Conrad Electronic supplies its business customers with a broad and deep product range, comprising around 180.000 items. This includes premium brands, such as AVM, Canon, HP, Dell, Gigaset, WD, Cherry, Digitus, Logitech, FLUKE Network, IDEAL NETWORKS and Samsung, as well as exclusive Conrad own-brands, such as renkforce and VOLTCRAFT.
Hirschau, Germany, Juli 2020. In the third quarter of the year, Conrad Electronic plans to focus on workplace digitalisation and expanding its Sourcing Platform aimed at industry and trade. Supplying roughly 180.000 products, the B2B distributor already offers businesses plenty of high-quality solutions by global top brands from which to choose.
Digital workspaces pose a challenge to businesses, civil authorities, public institutions, colleges and schools as a whole, regardless of their size or of the sector in which they are operating. Whether it is IT, communication technology, computers, peripherals, mobile devices, cloud-based and device-independent solutions, or testing and diagnostics equipment, the demand for digital tools and equipment is as high as it is diverse. This is why Conrad Electronic products are centred around the type of workplace (instead of industry sectors) and comprises desk equipment, mobile solutions for field sales representatives, and smart communication and presentation tools for meeting and conference rooms. This also covers IT infrastructure that needs to be upgraded, to be replaced, or to be set up from scratch to meet contemporary workplace requirements.
“The COVID-19 lockdown is just the latest scenario that forces businesses to find instant yet sustainable digital solutions for contemporary work life. It’s about getting access to company servers when working from home, about mobile devices for travelling, and about phone and web conferencing,” explains Ralf Bühler, Chief Sales Officer B2B at Conrad Electronic. “Which is why the demand for PC hardware, communication and office management solutions has been increasing all the time. And the drastic events during the past months have boosted this trend even more. Civil authorities need digital equipment to keep visitor numbers low. Private and work life blend into each other. Digital transformation is really taking off right now. We as Your Sourcing Platform are a partner that businesses can trust along the way.”
Conrad’s IoT platform, Conrad Connect, together with the company’s expertise in the field of building service supplies, helps companies, authorities and educational institutions set up, monitor and manage digital infrastructure. “We don’t only do components; we provide end-to-end solutions,” adds Bühler.
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Simple, fast and comprehensive procurement: Conrad Electronic has stood for technology and electronics since 1923 and offers a wide and deep range with more than 5 million articles on conrad.de. Whether basic technology, special applications, tailor-made services or individual solutions, technology and electronics users can cover all their technical needs via Conrad’s professional Sourcing Platform. With 20 shops in Germany, subsidiaries in 16 countries across Europe and the steadily growing B2B marketplace available through conrad.de, the family-owned business, based in the Upper Palatinate town of Hirschau in Eastern Bavaria, is one of the leading omnichannel providers of convenient one-stop shopping. Customers living outside Germany can access the Conrad local language websites or go to conrad.com.
Conrad is also a leader in electronic procurement. B2B customers benefit not only from personal consultancy from key account managers, inside sales and business consultants in the branches, but also from custom-tailored e-procurement solutions. Specialist product procurement, offers, smart ordering and rental services as well as on schedule (just-in-time) and call orders, complete the extensive services portfolio. The offer is complemented by the professional delivery processes, which include 24-hour standard delivery for business customers and a Click & Collect service via Conrad shops in the individual countries.
The assortment available through Conrad’s Sourcing Platform includes products from leading manufacturers and brands such as Voltcraft, Toolcraft, Tru Components, Renkforce, Speaka Professional, C-Control and Makerfactory. The calibration and recalibration service, a printed circuit board service for small series and prototypes as well as the 3D printing service (either online or in the 3D print hubs in the branches on-site) can assist B2B customers who look to optimise their projects. Conrad Connect, one of the leading Internet of Things project platforms, also allows the interconnection of smart devices, apps and services across multiple manufacturers’ devices for business requirements and personal use.
