Milestones
MEDI Kabel GmbH has a history of 35 years.
Here is a brief insight into the most important milestones of the company.
Foundation of MEDI Kabel Hungary Kft.
MEDI Kabel founds its first subsidiary abroad. Under the name MEDI Kabel Hungary Kft. and the management of Ms Márta Boross, we expand into European markets.
2025
2022
perivox
MEDI Kabel becomes the owner of the brand perivox and thus opens its doors to the multimedia industry
Warehouse expansion
Due to the high inventory, warehouse 2 is opened in Geretsriederstrasse
2021
2019
new Look
MEDI Kabel gets a new logo
Opening of new building
New rooms for new tasks - the new company building is officially opened with a big party.
2016
2015
New building
Since the existing building, including its extensions and annexes, has become too small in the meantime, a completely new warehouse with adjoining administrative rooms is being built.
Change of company name
MEDI Kabelhandels GmbH was renamed MEDI Kabel GmbH.
2014
2013
Further managing director
Markus Kep, born in 1979, is appointed managing director alongside Hans Zacherl after 2 years as authorized signatory.
Export
The international business activities increase so much that a separate sales department for export is founded. In this course, the sales activities to Eastern Europe are also expanded, again with a competent local sales partner (microdis).
2010
2008
Export
Export activities are also being expanded to Poland, where connectsolutions.pl has also become a strong partner for Polish business.
Limited space
Due to the increasing throughput, it becomes inevitable to adjust capacities in all areas. Further automatic rewinding machines are purchased for the in-house winding shop and the dispatch logistics are improved by the construction of a new hall.
2005
2004
Training start
MEDI considers it to be one of its major social obligations to create training positions and to train its own junior staff in the professions of wholesale and foreign trade clerk specializing in wholesale, and warehouse logistics specialist. After an intensive preparation phase, the first commercial trainee at MEDI will start on 01.09.2004.
Export expansion
MEDI is gradually expanding its export activities to Eastern Europe. A distribution partner is established in Hungary (sigmatrade.hu), who knows the local market and the business practices on site very well.
2003
2002
Quality awareness
A process-oriented management system is introduced and the entire company is certified according to DIN ISO 9001 in order to take the holistic quality concept into account.
sales offices
MEDI finds more and more the proximity to the customer, further sales offices are created in Villingen, Heilbronn and Zwiesel. They are integrated into the overall concept on a long-term basis and thus promote regional proximity to customers.
2000
1994
managing director
Hans Zacherl, born in 1967, is appointed managing director. He has been with the company since 1987 and is very well versed in the cable industry.
Expansion
To be closer to the customer, the first sales office is founded in Ingolstadt.
1991
1989
Development
The parent company is sold to the Heidenhain Group and MEDI becomes independent. In the beginning, a cable trade is built up parallel to the distribution to the former parent company to reach new customers.
Year of foundation
MEDI Kabelhandels GmbH is founded as a subsidiary of Merx, Diem & Co. GmbH was founded. MEDI is created by the naming of Messrs Merx and Diem.
1987