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TKD KABEL GmbH

TKD is one of the biggest, well-known suppliers of cable, ready-made cable and cable accessories with sales worldwide. We offer our customers an assortment of over 30,000 articles, providing a diversity of applications for various sections of industry. All products centred on cable are available from one supplier, which allows the company's customer to benefit by saving time and money.

Within the TKH Group we are able to access the development and manufacturing know-how of over 1,400 cable specialists. Our sales team consists of highly motivated, qualified and competent employees, with long-standing experience in the cable business. Their advice is adjusted to meet the needs of our customers and together we find the best solution for any complex or challenging requirements.

You can't locate the right cable in our catalogue? Then give us a ring, because we develop and create cables and systems, which are specially designed for your applications.

There are two TKD Sites in Germany (Iserlohn and Pliezhausen) offering proximity to their customers and this allows fast and reliable support. Short reaction times, e.g. technical advice or quotation processing, are guaranteed. The fully automated Logistics Centre in Nettetal also offers high product availability and short delivery times. In addition, we meet our international customers' needs by being present worldwide with subsidiary companies or trade partners.

TKD's experience in construction and application technology, which has been gathered over decades, combined with quality and environmental awareness, guarantees customers obtain innovative and high quality products even for the most difficult requirements.








TKD history

2013

• Foundation of TKD Cable (Suzhou) Co., Ltd, subsidiary company of TKD KABEL GmbH
• Foundation of TKD KABEL MEXICO S. DE You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login C.V., subsidiary company of TKD KABEL GmbH
2012

TKD ITALIA, the subsidiary company of TKD KABEL GmbH, was founded in October 2012 in Italy.
2008

• The individual companies of the TKD Group HPM KABEL, Kabel WÄCHTER, WITT+ARNOLD and TKD LOGISTICS merge into TKD KABEL GmbH.

• Expansion of the Logistics Centre in Nettetal with approximately 3,000 square metres. The fully automated high rack warehouse is now able to accommodate almost 12,000 euro-pallets.
2007

Foundation of TKD POLSKA Sp. z o.o.. Subsidiary of KABEL WÄCHTER in Poland.
2005

• Optimization of the TKD-Organization.
• Acquisition of TKV Electronic in Kaltenberg by KABEL WÄCHTER.
2004

Relocation of WITT + ARNOLD in a new administration and store building and integration of the company S+S SPEZIALKABEL.
2002

• Optimization of the TKD-Organization in Southern Germany.
• Acquisation of S+S SPEZIALKABEL GmbH Hagen by TKH Group.
• Acquisition of HPM KABEL Ditzingen by KABEL WÄCHTER.
• Acquisition of the sister company HPM CÂBLES by KABEL WÄCHTER.
1999

• Completion of the TKD-Logistics Center in Nettetal.
• Re-location of HPM KABEL Nord to Nettetal.
1998

Foundation of TKD - Twentsche Kabel Deutschland.
Today's members are:
HPM KABEL, KABEL WÄCHTER, WITT + ARNOLD and TKD LOGISTICS

Foundation of HPM CÂBLES Sarl. Formerly the sales office for HPM, today for KABEL WÄCHTER.
1996

• Acquisition of HPM KABEL by the TKH Group.
• Acquisition of WITT + ARNOLD by the TKH Group.
1994

Foundation of KAWEFLEX Wire & Cables. Sales office for KABEL WÄCHTER in the USA.
1993

Acquisition of KABEL WÄCHTER by the TKH Group.
1978

Foundation of KABEL WÄCHTER in Filderstadt, near Stuttgart, by couple Konrad and Karin Wächter.
1971

Foundation of HPM KABEL in Ditzingen, near Stuttgart, by Hans-Peter Mannl and Hermann Geissler.
1947

Foundation of WITT + ARNOLD in Hagen by Paul and Hans Witt, as well as Reinhard Arnold

Manufacturing locations

International Forerunner - innovative cable production in the corporate group.
The cable manufacturing locations in Germany, Italy, The Netherlands and China - including a very modern factory for the production of fiber optic cables - are among some of the most powerful production facilities in the cable industry. Nationally as well as internationally.

1,400 specialists are involved in achieving outstanding standards in innovation, engineering and production. Take advantage of this collective cable expertise! You can be sure that TKD will provide you with the optimal and suitable solution for even the most demanding applications.


Haaksbergen (Netherlands)


Ittervoort (Netherlands)


Oer Erkenschwick (Germany)


Nanjing (China)


Zhangjiagang (China)


Cremona (Italy)


Forst (Germany)

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