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We look back on a successful company history of more than 50 years.
Our success factors include customer orientation, highest quality and a sustainable, long-term oriented company development. Innovative entrepreneurship with flat hierarchies and a high degree of employee orientation have enabled steady expansion and internationalization in the past.
Our corporate culture is the key to our success: Product solutions are developed with great commitment in interdisciplinary and international teams. This enables us to respond to individual customer requirements even at short notice and to manufacture our products at the highest technical level.
1970
Foundation of M. KRAH Elektrotechnische Fabrik GmbH & Co.KG as Management Buy-Out by Mr. Theodor Hermann and Mr. Rainer Fiala.
2000
Current status January 2023: the KRAH Group has a total of 2000 employees internationally.
- 20 % of which in Germany,
- 40% in China,
- 16% each in Slovenia and Brazil,
- 5% in India and
- a further 3% is accounted for by sites in other European countries.
16 sites
The KRAH Group is represented in Europe, Asia as well as North and South America. The company's headquarter is in Germany. Other large sites are, among others, located in Slovenia and China. We also have branches in India and other European countries. Most of our employees work at our locations in China. They are followed by Slovenia, Germany and Brazil.
226 M
The company's sales in 2022 amounted to € 226 million. This makes us the global market leader for electrical resistors in the automotive industry. The figures are trending towards more growth.
Sustainability and CO2 reduction at KRAH:
responsibility for the future
1. objective: climate neutrality by 2045
Our company has set itself the ambitious goal of becoming climate neutral by 2045. To achieve this, we are focussing on innovative technologies in production and close cooperation with our suppliers. By reducing our carbon footprint, we are strengthening our position as a responsible partner to the automotive and mechanical engineering industries.
- Scope 1 includes direct emissions from company-owned sources such as heating systems and vehicles.
- Scope 2 relates to indirect emissions from purchased energy, in particular electricity.
- Scope 3 includes all other indirect emissions, e.g. from purchased materials and services.
2. sustainability reporting and adaptation to climate change
As part of our sustainability strategy, we fulfil the requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). In doing so, we are focussing on adapting to climate change and promoting climate protection measures. These measures not only secure our competitiveness, but also contribute to the creation of sustainable jobs in automation and energy technology. Our reporting shows transparently how we fulfil our obligations in the area of environmental management and sustainable development.
