no external institutional investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity are disclosed.

Name

Elektro Seiwert Gmbh

Legal name

Elektro Seiwert GmbH

Website

https://elektro-seiwert.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Family-owned regional electrical wholesale distributor (Vollsortimenter) in the Saarland/Pfalz region of Germany, serving B2B electrical tradespeople and industrial customers across three branches plus Luxembourg coverage via FEGIME and EGL partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Illingen, Saarland

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Electrical Product Distribution: Revenue generated through the sale of electrical products and equipment to professional tradespeople and industrial customers through multiple branch locations and online platforms
2. Training Seminars (Seminare): Educational seminars offered to customers and industry professionals on electrical topics, generating additional service revenue

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Elektro Seiwert GmbH is an Elektrotechnische Großhandlung (electrotechnical wholesaler) operating as a Vollsortimenter (full-range distributor). The company distributes a broad and deep assortment of electrical products to professional electrical tradespeople and industrial customers through three branch locations in the Saarland region and an e-business ordering platform, complemented by technical planning/consulting, lighting planning, logistics services, and customer training seminars.

Product overview

Elektro Seiwert GmbH is an Elektrotechnische Großhandlung (electrical wholesale company) operating as a Vollsortiment (full-range distributor) in electrical technology. The company offers a multi-service portfolio organized into four business areas: E-Business (online ordering platforms), Planung & Beratung (planning and consulting), Sortiment (broad product assortment), and Logistik (logistics services). Additional services include Seminars (training programs), Licht mit Plan (lighting planning), and participation in the FEGIME European network of 230 electrical wholesalers across 22 countries. Their location-specific online shops (for Illingen, Saarbrücken, and Zweibrücken) are linked through the FEGIME multilingual online shop system with a shared database, enabling nationwide and cross-border service capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sortiment (Electrical Product Assortment)
• E-Business (Online Ordering Platform)
• Planung & Beratung (Planning and Consulting)
• Logistik (Logistics Services)
• Seminare (Training Seminars)
• Licht mit Plan (Professional Lighting Planning)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FEGIME (Freie Elektrogroßhändler)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorElektro Seiwert is a shareholder (Gesellschafter) in FEGIME, a European market community of independent electrical wholesalers. FEGIME operates in 22 European countries and Israel with 230+ wholesalers and 1,150+ branch locations. The partnership enables nationwide and Europe-wide service for customers with multiple project sites, providing shared multi-language online shop with common database, joint training programs, and collective market positioning.
• Landesinnung des Elektrohandwerks SaarminorOthersMember of the Saarland electrical trade guild (Landesinnung), providing industry representation and networking within the regional electrical installation sector.
• VEG (Verbundung EGUT)minorOthersMember of VEG (Verbundung), an industry association for electrical wholesalers in Germany.
• LITG Saar (Landesinstallateur- und Technikergruppe)minorOthersMember of LITG Saar Bezirksgruppe, a regional association for installers and technicians in the Saarland region.
• EGL (Elektro Grousshandel Lëtzebuerg) SAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with EGL for service delivery in Luxembourg. EGL operates from 19, rue Eugène Ruppert, L-2453 Luxembourg (Cloche d'Or). Elektro Seiwert serves as the interface for customers in Saarland needing Luxembourg coverage.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sonepar: Global leader in B2B electrical distribution with operations across Europe; directly comparable as an electrical wholesaler serving trade and industrial customers with multi-branch, multi-country coverage.
• Rexel: Major global electrical distributor with strong European footprint; closest direct peer in terms of full-line electrical product distribution to trade and industry customers.

Broad incumbents

• Grainger: Large US-headquartered industrial MRO distributor with growing European presence; comparable as a broad-line B2B industrial distributor serving maintenance, manufacturing, and facility customers with a heavy digital commerce focus.
• Siemens: Global electrification, automation, and digital industries leader; comparable as a major OEM whose products (low-voltage equipment, control gear) are distributed by German electrical wholesalers and which increasingly serves industrial customers directly.
• Phoenix Contact: German-headquartered global manufacturer of electrical connection, automation, and interface solutions; comparable as a domestic German supplier whose components are core items in any electrical wholesaler's assortment, with overlapping industrial customer base.
• ABB: Global electrical equipment and automation manufacturer; comparable as a supplier whose industrial and switchgear products form part of Elektro Seiwert's Vollsortiment, with overlapping customer base in industrial and infrastructure segments.
• Würth: German-headquartered global leader in industrial fastening and assembly materials distribution with significant electrical product exposure; comparable as a large German-rooted B2B technical wholesaler.
• Schneider Electric: Global electrical equipment, automation, and energy management manufacturer; comparable because its products are core SKUs distributed by Elektro Seiwert, and it increasingly sells direct via digital channels competing with wholesalers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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