Traditional company
since 1896
The Offenburg site in the 'Ortenau' region is the origin of the BruderGruppe.
The history of the Streb company began in 1896 when Friedrich Streb founded a mechanical workshop with two assistants in Metzgerstraße in Offenburg. The pioneer's field of activity was the repair of machines and gas engines.
Streb was also the first company in central Baden to build and repair electric motors.
After Friedrich Streb's death, his son Wilhelm Streb, a graduate engineer, succeeded him in the business, which he also ran until his death in 1954.
After his death, Franz Bruder, a 25-year-old electrical engineer and trained electrical mechanical engineer, took over the company and developed it over the years into a modern and innovative business. In 1958, under his direction, the electrical wholesale business was established, which today operates at 25 locations and employs around 1000 people.
A timeline into the past
1896
Foundation of the company by Friedrich Streb
1954
Takeover by Mr. Franz Bruder
1965
Opening of the branch in Lahr
1968
New construction of an office and warehouse building in Offenburg
1971
New construction of the electric motor repair plant in Marlener-Straße in Offenburg
1973
Takeover of the company Sautter in Karlsruhe
1986
The Sautter company moves to a new company building at Theodor-Rehbock-Straße 6
1996 / 1997
Conversion and modernization of the wholesale store in Offenburg
1998
Takeover of the electrical wholesaler Mettler with locations in Saarbrücken and Trierweiler
1999
Takeover of the electrical wholesaler Schär in Freiburg and relocation to new premises in Gundelfingen
2005
Foundation of a branch of the Sautter company in Bobenheim-Roxheim
2008
Majority shareholding in the electrical wholesaler Kautz with locations in Pforzheim and Karlsdorf
2012
Opening of the 10th location of the BruderGruppe under the name Carl Mettler in Windhof / Luxembourg and reconstruction of the electrical drive technology in Offenburg
2015
Opening of Mettler Elektroantriebstechnik in Trier
2016
Minority shareholding in the electrical wholesaler Gäfgen with locations in Unnau-Korb and Marienberg
2016
Majority shareholding in the electrical wholesaler Fouquet with locations in Neustadt/Weinstrasse, Kaiserslautern, Pirmasens and Speyer
2017
Opening of the Sautter branch in Mannheim
2019
Takeover of Bernhard Wohlfarth GmbH & Co. KG, based in Pfullingen, Kohler GmbH & Co. KG based in Villingen-Schwenningen and EGH Elektro-Großhandel GmbH based in Oberlungwitz
2020
Takeover of Trafo Schneider GmbH based in March near Freiburg
