The Telegärtner company
Where connectivity takes place, where data and signals are transmitted and connections are made, that's where we create solutions with almost 700 employees. Connectors are our core competence: With a production of several million units and 11 locations worldwide, we are always the first point of contact for our customers directly on site. As an owner-managed family company, we form the heart of the Telegärtner Group with Telegärtner Karl Gärtner GmbH in Steinenbronn as our corporate headquarters. And we have been doing so successfully for over 75 years.
The Telegärtner brand
Read about the foundations on which the Telegärtner brand is laid and why customers with the strictest high-tech demands insist on products and services of the Telegärtner Group.
The Telegärtner history
Since the company was set up in 1945 by Karl Gärtner it has seen steady growth and has continually expanded its range in response to market demands.
The Telegärtner quality
Find out how Telegärtner permanently unites quality awareness, pursuit of growth, environmental protection and social consciousness.
The Telegärtner engagement
Social responsibility and social commitment are of great importance to Telegärtner. This is because we are of the opinion that doing good connects people. That is why we, together with our employees, are involved in various social projects. It is important to us that we can help where help is needed at both a global and local level.
Our mission
What drives us and connects us
Our mission statement
Architects of connectivity
The world is growing more connected, digital solutions are the infrastructure of the global economy, and we are one of its srchitects. Wherever there is connectivity, wherever data and signals are transmitted and connections made, Telegärtner is there, working on a solution. Our product portfolio is a relevant component in global networking.
Our customer promise
Full service to meet all your requirements
The companies of the Telegärtner Group give their customers everything that they need to face today's and tomorrow's challenges. This begins with professional consulting on complex technical problems and extends over a wide range of preliminary and end products with no-compromise quality to a comprehensive range of services to accompany the products.
Quality made in Germany
Telegärtner products
- high quality products
- 70 years of experience
- first class resources
- certified production
Telegärtner services
- customized solutions
- maximum customer focus
- extensive advice and support
Telegärtner customer relations
- maximum flexibility and transparency
- flat hierarchical structure
- short lines of communication
- worldwide presence
Quality under one roof: Future proof technology – as simple as possible
Telegärtner delivers a wide range of services, intuitive products and solutions and, most importantly, quality made in Germany.
Cabling systems for planners, installers and users: DataVoice byTelegärtner is a reliable total solution for all structured cabling of office buildings, production sites and machines, long-distance networks, data centres or home networks.
Regardless of whether you need coaxial connectors for high power transmission in the transmitting range, functional components to maintain wireless coverage inside buildings, device-internal miniature connectors for electronic equipment or high-precision connectors for laboratory measuring instruments, Telegärtner always has the right solution to meet your requirements.
Telegärtner Kunststofftechnik brings its comprehensive know-how to bear on complex material combinations, from product development and its in-house tool shop right up to series production, from multi-component injection moulding across in-mould and MID 3D techniques to automation and clean room technologies. This enables Telegärtner Kunststofftechnik to develop optimised industrial solutions.
Perfect solutions are usually customised. That’s why we provide custom standard solutions through our configurators that are available round the clock or application solutions that have been developed to your specifications and tailored to your project. The decision is yours – we can advise you and fulfil your order in no time!
ZVEI - Code of Conduct for Corporate Social Responsibility
ZVEI and its member companies affirm their Corporate Social Responsibility as a part of their global business activities (internationally known as ‘CSR‘1). ‘ZVEI’s Code of Conduct for Corporate Social Responsibility‘ (hereinafter called ‘CoC‘) acts as a guideline in the industry, especially regarding working conditions, social and environmental compatibility, transparency, collaboration and dialog that is marked by trust. Developed and agreed to by ZVEI and its member companies, the content of this CoC is an expression of ZVEI’s collective core values as they are defined in ZVEI’s vision and mission statements and especially as they are affirmed in the social market economy.
ZVEI recommends that this CoC be implemented by the member companies. It is designed as a self-imposed obligation that can be signed by the member companies.
Our history
From the bell wire to the fibre optic cable
Since the company was set up in 1945 Telegärtner has seen steady growth and has continually expanded its range in response to market demands.
The company is now one of the top addresses for coaxial connectors, network components, plastic injection mouldings, industrial electronics and cable assembly. But this remarkable development was only possible because the demands of the traditional company have not changed in all these years:"Telegärtner does not just want good quality. Telegärtner wants to be better and supply our customers with excellent solutions with which they can work successfully."
1945
Ing. grad. Karl Gärtner sets up Telegärtner in Clausthal-Zellerfeld.
1958
Production starts on components for telecommunication and military applications.
1960
Production starts on radio-frequency-connectors.
1968
Company relocates to Steinenbronn.
1970
Hartmut Gärtner takes over the management of the company. Under his leadership, Telegärtner has developed from a regional company with 19 employees into a globally active group of companies with 14 subsidiaries and 650 employees. He has also been an executive consultant and member of the advisory board since 2015.
1973
Formation of Telegärtner Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Steinenbronn.
1979
Production starts on data communication products.
1986
Company moves into new building in Steinenbronn.
1991
Formation of Telegärtner Gerätebau GmbH, Höckendorf.
1994
Manufacturing begins on products for optical fiber technology.
1995
Formation of Japan Telegärtner Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
1997
Formation of Telegärtner Inc., Bensenville, USA:
2000
Building of fully automated high-bay warehouse with production areas.
2006
Manufacturing begins on industrial connectors.
2010
Product launch of field assembly plug
2011
Daniel Gärtner joins the family business. He initiates the restructuring of the group and is responsible for the group subsidiaries. Since 2015, he has been responsible for Telegärtner Holding as Managing Director together with his brother Florian. Since 2021, the Business Lawyer has also been in charge of sales and product management at a global level.
2011
Aquisition Drahtex AG, Wallisellen, Schweiz.
2011
Product launch of robust HDTV connector BNC EasyGrip
2012
Aquisition Quadrant Connection Ltd., Welham Green, England.
2012
Product launch of Telecommunications Outdoor Connector (TOC).
2013
Product launch of M12 Circular connector series.
2014
Product launch of Patch Management System OWL.
2015
Florian Gärtner joins the company as the first member of the third family generation. From 2012, he was responsible for the Operations division. In 2015, he took over the management of Karl Gärtner GmbH and Telegärtner Holding. The Industrial Engineer succeeded his father Hartmut Gärtner. As Group CEO, he continues the company's growth strategy and focuses primarily on process optimization and automation in production.
2016
Extension Steinenbronn
2017
Product launch of CAT 8.1 components
2018
Product launch of series 2.2-5
2020
Product launch of AMJ-SL Module.
Our quality and environmental policy
As a technologically leading and innovation-driven company, Telegärtner Karl Gärtner GmbH develops and manufactures products which are used all over the world in many different industries and set new standards there. In order to also maintain its pioneering role in future, the company is primarily focusing on compliance with high quality standards and consistent environmental protection. Safety and the avoidance of hazards to people and the environment in all activities is our top priority. Occupational safety and health protection are our commitment.
Our employees clearly demonstrate that topics relating to quality and the environment are more than just vague theory at Telegärtner. They believe that their task is not just to continuously improve quality and environmental performance in economic terms, but more as an obligation which they are willing to fulfil – both at our head office and in our subsidiaries. Telegärtner Karl Gärtner GmbH has therefore consciously decided to place core technologies in specialised subsidiaries which manufacture components, sub-assemblies or end products.
Our OHS Policy
Occupational safety and health protection are our commitment
Safety and the prevention of hazards to people and the environment in all our activities is our top priority. Our aim is to ensure an accident-free and safe environment for our employees, customers, suppliers, visitors and fitters, to protect them from possible risks and dangers and to create awareness so that everyone acts responsibly for themselves and others. Our goal is for all employees to start work feeling safe and for everyone to return home safely every day.
To this end, we commit ourselves to the following:
- Compliance with all legal provisions to ensure and promote occupational safety and health protection are a matter of course for us. These are ensured in regular inspections by external experts, ASA meeting and an established idea management.
- The systematic identification, recording and reduction of possible hazards as well as the identification and implementation of possible improvements are carried out by our occupational safety specialist and the corresponding committees with the involvement of all employees. Particular risks and opportunities are controlled and constantly pursued through our company-wide risk and opportunity management.
- We take precautions for ergonomic and safe working and provide all employees with the appropriate protective equipment for their work.
- Our employees receive regular, verifiable and systematic training. We expressly support the training of first aiders and/or fire protection assistants.
- We provide the necessary people and resources to ensure and improve occupational health and safety and to maintain and promote the health, job satisfaction and performance of our employees.
Quality policy
Quality is our obligation
In order to both satisfy and exceed our customers' expectations, and therefore comply with all legal and other requirements, quality awareness at Telegärtner Karl Gärtner GmbH starts at the management level and includes all employees.
Customer satisfaction is our goal
In order to satisfy the high expectations for our products, our quality management system is subjected to continuous and active improvement. This enables us to increase our value-added while also offering our customers high-quality products.
Improvement is our objective
In order to promote and increase quality awareness among our employees, we organise our work processes as clearly as possible based on the principle of "Preventing defects is better than remedying them". Our quality management system follows a zero defect strategy and ensures that work processes are improved continuously.
Partnership is our promise
Long-term collaborative relationships: this is what we offer our suppliers and what we expect from them. In order to ensure reproducible product quality, our suppliers must satisfy the same quality standards as we do.
Environmental policy
We are committed to environmental protection
Protection of the environment is more than just a corporate task at Telegärtner Karl Gärtner GmbH. Rather, it is an obligation to our customers, our fellow human beings and future generations. Environmental protection is therefore an important corporate goal for our company.
The environmental management system is our tool
Thanks to the active cooperation of our employees and through our environmental management system in which current changes, expectations and needs in our company environment are considered, we actively help to conserve resources and minimise environmental pollution. In addition, a focus group has been formed to further develop and advance the approaches for continuous improvement of the environmental management system in regular meetings.
We comply with all legal regulations relating to our company and use the best available and economically feasible technologies. Sustainable resource consumption is supported through the implementation of regular energy audits according to DIN EN 16247-1. Energy consumption is also reviewed continuously in our analysis of environmental aspects and is kept at a low level. We regard digitalisation as an opportunity to make our processes more sustainable, more resource-friendly and more efficient.
Environmental awareness is our objective
From the purchase of our raw materials and consumables, and development, design and production through to packing and delivery of our products, we always follow ecological criteria and ensure that environmentally-friendly and recyclable materials are used. We favour suppliers who also attach great importance to environmental protection. Since 2010, we have also been generating some of our energy needs at our headquarters by means of a photovoltaic system and also, since the completion of the extension work in 2016, through a combined heat and power plant. Telegärtner Karl Gärtner GmbH is therefore actively contributing towards environmentally-friendly and resource-conserving production.
WEEE-Directive
The Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG) in Germany contains several requirements concerning the handling of electric and electronic devices as waste. In the following paragraphs, we list the most important requirements for you.
Separated recycling of "old devices"
Electric and electronic devices that have become waste are called old devices. Owners of such old devices have to bring these to recycling facilities, where these are handled and recorded separately from urban solid waste. Old devices must not end up in the household refuse. In fact they have to be collected in special collecting and recycling systems.
Possibility for disposal of "old devices"
Owners of old devices from private households can dispose these at the public waste disposal authorities or bring them to producer or seller related disposal locations. You can find these disposal locations online
If possible, electric and electronic equipment has to be disposed separately from built-in batteries and / or accumulators.
Old devices often contain private data, especially appliances from data processing and communication equipment, as smartphones or hard discs. In your own interest, please arrange to eliminate all personal and private data from your disposed equipment.
As a producer in terms of the German ElektroG we are registered with the German registration authority Stiftung Elektro-Altgeräte-Register (Benno-Strauß-Str. 1, 90763 Fürth), having been granted the following WEEE registration number:
WEEE-Reg.-Nr. DE 76541091
Meaning of the symbol "crossed out waste container"
The labelled symbol showing the "crossed out waste container“ on electric and electronic equipment indicates that the concerning equipment has to be disposed separately from urban solid waste.
Social engagement
Social responsibility and social commitment are of great importance to Telegärtner. This is because we are of the opinion that doing good connects people. That is why we, together with our employees, are involved in various social projects. It is important to us that we can help where help is needed at both a global and local level.
Matching Gifts
Doubling of employee donations
We are proud that our employees also want to do something good on a personal level. This is why we support them and double their donations using company money. For example, over the course of the past football World Cup, employees requested that an internal Telegärtner betting game be set up. 75% of the stakes went to the children’s and youth hospice Regenbogenland. Here, too, the donation was doubled by the Telegärtner donation fund.
Regional Involvement
Support for institutions in the region
Telegärtner is actively involved in regional projects and specifically supports kindergarten projects in Steinenbronn to promote early childhood education. The institutions have been given financial support e.g. to purchase an explorer’s room and motor skills-focused play areas.
Donation campaign
"Germany rounds up"
With the donation campaign “Germany rounds up”, we offer our employees the opportunity to contribute to combating child poverty in Germany. To this end, our employees inform us of their wish to donate in the form of a salary donation. Telegärtner will then manage the administration and the associated costs amounting to 25% of the donation sum.
WWF project
"Stop the plastic flood"
The topic of sustainability plays an important role for us and the protection of nature is very dear to our hearts. Telegärtner therefore wants to contribute to the fight against marine pollution and supports the WWF project “Stop the plastic flood”.
The Telegärtner wish tree
Particularly at Christmas, Telegärtner wants to think about those who are not able to fulfil their dreams when they want to.
This is why we’ll once again be putting up a wish tree at our company headquarters this year. In this way, our staff and management team will be able to put a smile on the faces of 100 children and teenagers from disadvantaged families by making their deepest wishes come true.
