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In an industry with rapid, continuous development, such as the electronics trade, reliability is a rare quality. Manufacturers and brands disappear, new players appear on stage and innovative product categories such as the smartphone revolutionise the entire market at top speed.

From the laying of the foundation stone to the topping-out ceremony with suckling pig right up to the finished office building on the Mündelheimer Weg: The growing success of the group is reflected by the new building in the early 70s.
From the laying of the foundation stone to the topping-out ceremony with suckling pig right up to the finished office building on the Mündelheimer Weg: The growing success of the group is reflected by the new building in the early 70s.
A lot of technology is in the office work of a trading company, already in the late 70s and early 80s. "State of the Art" is a pneumatic tube system.
A lot of technology is in the office work of a trading company, already in the late 70s and early 80s. "State of the Art" is a pneumatic tube system.
At the early in-house fairs of the 70s, product presentations of the most important brands are represented as well as examples for the individual advertising or later the consultation with the EDP organization in the year 1996.
At the early in-house fairs of the 70s, product presentations of the most important brands are represented as well as examples for the individual advertising or later the consultation with the EDP organization in the year 1996.
Already in 1994, Karl Trautmann shows on the basis of the various logos that trade means change and that change is an important component for lasting success. Co-determination has a long tradition: here is the Supervisory Board from 1998. In the year 2000 comTeam joins the group ElectronicPartner.
Already in 1994, Karl Trautmann shows on the basis of the various logos that trade means change and that change is an important component for lasting success. Co-determination has a long tradition: here is the Supervisory Board from 1998 (top right). In the year 2001 comTeam joins the group ElectronicPartner (bottom right).

1937

  • On 18 January 1937, Karl Friedrich Haubrich founds a wholesale business for radio equipment, electronic consumer goods and accessories under the company name of Karl Friedrich Haubrich.
     

1955

  • The growing company achieves a turnover of a million German marks for the first time.
     

1968

  • In June 1968, a subsidiary is established in the Netherlands.
     

1973

  • On 13 October 1973, ElectronicPartner is established  by Edgar and Hartmut Haubrich as a buying group, a subsidiary of the Karl Friedrich Haubrich wholesale business with 34 specialty retailers.
     

1988

  • The MEDIMAX company gets its start with the first store in Bocholt-Rhede.
     

1991

  • On 23 August 1991, ElectronicPartner International is established.
     

1993

  • On 1 August 1993, ElectronicPartner Austria is established.
     

1998

  • Business starts in Switzerland.
     

2001

  • comTeam becomes part of ElectronicPartner

 

2012

  • In January 2012, the European economic interest group E-Square is founded.
  • In October 2012, an interest in notebooks-billiger.de is purchased.

 

2015

  • ElectronicPartner increases equity investment in SH Telekommunikation Deutschland GmbH to the majority

 

2017

  • 80 year anniversary of ElectronicPartner

 

2019

  • Sale of the majority shares in SH Telekommunikation Deutschland GmbH to mobilezone Holding AG, acquisition of a minority share in mobilezone

 

2021

  • Transformation of MEDIMAX into a full franchise organisation

 

2023

  • comTeam celebrates its 40th anniversary