Würth Elektronik iBE GmbH has acquired Büchele Group which employs 40 staff at its Esslingen site and a further 120 at its subcontractor site in Kladno (Czech Republic) and had sales of 16.2 mil. Euros in 2014. Terms were not disclosed. With this merger, Würth Elektronik iBE further strengthens its position as a market and technology leader in the automotive sector. For the formerly family-run Büchele Group, this step opens up access to the internationally oriented distribution structure of Würth and the Würth Elektronik eiSos Group. Belonging to the Würth Group in the future will also mean even more extensive investment in technology and product development, thus creating security for customers, the company and its employees.
With the purchase, Würth Elektronik iBE aims to further expand its position as a market and technology leader in the field of electronic EMC components and inductors for automotive applications. The company has been a partner for automobile suppliers since 1982 and with its five production sites and two sales offices is now present on almost all the important markets.
“Additional added value will be generated through the Büchele Group merger allowing us to accompany our customers from the very first product idea through to series production with even greater competence and efficiencyâ€, the managing directors of Würth Elektronik iBE, Thorsten Jordan and Rainer Schätzl, explain. “By acquiring the Büchele Group, we combine the excellent manufacturing technologies of both companies, as well as automation and product expertise, unified with an unrivaled service and added value conceptâ€, the managing directors continue.
The CEOs of the Würth Elektronik eiSos Group – Oliver Konz and Thomas Schrott – also gladly welcome the new member in their worldwide group of electronics companies, active in 50 countries with its own staff, operating 20 productions sites and generating sales of 475 million euros with 6,100 employees in 2015.
The Büchele Group product portfolio encompasses customized rod core chokes, bent wire parts in various versions and SMD rod core chokes. The company was founded by Erwin Büchele senior in 1946 and initially manufactured and repaired electric motors. In 1967 the company began production of coils and chokes. The company started its own machinery and plant engineering in 1984. Six years later the capacity for coil and choke production was expanded with the factory in Kladno (Czech Republic).
